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For the persona variant of this weapon, see Persona monosword.

The monosword is a DLC melee weapon 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 has a great advantage against armored targets and cause opponents to bleed out fairly quickly as the Monosword lops off limbs with fair ease.

Acquisition

Monoswords cannot be crafted, instead they can only be purchased from Outlander and Empire combat suppliers and faction bases, or received as a quest reward.

They can also be obtained from the following raider types:

Raider Kind	Chance	Average Quality	Health
Champion	?%	?	70-230%
Nobles (All)	?%	Excellent	100%

Summary

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 38% that would be automatically calculated from weapon damage. The AP still scales with quality but does not scale with its wielder's Melee Damage Factor.

Analysis

With its exceptional AP and a high Damage per Second, the monosword is one of the best and most versatile melee weapons in the game, performing well against all targets while its brethren excel in specific roles.

Keep in mind however that while it does have exceptional AP, armor pieces tend to be more protective against sharp than blunt. Thus, against high tier armors that aren't negated by the either weapon's AP, the monosword is more affected by armor than the zeushammer of the same quality. For example, a normal quality zeushammer would have a higher effective DPS against a normal quality set of Cataphract armor than a normal quality monosword. When the monosword AP is sufficient to outright negate the armor, such as against a poor flak vest, then the superior optimal DPS of the monosword would win out.

Attack table

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Attacks

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]	HP	Value
Awful	8.73	57.2%	9.6	1.6s	14.4%	6	8.33%	20	2s	72%	10	37.5%	20	2s	72%	10	37.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 8.33%	100	1000
Poor	10.3	64.8%	10.8	1.6s	16.2%	6.75	25%	22.5	2s	81%	11.25	37.5%	22.5	2s	81%	11.25	37.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 0%	100	1500
Normal	11.45	72%	12	1.6s	18%	7.5	25%	25	2s	90%	12.5	37.5%	25	2s	90%	12.5	37.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 0%	100	2000
Good	12.59	79.2%	13.2	1.6s	19.8%	8.25	25%	27.5	2s	99%	13.75	37.5%	27.5	2s	99%	13.75	37.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 0%	100	2500
Excellent	13.74	86.4%	14.4	1.6s	21.6%	9	25%	30	2s	108%	15	37.5%	30	2s	108%	15	37.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 0%	100	3000
Masterwork	16.6	104.4%	17.4	1.6s	26.1%	10.88	25%	36.25	2s	130.5%	18.13	37.5%	36.25	2s	130.5%	18.13	37.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 0%	100	4000
Legendary	18.89	118.8%	19.8	1.6s	29.7%	12.38	25%	41.25	2s	148.5%	20.63	37.5%	41.25	2s	148.5%	20.63	37.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 0%	100	5000

^{For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.}

↑ ^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.
↑ 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

Version history

Royalty DLC release - Added.
1.2.2719 - Monosword damage reduced from 27 to 25.
1.5.4062 - Texture recreated with higher quality.

Weapons

Melee | Neolithic: Breach axe • Club • Ikwa • Knife (Jade) • Spear

Medieval: Gladius • Longsword • Mace • Axe • Warhammer

Ultra: Eltex staff • Monosword (Persona) • Plasmasword (Persona) • Zeushammer (Persona)

Improvised: Beer • Elephant tusk • Thrumbo horn • Wood

Ranged | Neolithic: Greatbow • Pila • Recurve bow • Short bow • Flamebow

Medieval: Nerve spiker

Industrial: Assault rifle • Autopistol • Bolt-action rifle • Chain shotgun • Heavy SMG • Launcher (EMP, Incendiary, Smoke, Toxbomb ) • LMG • Machine pistol • Minigun • Pump shotgun • Revolver • Sniper rifle • Hellcat rifle • Incinerator

Spacer: Charge lance • Charge rifle

Consumables: Doomsday rocket launcher • Triple rocket launcher

Throwables: EMP grenades • Frag grenades • Molotov cocktails • Tox grenades

Mechanoid: Heavy charge blaster • Inferno cannon • Needle gun • Thump cannon • Beam graser • Charge blaster turret • Hellsphere cannon • Mini-flameblaster • Mini-shotgun • Slugthrower • Spiner • Toxic needle gun

Structures: Autocannon • Mini-turret gun • Mortar (Weapon) • Uranium slug cannon • Auto-mortar • Inferno cannon (Turret) • Light charge blaster • Mini-slugger • Tactical turret gun

Related | Body part weapons: Prosthetic arm • Bionic arm • Archotech arm • Power claw • Field hand • Drill arm • Venom talon • Venom fangs • Knee spike • Elbow blade • Hand talon • Flesh whip

Integrated weapons: Grenadier armor • Phoenix armor

[Actual-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.

[Chance-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

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 | [[Empire#Yeoman|Nobles]] (All) || ?% || Excellent || 100%
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+== Summary ==
+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 {{P|Attack 2 AP}}%, as opposed to the {{#expr:{{P|Attack 2 Damage}}*1.5 round 0}}% that would be automatically calculated from weapon damage. The {{AP}} still scales with [[quality]] but does not scale with its wielder's [[Melee Damage Factor]].
 == Analysis ==
-Unlike the two other Ultra-level weapons, the [[plasmasword]] and the [[zeushammer]], the monosword inflicts no status effect, instead it has its disproportionately large armor piercing value. With this exceptional AP and a high [[Damage per Second]], it is one of the best and most versatile melee weapons in the game, performing well against all targets while its brethren excel in specific roles.
+With its exceptional {{AP}} and a high [[Damage per Second]], the monosword is one of the best and most versatile melee weapons in the game, performing well against all targets while its brethren excel in specific roles.
-Keep in mind however that while it does have exceptional AP, armor pieces tend to be more protective against sharp than blunt. Thus, against high tier armors that aren't negated by the either weapon's AP, the monosword is more [[Apparel#Protection|affected]] by armor than the zeushammer of the same quality. For example, a normal [[quality]] zeushammer would have a higher effective DPS against a normal quality set of [[Cataphract armor]] than a normal quality monosword. When the monosword AP is sufficient to outright negate the armor, such as against a poor [[flak vest]], then the superior optimal DPS of the monosword would win out.
+Keep in mind however that while it does have exceptional {{AP}}, armor pieces tend to be more protective against sharp than blunt. Thus, against high tier armors that aren't negated by the either weapon's {{AP}}, the monosword is more [[Apparel#Protection|affected]] by armor than the zeushammer of the same quality. For example, a normal [[quality]] zeushammer would have a higher effective DPS against a normal quality set of [[Cataphract armor]] than a normal quality monosword. When the monosword {{AP}} is sufficient to outright negate the armor, such as against a poor [[flak vest]], then the superior optimal DPS of the monosword would win out.
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