Lifedrain

Potatoman · #1 January 11th, 2007, 02:16 PM

Another, more subjective question: are wraith swords worth making after their double-nerf (limit of 5 drained, 25 gems to forge)? If so, what kind of fighter would you equip with one? Would it work well on, say, a golem?

Teraswaerto · #2 January 11th, 2007, 02:25 PM

I don't think I'd ever make one. Even the athame (one handed life draining dagger, blood item) is kind of iffy.

Ironhawk · #3 January 11th, 2007, 03:07 PM

Whats the nerf on lifedrain?

FAJ · #4 January 11th, 2007, 03:49 PM

used to drain on full damage, not just the first 5 iirc

Taqwus · #5 January 11th, 2007, 04:50 PM

Shadow Brand looks to be a nice toy; it's one-handed, but of a sword length and not a dagger. It's armor-piercing, like the flaming weapons. And it's a small-area lifedrain (Leeching Darkness), so it affects more than just the guy you smacked... even if all the drain is added before applying the limits, you're still doing the damage.

It's Earth and Death, 'tho, perhaps not the most common combination.

Potatoman · #6 January 11th, 2007, 06:09 PM

Really! I had always assumed from its description that Shadow Brand inflicted decay, like a Bane Blade.