W/P Rapier's replacement?

[Burradin]

ok, over the last two years of playing this game, I have seen a lot of stuff come along and most of us agree that a W/P rapier is still the sickest weapon in the game against most mobs. If it is not a red name, W/P it down works well. Well folks, I pulled something a couple weeks ago on a shroud run that I am becoming conviced is better. A +1 paralyzing rapier of puncturing. Running around on my barb in the vale and paralyzing mobs and con killing them has shown this to be an awesome weapon. Yes, had to waste action points on inprove crit piercing to get a decent banisher on the barb, but now with this weapon, it is was not as much of a waste.

I haven't heard of anyone else having one of these. Anyone else pulled one? What do you think of it if you have? Since we all put a W/P rapier on our wish list, even those that have them, I thought I would share this and see what people thought.

Burr

[Pecky]

Very nice pull.

W/P will still kill faster but on normal or in explorer areas, I bet its nice not having to chase mobs.

[Lanuric]

It is probably not quite as good as a W/P rapier, but would work nicely alongside 1.

My ranger duels a +3 Anarchic Rapier of Puncturing and (thanx to a guildy) a +2 Seeker +6 Rapier of Puncturing, and I can clear mobs pretty well with it, especialy in the Shroud. Your Paralysing of Puncturing would make a great combo weapon to anyone already wielding 1 W/P rapier, or any other W/P weapon for that matter. Stationary targets are so much easier to hit :P

Enjoy it, attune it and bind it, then give it an Admantine Ritual. Thats prolly the next best thing to a W/P rapier IMO...but of course Im prolly wrong :P

[Pecky]

Agree with Lanuric.. except for the attune and bind part Get Item Defense instead and 400 free agent favor then you don't need to attune and bind.

[smithers]

My archer coldpint recently puchased a paralyzing puncturing shortbow on the AH - love the thing.

I switch between W/P and this one. True, the W/P kills a little faster, but with improved precise shot it's an awesome combo - finally crowd control & death at the same time :P

On a repeater, where you are often not going to get past DR, this is a very strong upgrade over W/P. I think a paralyzing puncturing repeater should be considered one of the top weapons in game now...

[thisgamesull]

I agree on all about the rapier,although if it was on a heavy repeater it would be better then a w/p heavy repeater by far
I had a w/p repeater for 8 month's
and I found myself using the para repeater more often



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