Key takeaways
- Scythes are prominent in video games, transforming from tools to powerful weapons using the Law of Cool.
- Mastery of movement is essential; The wielders can easily eliminate many enemies with the right skill.
- In games like The Outer Worlds, Final Fantasy 14, and Dante's Inferno, Scythes provide unique abilities in combat.
In real life, “scythe technology” has not evolved enough to justify its continuation on the farm, never mind the battlefield. However, in video games, through Law of Cool, the scythe has forever been a staple in crowd-killing activities, and there are many examples of the humble harvesting tool being turned into a powerful weapon.
From RPGs to action games, its ominous design evokes an air of death, making its wielder take souls (and in many cases, literally). Using the scythe requires a certain dexterity of movement, but those with the right amount of dexterity can easily take down multiple enemies at once. With a Sith as a viable weapon, the harvest becomes its own reward.
The Outer Worlds
Cutting right through bureaucratic red tape
While medieval-style weaponry may seem out of place in a game about spaceships and sterile, system-wide supercapitalism destroying all hope for the future, the touch of feudalism combined with searing plasma technology is perfectly in keeping with the times. The Outer Worlds.
Most of these two-handed flesh-rippers go by the name Inferno Scythes (a manufactured product and trademark of Aramid Ballistics) and are suitable for ripping through fleshy enemies but ineffective against automechanicals or heavy armor. Premium “Inferno Scythe Gold” is also available for purchase (or find) by high-level players.
Final Fantasy 14
Exclusive to Soul-Shroud Reaper
Introduced with the Ripper class Final Fantasy 14“Endwalker” expansion. These voids-channeling Avengers use their humble farming tools to harvest the souls of their enemies in the worst possible way, to survive. Remember me For the terrible fate of every mortal. However, hints of their botanical roots are still scattered throughout the harvesting skills.
Naturally, Reaper specializes in unloading high levels of damage to nearly all enemies in range, at least once Whirl of Death is unlocked. The only downside to this class is that they have a level-70 base requirement to play, meaning players must plant their experience before being allowed to reap the rewards of channeling their inner Grimdark Edgelord.
Dante's Inferno
Overcoming sinners from saints
After being threatened with eternal damnation and somehow defeating Death in one-on-one combat, Dante wrestles control of the reaping scythe and vows to soon redeem himself for the sake of his loved ones. However, after returning home, the souls of the father and wife are taken away. Naturally, Dante descends into Hell to do battle with Lucifer and his forces.
Dante's InfernoKo scythe cuts in a wide arc and shatters hard as it affects the poor, rotten souls of the underworld. Flawless strikes build up a combo meter, which unlocks deadly finishing moves. As Dante continues to explore the circles of hell, he can gain new abilities to complement his scythe attacks.
Grim Dawn
A worthy weapon for eliminating the endless stream of trash mobs
For a game with the word “Grimm” in its title, it may come as no surprise that a two-handed scythe is available as a melee weapon. Grim Dawn. Thanks to its mix-and-match class system (or “mastery system”), any build can potentially benefit from using it. For example, a necromancer is perfectly connected to a soldier or a shaman.
Grim Dawn is a game about mowing down hundreds of thousands of squishy, blood-spewing enemies, and there's no great sense in popping those undead hordes with this weapon, which can be found as a random drop. High-end scythes can be found late in the game, but thanks to the Illusionist NPC, any two-hander can be converted into a scythe skin.
Guild Wars: Nightfall
Whirling, wind-walking dervish
With the ability to hit three nearby targets at once with high damage output, Guild Wars' The scythe weapon should meet the demands of a wide range of damage expected by any scythe enthusiast. Scythe Mastery is one of the dervish's skills, but if taken as a secondary class, almost any profession can use one in Guild Wars as long as they have the means to reach the Elona map.
This fight is exclusive to the mystic at night Campaigns can however be sent to other games. However Guild Wars Being a multiplayer game, solo play is completely viable. Thanks in part to their extensive suite of skills, scythes are the most powerful area-of-attack weapon in the game.
Darksider 2
The only thing better than one Sith is two
Few scythe-friendly games feature the farmer as a class or hero and use the old Grim-Reaper-inspired archetype instead. Darksider 2The hero is the real bone rider, Death. In the first The DarksidersHis brother-in-darkness, War, sometimes lends his scythe to battle.
Do not move forward, death double controls them. His most prized weapon is “The Harvester”, which he can summon at will. The Harvester can transform into whatever shape its master needs, including jagged blades of yellow shade or a wide arc of energy. Death also has the ability to transform into his “Grim Reaper” form to make quick work of his corpse crops.
