Guandao

Tenno

Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Guandao

Statistics

Utility

Range

3 m

Normal

50.5

10.1

141.4

Heavy Attack

Slam Radius

8 m

Radial Damage

1,010

Slam Attack

Slam Radius

7 m

Slide Attack

Miscellaneous

Introduced

Update 21.1 (2017-07-19)

Variants

Internal Name

/Lotus/Weapons/Tenno/Melee/Polearms/TnGuandaoPolearm/TnGuandaoPolearmWeapon

CODEX

Harvest the enemy with this towering polearm.

The Guandao is a Tenno polearm with a massive blade, giving it unparalleled range compared to most polearms and equally impressive damage and critical chance, at the expense of slowing its attack speed.

This weapon can be sold for 5,000.

Characteristics[]

This weapon deals primarily Slash Damage Slash damage.

Advantages:

High Slash Damage Slash damage – effective against health.
Second highest critical chance of all polearms, behind Guandao Prime Guandao Prime.
Above average critical multiplier.
Stance slot has polarity, matches Shimmering Blight Shimmering Blight stance.
Innate and polarities.

Disadvantages:

Low Puncture Damage Puncture damage – less effective against armor.
Lowest status chance of all polearms.
Tied with Kesheg Kesheg and Pupacyst Pupacyst for the slowest attack speed of all polearms.

Comparisons:

Guandao (Normal), compared to Guandao Prime (Normal):
- Lower base damage (202 vs. 240)
  - Lower Impact Damage Impact damage (50.5 vs. 60)
  - Lower Puncture Damage Puncture damage (10.1 vs. 12)
  - Lower Slash Damage Slash damage (141.4 vs. 168)
- Lower critical chance (28% vs. 32%)
- Lower critical multiplier (2.2x vs. 2.4x)
- Lower status chance (4% vs. 20%)
- Higher disposition (1.05 vs. 0.65)
- Lower attack speed (0.83 vs. 1)
- Different polarities ( vs. )
- Lower Mastery Rank required (4 vs. 12)
- Lower Combo Duration (5 s vs. 6 s)

Acquisition[]

The Guandao's blueprint can be researched from the Tenno Lab in the dojo.

Manufacturing Requirements
15,000	3	65	750	2,500	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	3	65	750	2,500	Rush: 35
Market Price: 180			Blueprints Price:15,000
Tenno Lab Research 3,000
10,000	5	1,250	2,500	4,500	Time: 72 hrs
10,000	5	1,250	2,500	4,500	Prereq: Nami Skyla
x1 x3 x10 x30 x100

Notes[]

The Guandao is included in the Guandao Collection, along with the Zakti Zakti and Mozi Syandana, for 345 Platinum 345.

Tips[]

When going up against armored opponents, one should consider using Shattering Impact Shattering Impact instead of building for Corrosive Damage Corrosive due to the weapon's low status chance.
Using Berserker Fury Berserker Fury will allow users to take advantage of the Guandao's high critical chance to overcome its low attack speed.

Trivia[]

A Guandao (more properly referred to a yanyuedao (偃月刀) – "reclining moon blade") is a type of Chinese pole weapon used in some forms of Chinese martial arts, most notably Shaolin Kung Fu. The name is derived from Guan Yu (關羽), a famed general from the Three Kingdoms period of China who is said to have invented and wielded the guandao.