Kopis (Timeless)

The Kopis is a rare weapon that players are able to find in Mount Olympus. It is quite small but is very fast and makes a high amount of damage to its targets

Appearance and origins
It is 55 centimeters long, made out of iron, with a blade curved downward and a handle made out of brass. It is based on the eponymous weapon known widely for its use by the macedonian greeks

Attack patterns
The Kopis uses fast but extremely powerful attacks, mainly slashes coming downwards. However, the players can also send weaker and less heavier slashes if he wishes to

Strategies
Albeit small and weak-looking, the Kopis in fact very powerful, with an enormous strength and a very good attack speed. It can't do clean cuts like most slashing weapons, but compensate with a very high amount of damage for headshot, being able to wreck a Hoplite Zombie's helmet in a few strikes while also stunning him with the strength of the attack. To compensate this, this weapon will almost never do criticals and consumes a lot of stamina, often leaving you tired in the middle of a fight. To avoid this, you can should mostly athletic characters, and have always another weapon to block incoming attacks. As you can guess, this sword's very limited size make it useless to stop incoming attacks, so it is wise to switch to a Xiphos or an Hoplite Shield to protect yourself while your stamina replenishes ; remember that this cannot be done if your character can't rest at least a little bit, so don't plan on taking hordes with it unless you have a plan.

Trivia

 * It is the first slashing weapon that is unable to do clean cuts