Skewer of Krintiz
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Skewer of Krintiz is a unique Sabre, a type of sword, from Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
At first, the Skewer of Krintiz' stats may seem innocuous, minimal, or even useless. However, it does indeed have some useful bonuses: most notable is its ability to ignore the target's Defense. This makes the user much more likely to hit an opponent. This does NOT necessarily mean that a character will always hit its target (especially if they have low Dexterity, but it will increase their chances quite a bit, especially due to its fair boost to Dexterity, and therefore Attack Rating.
Compounding on this ability, the Skewer of Krintiz also gives its user mana leech; which is much more effective since the Skewer's wielder will assumedly land more hits. Characters such as Barbarians, Amazons, or the like, who have combat skills that require mana, yet rarely have a large amount of Energy, would certainly find this mana leech more useful, especially when stacked on top of other items that give the same effect.
Still, despite these bonuses, it must be remembered that the Skewer is still a low level item, and the damage it dishes out is simply too low compared to other unique Exceptional, Elite, or even high level Normal items. Perhaps useful in the early Acts of Normal difficulty, the Skewer of Krintiz is not often used later in game.
The Skewer of Krintiz is the first unique sword to have a required level at 10 or above: at this point, unique swords tend to get slightly more powerful.
[edit] Stats
Skewer of Krintiz
Sabre
One-Hand Damage: 7 To 19
Required Level: 10
Required Strength: 25
Required Dexterity: 25
Durability: 32
Sword Class - Fast Attack Speed
+50% Enhanced Damage
Adds 3-7 Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
+10 To Dexterity
+10 To Strength
