The Holy Sword
The Holy Sword is a Longsword that was introduced as a 7th Anniversary gift. It is dedicated to UO's sixth year, September 2002 to September 2003. You used a 7th Anniversary Code to claim one. During the 9th Anniversary, Heritage Tokens were given out which could also be used to claim a blade.
Lore
The fifth age, known as the Age of Shadows, was a difficult one. Necromancers had learned to raise the dead from their graves, and holy Paladins joined ranks to wipe the dark art of Necromancy from the world. It is a struggle that still continues. Paladins, thanks to a blacksmith with arcane knowledge, now have the Holy Sword to help in their quest.
Statistics
- Blessed
- Weight: 7 Stones
- Self Repair 10
- Undead Slayer
- Damage Increase 40%
- Lower Requirements 100%
- Physical Damage: 100%
- Weapon Damage: 15 - 16
- Weapon Speed: 3.5s
- One-handed Weapon
- Skill Required: Swordsmanship
- Durability: 255/255
- Primary Ability: Armor Ignore
- Secondary Ability: Concussion Blow
Notes
- Can be dyed with Pigments of Tokuno;
- Its shortcomings (very slow for example) are often cited by players, but the item is still in fairly common use;
- The item makes a good companion piece to the Blade of the Righteous.