Long Sword

Description
As its name suggests, the Long Sword is a rather long sword. Apart from this, it has a straight, two-edged blade, and a distinctive guard.

Other swords with this appearance:
 * Grognar's Blade (Unique Item)

Advantages of Swords	 * Swords attack once every 1.33 seconds, and deal a maximum of 15-22 base damage per hit, giving them a reasonably predictable damage value per second. * Sever Artery causes Bleeding for additional damage over time, and Gash can inflict a Deep Wound, hampering the target's healing efforts. * Both Icy and Fiery Dragon swords are available. The unique skins for these items make them popular. * The skill Final Thrust deals more damage in a single hit than any other non-elite attack skill in the game, so warriors who need to bring another elite skill will often use swords to keep a strong finishing attack.

Disadvantages of Swords * Critical hits with swords are far less powerful than critical hits with hammers or axes. * Only one sword attack can strike multiple foes, and it is an elite skill. * Swords are comparatively popular, making it harder to find the appropriate upgrades through trade. * All but one Tyrian and about half the Canthan "green" swords are Vampiric, making it harder to find a suitable general-purpose sword that is commonly available.

Location
Long Swords are a random drop. They do not seem to be more or less common in any particular area. They are also common at Collectors and weaponsmiths, where they usually have the appearance of a Rinblade or Short Sword instead of the one in the displayed image.

Monsters
Core areas Prophecies campaign
 * The Fissure of Woe
 * Armored Cave Spider
 * Rock Borer Worm
 * Shadow Army
 * Spirit Shepherd
 * The Underworld
 * Bladed Aatxe
 * Grasping Darkness
 * Ascalon
 * Gargoyles
 * Northern Shiverpeaks
 * Minotaur
 * Snow Ettin
 * Stone Summit
 * Crystal Desert
 * Scarab Nest Builder
 * Southern Shiverpeaks
 * Stone Summit
 * Mountain Troll
 * Tomb Ruins
 * Grasp of Insanity
 * Sorrow's Furnace
 * Stone Summit

Dye
Dye affects the color of the hilt of a longsword.