Beast Slayer (Kenji)

"The «Worn Sword» was revealed as an orange-hued one-handed sword called the «Beast Slayer» whose stats without enhancement surpassed those of an «Anneal Blade» enhanced to its maximum."

- Excerpt from SAOK: Braving the Depths, were Kenji gives his initial thoughts on the «Beast Slayer».

The «Beast Slayer» was a one-handed sword that inflicted critical damage against «Beast»-type monsters and was used by Yoshiro Kazuki on the early Floors of Aincrad.

Acquisition
The «Beast Slayer» is one of several potential rewards for successfully «Appraising» the «Worn Sword» found on the 2nd floor of the «Dead Woods Mausoleum». Much of the 5th Floor of deals with ruins and chance-based treasure; the random nature of the «Worn Sword» is simply the random nature of gem appraisal applied to equipment.

Appearance
Like the yellow-bladed «Scimitar» found on earlier Floors, the «Beast Slayer» sported a weirdly-coloured blade; in this case orange.

Attributes
At the time it was discovered the «Beast Slayer» existed as a «Worn Sword». As with the gems and accessories found in various areas of the 5th Floor, it required «Appraisal» either by an NPC or a player in possession of the «Equipment Appraisal» Skill in order to discover its true value.

When «Appraised» by Momoko the «Worn Sword» found by the members of «Brightscale» yielded the «Beast Slayer» one-handed sword, with stats superior to that of an «» buffed to the max. This also made it superior stat-wise to the «» wielded by Yoshiro at the time of its acquisition.

In addition to its stats, the «Beast Slayer» possessed the following special attributes:


 * Inflicts critical damage to «Beast»-type monsters.

Known users

 * Yoshiro Kazuki.

Behind the scenes

 * The «Worn Sword» was initially going to yield a one-handed curved sword that would have been wielded by Kenji. This was scrapped in favour of forging him «Razer» and thus the «Worn Sword» was repurposed in order to give Yoshiro a final equipment upgrade during Part I.