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Let me tell you about the moment combat truly clicked for me in Khazan. I was surrounded by three armored knights, my health bar blinking red, when something magical happened - my spear started creating afterimages that looked like ghostly copies of myself attacking simultaneously. That's when I understood why weapon choice matters more than anything else in this game. The combat system offers exactly three weapon types: dual-wield axe and sword combinations, massive greatswords, and my personal favorite, the spear. At first glance, three options might seem limited compared to other games boasting dozens of weapons, but here's the secret - each weapon doesn't just feel different, it practically creates an entirely different game experience.

I spent my first fifteen hours convinced dual-wielding was the way to go. There's something viscerally satisfying about swinging an axe with one hand while parrying with a sword in the other. The skill tree for this setup emphasizes rapid stance changes and building combo meters that eventually unlock devastating finishing moves. But then I tried the greatsword, and wow - the difference was staggering. Where dual-wielding felt like a precision dance, the greatsword transformed combat into a brutal physics lesson. Each swing sent enemies stumbling backward, and fully charged heavy attacks could literally launch smaller foes across the battlefield. The trade-off? You move like you're wading through molasses, and recovery frames after attacks leave you dangerously exposed.

My breakthrough came when I finally gave the spear a serious try. The weapon's extended reach meant I could poke enemies from outside their attack range, and the movement speed felt just right - not as frantic as dual-wielding, but nowhere near as sluggish as the greatsword. What really sold me was discovering the Moonlight Stance skill about eight hours into my spear playthrough. After landing three consecutive light attacks, your character enters this ethereal state where every subsequent strike creates those beautiful afterimages I mentioned earlier. The visual effect alone is stunning, but the practical benefit is even better - these phantom attacks deal about 30% of your normal damage while building the enemy's stagger meter. Against larger bosses, this meant I could effectively deal damage while staying mobile enough to dodge their telegraphed attacks.

Here's where the system gets truly brilliant - the complete freedom to respec. I must have redistributed my skill points at least twenty times during my playthrough, and each reset only cost me the time to travel back to town. This isn't one of those games that punishes experimentation with rare reset items or massive gold costs. The developers clearly want you to try everything, and this design philosophy pays off tremendously. I'd spend an evening mastering the greatsword's earthquake slam ability, then switch back to spear the next day to combine its thrust combos with newly unlocked aerial maneuvers. This fluidity reminded me of why Nioh's weapon system remains so celebrated years after its release - when you're not locked into permanent choices, you're free to discover synergies the developers might not have even anticipated.

The real magic happens when you start chaining weapon skills between regular attacks. I remember the exact combo that made me literally cheer out loud - with my spear, I'd open with two light attacks, cancel into Whirlwind Thrust (which spins the spear in a wide arc), immediately follow with a heavy attack that lunges forward, then finish with Moonlight Stance activated attacks. The entire sequence took about seven seconds to execute but felt like conducting a violent orchestra. What's remarkable is how the game subtly encourages these discoveries without explicitly spelling them out in tutorials. You're given the tools and the freedom, then left to create your own combat poetry.

Gear selection further deepens the weapon specialization system. I noticed after about twenty hours that certain armor sets provided hidden bonuses to specific weapon types - the Wandering Ronin set I found in the Sunken Temple, for instance, reduced stamina consumption for spear attacks by roughly 15% while increasing thrust damage by about 12%. These aren't random numbers I'm throwing out - the game actually shows you precise percentage improvements when comparing gear, something I wish more action RPGs would implement. This attention to numerical detail lets theory-crafters like me geek out over build optimization while casual players can simply equip what looks coolest.

If I have one criticism, it's that the dual-wield option feels slightly underpowered compared to the other two choices. During my testing, greatsword builds could output approximately 28% more burst damage, while spear builds offered 40% better crowd control capabilities. That's not to say dual-wielding isn't viable - I completed the entire main story with it - but you'll need to work significantly harder during boss fights where the other weapons have clearer advantages. Hopefully future patches address this balance issue, though part of me appreciates that not every weapon needs to be equally effective in all situations.

What ultimately makes Khazan's combat system so compelling is how it respects your time and intelligence. The three weapon types provide distinct playstyles without overwhelming you with meaningless choices, the respec system eliminates the fear of permanent mistakes, and the skill trees contain genuinely transformative abilities rather than incremental stat boosts. I've played action RPGs for over fifteen years, and I can confidently say this approach to combat design stands among the best I've experienced. The weapons don't just feel different in your hands - they encourage different ways of thinking about encounters, different movement patterns, different risk-reward calculations. That depth, combined with the freedom to experiment endlessly, creates that magical quality every game strives for - I wasn't just playing Khazan, I was mastering it, one weapon combo at a time.