Orthos Or Galantine?

[Mrblakesonny]

I have a Rhino cooking currently and want a good heavy melee to use with him.  Keep in mind my current favorite weapon is the Dark Sword.  I know that Ill get better DPS with Orthos and better DPH with Galantine, but im a bit stuck.

 

[N7Arthur]

Galatine is better than Orthos, Orthos Prime is as powerful as the Galatine (DPS wise).

Edited October 30, 2013 by N7Arthur

[ArtanKatana]

Go with whatever you like better.  I have always been an Orthos person, but the Galatine is also a fine weapon.

[TheEternalJester]

Galatine is a good weapon for charged attacks, and would be good for Grineer. Orthos DESTROYS infested, and does good against Corpus.

[castem]

I use both, and I ultimately prefer my Orthos. I prefer the speed and range of the Orthos to the pure charge power of the Galatine.

It's basically up to preference. Both are good weapons in their own right.

[xethier]

orthos seems to be a much better non-charged hit weapon, good for infested.

 

galatine as a charge-build is freaking nuts. (for whatever)

 

depends on what type of attacks you want to do.

[StanicEnemy]

if you won't use loki or ash,go with orthos.

Orthos has nice DPS splash damage and it has nice charge attack.

Galatine has powerful charge attack if you build it well but it has pretty low normal attack damage also it works well with loki or ash.

If you are a rhino don't go for galatine.

Edit: if you have enough patience then go for orthos prime it has everything what you need : Best DPS and awesome charge attack it has.

Edited October 30, 2013 by StanicEnemy

[EganMC]

A maxed reflex coil, killing blow, focus energy, rending strike and corrupted charge turn the Galatine into death on a stick.

It's very powerful.

The Orthos Prime feels much better though.

Swift and an expert cleaver.

I'd recommend the Galatine though.

Suits a heavy frame.

[HAR1MAU]

Depends on your prefrences;

-Do you like slow charge attacks but in a 360 dergee angle and double damage compared to any other heavy melee weapon, go w/ the Galatine.
-Do you like fast charge attacks that do half the damage and angle of attack of the galatine, but with further reach, go with the Orthos (prime).

In the end DPS does't tell the whole story, sure Orthos (prime) has better DPS, but that doesn't matter when you can one-shot 5 enemies at a time with the galatine.

But it still mosty comes down to personal prefrence.

Edited October 30, 2013 by HAR1MAU

[HailCreation]

Orthos is only 10 base damage higher than Galantine for regular swings. That said, it also swings far faster and can hit 5 enemies at once instead of 2. This is good for taking out normal units. Mostly light infested because of the 3x serrated blade damage the orthos deals. 

 

So regardless, Orthos is a better option for normal attacks. 

 

Galantine is better for charge attacks, but needs to be modded for charge speed in order to be worth using. It's base charge time is really long, but will yield far more damage. This is good for taking out heavies, but not as economical for taking out regular units. 

 

Personally I prefer the orthos prime. It's a nice balance and I find myself using it more than the galantine. Once you can stack armor piercing onto it then the damage goes way up for regular attacks. Sometimes 1 hitting any regular unit in the 40s. It also swings very fast and has a much faster charge speed than the orthos. Personally I find I do more overall DPS in a practical sense with the orthos prime. 

 

I see normal attacks getting S#&$ all the time, but because the orthos is serrated blade damage it has inate armor ignore and can still take out 70s~80s mobs with a few normal swings. 

Edited October 30, 2013 by HailCreation

[Quasar-Sandwich]

whichever is your preference

[-BigB0ss-]

Galatine is the sword of he-man, just held aloft the sword and said, “By the power of Greyskull!!

[Mrblakesonny]

Thanks guys, I think im gonna go with the orthos for a bit better feel overall.

[LightstealKnight]

rhino stomp + galatine = OP