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The persona monosword is the most powerful melee weapon in the game, and arguably the best overall.
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The persona monosword is the most powerful melee weapon in the game, arguably the best overall, and a complete upgrade to regular [[monosword]]. With 90% AP on its main attack, a ''normal'' persona monosword will completely pierce any [[mechanoid]]'s hide, and pretty much ignore [[power armor]] up to [[recon armor|recon]] and poor [[marine armor|marine]].
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*A normal [[persona plasmasword]] is actually stronger for DPS against unarmored targets, thanks to the flame proc. In addition, the [[fire]] will often cause attackers to stop attacking. However, the complete lack of {{AP}} on the fire attack, lower AP overall, and the fact that many enemies are immune to fire often make the plasmasword a weaker choice. In addition, the fire can be actively harmful, as it allows enemies to run past your colonists.
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*The [[persona zeushammer]] uses blunt damage. As most enemies in the game will have a higher Sharp % armor than Blunt, it could theoretically be better against heavily armored targets. But, as the sword's AP is already so high, it would take [[cataphract armor]] or good [[marine armor]] for a normal zeushammer to ''match'' a normal monosword. This level of armor is only frequently seen in lategame [[empire]] raids.
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**While the zeushammer's EMP can be useful, it can also be actively harmful. The stun time is very short, but causes the same amount of adaptation against mechs, preventing [[EMP grenade]]s or other EMP weapons from actually stunning.
  
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It is a complete upgrade to the regular [[monosword]]. With 90% AP on its main attack, a ''normal'' persona monosword will completely pierce any [[mechanoid]]'s hide, and [[power armor]] up to [[recon armor|recon]] and poor [[marine armor|marine]]. While the [[persona plasmasword]] and [[persona zeushammer]] each come with a special effect, their gimmicks can be actively harmful in certain situations (plasmasword's fire allowing enemies to run through colonists, zeushammer adapting mechs). Plus, both weapons are weaker for pre-armor DPS.
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It is worth noting that melee in general starts to suffer in the late-game, namely if you're playing on the hardest [[difficulties]]. Usually, only 3 combatants can melee an enemy at a time, but dozens of ranged fighters can shoot at a time. Plus, melee combatants are much more likely to get hurt in battle. Don't expect your 20 melee [[nimble]] [[brawler]] to handle a raid of 200 tribals.
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As most enemies in the game will have a higher Sharp % armor than Blunt, the persona zeushammer could theoretically surpass the monosword. But, as the monosword's AP is already so high, it would take [[cataphract armor]] or good [[marine armor]] for armor to even start mattering. This level of armor is only usually found on lategame [[empire]] raids, and even then, the monosword can still have more base DPS. Additionally, the persona monosword has the effect on verb selection at high qualities, as described [[#Melee verb selection at high quality|below]].
 
  
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It is worth noting that melee in general starts to suffer in the late-game, namely if you're playing on the hardest [[difficulties]]. Usually, only 3 combatants can melee an enemy at a time, but dozens of ranged fighters can shoot at a time. Plus, melee combatants are much more likely to get hurt in battle. Don't expect your 20 melee [[nimble]] [[brawler]] to handle a raid of 200 tribals.
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The persona monosword has a special effect on verb (i.e, attack) selection at the highest qualities. The massive increase in effective damage means that, if a melee weapon is desired as a [[relic]]{{IdeologyIcon}}, then the persona monosword is easily the strongest choice. See below for details.
  
 
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Melee verbs, i.e. the types of melee attacks performed by a pawn, are chosen by assigning them attacks into categories, based on their relative strength and {{AP}} compared to the strongest attack. These categories are: "best" (75%), "mid" (25%), and "worst" (0%). This system is not calculated for the in-game weapon info.
 
Melee verbs, i.e. the types of melee attacks performed by a pawn, are chosen by assigning them attacks into categories, based on their relative strength and {{AP}} compared to the strongest attack. These categories are: "best" (75%), "mid" (25%), and "worst" (0%). This system is not calculated for the in-game weapon info.
  
