Curse

dinocroc109 · Feb 12, 2006, 01:37 AM // 01:37

Hey Guys, I have 2 questions:

What hilt is best for a sword?

In a sundering hilt, your sword has +10% armor penetration, but it only happens x% of the time (such as +10% armor penetration chance: 9%). However, my question is what is the highest percent the chance can go up to?

thanks for helping!

Sol_Vie · Feb 12, 2006, 01:43 AM // 01:43

The highest percent is 10% for Sundering. However, I'd suggest using something else for a sword hilt. Vampiric is quite good (even better if you carry Mending). You could also use a utility hilt like Barbed or Cruel hilts.

dinocroc109 · Feb 12, 2006, 02:37 PM // 14:37

In my skills though, I don't have deep wound or even sever artery. Those hilts won't do anything if I don't have those skills equipped. But the vampric might not be such a bad idea (with mending of course). But, my glad. defence's effectiveness would go down, What do you think I should do?

The Last Cruzader · Feb 12, 2006, 04:03 PM // 16:03

Well, if you do use severe artery, gash, and final thrust ( these are mostly common used sword skills) then i would prefer using a furious sword hilt, and balthazars spirit. Btw you don't always need to use Glad's def, for me it depends on what im farming. (or doing a quest)

SirShadowrunner · Feb 12, 2006, 04:19 PM // 16:19

It is nice to have a couple of different setups, a like a collector stance sword
with a zealous hilt, and +5 defense, very versatile, I have not tried a vampiric
hilt yet, running that with hundred blades could be good.

djfatben · Feb 12, 2006, 06:11 PM // 18:11

Vampiric is the best for damage, with possibly an elemental damage on an alternate sword. If you're lvl 20, you'll want to use a +5 defense sword pommel. It reduces damage recieved by about 8.5%, so if you've got over 353 hit points, +5 defense is as good as +30hp and actually better because heals are more effective. Vampiric doesn't really benefit you health wise unless you have attack speed increase or multi-hit capability. I like to carry an ele hilt of some type for going against enemy's w/ +x to physical damage. Just my $0.02.

Markaedw · Feb 12, 2006, 06:32 PM // 18:32

Zealous is good, don't waste money on a vamp unless it is 5/1, anything less won't make up for the health degen or the regen loss. I would say for solo farming probably zealous and enchanting. Elementals are really good if you plan on carring mulitple weapons, ie attacking Kytra fire imps with a fire weapon, not a good idea.

Vamps can be good for multi attacks everytime you hit somthing - health + the damage the weapon causes guarenteed, sundery at best it is 1 out of 10, and a vamp ungrade is usually half the price of the equivalent in sundery.

Vevila · Feb 12, 2006, 06:38 PM // 18:38

Swords and Axes only go up to 3/1 for Vampiric, unlike Hammers and Bows which can have 5/1.

Markaedw · Feb 12, 2006, 08:34 PM // 20:34

I stand corrected, I never liked vamp much, I once had a vamp axe that I chucked, and have just found the joys of a vamp bow.

Now I love my barb sword for my warrior. Hit a guy with sever and deep gash and move on, just let him bleed to death. I have thought about a furious sword but is double adrenelin X% chance worth it?

dinocroc109 · Feb 13, 2006, 01:59 AM // 01:59

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Originally Posted by Markaedw

I stand corrected, I never liked vamp much, I once had a vamp axe that I chucked, and have just found the joys of a vamp bow.
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Now I love my barb sword for my warrior. Hit a guy with sever and deep gash and move on, just let him bleed to death. I have thought about a furious sword but is double adrenelin X% chance worth it?

Yeah, I think I'll go with the barbed sword. I can easily fit in sever artery into my collection of skills. Plus, if I did do that my opponent would bleed for 26 seconds. Thats alot. I don't think the furious is worth it, it only saves you 1 extra hit. I like the idea of a vampiric hilt, but I do not want to change from tactics to healing prayers because of my shield (and my rely on glad. defence and healing sig.). Thank you all for helping!

Vindexus · Feb 13, 2006, 10:33 AM // 10:33

The only good sword mods are Zealous and Vampiric. Sundering is Horrible.

Furious is 1adrenaline in 10 hits whereas Vampiric is 30 damage.

3/1 Mods make up for the health lost, and even if they didn't, who cares? You're supposed to be doing damage, not healing yourself.

dinocroc109 · Feb 13, 2006, 01:15 PM // 13:15

fine, I'll try the vampiric, but I will have to change some skills around. By the way, how much would a 3/1 vampiric hilt cost?