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Liquid metal sword

Épée de mercure
Everything is read from the game's code, unless stated otherwise
WeaponsSwords★★★Infinite

An extremely hard blade that carries incredible clout.

The essentials

  • Simplest: make it in the Krak Pot, Metal slime sword ×1 + Orichalcum ×1 + Slimedrop ×6.
  • Sells for 27,000 G.
  • Attack +124: 7th of 30 swords; top: Hypernova sword (+180).
  • Used to make: Metal king sword.

“Simplest”, in this order: buy it (cheapest), pick it up, from a monster (best rate), make it, then the other sources.

Attack +124

Vocations that can equip it: Warrior, Thief, Minstrel, Gladiator, Armamentalist

Effects: ×1.1 against dragon; +1 damage to metal monsters (1 or 2 instead of 0 or 1)

Style: Allure 72 · Chic 72 · Vanity 70 · Casual 70 · Naive 67 · Aloof 63

Alchemy Read in the code

  • Metal slime sword ×1 + Orichalcum ×1 + Slimedrop ×6
  • Recipe learnt as a reward for quest 144 “Claws for Thought” (Stornway)

Used to make

Best attack in the category, by vocation

Under the hood

Internal item number: 20022; record no. 938 of prm/itemdt (file order); selling price in its record (u16 at +0x1A): 27000; stars: +0x09 bits 1-3.

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