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At Masterwork quality or higher, the persona monosword has the unique distinction of having primary attacks strong enough that all other attacks are relegated to the "worst" category, ensuring that the user only makes attacks with the blade.  This results in a {{#expr: ((24.47/17.44)-1)*100 round 1}}% increase in {{DPS}} when going from Excellent to Masterwork, significantly above the normal {{#expr: ((1.45/1.2)-1)*100 round 1}}% from the quality increase alone. It also increases the effective {{AP}} in a similar way, ensuring that only the best armored enemies will ever take no damage from an attack that hits. Ironically, when wielded by a pawn with the [[Genes#Violence|Strong Melee Damage]]{{BiotechIcon}} gene, the lower-damage secondary attack is brought back into the "mid" category for Masterwork and Legendary monoswords, negating this advantage.
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At Masterwork quality or higher, the persona monosword has the unique distinction of having primary attacks strong enough that all other attacks are relegated to the "worst" category, ensuring that the user only makes attacks with the blade.  This results in a {{#expr: ((24.47/17.44)-1)*100 round 1}}% increase in {{DPS}} when going from Excellent to Masterwork, significantly above the normal {{#expr: ((1.45/1.2)-1)*100 round 1}}% from the quality increase alone. It also increases the effective {{AP}} in a similar way, ensuring that only the best armored enemies will ever take no damage from an attack that hits.  
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Ironically, when wielded by a pawn with the [[Genes#Violence|Strong Melee Damage]]{{BiotechIcon}} gene, the lower-damage secondary attack is brought back into the "mid" category for Masterwork and Legendary monoswords, negating this advantage. A [[power claw]], or any other melee implant, could also be selected as a "mid" attack.
  
 
This increase in DPS and AP also places masterwork and legendary monoswords in a clear lead over all other melee weapons of any quality when it comes to pure damage output, however the extent of that superiority when the effects of different [[damage type]]s are considered has not been adequately tested.{{Check Tag|Needs testing}}
 
This increase in DPS and AP also places masterwork and legendary monoswords in a clear lead over all other melee weapons of any quality when it comes to pure damage output, however the extent of that superiority when the effects of different [[damage type]]s are considered has not been adequately tested.{{Check Tag|Needs testing}}

Revision as of 09:55, 31 December 2022

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This article relates to content added by Royalty (DLC). Please note that it will not be present without the DLC enabled.
For the non-persona variant of this weapon, see Monosword.

Persona monosword

Persona monosword

A crystal-metallic longsword infused with mechanites that maintain a mono-molecular cutting edge. It cuts through even thick armor with ease, and its light weight permits fast attacks.
This weapon has an onboard persona that can bond to only a single person. The wielder and intelligent weapon can synchronize their reflexes and attack with frightening speed, accuracy, and creativity. Once bonded to a wielder, the weapon's persona will refuse to be wielded by anyone else.

Base Stats

Type
Equipment – Weapons
Tech Level
Ultra
Weapon Class
Ultra
Market Value
3000 Silver
Mass
2 kg

Ranged Combat

Mode
Melee

Melee Combat

Mode
Melee
Melee Attack 1
Handle
12 dmg (Blunt)
18% AP
1.6 seconds cooldown
Melee Attack 2 
Point
27 dmg (Stab)
90% AP
1.6 seconds cooldown
Melee Attack 3 
Edge
27 dmg (Cut)
90% AP
1.6 seconds cooldown
Technical
weaponTags
Bladelink
thingSetMakerTags
WeaponBladelink


The persona monosword is a DLC melee weapon added by the Royalty DLC that does a large amount of damage, has a fairly short cooldown, and deals sharp damage, it also boasts one of the highest armor penetration values for melee weapons in the game. It is the persona weapon variant of the monosword.

It has a great advantage against armored targets and cause opponents to bleed out fairly quickly as the persona monosword lops off limbs with fair ease.

Acquisition

Persona monoswords cannot be crafted. Instead, they can be purchased from any combat supplier or war merchant, at Empire faction bases, or obtained as a quest reward.

They can also be found on the following raider kinds:

Raider Kind Chance Average Quality Health
Imperial Citizen ? ? 100%
Stellic Warden ? Excellent 100%
Knight/Dame ? Excellent 100%
Praetor ? Excellent 100%
Baron/Baroness ? Excellent 100%
Count/Countess ? Excellent 100%
Duke/Duchess ? Excellent 100%
Consul ? Excellent 100%
Stellarch ? Excellent 100%

Summary

Persona mechanics

Main article: Persona weapon

Persona weapons form a psychic bond with the first wielder that equips them. The weapon must be destroyed for a wielder to bond to another persona weapon. Without the Freewielder trait, the wielder must die for the weapon to be held by another. The bond remains broken if the wielder is resurrected, though they can relink with the weapon. When bonded, persona weapons have no value, both for trade and for the purposes of raid points.

Each individual persona weapon has randomly generated custom name, and a certain combination of traits, listed in #Persona traits.

Persona weapons are also superior to their baseline versions in terms of combat.

