Is Saw Cleaver good?

Yes, the Saw Cleaver is widely considered a very good, powerful, and versatile weapon in Bloodborne, excellent for beginners and veterans, offering high damage, fast attacks in short form, great reach in long form, and crucial serrated damage bonus against many beasts throughout the entire game. While some prefer the Saw Spear or other weapons, the Cleaver's balanced stats, strong transformations, and high potential with blood gems make it a top-tier choice for Strength, Quality, and Arcane builds.
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How good is the Saw Cleaver?

The transformation attacks of the Saw Cleaver are incredibly effective, and one can maintain a high damage-per-second rate by creating a combination of transformation moves. The transformation attacks in both modes are arguably one of the Saw Cleaver's greatest strengths.
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Is the Saw Cleaver better than the axe?

Hunter axe is more strength, saw cleaver is more general.
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What's better, Saw Spear or Saw Cleaver?

The Saw Cleaver is a Strength-focused weapon with higher base damage and faster, more consistent swings, while the Saw Spear emphasizes Skill, offers better scaling, and has a more versatile moveset with thrust attacks and serration in both forms, making the choice dependent on your build: Cleaver for raw Strength/quick hits, Spear for Skill/versatility, though both are excellent, especially for Arcane builds, with the Spear generally considered superior due to its skill scaling and utility against Kin.
 
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Is Ludwig's Holy Blade better than Saw Cleaver?

The Saw Cleaver excels at fast attacks, serrated beast damage, and mobility, making it great for aggressive, Skill-focused builds; Ludwig's Holy Blade (LHB) offers massive single-hit damage, incredible stagger (especially transformed), and versatility for Quality/Strength builds, though it's slower and more commit-heavy, with each weapon shining in different situations, making the choice about playstyle: speed vs. raw power. 
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What's the best gun in Bloodborne?

There's no single "best" gun in Bloodborne; it depends on your build and playstyle, but Evelyn is top for Bloodtinge damage/fast parries, the Hunter Pistol is great for early game/low Bloodtinge, the Blunderbuss offers better stagger/spread for defense, the Repeating Pistol has high DPS (but uses 2 bullets), and the Cannon offers massive burst damage. For pure utility and versatility across builds, the Hunter Pistol is often favored, while Evelyn shines with high Bloodtinge investment.
 
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What should I level for Saw Cleaver?

If you're using a quality build (which is best for Saw Cleaver), then you'd level Str/Skl to 25/25. Your other stats may vary greatly, and it's probably just best to do some reading on the Fextralife wiki to decide which ones you need.
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What is Bloodborne's hardest boss?

Orphan of Kos is the final boss of The Old Hunters expansion and without a doubt the toughest fight in Bloodborne. The creature has a tremendous amount of health and all manner of tricks up its sleeve. Not only is it super aggressive, but it can fight both at close range and afar.
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Can I finish Bloodborne with Saw Cleaver?

Saw cleaver could definitely get you through the game. If you feel your not not doing enough damage maybe collect some blood gems from the chalice dungeons.
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What is the best axe weapon in Bloodborne?

The Hunter Axe is a starting weapon. It is a hand axe in its normal state and a halberd (polearm) in its transformed state. It is often considered one of the best weapons in the game for Strength/"Quality" builds.
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Is Skill or Strength better in Bloodborne?

In Bloodborne, Strength (STR) favors heavy, slow weapons that hit hard and stagger enemies, while Skill (SKL) boosts faster, agile weapons and significantly increases Visceral Attack damage, essential for parry-focused gameplay, with STR builds focusing on raw power and SKL on precise combos and critical hits, though Quality (STR/SKL) builds excel with many versatile weapons like the Saw Spear. 
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What damage type is Saw Cleaver?

1) The Saw Cleaver ONLY does Physical Damage, while the Saw Spear does Physical, Thrust, and Blunt damage, while only dealing slightly less base physical damage to the Saw Cleaver.
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Is a Saw Cleaver good for cutting meat?

Though it's different from a butcher knife, a cleaver is mainly for prepping proteins. Its weighty blade is good for breaking chickens into parts, separating chops and roasts, and even hacking straight through bone to portion out steaks and ribs.
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Is Saw Cleaver good for endgame?

Saw cleaver is one of the strongest weapons all game long, so you should be fine.
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Who is the easiest Bloodborne boss?

Witch of Hemwick is so easy and only damages you in their second stage, and you can remove any possible threat if you start the fight, use a Bold Hunter's Mark, spend all your Insight and start again. Easy.
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What is the hardest boss fight ever?

There's no single "hardest" boss, as difficulty is subjective, but top contenders often include Isshin, the Sword Saint (Sekiro) for relentless skill checks, Malenia, Blade of Miquella (Elden Ring) for her healing and aggression, Queen Larsa (Mushihimesama Futari) for overwhelming bullet-hell chaos, and older MMO bosses like Absolute Virtue (FFXI) for sheer endurance and complexity, with recent DLC bosses like Promised Consort Radahn (Elden Ring DLC) also topping lists. These fights demand near-perfect execution, deep pattern recognition, and extreme patience.
 
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Is Hunter Axe or Saw Cleaver better?

For Bloodborne, the Saw Cleaver is faster, great for DPS, especially against beasts, and excellent for beginners due to its low stamina cost and ease of use; the Hunter Axe offers better stagger, reach with its transformed spear, and stronger single hits, making it safer for strength builds and tougher enemies, with its spin-to-win attack being a game-changer. Your choice depends on playstyle: Cleaver for fast, aggressive attacks (DPS focus), Axe for slower, harder-hitting, safer, strength-oriented combat. 
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What happens if you get 40 Insight in Bloodborne?

40 Insight:

Amygdalas can be seen hanging onto the Oedon Chapel in the Cathedral Ward and at the gates of Yahar'gul, without having to trigger the "Blood Moon" event.
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What is the most fun starting weapon in Bloodborne?

Saw Cleaver is legally proven to be the most fun and best weapon in the game. I used the Saw Cleaver my first time through the game. I wanted to go with the weapon on the cover, since it was the most imaginative. I was hoping it would give me the quintessential Bloodborne experience.
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Is saw spear or cleaver better?

The Saw Cleaver is a Strength-focused weapon with higher base damage and faster, more consistent swings, while the Saw Spear emphasizes Skill, offers better scaling, and has a more versatile moveset with thrust attacks and serration in both forms, making the choice dependent on your build: Cleaver for raw Strength/quick hits, Spear for Skill/versatility, though both are excellent, especially for Arcane builds, with the Spear generally considered superior due to its skill scaling and utility against Kin.
 
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What is the most damaging weapon in Bloodborne?

highest possible damage in a single move is stake driver's transformed R2 with 170 base damage and a 3.55 damage multiplier.
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Is Ludwig's Rifle worth it?

In terms of damage, it is quite deadly, but only at close ranges. It is the most powerful Blunderbuss type weapon until level 30 of Bloodtinge. Beyond that point, the Hunter Blunderbuss is the most powerful. As such, Ludwig's Rifle is the best for low Bloodtinge builds.
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