Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-86.31.112.50-20170928113623/@comment-32723323-20170928133809

This is a good question, because it really depends on the person, their playstyle and preferences. I am not a kiwame expert, I am a beginner with just five of them right now, but here is how I feel about it. :)

The actual experience needed to get to, say lvl 40 kiwame, is the same regardless how the early points are gained. For me, it is easier to level kiwame tantou than a regular one because of the two troop slots and dodging long range attacks in the daytime is useful too. Until about lvl 31 it is also pretty fast. Then gaining a level starts to take a longer time.

For wakizashi the difference is not as visible as they already have two troop slots, but I enjoy it when they block the enemy attack.

Personally, I would send them to training as soon as I can. I just can't because of the Letter Sets are too rare... So, my next kiwame, Atshushi, will probably be at or close to lvl 99 when the time comes.

Of course, the Uchigatana kiwames coming may change things, though not for me personally, as the first three that I would send are levelled up. None of them belongs to this first patch, so there is plenty of time.