Where are the caster swords?

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Am I wrong or did they pretty much just remove swords for casters? At least let us xmog daggers to swords before you just stop including them.

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they should bring back wands too, while they’re at it :100:

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This is why I got a crafted wand. I can mog it into wands, daggers and swords. Casters who got a crafted sword or dagger are just limiting their xmog options.

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I just got a two handed sword with intellect on it from a Primal Weapon. That was weird. I don’t think I’ve seen that in over a decade.

And I haven’t seen any intellect 1h swords yet, but I also haven’t been looking.

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On wowhead there was a single crafted sword with Int but thats it. There always used to be pvp options for swords as well but not this expansion.

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They should bring them back! Alongside with some caster axes! :axe:

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You want weird?

There are agility 2h axes in the game for the first time since like vanilla/BC this expansion.

Now if only we could convince them to do some swords.

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Noooooo. Wands are mongrel things, bldy damned autocast…

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If all the classes got an additional spec, I’d still love to see some kind of spellblade build for a mage as some sort of hybrid tanking/DPS spec that used frost/fire shields to protect the mage while slowing the attack/casting speed of the mobs attacking them (via a frost blade that replaces icebolt) and spreading DOTs around (via a fire blade that replaces fireball)

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You can mog wands into daggers, maces, and swords now.

It gets rid of the autocast too. So wands don’t have a downside if you don’t like them.

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Its not about mog, its about using them and having them accidentally shoot off at inappropriate moments when one is just trying to target something without attacking it. With a staff or a sword you can’t do that, you actually need to use a spell attack, but wands are like guns. I hate em.

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Yea, I know. I mean, there’s no downside to bringing back wands.

If you get a wand, you can mog it into a Dagger, Mace, or Sword if you don’t like the auto-cast.

Whereas players who like wands can use it as a wand.

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Can you tell me whats the highest ilvl wand that can be crafted in 10.1?

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The regular wand and the new wand can both go up to 447.

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Siri, what are Surv Hunters?

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There’s always Obsidian Seared Hexsword. I actually highly recommend crafting that at the start of this season.

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So I could craft that sword at up to 447 as well? However it seems if I make the wand that I can also mog the wand to daggers OR swords. I think I may go that route.

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Yeah. I have no idea how PVP weapons work, but that weapon will be very good in PVE because you can craft it up to 447.

To do a 447 craft, you’ll need to have 4 Aspect’s Shadowflame Crests, which means timing 5 keys at 16 or higher (or killing Mythic raid bosses).

edit: and crafting a wand would work the same way, obviously.

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Thank you for the info. I came in late to dragonflight and the crafting this expansion is still a bit confusing to me. IIRC I could craft the weapon at a lower ilvl and just upgrade as I go.

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I stopped playing my DK last expansion because the rewards system wouldn’t stop giving me 2 handers. I was frost, and having a rune on each weapon matters. Got the 2 hand like three times and retired the character, I was not having that.

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