Variant Scythe

The Variant Scythe is an upcoming Blade Weapon type that will be introduced in God Eater 2 Rage Burst. Its extended blade has a superior reach and is able to deal multiple hits on a given Aragami.

Analysis
Variant Scythes are Blades that specialise in Sunder. They possess a fast attack rate, allows Round Fang (R+Square), which opens up the blade for wider combos at the expense of stamina. Round Fang can be ended through hooking the sickle (Triangle) which can then be retracted as an attack (R+Square). Its ground combos can reach a maximum of 4 hits (any combination of Square/Triangle), and any hit can be replaced with a Combo Devour or R+X gun-form change ending the combo. Air combos can reach a maximum of 4 hits (Square) per jump + vertical spin attack (Triangle). The vertical spin attack can chain into the second ground combo. Round Fang can be activated at any time on the ground, including while in mid combo. Note that the effective range of ground triangle combo is a little special. It doesn't affect enemies at point-blank and only affect enemies standing at the scythe's edge.

Trivia

 * Livie is the first character shown to be using the Variant Scythe in all GE media.
 * The Japanese name can be read as either "Valiant" or "Variant". Based on the names of other blade types (Charge Spear, Boost Hammer) which detail their function, "Variant" (regarding its variable size) appears to be the correct name.