Ancient Blade

Description
The is a Breakable Artifact Weapon in For The King. It is attuned to a character's Strength stat.

Stats

 * +5% Crit Chance

Abilities

 * Strike
 * Flaming Swing
 * Flaming Smite
 * Armor Up

Immunities

 * Freeze Immunity

Usage
The is most effective when your character has a large Focus pool to tap. If you plan on spending Focus to ensure 100% successful attacks, then it doesn't matter whether the character wielding the has a high Strength stat. You're better off equipping the character with the largest Focus Pool to wield the blade if you intend to always spend Focus to ensure a 100% strike.

The Ancient Blade is acquired late in the Frost Adventure which would lead many to believe it should be used against the Dragon Whitemoon. This could turn out to be a bad idea unless you're properly prepared. Whitemoon has very high health and therefore would require a long series of combat strikes to kill. The Ancient Blade is best utilized against Whitemoon by pumping 3 Focus into the blade for its Flaming Smite attack. This will apply burning to Whitemoon and deal the greatest amount of damage in the shortest amount of time. However, your character will quickly exhaust their pool of Focus when using the. So either come prepared with a good supply of Golden Root to replenish that Focus or perhaps consider using a more traditional weapon that can deal a high damage output in place of the.

Acquired
Potential quest reward for unlocking the Armory during a Frost Adventure campaign.