How does Two Handed Skill work

• So, when it says that it increases total ATK by 50% for that skill, if a skill is Critical, does it mean :
• Total ATK after Annihilator buff?
• Total ATK after War Cry buff?
• Total ATK after Brave Aura buff?
• Total ATK After Kairiki buff?
• Or before any or all of these?

Because if first is true then Knuckles with 100% crit rate can technically reach ridiculous ATK values for those Skills, and hence ridiculous damage...
I'm wondering if I should have abandoned Dagger for Two Handed passive.

I mean, isn't it ridiculously overpowered for Any 100% crit build? What's the catch here?

To clarify I checked Coryn Club, and it says the Buff is for non Katana too. Is that incorrect, perhaps?

 

Only weapon atk, cr and stability applies for all weapons, boost on ATK is Katana exclusive. The bonus is applied on your total ATK (shown at your stats screen)

Always has been

 

Yeah, I've been curious about 2-handed lately. The skill description states:
" Wield the weapon with both hands. Various stats are enhanced if Sub-Weapon is empty. Critical Damage with a Katana greatly increases."

So, if you equip a MD, are you gaining the stab. , wATK, and CR bonus? Likewise, Staff, no sub? Knuckles, no sub?

 

Afaik, you'll gain the stats as long as you have no sub. If the sub weapon slot is empty then it's treated as "no sub", be it really empty (nothing equipped even though the slot is available) or the slot is disabled due to certain weapons (2HS, MD). It's just that the bonus amount is halved when the main weapon is not Katana.

 

Yes. I used to have two-handed skill to compensate Fireworks' low stability long time ago