wraith sword vs. standard of the damned

[K]

Lifedrain comes in two flavors: major and minor(its minor unless it says major, in general).

So, minor lifedrain lets you recover up to 10 points of tatigue and up to 2 HPs per hit (5 damage max lifedrain, which is doubled for fatigue and halves for HPs).

Major Lifedatin is on a few artifacts and is doubled for fatigue and halves for HPs(no cap).

Wraith Sword uses minor lifedrain.

Standard of the Damned casts the spell Drain Life. It wokrs like major lifedrain, but with its own spell damage. You don't put it on an SC, but on a commander who spams it (since people in melee rarely cast spells, its not as good).

[MaxWilson]

K said:
Major Lifedatin is on a few artifacts and is doubled for fatigue and halves for HPs(no cap).

Which artifacts? Does Sun Slayer have major lifedrain?

-Max

[K]

As far as I know, the Scepter of Dark Regency is the only major lifedrain item, and it's so useful that it's not appropriate for SCs.

Sun Slayer, on the other hand, has a power called "Area Death" which I haven't experimented with.

[Carkaton]

K said:
it's so useful that it's not appropriate for SCs.

I don't get that statement. It's so useful that you wouldn't want to waste it on an SC, or it's so useful that it makes SCs that much more ridiculous?

[K]

It's Death +3, so it's more useful for casting rituals and the like.

Putting it on an SC seems like a waste considering how easy they are to kill.