Board Thread:Shadow Fight 3 Discussion/@comment-71.75.68.176-20180523064000/@comment-25669516-20180523080332

Imo Fate's End is more of a precision weapon and requires proper timing of the moves, especially if you intend to fully execute kenjutsu. The moves are also a bit slow so without timing you'll be leaving yourself vulnerable to a counter attack.

Shadowslayer (and katanas in general) is probably the easiest to use weapon in the game. It gets a lot of bad press as being the "spammer's best friend" thanks to rolling waves but even so I'll argue that spamming requires timing as well. It has the advantage of being much faster than Fate's End, though it's much easier to execute head hits with the latter.

So which is better? As always, it comes down to your playstyle. If you're one of those patient bait-and-attack kind of players, then Fate's End is your weapon. If you like to just button smash and attack without worrying about counter/block then go with Shadowslayer. Keep in mind though that even with the katana you cannot blindly spam attack because AI will always try to block and counter you somehow.

Currently I'm playing with Shadowslayer simply because it's my strongest weapon and also because I don't have Fate's End (I have the Purple Peeler but it is extremely underpowered).