Woldaff, I understand if you hate me for this post but
This weapon is universally regarded as unequippable. Like literally no one who can do vah will ever use it. In fact, I can't see anyone who breaks out of tier 6 really making use of it.
Curvebade of the Malik (Shar Vahl)
[MAGIC ITEM] [LORE ITEM] [NO DROP]
Slot: Primary Secondary
Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 20
DMG: 17 AC: 2
Magic DMG: 1
Effect: Tishan's Discord (Combat, 0.1)
Skill Mod: Parry +2
STR: +5 DEX: +35 HP: +90
WT: 1.7 Size: Medium
Class: WAR RNG BRD ROG
Race: ALL
Some comparisons:
Flame-forged Longblade (Lower Thaz Fire)
[MAGIC ITEM] [LORE ITEM] [NO DROP]
Slot: Primary Secondary
Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 21
DMG: 18
Effect: Blast of Flame (Combat, Instant)
STR: +17 DEX: +17 CHA: +10 HP: +135
SV FIRE: +10
WT: 2.5 Size: Medium
Class: WAR RNG BRD ROG
Race: ALL
Blackened Dragonspine Cutlass (Caverns of Darkness)
[MAGIC ITEM] [LORE ITEM] [NO DROP]
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Skill: 1H Slash Atk Delay: 21
DMG: 17
Effect: Dreadflame (Combat)
Instrument Modifier: All Instruments (1.7)
STA: +10 DEX: +15 CHA: +20 HP: +115 MANA: 70
PR: +20 DR: +20
Weight: 3.0 Size: Medium
Class: WAR RNG BRD ROG
Race: ALL
Scimitar of Chaotic Flame (Plane of Fire)
[MAGIC ITEM] [LORE ITEM] [NO DROP]
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Skill: 1H Slash Atk Delay: 20
DMG: 14
Fire DMG: 3
Skill Mod: Parry +5%
STA: +15 WIS: +15 INT: +15 HP: +110
FR: +15
Weight: 7.0 Size: Medium
Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD DRU BRD ROG
Race: ALL
I would understand if the Curveblade of the Malik was equally OK for both melee dps and tanks, but in its current state, it pails in comparison compared to loot from tier 6-8. On tier, shar vahl is quite difficult (around tier 8ish, but tiers are dumb so this is just for estimation's sake).
The 2 AC and 90 hp on the sword screams "hey I am usable by tanks but im still terrible" while the lackluster proc and ratio (the ratio is the least worse thing about this item, but still not awesome) make it not desirable for melee dps. Not to mention you can get more HP from any 1 hander at tier 6 and above. Couple this with the fact that shar vahl is not something you can clear every 5 days, and requires quite a bit of effort to even unlock this opportunity. I know there was a re-working of vah loot, but this weapon in no means was overpowered in its previous incarnation. Vah loot as a whole is very useful to most classes on tier, except for this item. That's not to say that every item in the loot table needs to be amazing, because there are undesirable loots for almost every encounter. But this weapon has absolutely 0 use at the time for which it is dropped.
ALSO: 0 Resists and bad +stats are pretty inexcusable if you couple it with its already awful stats, especially for melee dps. Every early tier sword I linked has some sort of resists.
This weapon is universally regarded as unequippable. Like literally no one who can do vah will ever use it. In fact, I can't see anyone who breaks out of tier 6 really making use of it.
Curvebade of the Malik (Shar Vahl)
[MAGIC ITEM] [LORE ITEM] [NO DROP]
Slot: Primary Secondary
Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 20
DMG: 17 AC: 2
Magic DMG: 1
Effect: Tishan's Discord (Combat, 0.1)
Skill Mod: Parry +2
STR: +5 DEX: +35 HP: +90
WT: 1.7 Size: Medium
Class: WAR RNG BRD ROG
Race: ALL
Some comparisons:
Flame-forged Longblade (Lower Thaz Fire)
[MAGIC ITEM] [LORE ITEM] [NO DROP]
Slot: Primary Secondary
Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 21
DMG: 18
Effect: Blast of Flame (Combat, Instant)
STR: +17 DEX: +17 CHA: +10 HP: +135
SV FIRE: +10
WT: 2.5 Size: Medium
Class: WAR RNG BRD ROG
Race: ALL
Blackened Dragonspine Cutlass (Caverns of Darkness)
[MAGIC ITEM] [LORE ITEM] [NO DROP]
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Skill: 1H Slash Atk Delay: 21
DMG: 17
Effect: Dreadflame (Combat)
Instrument Modifier: All Instruments (1.7)
STA: +10 DEX: +15 CHA: +20 HP: +115 MANA: 70
PR: +20 DR: +20
Weight: 3.0 Size: Medium
Class: WAR RNG BRD ROG
Race: ALL
Scimitar of Chaotic Flame (Plane of Fire)
[MAGIC ITEM] [LORE ITEM] [NO DROP]
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Skill: 1H Slash Atk Delay: 20
DMG: 14
Fire DMG: 3
Skill Mod: Parry +5%
STA: +15 WIS: +15 INT: +15 HP: +110
FR: +15
Weight: 7.0 Size: Medium
Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD DRU BRD ROG
Race: ALL
I would understand if the Curveblade of the Malik was equally OK for both melee dps and tanks, but in its current state, it pails in comparison compared to loot from tier 6-8. On tier, shar vahl is quite difficult (around tier 8ish, but tiers are dumb so this is just for estimation's sake).
The 2 AC and 90 hp on the sword screams "hey I am usable by tanks but im still terrible" while the lackluster proc and ratio (the ratio is the least worse thing about this item, but still not awesome) make it not desirable for melee dps. Not to mention you can get more HP from any 1 hander at tier 6 and above. Couple this with the fact that shar vahl is not something you can clear every 5 days, and requires quite a bit of effort to even unlock this opportunity. I know there was a re-working of vah loot, but this weapon in no means was overpowered in its previous incarnation. Vah loot as a whole is very useful to most classes on tier, except for this item. That's not to say that every item in the loot table needs to be amazing, because there are undesirable loots for almost every encounter. But this weapon has absolutely 0 use at the time for which it is dropped.
ALSO: 0 Resists and bad +stats are pretty inexcusable if you couple it with its already awful stats, especially for melee dps. Every early tier sword I linked has some sort of resists.
