Hell sword vs Wraith sword vs Blood thorn

[Kuritza_Dru]

A question to experienced munchk.. err, strategoi.
What would you choose for a SK of Hell sword/Wraith sword/Blood thorn, had you an access to all three?
Do they grant the same % of lifedrain, and what is generally more effective?

And another question about the Eye shield - how does it work? Simply one eye per strike, or is there some MR roll to avoid getting an affliction? Seems to be quite a cheesy item, especially against the SK cyclopes.

[deccan]

What's an SK?

[Boron]

deccan said:
What's an SK?

Probably a Superkrieger, german for SC .

To the original question:
I would never chose the wraithsword, in most cases the blood thorn and for thugs the hellsword.

Blood thorn enables you to use a shield also this is better then the 6 higher weapondamage of hell-/wraithsword.

[Kuritza_Dru]

No, it's not German, it's just me being dyslexic.

And what about the Eye shield? (opinions about the lifedraining items still welcome)

[sushiboat]

I go with Blood Thorn, when possible, for the extra hand slot.

What about Bone Armor? How does its life drain work? Through hits that the wearer makes, or does the armor cast a spell, or does it drain from those who hit the wearer?

[Chazar]

sushiboat said:What about Bone Armor? How does its life drain work?

It merely auto-casts 'Soul Vertex' at the beginning of the battle for the wearer, i.e. it will drain a couple of nearby units, friend or foe alike. Hence bodyguards for Soul-Vertex-casters function merely like batteries which are discarded after use.