I'm just not getting the Samurai hype, what am I missing?

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Curious. How come?

Gekka + Kesho at 40 Kenki with Kaiten equals 600x2 attacks.

Shiten x2 for 300 Potency x2 at 50 Kenki worth ...just doesn't seem to add up being more damage.

More than happy to hear the basis of this theory as I'm still relatively new to SAM and working out the kinks.

Simply put, each kenki you have has a specific potency to it. Five kenki is 60 potency. Multiply that times 4, and that means to plus on Kaiten, you need to gain at least 240 potency worth of damage. Both Gekko +Kasha, when Kaiten'd, only do 200 extra potency. Shinten, while 300 potency for 25 kenki, is still cashing in each kenki for, at worst, a break even effect. This is also why proccing Seigan via 3rd Eye is typically a DPS gain, because you're trading 180 potency worth of Kenki for a 200 pot attack.

Kaiten is only a gain if you can use it for a GCD that gains more than 240 potency, or to put it another way, it only does more damage when used with Iaijutsu; Higan, Midare, and Tekka.