War Sword

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War Sword
Item Level: 27
Damage: 8 to 20
Speed Modifier: +0
Range: +1
Durablity: 44 of 44
Required Strength: 71
Required Dexterity: 45
Socketed (0 to 3)

A superior War Sword can also spawn with 2 of the following bonuses, +5% to +15% Enhanced Damage, Increase Maximum Durability 10% to 15%, or +1 to +3 to Attack Rating.

Unique and Set War Swords

Culwens Point

Death's Touch

How to upgrade a War Sword

Transmute low quality weapon, an Eld rune, and a chipped gem to create normal quality weapon of the same type.

How to add sockets to a War Sword

You can add sockets to a War Sword by giving the item to Larzuk as a quest reward. Larzuk will always add 3 sockets (if the iLevel is high enough), the maximum. You can also add sockets with the following horadric cube recipe. This recipes will not work for low or superior quality items.

Transmute normal weapon, a Ral rune, an Amn rune, and a Perfect Amethyst to create a socketed weapon of the same type.

This recipes will add between 1 and 3 sockets to the item. The game will roll a 6 sided dice, if it rolls higher than 3, the maximum amount of sockets is chosen.

amount of sockets for a War Sword
roll	sockets	odds
1	1 socket	1 in 6 (16.67%)
2	2 socket	1 in 6 (16.67%)
3	3 socket (max)	4 in 6 (66.67%)
4	3 socket (max)	4 in 6 (66.67%)
5	3 socket (max)	4 in 6 (66.67%)
6	3 socket (max)	4 in 6 (66.67%)

The maximum amount of sockets an item can roll with depends on the iLevel of the item. The iLevel is equal to the monster level (mLevel) the item dropped from, the mLevel is equal to the area level (aLevel). Champions will have an mLevel of aLevel+2, Uniques and their minions aLevel+3, and Super Uniques will have a predefined mLevel.

possible sockets for a War Sword
iLvl 0-25	iLvl 26-40	iLvl 41 and up
3	3	3

Vendors that sell War Swords

Vendor	Min Stock	Max Stock	Max Magic Level
Hratli	1 Normal / 1 Magic	1 Normal / 1 Magic	20
Halbu	1 Normal / 1 Magic	2 Normal / 3 Magic	20
Larzuk	1 Normal / 1 Magic	1 Normal / 3 Magic	20

