Talk:Celestial Fury/@comment-15192120-20140710121512/@comment-2A02:908:955:EB00:8511:29B6:E19C:1CAE-20180712223458

It really is the best weapon, for Kensai at least. I know because I remember trying hard to find a better weapon. The only thing I didn't try was the flail of the Ages so maybe that one is better, but it really is better than all bladed weapons, even those with +5.enchantment simply because of its special abilities. Katana base dmg is also 2 points higher than longswords which means Celestial Fury has the same dmg as a +5 longsword, with special abilities far superior to any other weapon, because stunned enemies can't dodge, attack, heal, which negates any possible loss in TACH0 or extra dmg.

Celestial Fury is also a weapon you can get very very early in the game. I remember calculating dmg and comparing weapons and Classes before even starting my very first BG2 run and I remember thinking that Kensai + Celestial Fury must have been some kind of obscure and very easy to miss cheat option created by the developers. I basically got Celestial Fury the moment I left the prison, with all kinds of potions and tricky buff combinations at around level 7-11 (took me hours and a crazy amount of save games), and never changed to a different weapon after getting it.