Merc Kris?

Gohaan

Gohaan

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Is this item usefull for anything post 70? I dont have one to test and I am saving money up but not sure if its worth the 3 mil price tag.
 
it's useful if you're a DRK.
 
Nice as an offhand weapon, although you'd be much better off with Blau(or Harpe)/Sirocco once you're able to.
 
solo it's decent for farming i'm told but besides that it's just TP Spam
 
So I guess my question is does it out parse other setups such as the Blau(or Harpe)/Sirocco due to higher TP gain more WS or would that setup be better. I am just trying to put my gil where it will be the most usefull
 
tried if for 2 weeks. its bad for DDing due to low dmg, and it is TERRIBLE for farming because.... you gotta main hand thf knife.
 
Not worth it. Mercurial Kris occasionally attacks from 1 to 3 times with 8 DMG. It would average 2 hits per attack round, but have 1/4 of the damage a majority of end level daggers. Your DoT from off hand would be roughly half your normal DoT and you'd end up feeding TP to the mob at more than double the rate. It is possible to parse better results with the dagger especially on colibri which is weak to daggers; however, from personal experience tanking, pecking flurry and the TP reset move would hurt your overall exp party. Save your gil and buy something better like Blau Dolch or maybe save for cursed items.
 
TK is also useless in the hands of a well equipped and skilled THF. Let another THF carry one for group events. Never use one solo. Not remotely worth it.
 
Your best bet would be Blau/SK for the good dmg/time ratio. MS damage as already stated is shit, so you're DoT is crap. Blau/SK with a good haste setup is really nice, there's some other daggers out there you could get if you wanted to venture off. Perhaps getting an X's knife or a Perseus's Harpe.

The only job I'd ever see using this would be a drk for a zerg.
 
MK...

Not that anyone thought you were saying Mercy Stroke, by context, but...Clarity is gewd.

X's is worth it. P.Harpe is overrated.
If you're going for a slow ass Harpe style dagger, dare I say the bonus traits of an Azoth would outweight the couple extra base damage of P.Harpe? Yes, I would.
But mostly, just don't use 210 delay daggers.
 
I used it back before upper level daggers got the damage boost, and it was decent... I guess. Not so much anymore though, DoT is far too low to make up for the increase in WS rate.
 
So then this is a NO do not spend 3 mil on it as it is not useful. Thanks a bunch.

Got any suggestions for weaps (I am currently lvl 73 as per my sig) other than the ones stated? Looking for relative ease of getting if anything.
 
I have one but i have never actually bothered to use it on my thf... its just one of those items that sits in my MH so i dont carry around too much gil on hand. If you are looking for that then it is a great piece to pick up for around 3M because with all the darks out there it appears to hold its value fairly well... Although i got mine for 2M.
 
Gohaan said:
So then this is a NO do not spend 3 mil on it as it is not useful. Thanks a bunch.

Got any suggestions for weaps (I am currently lvl 73 as per my sig) other than the ones stated? Looking for relative ease of getting if anything.
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Blau blau blau. Get one, it's the best dagger besides relic for most everything. There are other options with higher base damage that are situationally better for TP burns on HNMs (you're there for TH anyways) and high defense mobs, but blau is all around useful for a majority of events.

Besides that, I would save for neptunal, those are usually expensive pieces. I payed around 400-500k for each of mine at the time, not sure of the going rate now. Otherwise, most of your elite gear is EX you have to go to farming runs for (homam, abjurations, relic, etc.).
 
Here is what you should go for as a thf.. get a blau, sirocco and a TK and start going for an x's knife. First three are not that hard to get and 4th is worth the effort.
 
Well... we normally are not in fights for our damage potential... TK= Thief's knife
 
Thief's Knife?

It's essential for any type of farming =D
 
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