Dagger of Speed vs. Arcane Great Sword: dagger is better?!

Hi, I was looking the forums for the best weapon, and I saw that nobody mentioned the dagger of speed.

Here are my calculations:

Soug: speed = 15, Str bonus = 9 (Str 19)

9 attacks with Dagger of Speed (speed 20)
Avg dmg = (((1 + 4) / 2) + 9) * 9 = 103,5

3 attacks with Arcane G. Sword (speed 8)
Avg dmg = (((4 + 16) / 2) + 9 + 16) * 3 = 105

Note that the +16 from the sword is dependent on the magic meter. I have 10 points towards magic and I get the full +4 Speed bonus from the dagger.

Throw in a higher dex, war boots of speed, higher strength, potion of speed, backstabbing... the dagger becomes even more awesome. AND you can get it pretty early in the game AND its very cheap, nearly free.

I'm not saying it's the best weapon in the game, but If I calculated it right, it should at least be considered.


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Speed table
Speed 1-2 = 8 AP
Speed 3-5 = 7 AP
Speed 6-7 = 6 AP
Speed 8-11 = 5 AP
Speed 12-14 = 4 AP
Speed 15-17 = 3 AP
Speed 18+ = 2 AP

 

There's an Arcane Dagger too.

 

Yes, a good weapon too. Compared to the dagger of speed, It's slower (speed 12) and doesn't give speed bonus though.

 

Don't forget that Arcane weapons are nearly indestructible (they don't get damaged from bashing obstacles or attacking elementals and golems), and that they provide extra mana for spellcasters.

 

Hmm. I knew about the extra mana, but wasn't aware if the damage aspect. Thanks.

P.S. love you sig.*cackle*

 

Actually all items that are either 100% magick or 100% tech are indestructible.