Move Creation Workshop

[Alex Mercer]

OLD

Claws: Alex shifts the biomass in one of his hands into a four-digit blade like structure. The change effects his entire arm, taking on a wicked, sickly black form. The transformation takes three seconds, but is not fatiguing in itself and he can move about normally during this time. The claws are fast and agile, requiring minor fatigue to use, making them his go-to weapon. They don't fair well against higher defense, and are more meant for minor slashing damage, perfect against unarmored targets.

NEW 

Claws: Alex shifts the biomass in one of his hands into a four-digit blade like structure. The change effects his entire arm, taking on a wicked, sickly black form. The transformation takes three seconds, but is not fatiguing in itself and he can move about normally during this time. The claws are fast and agile, requiring minor fatigue to use, making them his go-to weapon. Though the claws are lethal and can deal moderate damage while remaining quite fast, the great speed and strength behind each blow is counteracted by the lower density of the biomass of the hand and arm. The claws are tough, but the rest is exceptionally vulnerable (Half Defense). If he is not careful, he can be disarmed of his claws entirely.

Basically magnifying the strength and maintaining the speed, at the cost of lower defense of an entire limb. This might lead to dismemberment. I think it sounds pretty good and straight forward, like ripping through a phone book vs ripping one page.

Downsides:
Half Defense from shoulder down
3 Second Cooldown

Upsides:
Moderate Damage
Fast Attack Speed

Should I bump it up or nerf it, or does this look pretty good?