Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20170505174118/@comment-27144409-20170531001855

Well even if she can't, a kusarigama is a melee weapon that offers good reach and versatility without modification, so that could still be useful.

Let me clarify. While Blake can perform Aura slashes (blade beams), my guess (which has no real postive evidence), is that it's harder to generate a focused beam of Aura without a weapon than to channel a slash with a conduit. Not to mention that extensive use of this would be rather demanding.