The Blade of the West is a weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Lonesome Road.
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Background
These are the blades crafted by former Caesar's legionaries after they became marked men. Each is basically a crude imitation of Legate Lanius' Blade of the East, acting as a symbol they can hold on to while enduring the pain inflicted by The Divide.
Characteristics
A shorter, stronger variant of the bumper sword. It is slightly weaker than the Blade of the East, held by Lanius, though it has a higher DPS. It is cleaner in appearance than the bumper sword and Blade of the East, with a polished blade and without rope connecting the bumper and pipe.
Special attack
It has a special Mauler attack, which does only 50% damage in V.A.T.S. at a cost of 9 more action points, but has the chance to knock enemies down.
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- Type of attack | - Skill required | |||
- Damage per attack in V.A.T.S. | - Action point cost | |||
- Damage per action point | - Additional effects |
Normal | 0 | 120 | 29 | 4.14 | none |
Mauler | 50 | 60 | 38 | 1.58 | Knockdown chance |
- Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
It is possible to execute Mauler outside of V.A.T.S. (without the required Melee skill of 50 to perform the move) by initiating a power attack (hold attack button) while moving forward.
Durability
The Blade of the West can successfully strike about 745 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants
Comparison
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- Weapon name (melee or unarmed) | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |||
- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) | - Action point cost | |||
- Damage per attack (damage per projectile) | - Damage per action point | |||
- Damage per second | - Weapon spread | |||
- Area of effect damage | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |||
- Effect damage & duration | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |||
- Bonus effects | - Weight | |||
- Attacks per second | - Value in caps | |||
- Critical chance % multiplier | - Value to weight ratio | |||
- Critical damage | - Skill required | |||
- Critical effect damage & duration | - Strength required | |||
- With all mods attached |
Bumper sword | 32 | 45.5 | 1.42 | x1 | 32 | 38 | 1.7 | 1495 | 12 | 2500 | 208.3 | 50 | 8 | |
Blade of the East | 65 | 104.6 | +2 | /10s1.58 | x1 | 30 | 35 | 4.3 | 3995 | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 100 | 9 |
Blade of the West | 60 | 127.9 | 2.13 | x1.5 | 30 | 29 | 4.1 | 745 | 12 | 5700 | 475 | 100 | 9 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations
- It is found in the Divide, occasionally carried by marked men marauders.
- Carried by Blade.
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