MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM PLACEABLE
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Slashing Atk Delay: 40
DMG: 24 Dmg Bonus: 96
This item is placeable in yards and houses.
Effect: Ice Rend (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 30
WT: 15.0 Size: LARGE
Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BER
Race: ALL except DWF HFL GNM DRK
Slot 1, Type 4 (Weapon: General) Slot 2, Type 20 (Ornamentation)
Drakkel Icereaver
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM PLACEABLE
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Slashing Atk Delay: 40
DMG: 24 Dmg Bonus: 96
This item is placeable in yards and houses.
Effect: Ice Rend (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 30
WT: 15.0 Size: LARGE
Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BER
Race: ALL except DWF HFL GNM DRK
Slot 1, Type 4 (Weapon: General) Slot 2, Type 20 (Ornamentation)
I have a lvl 10 pally that has this. This thing procs like crazy and I only have 89 dex, at least twice for every mob I fight, too bad I'm too low lvl for it to actually take effect. My iksar sk used to have it and he hits for 64's at lvl 22.
i believe what he/she is trying to say, is he/she gets the "your will is not sufficient to command this weapon" message ALOT. which is what happens when a weapon attempts to proc, but you arent high enough for it to. i remember getting that occassionally on my necro with my velium great staff i was twinked with
What exactly does the Ice Rend proc on this do? And when does it proc? Bought it for my Pally who is now level 21 and haven't seen it proc once, getting kind of curious.
I'm a lvl 23 warrior and the Ice Rend effect seems to never been triggered. Is that normal?What is the lvl needed to trigger the ability of that sword? Do I have to do something special? Btw, I bought mine for, hum hum, 50pp (yeah!) at the bazzaar.
Just for informations sake... I too picked up one of these in the bazaar for 50 plat... Love when people dont do the research when they price things, or when they just dont care about making the profit.
My druid ran across one of these while killing Frost Giants for the shawl quests. At first I was going to sell it to a merchant, and then I gave a second look at the stats. It seemed better than the crystallized blade my pally twink had on her (pally is my first melee, so I'm still a bit new to dmg/delay ratios and such). Well at 23, my pally can consistently hit for 40 plus. I can hardly wait to get her to lvl 30 and see this puppy proc. Sells for about 500p in the Bazaar on Innoruuk server, so I'll hang on to this one for a while!
After hunting Scouts in Great Divide for about 12 to 15 hours over the course of several days, I saw 2 or 3 of these drop. The proc of 30hps of direct damage is alright, but with the longer delay this proc becomes less of an issue. At 15 stones this blade is quite heavy. All things considered, I would probably stick with my BABS over this.
I saw one of these drop ages ago while fighting in a group killing elites in GD. Today I had one drop off a frost giant scout while soloing. Imagine my surprise (and delight)! Also dropped a velium rapier and a head.
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Svenio Stolicknaya, 55 Monk Roeth LeDaviid, 64 Wizard Rathe Server
Are they ever gonna make this useable by halflings, now that WE can be Paladins? Made a pretty good deal trading a Bonecollecors Hammer and a Centi SS for this, only to realize afterward that it is NOT useable by Halflings....When I checked, I saw Paladin, and forgot to check race... DOH!!!
I feel your pain. I just looted one while soloing in GD with my cleric and thought it would be a nice gift for my level 20 pally, but dwarves can't use it either.
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You better watch your thunder, it's the first thing I'm gonna steal.
Acquired my first one off a frost giant behind the giant fort in GD (gave to my warrior), and the second one off a FG Berserker from a pull within the fort. Common drop obviously is the velium swords, and you see them carry the weapons, although a few times the FG's would have two weapons (showing a hammer, but drops a sword too).
