The Grandfather is an ominously-named unique Colossus Blade.
As one would expect from such a name, The Grandfather is a very powerful blade.
Despite only having a handful of mods, The Grandfather more than makes up for this in pure damage, and it's massive boost to Attack Rating, Life and Attributes.
The Stats: 1H Damage: (62-87) to (164-474) 2H Damage: (145-203) to (289-649) Minimum Strength: 189 Minimum Dexterity: 110 Durability: Indestructible Level Requirement: 81 +150-250% Enhanced Damage (varies) +2-247 to Maximum Damage (+2.
5 per Character Level) 50% Bonus to Attack Rating +80 to Life +20 to All Attributes 1H Damage: (62-87) to (164-474) 2H Damage: (145-203) to (289-649) +150-250% Enhanced Damage (varies) +2-247 to Maximum Damage (+2.
5 per Character Level) Just from looking at these mods and stats, you can tell that The Grandfather is the Big Daddy of Damage when it comes to Unique Swords.
Its base damage is the highest among all the Unique Swords, and it's maximum damage is level-dependent, meaning that each time you level up, the maximum damage possible by the Grandfather increases.
50% Bonus to Attack Rating A 50% Bonus to Attack Rating is massive.
Melee characters often have trouble keeping their % Chance to Hit Monsters up when they reach the higher levels, simply because their Attack Rating is not high enough to hit monsters around their level.
Most characters use an double Angelic Ring set-up to fix their Attack Rating problem, but The Grandfather, with this massive bonus, is a viable option as well.
+80 to Life 80 more hit points is very useful and the mod below adds even more to your character's hit points.
+20 to All Attributes This is a very big present from The Grandfather.
20 more points in both Strength and Dexterity ensure that you can meet the high Strength or Dexterity requirements of other items that you may have in your Stash, while 20 more points in Vitality adds 80 hit points for Barbarians, or 60 hit points for the other melee classes (Casters will rarely have the Strength, Dexterity, Skills or inclination to use The Grandfather).
Couple the latter with the +80 to Life mod above and The Grandfather is giving you around 140-160 worth of hit points! Summary: Barbarians are the only ones who can wield two-handed Swords in one hand, and they will be the class that tends to make the most use of The Grandfather.
Players playing the other melee characters might be tempted by The Grandfather's high damage, but most would prefer to keep a Weapon + Shield setup, due to how important the Shield is in Diablo 2.
While The Grandfather lacks the many mods that you can find on other weapons, its own mods improve the chance of triggering other mods that you may have on the rest of your character's equipment.
For example, if your character has on a pair of gloves with Life and Mana Leech, by improving your character's Attack Rating and thus his/her chance to hit monsters, The Grandfather helps your make more hits, thus allowing you to leech more Life and Mana from your foes.
As one would expect from such a name, The Grandfather is a very powerful blade.
Despite only having a handful of mods, The Grandfather more than makes up for this in pure damage, and it's massive boost to Attack Rating, Life and Attributes.
The Stats: 1H Damage: (62-87) to (164-474) 2H Damage: (145-203) to (289-649) Minimum Strength: 189 Minimum Dexterity: 110 Durability: Indestructible Level Requirement: 81 +150-250% Enhanced Damage (varies) +2-247 to Maximum Damage (+2.
5 per Character Level) 50% Bonus to Attack Rating +80 to Life +20 to All Attributes 1H Damage: (62-87) to (164-474) 2H Damage: (145-203) to (289-649) +150-250% Enhanced Damage (varies) +2-247 to Maximum Damage (+2.
5 per Character Level) Just from looking at these mods and stats, you can tell that The Grandfather is the Big Daddy of Damage when it comes to Unique Swords.
Its base damage is the highest among all the Unique Swords, and it's maximum damage is level-dependent, meaning that each time you level up, the maximum damage possible by the Grandfather increases.
50% Bonus to Attack Rating A 50% Bonus to Attack Rating is massive.
Melee characters often have trouble keeping their % Chance to Hit Monsters up when they reach the higher levels, simply because their Attack Rating is not high enough to hit monsters around their level.
Most characters use an double Angelic Ring set-up to fix their Attack Rating problem, but The Grandfather, with this massive bonus, is a viable option as well.
+80 to Life 80 more hit points is very useful and the mod below adds even more to your character's hit points.
+20 to All Attributes This is a very big present from The Grandfather.
20 more points in both Strength and Dexterity ensure that you can meet the high Strength or Dexterity requirements of other items that you may have in your Stash, while 20 more points in Vitality adds 80 hit points for Barbarians, or 60 hit points for the other melee classes (Casters will rarely have the Strength, Dexterity, Skills or inclination to use The Grandfather).
Couple the latter with the +80 to Life mod above and The Grandfather is giving you around 140-160 worth of hit points! Summary: Barbarians are the only ones who can wield two-handed Swords in one hand, and they will be the class that tends to make the most use of The Grandfather.
Players playing the other melee characters might be tempted by The Grandfather's high damage, but most would prefer to keep a Weapon + Shield setup, due to how important the Shield is in Diablo 2.
While The Grandfather lacks the many mods that you can find on other weapons, its own mods improve the chance of triggering other mods that you may have on the rest of your character's equipment.
For example, if your character has on a pair of gloves with Life and Mana Leech, by improving your character's Attack Rating and thus his/her chance to hit monsters, The Grandfather helps your make more hits, thus allowing you to leech more Life and Mana from your foes.
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