Runewords you can make in a War Sword

base sockets

any2 os3 os


Runeword	Sockets	Allowed Bases	Runeword Recipe	Level	Stats
Steel	2 sockets	sword, axe, mace	tir + el	13	+25% Increased Attack Speed+20% Enhanced Damage+3 to Minimum Damage+3 to Maximum Damage+50 to Attack Rating (el)50% Chance of Open Wounds+2 to Mana after each Kill (tir)+1 to Light Radius (el)
Malice	3 sockets	melee weapon	ith + el + eth	15	+33% Enhanced Damage+9 to Maximum Damage (ith)-25% Target Defense (eth)+50 to Attack Rating (el)100% Chance of Open woundsPrevent Monster Heal-100 to Monster Defense Per HitDrain Life -5
King's Grace	3 sockets	sword, scepter	amn + ral + thul	25	+100% Enhanced Damage+150 to Attack Rating+100% Damage to Demons+100 to Attack Rating against Demons+50% Damage to Undead+100 to Attack Rating against UndeadAdds 5-30 Fire Damage (ral)Adds 3-14 Cold damage (thul)7% Life stolen per hit (amn)
Strength	2 sockets	melee weapon	amn + tir	25	+35% Enhanced Damage7% Life stolen per hit (amn)25% Chance of Crushing Blow+20 to Strength+10 to Vitality+2 to Mana after each Kill (tir)
Hustle (weapon)	3 sockets	weapon	shael + ko + eld	39	+10 to Dexterity (ko)5% Chance to Cast Level 1 Burst of SpeedLevel 1 Fanaticism Aura When Equipped+30% Increased Attack Speed (shael)+180% to 200% Enhanced Damage+75% Damge to Undead+50 to Attack Rating Against Undead (eld)
Lawbringer	3 sockets	sword, hammer, scepter	amn + lem + ko	43	20% Chance To Cast Level 15 Decrepify On StrikingLevel 16-18 Sanctuary Aura When Equipped (varies)-50% Target DefenseAdds 150-210 Fire DamageAdds 130-180 Cold Damage7% Life Stolen Per Hit (amn)Slain Monsters Rest In Peace+200-250 Defense Vs. Missile (varies)+10 To Dexterity (ko)75% Extra Gold From Monsters (lem)
Crescent Moon	3 sockets	axe, sword, polearm	shael + um + tir	47	10% Chance To Cast Level 17 Chain Lightning On Striking7% Chance To Cast Level 13 Static Field On Striking+20% Increased Attack Speed (shael)+180-220% Enhanced Damage (varies)Ignore Target's Defense-35% To Enemy Lightning Resistance25% Chance of Open Wounds (um)+9-11 Magic Absorb (varies)+2 To Mana After Each Kill (tir)Level 18 Summon Spirit Wolf (30 Charges)
Venom	3 sockets	weapon	tal + dol + mal	49	Ignore Target's Defense+273 Poison Damage Over 6 Seconds (tal)7% Mana Stolen Per HitPrevent Monster Heal (mal)Hit Causes Monster To Flee 25% (dol)Level 13 Poison Nova (11 Charges)Level 15 Poison Explosion (27 Charges)
Wind	2 sockets	melee weapon	sur + el	61	10% Chance To Cast Level 9 Tornado On Striking+20% Faster Run/Walk+40% Increased Attack Speed+15% Faster Hit Recovery+120-160% Enhanced Damage (varies)-50% Target Defense+50 To Attack Rating (el)Hit Blinds Target (sur)+1 To Light Radius (el)Level 13 Twister (127 Charges)
Fury	3 sockets	melee weapon	jah + gul + eth	65	40% Increased Attack Speed+209% Enhanced DamageIgnore Target's Defense (jah)-25% Target Defense (eth)20% Bonus to Attack Rating (gul)6% Life Stolen Per Hit33% Chance Of Deadly Strike66% Chance Of Open Wounds+5 To Frenzy (Barbarian Only)Prevent Monster Heal
Plague	3 sockets	sword, knife, hand to hand	cham + shael + um	67	25% Chance to Cast Level 15 Poison Nova On Striking20% Chance to Cast Level 12 Lower Resist When StruckLevel 13-17 Cleansing Aura When Equipped (varies)+1-2 All Skills+20% Increased Attack Speed (shael)+220-320% Enhanced Damage (varies)-23% To Enemy Poison Resistance0.3% (0-29.7) Deadly Strike (Based on Character Level)25% Chance of Open Wounds (um)Freezes Target +3 (cham)

Compared to other Swords

table of base stats
name	mindam	maxdam	speed	reqstr	reqdex	durability	level	max sockets
Short Sword	2	7				24	1	2
Scimitar	2	6	-20		21	22	5	2
Saber	3	8	-10	25	25	32	8	2
Falchion	9	17	20	33		32	11	2
Crystal Sword	5	15		43		20	11	6
Broad Sword	7	14		48		32	15	4
Long Sword	3	19	-10	55	39	44	20	4
War Sword	8	20		71	45	44	27	3
Two-Handed Sword	2	9		35	27	44	10	3
Claymore	5	12	10	47		50	17	4
Giant Sword	3	16		56	34	50	21	4
Bastard Sword	7	19	10	62		40	24	4
Flamberge	9	15	-10	70	49	50	27	5
Great Sword	12	20	10	100	60	50	33	6

Prefixes that can spawn on Swords

all prefixes
name	property	affix level	level req	item types	rarity	group
Jagged	+10 to 20% Enhanced Damage	1	1	weapon	magic and rare	106
Deadly	+21 to 30% Enhanced Damage	5	3	weapon	magic and rare	106
Vicious	+31 to 40% Enhanced Damage	8	6	weapon	magic and rare	106

Suffixes that can spawn on Swords

all suffixes
name	property	affix level	level req	item types	rarity	group
of Bashing	-25 to -40 to Monster Defense Per Hit	16	12	melee weapon	magic and rare	4
of Puncturing	-10 to -20 to Monster Defense Per Hit	6	4	melee weapon	magic and rare	4
of Readiness	+10% Increased Attack Speed	1	1	weapon, gloves	magic and rare	6

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