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Axe

Rapier (all values scaled to 300, confirmed pre-nerf values are bolded)

Stat	Min	Max	Other
Weapon Damage Type			Slashing
Attack Damage Multiplier	23.4%	55.43% (very rare above 40%)
Attack Accuracy Bonus	6.44%	34.04% (rare over 20%, very rare over 30%)
Attack Critical Bonus	1.21%	8.7% (rare over 6%, very rare over 7%)
Burden	12.47	13.87
Interference	3.5 (semi-rare under 4.5, very rare under 4) (1.4 - battlecaster)	10.5
Primary Attribute Bonuses (value, number of bonuses)	0.93	21.4 (semi-rare over 10, rare over 15, very rare over 20)	2 (Str, Dex)
Hit Proc: Bleeding Wound - chance	11% (presum. 10% lowest)	24% (rare over 20%, very rare over 23%, presumed 25% max)
Hit Proc: Bleeding Wound - duration	2	6 (even 6 seem only semi-rare at lv. 200+)
Hit Proc: Bleeding Wound - value	260	520 (400+ are rare, 500+ are very rare)

Note: of battlecaster will have extra stats: Magic Damage Multiplier, Magic Attack Accuracy, boosts to Int and Wis (example)

Comments: likely the best Bleed Wound values for 1H weapon, axes seem to be the 1H BW weapon of choice. Bleed is useful versus mob as well as verus bosses and higher legandaries, so high proc, bleed value and duration are of utmost importance. Three high primary (bleed-related, in this case) values make it an excellent axe, a combination of two and one highs and averages - a very good one, anything below - probably not worth it. Having other values at high levels if of course nice, too.

For number crunching, links to 100 axes: common enough to find in cmal shop and few others

Rapier

Rapier (all values scaled to 300, confirmed pre-nerf values are bolded)

Stat	Min	Max	Other
Weapon Damage Type			Piercing
Attack Damage Multiplier	19.71%	44.36% (very rare above 32%) pre-nerf: 60.37%)
Attack Accuracy Bonus	15.64%	44.16% (very rare above 30%)
Attack Critical Bonus	1.44%	7.61% (very rare above 4%)
Parry Chance	5.2%	13.86% (very rare above 10%) (pre nerf: 18.19% (assumed p-n), 19.93%)
Burden	6.93 (rare over 8)	12.48
Interference	3.49 (very rare below 4) (0.7 - of Battlecaster)	9.1
Primary Attribute Bonuses (value, number of bonuses)	0.93	13.02 (anything above 4 or 5 seems very rare)	2 (Dex, Agi)
Hit Proc: Penetrated Armor - chance	10%	25% (rare over 20%, very rare for over 23%, presumed 25% max))
Hit Proc: Penetrated Armor - duration	1	5 (rare for 4, very rare for 5) (6)

Note: of battlecaster will have extra stats: Magic Damage Multiplier, Magic Attack Accuracy, boosts to Int and Wis (example)

Review: the weapon of choice for Penetrated Armor proc, the most important attributes of a rapier are its proc chance and duration, as well as parry, than followed by the remaining values. Rapier's primary function is to proc the PA, to weaken bosses and higher legendaries; note that PA will be wasted on regular mobs on low-normal difficulty. They are usually used offhand (dual wielding, offhand weapons receive parry bonus, too!) and the parry attribute is useful against regular mobs. Rapiers with three high primary attributes are considered great, with two - very good, ones are rarely considered above average. Other attributes are a nice bonus if high, but are rarely payed much attention too.

For number crunching, links to 100 rapiers: common enough to find in cmal shop and few others

Wakizashi

Rapier (all values scaled to 300, confirmed pre-nerf values are bolded)

Stat	Min	Max	Other
Weapon Damage Type			Slashing
Attack Damage Multiplier	17.24%	27.1%
Attack Accuracy Bonus	21.26%	47.84%
Attack Critical Bonus	1.69%	5.07%
Parry Chance	8.66%	19.92
Burden	4.85	8.32
Interference	4.9 (0.7 - battlecastser)	8.39
Primary Attribute Bonuses (value, number of bonuses)	0.92	17.68	2 (Dex, Agi)
Hit Proc: Bleeding Wound - chance	10%	24% (presumed 25% max)
Hit Proc: Bleeding Wound - duration	1	5
Hit Proc: Bleeding Wound - value	52	312

Note: of battlecaster will have extra stats: Magic Damage Multiplier, Magic Attack Accuracy, boosts to Int and Wis (example)

Comments: rarely used on its own, can be paired with a katana for the Nitchen Ichiryu fighting style. Likely, the most important stat of a wakizashi is its parry chance, as its damage output is going to be secondary to katana. In fact, as it will have smaller bleed than the katana, low proc chance is desired, as you don't want your wakizashi bleed to overwrite your stronger katana one. Some may argue that any bleed is better than none, though. Either way, wakizashi seems to have only one primary stat - parry; everything else is secondary - nice if high, but it is the parry that makes or breakes the waki.

For number crunching, links to 100 wakizashis: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13]

Katana

Rapier (all values scaled to 300, confirmed pre-nerf values are bolded)

Stat	Min	Max	Other
Weapon Damage Type			Slashing
Attack Damage Multiplier	34.49%	64.06%
Attack Accuracy Bonus	20.24%	50.6%
Attack Critical Bonus	3.87%	10.15%
Burden	22.18	34.65
Interference	11.19 ([? - battlecastser])	18.2
Primary Attribute Bonuses (value, number of bonuses)	2.78	18.6	3 (Str, Dex, Agi)
Hit Proc: Bleeding Wound - chance	15% (presum. 10% lowest)	25%
Hit Proc: Bleeding Wound - duration	4	5
Hit Proc: Bleeding Wound - value	261	519

Note: of battlecaster will have extra stats: Magic Damage Multiplier, Magic Attack Accuracy, boosts to Int and Wis ([ example])

Comments: rarely used on its own, can be paired with a wakizashi for the Nitchen Ichiryu fighting style.

For number crunching, links to 100 katanas: [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21]