Talk:Iceblood's Warstaff

Info on it isn't complete - there doesn't appear to be a prefix mod listed. Jennalee 12:50, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * True, just looked on GWW, nothing more on there either. Himm Taeguk  (T/C)
 * Stats Comfirmed - http://www.guildwarsrealm.net/images/com_sobi2/clients/194_img.jpg SabreWolf 22:54, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow. I'm fairly certain that's the only 40% mod in the game.[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea  [Talk]  23:00, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I want it purely for that crazy mod [[Image:Zefirsig.jpg|19px]] God Zefir  23:01, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * And that's its prefix mod.--[[Image:Gigathrash_sig_G.jpg]]ìğá†ħŕášħ 23:17, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * IMO, it's the best green water staff out there, really nice. Good name, good stats, good skin. Jennalee 23:56, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Somewhat broken?
Actually, it just occurred to me, I don't think dual 20 hct from say, wand/focus stacks to 40% so this is a bit broken if that's the case. Jennalee 00:10, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Perhaps both the inscription and prefix mods are 20% HCT water, and whoever posted it on the site got sloppy and listed it as 40% HCT. Quizzical 00:13, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Nah - see the screen from the link above, it's actually 40% HCT on the staff. Jennalee 00:18, 31 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Someone needs to get it and cast a bunch of spells to see if it ever quarters casting. Until then, I'm assuming it is, in fact, a crazy straight 40%.[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea  [Talk]  00:15, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * And no, 40/40 says that dual 20%'s are not quite 40%, but can quarter sometimes, which makes up the difference.[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea  [Talk]  00:16, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I thought 1/4 HCT wasn't possible... Jennalee 00:18, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * It is, and even beyond if you use HCT spells.[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea  [Talk]  00:20, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Just read 40/40, especially the Guru thread, QCT is possible, but QRT was removed.Entrea  [Talk]  00:21, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Bah, this boss is in a really inconvenient place to farm. Surrounded by lots of mobs in narrow corridors, and not near an outpost to boot.[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea  [Talk]  02:20, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

The verdict
After killing Iceblood about fifty billion times to get his staff, then spending a good 20 minutes spamming Ice Spear without even once getting a 1/4 second cast, I believe it is, in fact, a straight up 40% chance. While I can't rule out being really unlucky after that much annoyance farming, I think its unlikely that many casts would have got me nothing.Entrea  <font color="#4682b4">[Talk]  02:58, 1 June 2008 (UTC)