Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20161228230634/@comment-24267097-20161229180001

SpiritedDreaming wrote: Lol. In a more serious note, scythes aren't really that great against people who are extremely agile and extremely close range fighters. The sword offers more maneuverability, and he can use the flat of the blade as a shield far easier than he would be able to do it if was in scythe mode. Plus, it seems like the gun function is pretty much unusable in scythe mode, only increasing the strength of his swings, so he loses his ranged attacks if he uses his scythe.

TL;DR, the scythe is more powerful but slower and less maneuverable. The sword is faster and more versatile.

@Chish; Ozpin did say he's only seen 'one other scythe user of that skill'. That sort of implies that Qrow is one of the best, if not the best, scythe user currently alive in the world of Remnant. I know the conversation has moved on but Qrow's scythe form retains the weapon's ranged attacks; just because Qrow hasn't used it in the show doesn't mean that it isn't in the concept art of the weapon.