Asetoni FFXV | FFXV Weapon Analysis: Scepter of the Pious - A diamond in the rough @asetoniffxv22 | Uploaded July 2017 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
Link to the damage test video: youtu.be/MD3RTgcynlA
Additional notes that didn't make it to the video, because it's way too long as it is.
The stagger potential of this weapon is insane. I usually say that the stagger mechanic of this game is too obscure and unreliable, and I stand by that, but this is worth mentioning, because I'm frequently able to stunlock even iron giant type enemies. This high amount of stagger potential is most likely caused by the fact that every attack from the "clones" has the same stagger modifier as a normal trident/spear attack. So you're essentially doing spear-level attacks at the speed of daggers...
If you do the "main combo" without using the Bow by switching between trident form and sword form, it seems to cost slightly less health and seems to do slightly more damage. It's a sort of risk/reward element. The combo is harder to do like this, but has better results. I still haven't fully confirmed this though, just made a small handful of tests.
The Scepter synergizes poorly with Ignis's Enhancement, because Enhancement doesn't boost the damage of the "clones". This hardly matters though, because having Overwhelm is much better if you have the Bow equipped.
Link to the damage test video: youtu.be/MD3RTgcynlA
Additional notes that didn't make it to the video, because it's way too long as it is.
The stagger potential of this weapon is insane. I usually say that the stagger mechanic of this game is too obscure and unreliable, and I stand by that, but this is worth mentioning, because I'm frequently able to stunlock even iron giant type enemies. This high amount of stagger potential is most likely caused by the fact that every attack from the "clones" has the same stagger modifier as a normal trident/spear attack. So you're essentially doing spear-level attacks at the speed of daggers...
If you do the "main combo" without using the Bow by switching between trident form and sword form, it seems to cost slightly less health and seems to do slightly more damage. It's a sort of risk/reward element. The combo is harder to do like this, but has better results. I still haven't fully confirmed this though, just made a small handful of tests.
The Scepter synergizes poorly with Ignis's Enhancement, because Enhancement doesn't boost the damage of the "clones". This hardly matters though, because having Overwhelm is much better if you have the Bow equipped.
