Magnetic Dirk of Distraction  

 

hehe... im gonna get me one of these to help out with my fleching...10 Dex in the primary slot is awesome to have and my Dex will be around 160 with this little guy... just another thing to think about

If the proc is REALLY crippling you, target the main tank during battle and hit autofollow when you're behind a single mob... you'll always face the mob that way, proc or no proc.

Thing about this weapon is that its not only for a rogue. There are so many rogues getting pissed off about this weapon, but as a ranger, it is a fine 2nd for the GBS. You get 10 dex, 4str and more - plus a decent ratio. My lvl 35 ranger would love to use something like this. That dex is longed for especially when kiting with my crazy crazy bow. Anything that makes me crit more often with my bow is good in my book, and adding 10 to dex is great. No, it definitely is not the best weapon, and yes - I Did compare to the GBS which is a much better weapon (only comparison was because of the dex - but hey, if you have the money to spend on a GBS then fine - go for it - and if you are at the lvl to go for the GBS you shouldnt be going for this anyway, right?). But the ratio is not very bad, and I am sure a ranger of my lvl who appreciates speed and dex buffs would be completely happy wielding something like this. Hell, we use DH yaks that proc every once and awhile, and their ratio is just a smidge worse than this thing. I think its a great little weapon - maybe not the top piercer for a rogue, but then again its not rogue only.

Just my 2 cents.

Just my observations on using this weapon as a 51 warrior (sorry, I'm not uber).

It does make you point true North. Ok, but an intelligent poster said that if you stand South of the mob you should be fine. While this isn't ideal for rogues in particular(hey, the mob could be facing South!), I'm quite enjoying this dagger as it DOES cause quite a bit of pain for the intended mob.

I have been stabbing with this dagger for an average of 28 a pop (off a 8/23!), and I have crit for 50+s. While this may not be a big deal for most of you, I would relate that this weapon causes more damage than my Cane of Tranquil does (11/22). Even my Kunzar (8/22) cannot outdamage this hidden beauty. And yes I have accounted for the Dex/Str differences.

I'm not sure about questing the dagger to reverse the curse, but for the current moment I'm quite happy using it as a main. I mean, if you have info for the dagger's quest, then by all means post it, so then another fine weapon doesn't get its reputation trashed.

* Just an update - Cane of the Tranquil is 11/25, sorry.

Also, I've been noticing lately that the dagger is beginning to make the mob turn around to face true North. It hasn't done this frequently, but every now and then the mob turns to face North for about half a second. I'm sure a rogue would appreciate that. *

Ok, all the info above is wrong, the weapon interrupts just bout 90% of the casting of the target. It is very usefull for any of the classes that are allowed to use it.

Vlorn
52 Enchanter
Torvo

I just got one of these daggers last night off Cara Omica. Not only is it cursed, but it's primary only. At the level you have to be to get this, you should already have a higher damage weapon making this one totally worthless. Speaking for myself, I can't picture giving up backstabbing for over 250 just to get a few strength and dexterity points. If this really was allowed in the secondary slot, it wouldn't be so bad. One could learn to tolerate the stupid proc. :)

Sure, it's cr@ppy, but then it also has decent dmg dly. Just stay south of the mob ur attacking and you shouldn't worry bout having to constantly figure out which way the mob is

silly people, the dirk is nagnetic for a reason, the proc on it, Distraction is only distracting if you don't understand what it is.
have somebody identify it for you, you'll get this:
Item Lore: The Dirk points north.
Distraction IS true north spell. just stand south side of mobs and yer fine, proc no longer becomes a problem.

Elarian Tinesthai

This item is completely worthless.The effect is against the weilder plus it is no drop.With the added dex it procs even more during a fight so unless you just enjoy constantly having to search you target down while fighting pass this bad boy up. In my opinion it is a waste of toime to put a weapon like this in the game its not range, its no drop and a complete pain in the rump when using it.

it almost sounds like the spell whirl till you hurl. I am not sure but I believe all the spell does to the mob is spin them so they can not attack. Tho i could be very wrong. Just a suggestion. And sorry bout spelling and typind errors in a hurry to get to work

I don't have one of these nor have i seen one, however I just wanted to mention that prior to the release of SoV verant made a post to the forums stating that we should expect to see some realy nice items with curses on them. Form what I read above this seems to fit the bill perfectly. An annoying proc but not a killer really. Nicely thought out item in my opinion as for the level a 10 dex add is VERY nice.

I know it doesn't say ranged in description over, but description isn't always right. Can anyone confirm that this one don't go in ranged slot? Would rock if it did...

Too bad it's nodrop.. hand it off to a mob before fighting them if it wasn't >:)

I have one of these daggers...the Proc spins you at random...Its a great cursed Item and fun to use...and in big fights in guk its fun to:

poke
poke
Proc
F8
poke
poke
BackStab
Poke
Proc
F8
poke
dead.


ok so Im silly =)

Ixie Darkpixie
31st lvl rogue
Saryen

I don't have one of these, but I have played a necro and messed around with shadow step. It sounds like this might be a mini-port. Sometimes if there isn't room to move in the randomly chosen direction, you spin.