Double-Edged Answer - Legendary Sword

Double-Edged Answer is a Sword Void Heavy in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Sword - Void - Heavy - Adaptive Frame

Source: Complete strikes and earn rank-up packages from Commander Zavala.

Everything has a cost.

[Heavy Attack] : Launch a heavy uppercut attack.
Heavy attacks are stronger with full energy.

Balanced Guard
Sword Guard has balanced overall defenses.
Burst Guard
Sword Guard has high resistance, but low endurance.
Enduring Guard
Sword Guard has high endurance, but low resistance.
Heavy Guard
Sword Guard has high overall defenses, but lowers charge rate.
Swordmaster's Guard
Sword Guard has low overall defenses, but increases charge rate.

Duelist's Trance
Sword final blows grant increased charge rate and defense until this weapon is stowed.
Thresh
Killing combatants with this weapon generates a small amount of Super energy.
Relentless Strikes
[Light Attack] : Landing three light-attack hits within a short time grants Sword ammo.
Tireless Blade
Sword ammo granted for every other powered sword kill.
Energy Transfer
Guarding while receiving damage generates class ability energy.
Flash Counter
Blocking damage after raising your guard emits a short-range blast that disorients targets.
Wellspring
Kills with this weapon generate ability energy. This energy is divided between your uncharged abilities.
Unrelenting
Rapidly defeating targets triggers health regeneration. Guardians and powerful combatants count as more than one kill.
Repulsor Brace
Defeating a Void-debuffed target grants an overshield.
Demolitionist
Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
En Garde
Quick attacks immediately after swapping to this sword do additional damage.
Pugilist
Final blows with this weapon generate melee energy.
Dealing melee damage briefly improves this weapon's handling.

Collective Action
Collecting an Elemental pickup or destroying a Tangle grants this weapon a stacking period of increased damage. Throwing a Tangle provides additional time.

Elemental pickups include [Solar]Firesprites, [Void]Void Breaches, [Arc]Ionic Traces, [Stasis]Stasis Shards, and [Strand]Strand Tangles.
Destabilizing Rounds
Defeating a target creates a Void burst; hitting other targets with this burst makes them volatile and grants you Volatile Rounds for a short duration.
Valiant Charge
Receiving damage while guarding temporarily increases Sword lunge distance.
Adrenaline Junkie
This weapon gains increased damage and handling from final blows with grenades or this weapon.
Attrition Orbs
Dealing sustained damage creates an Orb of Power.
Harmony
Final blows with other weapons improve this weapon's damage and performance for a short duration.
One for All
Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration.
Assassin's Blade
Sword final blows boost movement speed and damage.
Counterattack
Blocking an attack immediately after guarding increases damage for a short duration.
Vorpal Weapon
Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.
Surrounded
This weapon gains bonus damage when three or more enemies are in close proximity.
Whirlwind Blade
Rapid sword strikes increase this weapon's damage for a short duration. Guarding also ends the effect.

Vanguard's Vindication
Final blows with this weapon grant a small amount of health.
Nadir Focus
Sustained fire increases accuracy and range. Increases lunge distance for Swords, and projectile velocity for Launchers.