BTW, have only seen this drop in group and in solo a total of four times (including my two) out of hundreds slain giants while working on CoV faction.
everyone keeps asking why this thing procs at lvl 30, the reason for this is that Velious is supposed to be for lvl 30+. assuming you are the right lvl for this place it would proc for you when you get it in the place it drops, Great Divide. just be greatful that it procs at lvl 30 instead of like most the Kunark weapons that proc at lvl 45. oh yeah, this thing weighs more than a VW beattle too
well well the battle of the reavers it seems this reaver has some very good dmg and delay compared to the dark reaver which is 20/42 effect steal 30 str i personal have this weapon and i think it is great the dmg of 24 plus i have 3 dmg bouns on mine makes this a better weapon than the dark reaver, sure 30str can be good for increasing damage but i only saw a 2 point increase compared to the icereaver which is a 30dd effect over all my sk can deal over 100points of dmg with this beast i say stay with the icereaver way better than the darkreaver
My Icereaver shows a Damage Bonus of 2. It just showed up yesterday 11/21/2001. I had just made lvl 28. Is this correct or is there a bug or something?
With out a doubt this is a nice weapon. My ranger bought one but I wont say how much for I know it was worth more than she payed. Impatience is what drives the market value down to. Any way I noticed that the proc was like casting a spell in that she was delayed in swinging till it was done. When she hits for 52 to 70+ with it and the proc did some where in the mid 30s I got to wondering if it would be better that it didnt proc and she kept swinging.
i got mine for 900pp, he said it wuz worth 2K, 2K my BUTT! dratz, and it procs at lvl 30!!!! double drats, i HAD 2 canes of tranquil, i should not have sold, i am killing guards in Nek and my 2HS is so low that these blues can almost beat me =p
this sword is worth nearly 2k if you look in books and stuff, worth approx. 1,650pp. it is a nice weapon i use it on my lvl 27 paladin, i dont hit full yet cuz it procs at lvl 30 but i hit for about 60-70 with it, which is better than most lvl 20-30's. it procs at lvl 30 cuz its dropped n velious and velious is a lvl 30+ area. it would be stupid to have a lvl 5 wep drop here, overall its a great wep and gets the job done nicely and effectively if you are not an idiot and know how to use it right, then when you do decide to get rid of it, its worth some money so dont throw it away unless u really are stupid!
humm first of all is you fault for not keeping your abilities up to date thats why for that you get the stupid award any melle class should know by now that it will help you int eh long run if you keep your abilities up to date you never know when you going to walk accros a weapon that you will like to have
and with out no further delay i present malkeric whit the stupid award !!!!
Ectaxyx hum wich why did he go gorge Warning: this person cnat spell for the simple reason that she has smoked to much crack.
cant wait for this to proc. got an awesome deal on Bristlebane server for 223p and a cabilis scale mantle. this guy was selling everything really low. i would imagine this weapon to be worth about 500pp easy.
My 40 Dwarf pally looted 1 on a winning roll only to find out his /race/class/diety cannot equip item. The base damage is the same as the Black Aloy Basterd Sword (24 dam), and 40 dely compared to the 39 on the BABS. The 33 proc would have been nice but im hiting in the 90's now with the BABS so I guess I will just have to live with it. Needless to say I gave the IR to a Human Pally in my next group that was totaly lacking in a 2hs weapon. They sell for around 700pp on my server.
I just picked one of these off a giant, and was wondering what it is worth. I have heard that it is nothing more then merchant fodder. I may still be newer to the game and to better weapons, but IMO 24/40 with a 30dd proc has got to be worth more then what a merchant will give for it. I think any mid lvl ranger that can get his hands on one of these should be happy. With 139str and not even master at 2hs i hit for max of 57pts avg of 30. Add the 30dd icerend and 35dd CoS, you do a great deal of damage. If only i had known that there were other ways to deal damage besides 1hs. So to all you new rangers out there, heck for all characters everywhere i say work on all weapon skills available to you. Someday you may just come across a weapon that is godly compaired to what you are using now and having a skill lvl of 25 in it will not make you happy.
