Baton (DXIW)

"A heavyweight polyurethane baton. Ideal for non-lethal incapacitation."

- description of Baton

The Baton is a weapon in Deus Ex: Invisible War.

Background
Side-handle baton is a heavyweight polyurethane baton with a short side handle at a right angle to the shaft. It's a non-lethal melee weapon commonly used in 2072 by guards or troopers (like SSC or WTO) to the detriment of the expandable baton found in Deus Ex.

Characteristics
The baton is a side handle baton. The fire key makes the player quickly hit something with the short end of the baton. If the fire key is held down, the baton will be swung very fast. If the Baton is used to defeat a foe, they will fall unconscious. However, the Baton has very low range.

Tactics

 * The Combat Strength aug greatly enhances the weapon's strength, making it very useful throughout the entire game. Everyone, from thugs to Illuminati Elite Troopers, will be defeated with a handful of quick blows from the Baton, especially if the player aims for the head.


 * To get a very effective weapon before entering the Seattle hubs, combine the Baton with a level 3 Combat Strength aug. A level 3 Combat Strength is easy to obtain, as the player can spend all of the biomods they get at the labs in the Seattle Tarsus Academy to max it out instantly.


 * Using and maxing out the Electrostatic Discharge aug will make the baton as effective against mechanical foes as it is against organic ones.


 * With both a maxed Combat Strength and Electrostatic Discharge augs, the Baton is one of the most powerful weapons in the the entire game. It has a very quick rate of fire and does a significant amount of damage per hit. Groups of enemies will fall almost as quickly as a single enemy will. Even Templars equipped with Templar V68A power armor will quickly be defeated with a flurry of strikes, though the weapon will cause the Templar to blow up instead of knock them unconscious.


 * The Baton is the most effective weapon for non-lethal players, especially with the two augs mentioned earlier are maxed out. It's high fire rate and great damage per hit when combined with augs allows the player to knock out enemies far faster than any other non-lethal weapon in the game.


 * A Baton with maxed out related augs can quickly take down Illuminati Elite Troopers and A68V power armor, but their after-death attacks can cause a good amount to the player. Those wanting to defeat them with the Baron should have either a lot of healing items or a level 3 Regeneration aug ready when they die.


 * The Speed Enhancement works very well with the Baton, as the Baton's fast-firing nature makes it synergize well with the huge speed boost that a high-level Speed Enhancement gives. With Speed Enhancement, the player can quickly circle-strafe foes while laying down a quick barrage of Baton hits, defeating the foe before they can get more than a handful of shots off. It will also make it easier to avoid the Illuminati Elite Troop's poison gas attack after they die.

Locations

 * Seattle Tarsus Academy, in Alex Denton's locker.
 * Seattle Inclinator, can be found on a crate in the room with the inclinator connecting Upper and Lower Seattle.
 * Cairo.