war weapon by aggro

[Raev]

I am fairly sure that guide is using the Monk rates of DA/DW rather than the warrior ones, which are 0.52 and 0.6 respectively. Also all of the misspelled item names trigger my OCD.

To answer your original question: for literally a decade threat generation simply didn't matter here due to massive clicky use, so everyone wanted a Vulak katana and a Blade of Carnage for +200 HP and huge +STA. I guess that habits are hard to break!

I don't understand why any raiding warrior would not use the Jagged Blade of War and bag the Willsapper and Trident unless you want the slow procs. It's more damage, more threat, roughly the same stats as the 1H combos, and as a bonus eats fewer ripostes. I guess the swirling blue/red color is a matter of taste; I don't really love it but it's not enough to make me use something else. By the way Baler, Sakuragi's Warrior Guide does include some hate calculations that are basically correct. But really there should be four lists, for Classic, Kunark, Velious, and Velious after the 2H adjustment.

By the way, the scabbard is the difficult part of the warrior epic. I simply did the blade/hilt quests twice so I could have both the 1H and 2H versions available without wasting a bag slot. I think at some point you are supposed to be able to do the combine with a Sword of Runes as well.

[Jimjam]

On live you could bypass the rest of the quest once you had the scabbard. As you say, sword of runes.

You could even have duplicates during LDoN era; an augmentable and unaugmentable version of each sword. GMs deleted my spares when they caught me with two reds. Told me it was a bug.

[Snaggles]

While a scruffy weapon these days (except the ringed mace) Ykesha still proves a great aggro proc due to the brief interupt. I used a Ykeshan War Club with a Frostbringer around 40 and was very impressed. Later swapped for a Sarnak Warhammer since stun is a more functional proc.

Aggro weapons aren’t what they once were. There are still great aggro weapons. There are also cheap but good ones that will suffice. Many warriors are still using the wrong weapons and dps is jumping in too early. These are all facts.

[kjs86z]

If you plan on never doing war epic or VP, whats the best combo?

Trident + ???

(edit: vulak loot doesnt count)

[Raev]

Originally Posted by kjs86z [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you plan on never doing war epic or VP, whats the best combo?

Trident + ???

(edit: vulak loot doesnt count)

Frostreaver is the clear bargain choice IMO. It's 2 hate per second less than the epic and has slightly inferior stats, but it also puts out +5 dps, probably goes for pretty low DKP, and doesn't have obnoxious key/level requirements. Troxx (Bedavir) was very happy with his.

My sperglord calculator values the consistency of 2H and the additional damage, and it considers Palladius, Gaudralek, Frostreaver, and the Jagged Blade to be all more or less equivalent and mildly superior to all of the various 1H combinations that don't include the SoD or 'real' Blade of Carnage.

[kjs86z]

Originally Posted by Raev [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Frostreaver is the clear bargain choice IMO. It's 2 hate per second less than the epic and has slightly inferior stats, but it also puts out +5 dps, probably goes for pretty low DKP, and doesn't have obnoxious key/level requirements. Troxx (Bedavir) was very happy with his.

My sperglord calculator values the consistency of 2H and the additional damage, and it considers Palladius, Gaudralek, Frostreaver, and the Jagged Blade to be all more or less equivalent and mildly superior to all of the various 1H combinations that don't include the SoD or 'real' Blade of Carnage.

Great idea. My war is 54, might put the fatty on the shelf until I can get a Dain Axe.

Been using a Vyemm whip + Frostbringer... that rune proc is amazing when there isn't a cleric around.

[Allishia]

Prolly trident and willsaper? If not doing vp or epic anyway...

[Ripqozko]

Originally Posted by Allishia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Prolly trident and willsaper? If not doing vp or epic anyway...

yea probably trident and willsapper

id rather use trident +shissar tho, get a vp key

[Naethyn]

I really like cracked claw of zlandicar + infestation (trident, but thats a really hard to get wep).

Incapacitate is a really good debuff that is usually skipped whereas every slow weapon usually don't hold. Also piercing has 10 less skill.

[Naethyn]

Also, 2 blood points with a haste that is better than your group's and a fungi is great 50-60.