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Currently seeking rezzes in five differnt zones. Oh the life of a ranger =)
your a 40th warrior and your best crit to date is 167!? WEAK!! Ive had multiple crits unbuffed since 30 in 250 range. I do regular hits for 100's. All Im using is a mithril staff. Yes this bad boy would compare but I think I prefer mithril staff over this. Makes me unique to be a warrior hitting that hard with a blunter. Bandyr Bullrider 35th Warrior Vallon Zek
Swear to god I picked up this bad-boy in Fay-mart on Xev for 400pp. Now, Xev's a cheap server, but that a pretty good deal heeheh. Anyway, at 31 I hit consistently for 52 and it procs 3 to 4 times during a relatively short fight. The weight doesnt seem to be an issue, but I keep invigor memm'ed just in case.
Some moron on Xev was auctioning this in GD, i asked him the price, he told me 3kpp. I was so shocked i didn't reply and he /tell me "It is a good price, very good ratio and procs often. Lowest price already, I sold one before at 4kpp."
I was like....yeah right.... who can be that hard-up for an Icereaver? for 4kpp i can buy a Wurmy and put that on one hand!! Instead of using 2hs for the same price. Geez!
I just got one of these today. traded my nathsar greatsword it and boy is it good. its good damage and good delay. havent gotten it to proc yet though. Id say its only downside is its weight. 15wt to me is very heavy. but over all its a good wep
I started with a GZ at lvl 14...then went to a BOX at lvl 25...played with that for a few lvl's and enjoyed it...Then got a deal on a Argent Defender and it ROCKS!!..At lvl 40, my warrior Max normal hits at 135...crits as high as 199 and crips all the way up to 287 All that with NO buffs...the only thing thats bad about the Argent is the 49 dly..but the 33dmg is rather nice. And I only paid 1K and my old BOX for it which was givin to me free by an Uber Shamie. SO whoever priced a Argent at 5K is NUTZZ..So until Wurms can be duel wielded..guess I'll stay with my Argent..The Giant Killer
I saw some level 4 with this thing and thought wow tht wep would be perfict for my level 20 Sk so i went and got one of these thing and gave it to my sk and he is loving it!!!!!
Hail, I am Nakrull, a 25th seasoned SK on Fennin Ro. From 10 to 16 I used Dark Reaver, then from 17-25 I've been using a Nathsar Greatsword. I'm a Dark Elf with 142 STR unbuffed so I think I can sacfice the 10 STR it gives. Because of all the good talk about a Drakkel Icereaver, I believe I am going to have to buy this thing. I do an average of 25-44 dmg but I believe that with this sword I could pull 60 easy. STA won't be a problem for me cause I wear Darkforge stuff which adds a lot of STA. Overall, I'd say this weapon was made perfect for me. Happy hunting!
#Anonymous,
Posted:Jun 02 2001 at 1:43 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) this sword is very bad, if u want something nice to hit alot with get an arbritors or somethin like argent defender, i hit for 100+ at lvl 30! AMAZING with the 30+ damage weapons, cant imagine ogres or trolls with an arbs or args..
#JackylMeOff,
Posted:Jun 12 2001 at 7:49 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Heh, you suck. 5k for Argent, 7k for Arbitor's, 1k for Icereaver. . .again, you suck.
40th Warrior here...I got one of these last week, and it is pretty sweet. About the only weapon I've ever looted and started using (usually have to buy something this nice). With a nice shammy str buff to 147, I scored a crit of 167 tonight-my best ever! And I'm a half-elf! I can only imagine what it could do in the hands of a troll or barb or someone with strength (unlike me...lol). Of course giants and wurms always resist the proc (30dd, btw). Should make for good hunting on the mainland, tho.
I'm a 40th season ranger on Fennin Ro and bollocksed up my stats right royally because I failed to RTFM (assumed primary ranger stats were same as AD&D).
HOWEVER - with the Drakkel Icereaver I'm killing Cave Kodiaks like they were Snow Bunnies. Throw call of the sky in and I'm getting an average of around 200dd of proc damage per battle.
