Anyone think an item like this has a place?

[Gandalf Parker]

Its not the item itself, its how it can be stacked. The original numbers you had might not have been bad if they were achievable by pairing this item with a strength item and an aim-boosting item, AND if it still wouldnt be absolute if the other guy had a shield item and an armor item.
See what I mean?

Balancing is so hard to do.

[Wick]

Well... Vision's Foe is an Arbalest which deals armor-negating damage. Air and Death, but Death is more for the eye loss. Air and Earth for an armor-negating bow with good damage... That could work as an artifact. It could have high Precision (Longbow of Accuracy).

You mean Piercer? Crossbow with 12AN, prec 10 for Air 5 + Earth 5. Level 4, I think.

[Endoperez]

No, I mean Vision's Foe (A1D1, Constr. 2), dam: 17 (AN) arbalest with precision 10. It can fire once in three turns and every hit causes eyeloss.