" What this weapon lacks in damage it makes up for with an above-average attack speed and a very good reach (plus it'd give us a "fast" sword/melee weapon that isn't Piercing.)"

Ever heard of cutter series? fast, low damage sword that isnt piercing :p

Not saying the rest of the idea is bad, but I like to invalidate arguments ^_^

We've always had "pulling" weapons. They're called vortex bombs. :)

Seriously though, this does seem like a relatively reasonable iteration of the old whip idea. For the 4* of the Plasma line, how about: Charged Whiplash, Arc Whiplash, or Lightning Lash? Unoriginal, I know, but I figured I'd throw 'em out there. On the subject of naming, is it completely necessary to have "Whiplash" at the end of each name? I feel like Helltongue is cool enough on its own.

After reading the first paragraph my first thought was "Osamodas". Not that my Wakfu obsession is out of the way I may now address the content of this thread.

The attack mechanics seems simple; lash out and pull things toward you. Finally, something to grab gremlins. Do all three lines have the same mechanics or are they only differentiated by damage type and statuses afflicted? Keep in mind having a status means less damage than counterpart lines without statuses. Also, in terms of ten bars being maximum, how much damage would whips have?

For the weapon mechanics, assuming all three lines are the same, would it be fair to be three fairly long range lashes? Rapiers are supposed to be a more "straightforward" variant of "standard" sword lines (Calibur, Brandish) by trading swing width for jabbing a further distance in the direction of the attack, though the first swing is questionable; it knocks back too far. I am not referring to how it is used in Lockdown, I mean when I want to use my Final on Slags on the second floor in Firestorm Citadel and swinging twice consecutively makes the second swing not lunge far enough to meet where the first swing knocked it back; only by standing so close to it that I am trying to run through it and swinging twice does it connect on both hits.

The charge attack for this concept lassos the target and pulls them to you; Graviton/Electron is designed to do this and has siginificant nerfs to movement speed while charging and suction range. To favor balance, the charge attack must only be able to grab one target under any circumstances. Also, the normal attacks would imitate the no-strafe mechanic of Magnus lines to prevent flailing.

I agree with apophis though, and maybe the charge could be an extended version of the first and seconds shot combined, with some special effects. ._.

Good idea here... though I WILL say this: If we have a first swing thats like a flourish, and is FASTER, PVP will be EVEN MORE unbalances... so keep this in mind...

But still, good job!

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some charge attacks change as the weapon advance. how would this weapon charge attack change. you said "Charged attack ...is yanked towards the wielder". so i was thinking of a way to change it would be having star 2 to 3 be able to pull small enemies like mecha knights, Devilite and so on and star 4 to 5 be able to pull big enemies like lumber, Giant Lichen Colony.

* also i was thinking the effect to pull towards you shouldn't affect bosses like the jelly king, snarbolax. and obviously it wouldnt affect roamulus twins and stationary enemies like the gun puppies and Polyp. they should not affect the trojans because they have a shield and you already have to get close to them so you can swing around their back to hit their weak point. this would differentiate the star levels so the players can feel that their weapon is leveling up. what do u think Verodius.

+1