On the matter of resists... Giants usually resist the weapon proc. Dire wolves usually don't. Bears rarely do. Ulthorks resist around 50% of the time, as do Walruses (big snow-bunnies with flippers now that I'm using this thing).
And to put the damage rating into perspective? I would normally have to fear a bear/drakkel dire 3-4 times before it would just run of its own accord. Now it's more like 1-2. Call of the sky is helping but the sheer weight of 60-90hp blows this thing gives me is amazing.
BTW - I also keep Invigor memmed and cast it on myself between snaring a mob at the pull and starting to tank. Works well - I'm usually not that tired by the end of the combat.
Hradlorin Shiningpath 40th Season Ranger Protector and Guide Bane Sidhe of Fennin Ro
I just got one of these from my guild (couple of our folks picked up two of them in one night!) and started using it. I love this thing! I had been using a Blade of Xalgoz (I do like the added str of the BoX) but I put that aside to use this one for a while to give it a test drive. With the BoX I never hit over 54pts but with this I was regularly hitting for 60 and the proc was zinging off like crazy. I'm a 30 paladin and went to CC with a druid and it rocked there. The miners and watchmen were just going down fast. And as for the weight, well those of us that get Invigor won't have to worry about the stamina issue. I find that at this level I use so little mana in a fight that I can easily spare some for that spell.
i got it 2 weeks ago and i love it im a lvl 46 F DE War so im not the stongets but... with full Shaman buffs, Alacrity, and Boon i was pulling 100's (not just crits) regulerly but it also is a real Stam kiler
I got one of these given to me for tanking Sg's in SR so that the AC could spawn for a 39 mage freind of mine, he looted it off of a scout said he let one rot because of the lore though he did shout out a location on it.
Before I got this weapon I was useing a Darkreaver, the same night I got this I had just bought a Nathasars Greatsword for 250pp from a desperate to sell rogue , I tanked all night with this and was very impressed by the damage output, I have low str compared to other DE Sk's because I stupidly put most of my points into intel, But I was hitting for 90 -95 unbuffed with this baby at 119 str , Yoday I pulled out the Olde Dark Reaver and let it proc while soloing , I quickly switched to the Icereaver and was Destroying mobs very fast, hitting for 110 - 120 on occasion and procing like mad.I once hit a sarnak knight 4 times for 92 in a row with a proc everytime, My lowest hit was a 35 ( one time out of 20 fear kites)To say the least I was very impressed. I then switched to the Nathy and tryed the same thing Nathy was fast but I often hit for 25 and with no proc on this I knew the Icereaver was the waepon for me. Only complaint about the icereaver is that it suks up stamina at 15 wieght. But thats why Casters get invigor.
Daelem Rhavensoul 41 sk ( thanks to the Icereaver for this) Zeb Server
PS I found that this proc is 30 pts dd and is resisted about 1 out of ten times, Giants in general resist it more about 1 out of 5 times
I have both this weapon and a dark reaver, but i'm not high enough for the proc yet (both proc at 30). I'm wondering if anyone knows which seems to perform better in combat, since the reaver has a worse ratio but procs a big strength buff that (might) compensate for the lower DAM.
Having used both weapons extensively both before and after the level they proc, i would go without equivication for the icereaver. The ratio is signifigantly better, and as a general rule the dark reaver was unable to equal the damage output from the icereaver, even with the full strength steal proc. the fact that the icereaver procs a DD as well just makes it even more efficient.
Yes Icereaver is better in fact it is way better compared most other swords attainable at this lvl. Keep the Darkreaver on hand for a buff when soloing though.
#Anonymous,
Posted:Apr 24 2001 at 6:57 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I GOT 1 OF THESE TODAY OFF OF A SCOUT IN THE GREAT DIVIDE. UNSURE IF IT IS BETTER THAN THE EXE AXE. ANYONE HAVE ANY INPUT ON THIS?
