KMS Paladin skill change question

When you attack with a melee weapon, the afterimage of your attack determines what you hit, regardless of the weapon you're using. Blast used to be like Power Strike and normal attack in that it would use the afterimage (except it's always a stab animation). With the updates it has a fixed range like Brandish, and you'll be able to use a 1h sword and hit with the same range as a 2h sword user.