http://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Fellblade_(longsword)

What's the consensus on this?  Is it better or worse than a TF with Mortal Fear?

Seems to be better on the base damage (5.5[W]+13 vs. 4.5[W]+12) and a better Crit profile (18-20x2 vs. 19-20x2)

Has the axiomatic 10-40 damage, vorpal and banishing damage, armor piercing, and doublestrike vs. whatever you craft on your TF item. 

I'm kinda thinking Fellblade might be better for bosses and TF Mortal Fear for non-boss/trash.  But I don't have the Fellblade yet.  Coming up on a 20th run of DoJ and was wondering if it was worth taking.



 

Regardless of MATH™, it's unbound, I wouldn't take it from 20th for sure.

Wipe wrote on Aug 24^th, 2015 at 4:35pm:


It's BTCoA, just like all the other raid loot.

Asheras wrote on Aug 24^th, 2015 at 4:17pm:


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Rubbinns wrote on Aug 24^th, 2015 at 5:44pm:


Yeah.  It's a tough call.  That's why I was investigating the blade vs. TF tier 3.  You think the blade is really a non-starter, eh?  It seemed like a closer call on paper. 

EDIT:  Neg levels on the Epic Litany is stupid.  I get the lower level version, but on ML 27 raid loot?  Or at least let us scrub it off with an upgrade.  Ugh. 

Asheras wrote on Aug 24^th, 2015 at 6:01pm:

only because it is a longsword. otherwise it would be a good complement to the toee offhand on 2wf'ers(only against amrath red names).

Sov Vorp is worth 15Damage/Hit on average. You can round to 20 for the occasional time it actually vorpals somethins between 1-3000 HP.

That's woefully behind just the force proc itself on hit from Mortal fear.

Crit wise it's just a scimitar. It needed x3 Crit at least to be compelling.

Banishing is basically the same as Sov Vorp, but less so and only on things that can get banished, obv.

Overally, it's terrible. Sadly, since it's raid loot.

harharharhar wrote on Aug 24^th, 2015 at 9:39pm:

Its crit profile was originally 17-20/x3. Then, of course, the devs raped it and changed it to 18-20/x2.

It went from MUST have to meh. If they had left the multiplier alone, it would have been a great get. Even if they only nerfed the multiplier to x2, the 17-20 crit range would have been unique, I think, and still would have made the weapon pretty desirable.

Now it's just ok.

Well done, Severlin. I'm sure the over-nerf was your call.

So the 15% double strike is irrelevant?

Coasterhops wrote on Aug 24^th, 2015 at 11:38pm:

No, it's very nice. It's the only real reason I'd consider using it on my S&B pally.

An easily-reached 50% Doublestrike with it is nothing to laugh at.

Arkat wrote on Aug 24^th, 2015 at 11:52pm:


It is also a damn sight easier to get than T3 Mortal fear.  20 runs of DoJ max vs. 35-40 runs of Deathwyrm. Mind you, I'd rather run Deathwyrm, I like it better, but it is a bit longer of a raid and it is harder to get a group for these days. 

If you don't have Mortal Fear and aren't close to 30 phlogs it is probably a nice stop-gap.  It's better than a T2 TF weapon.  BUt for DPS, I'm going with the T3 TF blade.  At least until we see sentient weapons/Epic Shroud.

If you are a follower of the silver flame with ameliorating strike I would definatelly use it. Otherwise, tf is your best friend no matter the build

DoRayEgon wrote on Aug 25^th, 2015 at 10:53am:


Base damage, it is definitely in the ball park with these.  And the crit profile is on par with TF Khopesh and ahead of the Fellblade. The only issue is that you don't have the extra damage boost that the others are giving you.  Probably another solid stop gap until you get T3 TF, considering it is probably even easier to get than Fellblade.