Geez it took a long ars time but i finally stumbled upon one of these beauties. I onyl one the roll by 1 so i feel real good heh. Its a great sword but the proc aint too good in velious, seeing as everything has a high cold resist.
I got one off the scouts. First time I'd ever seen it after killing hundreds of scouts, so it's pretty rare. I also pick giants with weapons whenever I can. You can see this being wielded if a giant has one. If it's got a big sword and is NOT velium, grab it!
Yeah, like Renpiti said these will often be wielded. This sword and the Drakkel Forged Bastard Sword look the same as each other when wielded: gold handle, white blade with a darker streak up the middle (Also, the Icegrinder and Sledgehammer have a shared particular look; you'll know if you see it). Velium weapons all have plain white blades, so you can tell the difference. If a giant has this AND a velium weapon, it will wield the velium weapon. Also, sometimes giants that drop 2handers (Drakkel swords and hammers, Velium 2hander, Velium Great Staff) do not wield them AT ALL. This may only happen if the giant also has another item, such as a beard or helm, but I'm not sure. I think the general giant loot table works like this:
Any giant can drop 1 velium weapon AND 1 Drakkel weapon AND 1 helm AND 1 beard AND 1 research item (added recently) AND 1 head or toes. Drakkel Icereavers and Icegrinders are the rarest of these items, and helms are also quite rare. The most loot I've personally received from a single giant was a drakkel weapon (one of the crappy ones), a beard, a velium weapon, and a head.
So kill the giants with the special looking weapons first, then the ones with velium weapons, then the ones with no weapons, and keep your eye out for proc messages on special looking weapons.
I would agree with your assessment Dementieva. I have gotten much loot off of one giant. However, i have never looted a helm in GD. I will add that the giants may have head AND toes. I have had this happen several times on berserkers.
Just got one and its a very hard hitting sword.It processes for me and Im currently LVL 35 Pally.Only down fall one mite consider is the wgt,stamina will go down for sure in a long battle.For me though as a Pally its not that big a deal because pallys got Inviger spell.Highest hit so far has been 84 dmg.Got to like that.
this weapon while nice i fond when fighting higher level mobs who have alot of hp really drains your stamina so you might wanna consider that before buying one
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Haradgrim Moonstorm Channeler <Exiled Rage> The Sleeper
-Haradgrim Moonstorm (Retired) Warlord <Elitists And Vagrants> Tribunal server
I just picked up one of these a dwarf apperently didn't know its true value traded me it for my Exe Axe. OMG This thing rocks. Tell you the truth the weight is not bad at all, I can go a long fight and end up with about 1/2 my STA left. Level 22 but dosen't proc for me yet, but I constantly hit for 50 - 60 with it.
So this sword just drops of any giants in great divide or what? anyone who looted one from a corpse could you please specify what mob it came off please? thanks
I killed a frost giant scout, was weilding a velium dagger which I could see. I was very glad to find the big two hander in his pocket! Alondin Octagorn
OK, I'm level 29 now and the weapon still doesn't proc. I know that it does proc at level 35 though. Also, it does proc in the old world. I had someone try it out against beetles in NK.
Firerune Brand is 21/40 - looks sweet too. Proc's a 35 DD Ignite. Dmg ratio is a lil better on this ol'boy <This weapon or Firerune Brand?> Hmm choices choices - Anyone got a graphic of this weapon on their character I'd like to see it.
I have this weapon on my ERU SK... it looks basically like your standard fare 2 hand sword only a little more elaborate. White blade, looks like metal. Not very impressive visually.
The icegrinder, the 45 sp 27 dam hammer, procs for 30 damage on my level 15 (now 16) troll sk. However below someone says that the sword does not on a level 24.
Regular velium weapons with that 12 damage proc won't for her yet either.
I just picked one of these up and didn't bother to use it cause I have a hard time parting with my Worn Crescent Axe. Does the Proc work on the ice critters in Veilous or is it only good for other beasts?