Combat

Unlike other ultratech weapons, the monosword has no special mechanics. Instead it simply has excellent stats, coupled with an extraordinarily high AP for its Point and Edge attacks. Namely it has a base AP of 90%, as opposed to the 41% that would be automatically calculated from weapon damage. The AP still scales with quality, but does not scale with the Weak or Strong Melee Damage genesContent added by the Biotech DLC.

Analysis

The persona monosword is the most powerful melee weapon in the game, arguably the best overall, and a complete upgrade to regular monosword. With 90% AP on its main attack, a normal persona monosword will completely pierce any mechanoid's hide, and pretty much ignore power armor up to recon and poor marine.

  • A normal persona plasmasword is actually stronger for DPS against unarmored targets, thanks to the flame proc. In addition, the fire will often cause attackers to stop attacking. However, the complete lack of AP on the fire attack, lower AP overall, and the fact that many enemies are immune to fire often make the plasmasword a weaker choice. In addition, the fire can be actively harmful, as it allows enemies to run past your colonists.
  • The persona zeushammer uses blunt damage. As most enemies in the game will have a higher Sharp % armor than Blunt, it could theoretically be better against heavily armored targets. But, as the sword's AP is already so high, it would take cataphract armor or good marine armor for a normal zeushammer to match a normal monosword. This level of armor is only frequently seen in lategame empire raids.
    • While the zeushammer's EMP can be useful, it can also be actively harmful. The stun time is very short, but causes the same amount of adaptation against mechs, preventing EMP grenades or other EMP weapons from actually stunning.

It is worth noting that melee in general starts to suffer in the late-game, namely if you're playing on the hardest difficulties. Usually, only 3 combatants can melee an enemy at a time, but dozens of ranged fighters can shoot at a time. Plus, melee combatants are much more likely to get hurt in battle. Don't expect your 20 melee nimble brawler to handle a raid of 200 tribals.

The persona monosword has a special effect on verb (i.e, attack) selection at the highest qualities. The massive increase in effective damage means that, if a melee weapon is desired as a relicContent added by the Ideology DLC, then the persona monosword is easily the strongest choice. See below for details.

Melee verb selection at high quality

See also: Melee formulas

Melee verbs, i.e. the types of melee attacks performed by a pawn, are chosen by assigning them attacks into categories, based on their relative strength and AP compared to the strongest attack. These categories are: "best" (75%), "mid" (25%), and "worst" (0%). This system is not calculated for the in-game weapon info.

At Masterwork quality or higher, the persona monosword has the unique distinction of having primary attacks strong enough that all other attacks are relegated to the "worst" category, ensuring that the user only makes attacks with the blade. This results in a 40.3% increase in DPS when going from Excellent to Masterwork, significantly above the normal 20.8% from the quality increase alone. It also increases the effective AP in a similar way, ensuring that only the best armored enemies will ever take no damage from an attack that hits.

Ironically, when wielded by a pawn with the Strong Melee DamageContent added by the Biotech DLC gene, the lower-damage secondary attack is brought back into the "mid" category for Masterwork and Legendary monoswords, negating this advantage. A power claw, or any other melee implant, could also be selected as a "mid" attack.

This increase in DPS and AP also places masterwork and legendary monoswords in a clear lead over all other melee weapons of any quality when it comes to pure damage output, however the extent of that superiority when the effects of different damage types are considered has not been adequately tested.[Needs testing]

Attack table

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  • Persona monosword Persona monosword Handle (Blunt) Point (Stab) Edge (Cut) Human: Left & right fist (Blunt) HP Value
    Quality
    		 DPS[1] AP[1] Dam. Cool. AP DPS Chance[2] Dam. Cool. AP DPS Chance[2] Dam. Cool. AP DPS Chance[2] Dam. Cool. AP DPS Chance[2]
    Awful 11.63 57.6% 9.6 1.6s 14.4% 6 25% 21.6 1.6s 72% 13.5 37.5% 21.6 1.6s 72% 13.5 37.5% 8.2 2s 12% 4.1 2× 0% 100 1500 Silver
    Poor 13.08 64.8% 10.8 1.6s 16.2% 6.75 25% 24.3 1.6s 81% 15.19 37.5% 24.3 1.6s 81% 15.19 37.5% 8.2 2s 12% 4.1 2× 0% 100 2250 Silver
    Normal 14.53 72% 12 1.6s 18% 7.5 25% 27 1.6s 90% 16.88 37.5% 27 1.6s 90% 16.88 37.5% 8.2 2s 12% 4.1 2× 0% 100 3000 Silver
    Good 15.98 79.2% 13.2 1.6s 19.8% 8.25 25% 29.7 1.6s 99% 18.56 37.5% 29.7 1.6s 99% 18.56 37.5% 8.2 2s 12% 4.1 2× 0% 100 3500 Silver
    Excellent 17.44 86.4% 14.4 1.6s 21.6% 9 25% 32.4 1.6s 108% 20.25 37.5% 32.4 1.6s 108% 20.25 37.5% 8.2 2s 12% 4.1 2× 0% 100 4000 Silver
    Masterwork 24.47 130.5% 17.4 1.6s 26.1% 10.88 0% 39.15 1.6s 130.5% 24.47 50% 39.15 1.6s 130.5% 24.47 50% 8.2 2s 12% 4.1 2× 0% 100 5000 Silver
    Legendary 27.84 148.5% 19.8 1.6s 29.7% 12.38 0% 44.55 1.6s 148.5% 27.84 50% 44.55 1.6s 148.5% 27.84 50% 8.2 2s 12% 4.1 2× 0% 100 6000 Silver

