We use Imbued Repond slaying Long Swords for fencers and bladed staffs for swordsmen. Imbued with 25 SSI, max mana and max life leech. Hits like a truck, for around 200 pts AI. With the mana leech, you can AI then next swing lightning strike, next swing switch back to AI, over and over again, never losing mana.
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