Magic Weapons

[Vynd]

The Hell Sword is OK, but its two-handed. I'd rather make one-handed Blood Thorns and use the other hand slot for a shield or another weapon.

I think that LD weapons are perfect for SCs that you expect will be fighting lots of regular troops, less so for SCs that are likely to be fighting other SCs or similarly hard to hit beasties. Against them you might be better off with something that gives a nice boost to your attack skill or defense skill, since the LD weapons aren't so great in that regard and they don't do you much good if you can't hit your target.

There are definitely some nifty artifact weapons available, if you get that far. The Mage Blade, for instance, is a great counter to enemy SCs with life drain.

[Taqwus]

Even some of the cheaper weapons can be quite useful. Flaming swords tend to be armor-piercing, and at least one Version gives 50% fire resistance, for instance. Elf bane can be dangerous to magical foes. A Duskdagger is armor-negating, useful on a high-strength / high-morale commander (short weapon, so you can expect to be repelled, and it doesn't do much damage by itself); lightning attacks are also armor-negating. Against the vulnerable, even a Snake Bladder stick can be nasty. Bane blades are a decent toy for an assassin if you think you can get a hit, but not necessarily an outright kill, since it can cause Decay.

Among heavier stuff, Gate Cleaver is pure damage (damage 29, plus strength, armor-negating) and good for sieges. It's a nice anti-tank weapon, and unlike a Phoenix Rod cannot be blocked with any elemental immunity.

Mage Bane causes a guaranteed KO (100 fatigue per hit), plus a large MR bonus; Sun Slayer is an Area DEATH weapon; the Stone Sword is also lethal in an area (petrification). Summit is another pure-damage weapon, but is 1-hd, leaving room for a shield. Tempest is a nasty electrified 2-hd sword that automatically casts Storm, and can also be used to cast Thunderstrike. The Unquenched Sword is very thematic for an Archdevil or a King of Elemental Fire.

[PvK]

Hell Sword is good if you expect berserk and equip an appropriate fighter accordingly.

PvK