Primed Reach

[(PSN)lhbuch]

Is is only worth to use Primed Reach on weapons that already have a good range? Like the Orthos Prime? Or it can be good for other weapons like Dual Clevers and Nikanas?

[(XBOX)MrWaffles69000]

depends on the build but yes it works the best with long range melees like jakatag or war / galintine but i have seen pepole with really OP ninkana prime with strong reach build 

[DjaAkh]

The mod increases range by a percentage. If your reach is close to zero, adding 20% won't change much. Therefore, I usually would suggest only using them on weapons like Orthos, just as you guessed.

[Manyc]

It is also very useful on any weapon that might be used to fuel Toggle melee abilities like Exalted Blade, Hysteria, Primal Fury... As it increases the reach of said abilities (the side of waves in EB case)

Edited March 14, 2016 by Manyc
Stand corrected about EB after more research

[Kontrollo]

It's actually very noticeable on every weapon you put it on. But of course, you get the most out of it on weapons with innate high reach, e.g. Orthos Prime.

I'd say test it in the Simulacrum and use it if you like it, can't really go wrong with that mod.

 

Edit: Something to consider: It doesn't affect ground slam range.

Edited March 14, 2016 by Kontrollo

[----Fenrir----]

I use it on most of my weapons. Each additional enemy you hit per hit basically doubles your damage output making Primed Reach on almost all melee weapons worth the slot. Exceptions being daggers and fist like weapons. Most of them have such terrible reach that Primed Reach hardly makes a difference.

With Nikanas it's a mixed bag as well. Only Tranquil Cleave does not suffer from strange hit boxes and actually fully benefits from using Primed Reach. On the other Nikana stances it barely makes a difference and most attacks are still basically only single target.

On dual swords like Dual Cleavers or the Dual Kamas Prime Primed Reach makes a HUGE difference and is definitely worth using.

[shut]

1 hour ago, Manyc said:

It is also very useful on any weapon that might be used to fuel Toggle melee abilities like Exalted Blade, Hysteria, Primal Fury... As it increases the reach of said abilities (the side of waves in EB case)

It doesn't affect the width of EB's waves at all. It only expands the size of the actual sword swing, just like with any other melee weapon.

The larger melee hitbox means that it's easier to hit an enemy with the wave and blade at the same time, though (essentially doubling your damage on targets within melee range), so if you don't fancy a crit build and you like fighting up close, then Primed Reach can still be worth looking at for Excal.