Mythics do drop! L51 Flameforged Blades of Runeblast Review

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My friend Lissil was lucky to loot one of the rogue mythic daggers today and she kindly let me test them out. Take a look at the Runeblast type stats:


Here are the Runesteel stats from Forum Announcements:


And this is how the Runeblast blades compare to a +24 dex arcane daggers, with no pet equipped:


Statwise, there is considerable damage increase if you compare similarly jeweled blades, but crit will go down for this type (Runeblast). If I were to go by the difference among dagger types from the stats posted on the Glintstone coin vendor, I believe Runeblast may be the best choice for those looking for damage and are okay with sacrificing some crit. Using the Runesteel type will result in too much hp loss, which is practically suicide if you want to do the new elites.

Thoughts on proc:
I tested the blades in Elite Southern Gates, and the ignition proc happened at least twice per mob grouping. I was not able to take screenshots, but damage ticks were around 1k each and affected all of the mobs. It does feel weird (especially as a rogue) to not use skills for the duration of the proc, though.

Here are Avaree's thoughts on the L47 Blades of Runesteel:

[Review] Flame Forged Blades of Runesteel
http://www.spacetimestudios.com/showthread.php?t=309686