Andor's Trail

So I recently thought i would try out using the Barbed Dagger instead of Shadow of the Slayer for a weapon for farming the ElyR from the Trainers and Apprentices.

Interestingly, I have noticed a significant reduction in the damage I take when using the Dagger. While i'm aware of the 5% block chance added from the dagger; the difference in damage I take is more significant than I would imagine the %5 could account for.

This got me wondering exactly what the "Bleeding Wound" effect from the dagger did (50% chance to land it on a monster). I havent been able to find any specific information on this; and there are no desciptions of such effects in game that I have found.

While the name "Bleeding Wound" suggests a damage over time effect (like a poison etc), I am beginning to wonder if it is a cripple effect on a monster's attack chance or damage. The reduction in the damage I take while using it is my reasoning for this idea.

I have checked off and on after a few hits on a monster in their stats/info pop up window, and have never seen any "Bleeding Wound" added to this screen with the monster's info / stats.

Does anyone else have any info / ideas on this?

If you have the Barbed Dagger, I kindly ask that you try it out for a bit against the monsters in the area of the Trainers and Apprentices and post / reply if you notice anything interesting.

Thanks in advance,

-Gilbane Razorback-

The bleeding wound effect has no defensive advantages.
It does the following: With a chance of 50% per hit you can give a stackable bleeding wound effect to the monster.
For each bleeding wound effect it will loose 1 HP in each of the next 5 rounds.

Round 1: 1 hit with effect / 1 hit without effect / 1 miss = 1 effect (-1 HP)
Round 2: 3 hits with effect / 0 hits without effect / 0 miss = 4 effect (-4 HP)
Round 3: 0 hits with effect / 1 hit without effect / 2 miss = 4 effect (-4 HP)
Round 4: 2 hits with effect / 1 hit without effect / 0 miss = 6 effect (-6 HP)
Round 5: 1 hit with effect / 0 hits without effect / 2 miss = 7 effect (-7 HP)
Round 6: 3 hits with effect / 0 hits without effect / 0 miss / 1 effect timeout = 1 effect (-9 HP)
Round 7: 1 hit with effect / 0 hits without effect / 2 miss / 3 effect timeouts = 1 effect (-7 HP)

At least this is how its described in the source. Cant test it right now.

Where do you get the barbed dagger?

kendraso wrote:Where do you get the barbed dagger?