Electro Baton

1-Handed

Originally developed for Miniknog riot police, this weapon is shockingly effective.

Legendary

1200

The Electro Baton is a tier 4 legendary shortsword-type unique weapon that can be found (with a very low probability) in all space encounters and NPC ships. It can also be found in NPC space stations with extremely low probability.

The weapon has a fire time of 0.8 seconds (1.25 1x-damage swings per second) and a base DPS of 18.75, producing a base 1x-damage swing power of 15. Strikes with this weapon deal electric damage and inflict Electrified on victims. The elecro baton is a one-handed weapon, allowing the player to wield two at once, or to hold something else in their other hand, such as a shield or healing items.

Compared to other shortswords, the electro baton has a different one-two attack combo; instead of a horizontal slash followed by a stab, this weapon features a horizontal slash and then an overhead slash, similar to a broadsword strike. This grants it more flexibility in combat than other shortswords, as the overhead swing has greater coverage than the thrust attack of other shortswords. Damage distribution (1x on first hit, 1.4x on second hit) remains the same as other shortswords.

When upgraded at a Weapon Upgrade Anvil, base DPS rises to 26.25, producing a new base 1x-damage swing power of 21. In addition, the electro baton takes on a new appearance, shown below.

Apart from the addition of a gold star to the name, no other changes occur when the electro baton is upgraded. When upgraded, the electro baton has the highest DPS of any one-handed weapon. A player dual-wielding them will achieve higher DPS than a player using Empowerment with a Protector's Broadsword (except against electric-resistant enemies) without the energy cost.