    For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox.
      It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder if the weapon is wielded by some other than a baseline human.
    2. ↑ Chance for attack to be selected, assuming the weapon is wielded by a baseline human. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder

    Persona traits

    Persona weapons have individual traits to reflect their individual personalities. Each weapon will have one or two traits. Some traits are good, some are bad, some are just different. Traits affect the weapon's market value, so a weapon with a negative trait will be cheaper. The traits are:

  • Trait name Description Effects Value Exclusivity Commonality
    Psychic hypersensitizer This weapon amplifies the wielder's psychic sensitivity by 40%. This only applies while the weapon is held. Silver 0 Other Psychic Sensitivity Modifiers 0.75
    Psychic sensitizer This weapon amplifies the wielder's psychic sensitivity by 20%. This only applies while the weapon is held. Silver 0 Other Psychic Sensitivity Modifiers 0.75
    Psychic quiet This weapon suppresses the wielder's psychic sensitivity by 15%. This only applies while the weapon is held. Silver 0 Other Psychic Sensitivity Modifiers 0.75
    Psychic fog This weapon suppresses the wielder's psychic sensitivity by 30%. This only applies while the weapon is held. Silver 0 Other Psychic Sensitivity Modifiers 0.75
    Kind thoughts This weapon's persona is kind and supportive. It whispers kind thoughts to whoever it is bonded with, increasing their mood.
    • +6 <NAME>'s kind thoughts mood[When equipped?]
    		 Silver +500 Other Bonded Thought Traits
    Freewielder     		1
    Calm thoughts This weapon's persona is relaxed and steady. It whispers calming thoughts to whoever it is bonded with, increasing their mood.
    • +3 <NAME>'s calm thoughts mood[When equipped?]
    		 Silver +300 Other Bonded Thought Traits
    Freewielder     		1
    Mad muttering This weapon's persona is neurotic and unstable. It mutters mad thoughts to whoever it is bonded with, reducing their mood.
    • −3 <NAME>'s muttering mood[When equipped?]
    		 Silver -500 Other Bonded Thought Traits
    Freewielder     		1
    Mad wailing This weapon's persona is highly disturbed and won't shut up about it. It wails mad notions to whoever it is bonded with, suppressing their mood.
    • −6 <NAME>'s wailing mood[When equipped?]
    		 Silver -1000 Other Bonded Thought Traits
    Freewielder     		1
    Kill-focused This weapon's persona focuses on deaths. If the weapon kills someone, the wielder will instantly gain 20% psyfocus. Silver +500 Kill Thought Traits 1
    Kill-happy This weapon's persona loves to kill. If this weapon kills someone, its joy will transmit psychically to the wielder, making them happier for a few days.
    • +6 <NAME>'s kill happiness mood for 3 days after killing a pawn.[Details]
    		 Silver +500 Other Kill Thought Traits 1
    Kill-sorrow This weapon's persona hates killing. If this weapon kills someone, its sorrow will transmit psychically to the wielder, reducing their mood for a few days.
    • −3 <NAME>'s kill sorrow mood for 3 days after killing a pawn.[Details]
    		 Silver -500 Other Kill Thought Traits 1
    Kill thirst This weapon's persona find purpose in bloodshed. If it does not kill for 20 days, it will become angry and psychically complain to whoever is bonded to it.
    • −3 <NAME>'s kill thirst mood after 20 days without killing a pawn.[Details]
    		 Silver -700 Kill Thought Traits Traits
    Freewielder     		1
    Psy-meditative This weapon's persona is naturally meditative and helps its wielder focus in psychic meditation. The wielder gains an extra 10% psyfocus per day of meditation, as long as the weapon is held. Silver +500 None 1
    Painless This weapon's persona has some method of psychically disabling pain. The one holding the weapon will feel no pain of any kind. Psychic Painlessness: Pain is disabled by the psychic influence of a wielded weapon. Silver +400 None 1
    Fast mover This weapon's persona has a sense of motion. It confers this onto the wielder, making them move 15% faster as long as the weapon is held. Psychic Speed: Movement is sped up by the psychic influence of a wielded weapon. Silver +600 None 1
    Hunger pangs This weapon's persona loves food, and transmits that onto whoever bonds with it. The bonded person's hunger rate will be 50% higher. Psychic Hunger: Hunger is increased by the psychic influence of a bonded weapon. Silver -600 None 1
    Neural cooling This weapon's persona has the ability to help dissipate the wielder's neural heat. The wielder's neural heat dissipation is improved by 0.15 per second. Assisted neural cooling: Neural heat dissipation is improved by the psychic influence of a bonded weapon. Silver +500 None 1
    Freewielder This weapon's persona does not form bonds in the normal way. Anyone can pick it up and use it.
    • Does not bond
    		 Silver 0 1
    Jealous This weapon's persona becomes angry when the bonded individual uses another weapon, thus reducing their mood.
    • −15 <NAME>'s jealousy mood when a weapon other than the bonded weapon is equipped.
    		 Silver -600 Freewielder 1

