The Demon Yamada is a heavy Bikaku Quinque with a relentless style of big slashes, slow but powerful momentum, and combo-enhancing follow-ups. What it lacks in speed, it makes up for in raw strength, disruption, and guard-breaking power.
| Category | Score (/10) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Damage | 9.0 | High burst from combos and grab |
| Combo Potential | 7.5 | Limited, but Rending Cleave chains are powerful |
| Ease of Use | 6.5 | Needs good timing and spacing |
| Mobility | 6.0 | Slow weapon, but Z helps |
| PvP Viability | 8.0 | Excellent in trades and punishes |
| PvE Utility | 7.5 | Good AoE but vulnerable to fast enemies |
🛠️ How to Obtain Demon Yamada
You can craft this Quinque at the CCG Crafting Bench located in the 2nd floor lab of the CCG HQ.
🔑 Requirements:
- Reach Rank 1 Investigator
- Craft your first Quinque to unlock the bench
- Obtain the Demon Yamada Blueprint (via mission or raid drops)
📦 Crafting Materials (Estimation)
- 3x Kagon Sack
- 2x Bikaku Fragment
- 8x Steel
- 3x Gold
- 15x Bronze
💡 As a rare-tier weapon, its materials are mid-tier, but the power output makes the grind worthwhile for melee bruisers.
🧪 Moveset Overview
🟥 [R] – Critical: Slam Cleaver
Wind back a mighty slash and bring it down in a slow, powerful arc.
- Slow wind-up, massive damage
- High knockback and stagger
- Can start combos or punish greedy enemies
🟩 [Z] – Cleave
Dash forward and perform a wide horizontal slash.
- Fast gap closer, decent range
- Sets up the X follow-up for combo
- Solid for whiff punishes or starting pressure
🟦 [X] – Rend
Spin with momentum before finishing with a diagonal slash.
- Moderate AoE coverage
- Works as a follow-up or defensive punish
- Can combo into the Rending Cleave
🟥 [Z+X or X+Z] – Rending Cleave
If Z and X land in quick succession, trigger a downward cleave finisher, sending enemies flying.
- Auto follow-up combo finisher
- Sends enemies flying – great spacing tool
- A true combo when Z into X lands clean
🟨 [C] – Devastate (Grab)
Swipe your opponent and, if it lands, grab them by the face, slam them into the ground repeatedly, then launch them away.
- Combo ender / Punish tool
- Has hyper armor during animation
- Strong visual and crowd control utility
🧠 Combat Strategy
- Use Z (Cleave) to start pressure or punish dashbacks
- Follow-up with X (Rend) immediately to confirm the Rending Cleave
- Use R (Critical) after a knockdown or during a feint punish
- C (Devastate) is ideal as a grab punish for over-extensions
- Don’t whiff – the recovery is long due to its heavy weapon class
🔧 Suggested Build
💪 Stat Suggestions
- 40 Strength / 10 Mastery for raw damage
- OR 30 Strength / 20 Dexterity for more combo consistency
🎽 Recommended Equipment
- Panda Mask / Damage-focused items
- Cooldown or Hyper Armor stacking items
- Cape/Torso with HP + skill damage synergy
🧾 Final Score: 7.6 / 10
“Demon Yamada is a heavy-hitting beast with explosive finishers. It’s not for quick-hitters, but in the hands of a strategic bruiser, it’s devastating.”