Vorpal Blade

Contents:

Basic Information and Statistics
Forging Information
Net Worth Information
Strategy and Comments
Fun Facts
Approximate NW Values of PTH Levels

Basic Information and Statistics

Base Damage : 67
Base To Hit: 60
Ignores 50% of effective AC and Endurance
Does not spawn in stores. (Supporter item)
Also referred to as a VB.
Considered to be part of the 1-Handed Short Edged Weapons Class even though officially it belongs to the Vorpal Class.

Forging Information

Viciousness : [82, 19] (Uses 24 BA / cycle) (Efficiency of ~1.01)
Accuracy : [70, 20] (Uses 19 BA / cycle)

Forging

Strategy and Comments

Can be used very effectively in the higher levels, due to the large ACs that are found in the higher levels.
The Gloves of Mercy and Menelvegorian Cape give PTH bonuses to this weapon.
One of the Big Six weapons.

Fun Facts

For an explanation of what a Vorpal Blade is, see the poem Jabberwocky by Lewis Carrol: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabberwocky.
Supporter Item from May 16 2005 to July 27, 2005
Base damage increased from 63 to 67 on June 21, 2008

Approximate NW Values of PTH Levels

   | Level | Total NW     | Level | Total NW     | Level | Total NW     |
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   | +0    | $6,833       | +50   | $2,732,375   | +100  | $15,235,349  |
   | +1    | $7,210       | +51   | $2,869,320   | +101  | $15,617,004  |
   | +2    | $8,274       | +52   | $3,010,312   | +102  | $16,004,341  |
   | +3    | $10,228      | +53   | $3,155,391   | +103  | $16,397,388  |
   | +4    | $13,237      | +54   | $3,304,595   | +104  | $16,796,173  |
   | +5    | $17,441      | +55   | $3,457,962   | +105  | $17,200,723  |
   | +6    | $22,968      | +56   | $3,615,531   | +106  | $17,611,066  |
   | +7    | $29,932      | +57   | $3,777,340   | +107  | $18,027,230  |
   | +8    | $38,440      | +58   | $3,943,425   | +108  | $18,449,241  |
   | +9    | $48,593      | +59   | $4,113,824   | +109  | $18,877,127  |
   | +10   | $60,484      | +60   | $4,288,574   | +110  | $19,310,915  |
   | +11   | $74,202      | +61   | $4,467,710   | +111  | $19,750,632  |
   | +12   | $89,833      | +62   | $4,651,269   | +112  | $20,196,304  |
   | +13   | $107,457     | +63   | $4,839,287   | +113  | $20,647,958  |
   | +14   | $127,154     | +64   | $5,031,800   | +114  | $21,105,621  |
   | +15   | $148,998     | +65   | $5,228,842   | +115  | $21,569,319  |
   | +16   | $173,063     | +66   | $5,430,449   | +116  | $22,039,078  |
   | +17   | $199,418     | +67   | $5,636,655   | +117  | $22,514,925  |
   | +18   | $228,133     | +68   | $5,847,495   | +118  | $22,996,885  |
   | +19   | $259,273     | +69   | $6,063,003   | +119  | $23,484,985  |
   | +20   | $292,904     | +70   | $6,283,212   | +120  | $23,979,250  |
   | +21   | $329,089     | +71   | $6,508,157   | +121  | $24,479,707  |
   | +22   | $367,889     | +72   | $6,737,871   | +122  | $24,986,380  |
   | +23   | $409,364     | +73   | $6,972,387   | +123  | $25,499,296  |
   | +24   | $453,573     | +74   | $7,211,739   | +124  | $26,018,479  |
   | +25   | $500,574     | +75   | $7,455,959   | +125  | $26,543,955  |
   | +26   | $550,423     | +76   | $7,705,079   | +126  | $27,075,750  |
   | +27   | $603,175     | +77   | $7,959,132   | +127  | $27,613,888  |
   | +28   | $658,884     | +78   | $8,218,150   | +128  | $28,158,395  |
   | +29   | $717,604     | +79   | $8,482,165   | +129  | $28,709,295  |
   | +30   | $779,493     | +80   | $8,751,209   | +130  | $29,266,613  |
   | +31   | $844,286     | +81   | $9,025,314   | +131  | $29,830,374  |
   | +32   | $912,350     | +82   | $9,304,510   | +132  | $30,400,603  |
   | +33   | $983,629     | +83   | $9,588,829   | +133  | $30,977,324  |
   | +34   | $1,058,172   | +84   | $9,878,302   | +134  | $31,560,561  |
   | +35   | $1,136,028   | +85   | $10,172,959  | +135  | $32,150,339  |
   | +36   | $1,217,245   | +86   | $10,472,831  | +136  | $32,746,683  |
   | +37   | $1,301,869   | +87   | $10,777,949  | +137  | $33,349,616  |
   | +38   | $1,389,947   | +88   | $11,088,342  | +138  | $33,959,162  |
   | +39   | $1,481,524   | +89   | $11,404,041  | +139  | $34,575,346  |
   | +40   | $1,576,646   | +90   | $11,725,076  | +140  | $35,198,191  |
   | +41   | $1,675,357   | +91   | $12,051,476  | +141  | $35,827,722  |
   | +42   | $1,777,701   | +92   | $12,383,271  | +142  | $36,463,962  |
   | +43   | $1,883,722   | +93   | $12,720,491  | +143  | $37,106,934  |
   | +44   | $1,993,463   | +94   | $13,063,164  | +144  | $37,756,663  |
   | +45   | $2,106,966   | +95   | $13,411,320  | +145  | $38,413,171  |
   | +46   | $2,224,274   | +96   | $13,764,988  | +146  | $39,076,482  |
   | +47   | $2,345,428   | +97   | $14,124,196  | +147  | $39,746,620  |
   | +48   | $2,470,469   | +98   | $14,488,973  | +148  |              |
   | +49   | $2,599,438   | +99   | $14,859,348  | +149  |              |
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Note on the NWs: To find out the cost of upgrading to a certain +, multiply $8,854 * (the X of your weapon-1) and subtract that from it's overall NW. Then subtract your weapons PTH NW from the + you want to upgrade to.

last edited by Unappreciated Misnomer at Apr 7 2010 - Edit Vorpal Blade