    • Version history

    • Royalty DLC release - Addedas Linked monosword.
    • 1.1.2647 - Linked monoswords renamed to persona monoswords and no longer damaged relations with the Empire without the necessary titles. Previously, a title of Knight or Dame was required.
    • 1.2.2719 - Persona monosword damage reduced from 29 to 27.
    Weapons
    Melee | Neolithic
    Breach axe • Club • Ikwa • Knife (Jade) • Spear
    Medieval
    Gladius • Longsword • Mace • Axe Content added by the Royalty DLC • Warhammer Content added by the Royalty DLC
    Ultra
    Eltex staff Content added by the Royalty DLC • Monosword (Persona) Content added by the Royalty DLC • Plasmasword (Persona) Content added by the Royalty DLC • Zeushammer (Persona) Content added by the Royalty DLC
    Improvised
    Beer • Elephant tusk • Thrumbo horn • Wood
    Ranged | Neolithic
    Greatbow • Pila • Recurve bow • Short bow • Flamebow Content added by the Biotech DLC
    Medieval
    Nerve spikerContent added by the Anomaly DLC
    Industrial
    Assault rifle • Autopistol • Bolt-action rifle • Chain shotgun • Heavy SMG • Launcher (EMP, Incendiary, Smoke, Toxbomb Content added by the Biotech DLC) • LMG • Machine pistol • Minigun • Pump shotgun • Revolver • Sniper rifle • Hellcat rifleContent added by the Anomaly DLC • IncineratorContent added by the Anomaly DLC
    Spacer
    Charge lance • Charge rifle
    Consumables
    Doomsday rocket launcher • Triple rocket launcher
    Throwables
    EMP grenades • Frag grenades • Molotov cocktails • Tox grenades Content added by the Biotech DLC
    Mechanoid
    Heavy charge blaster • Inferno cannon • Needle gun • Thump cannon • Beam graser Content added by the Biotech DLC • Charge blaster turret Content added by the Biotech DLC • Hellsphere cannon Content added by the Biotech DLC • Mini-flameblaster Content added by the Biotech DLC • Mini-shotgun Content added by the Biotech DLC • Slugthrower Content added by the Biotech DLC • Spiner Content added by the Biotech DLC • Toxic needle gun Content added by the Biotech DLC
    Structures
    Autocannon • Mini-turret gun • Mortar (Weapon) • Uranium slug cannon • Auto-mortar Content added by the Royalty DLC • Inferno cannon (Turret) Content added by the Royalty DLC • Light charge blaster Content added by the Royalty DLC • Mini-slugger Content added by the Royalty DLC • Tactical turret gun Content added by the Anomaly DLC
    Related | Body part weapons
    Prosthetic arm • Bionic arm • Archotech arm • Power claw • Field hand Content added by the Royalty DLC • Drill arm Content added by the Royalty DLC • Venom talon Content added by the Royalty DLC • Venom fangs Content added by the Royalty DLC • Knee spike Content added by the Royalty DLC • Elbow blade Content added by the Royalty DLC • Hand talon Content added by the Royalty DLC • Flesh whip Content added by the Anomaly DLC
    Integrated weapons
    Grenadier armor Content added by the Royalty DLC • Phoenix armor Content added by the Royalty DLC

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