Rapier

Attack Type: Pierce
Fast for: Rogues	Viable for: Paladin
Uniques: Sword of Gilian, Crystal Blade

• Pros: Very good at disarming and parrying, powerful uniques for tanks, pretty common, fairly light
• Cons: Very low damage
• High End Choices: Crystal Blade gives +2 dex, Sword of Gilian gives +2 con, both unique and good damage and parry. Jeweled dwarven rapier also pretty good damage and parry.
• Two Weapon Choices: Jeweled dwarven rapiers dual well, the sword of gilian and crystal blade do as well.

Suggested Skill Progression:

• 0-15 Stick from Tantallon sewers, dart from dalair, turquoise dart from ravel
• 15-30 Sewing needle from Andeli, thin poniard from grabbo
• 30-50 Thin rapier from Neville.
• 50-60 Silver rapier from elven tombs.
• 60-70 Very fine rapier from Nepeth
• 70-100 Jeweled Dwarven Rapier and Sword of Gilian from Tharanack, Crystal Blade from Zhammar

Also you can use the list below to find an appropriate weapon for your skill range.

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
0-5	A dart		1	Dalair	Weapon Seller	Average	Very Poor	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
5-10	A stick	1		Tantallon	Tant. Sewers	Average	Useless	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
10-15	A dueling foil	1	1	Knights Retreat	Earl Yarbreaux	Average	Adequate	One Handed
10-15	A light foil	2	1	Morin Farm	Enoch, a trainee guard	Average	Adequate	One Handed
10-15	A turquoise dart		1	Ravel	Ravel Dartboard	Average	Very Poor	One Handed
10-15	An awl	1	1	Neville	Lanky Tanner	Average	Very Poor	One Handed
10-15	Sewing Needle			Andeli Castle	Andeli	Average	Very Poor	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
15-20	A sculptor's chisel	1		Nepeth	Elderly Sculptor	Average	Poor	One Handed
15-20	Antique Rapier	2	3	Neville	Oterim the Sage	Average	Good	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
20-30	A blue rapier	2	4	Mystic Fair	Dreakin	Average	Fine	One Handed
20-30	A bugbear's rapier		5	Orc Fortress	Bugbear Ambassador	Average	Adequate	One Handed
20-30	A crooked rapier	2	5	Yellow Caravan	Avina, the sensuous dancer	Average	Splendid	One Handed
20-30	A thin poniard			Various	Grabbo the Pickpocket	Average	Adequate	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
30-35	A dangerous feather		<8	Castle Virgis, SE isle	SE Isle	Average	Useless	One Handed
30-35	A dragon-headed rapier	1	>6	Nepeth	Argul	Average	Fine	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
35-45	A standard rapier	2	8<10	Nepeth	Arrogant Nobleman	Average	Splendid	One Handed
35-45	A thin rapier	3	8	Neville	Bort	Average	Splendid	One Handed
35-45	A well-used rapier	3	8	Nepeth	A dangerous-looking orc	Average	Splendid	One Handed
35-45	An elegant colichemarde	3	6	Flaws House	An elven adventurer	Average	Very Good	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
45-55	A silver rapier	4	11	Elven Crypts	Istalec, warrior of the elven order	Greater than Average	Splendid	One Handed
45-55	A simple rapier	3	11	Mbae	Jara, the older brother	Greater than Average	Splendid	One Handed
45-55	An elven foil	3	>10	Rune	A massive ice serpent	Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
55-65	A blue steel rapier	2		Greenhaven	Naquez, the highwayman	Average	Splendid	One Handed
55-65	A elven rapier	3	12	Elven Defense Fortress	EDF	Average	Splendid	One Handed
55-65	A very fine rapier	2	13	Nepeth	Arrogant and Well Dressed Nobleman	Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
65-85	Jeweled Dwarven Rapier	2	14	Thranarack	Dwarven Paladin	Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed
65-85	King's Blade	2	14	varies	Design documents	Average	Absolutely Perfect	One Handed
65-85	Crystal Blade			Zhamarr	Astaroth	Average	Absolutely Perfect	One Handed
65-85	Sword Of Gilian			Thranarack	Thranarack	Average	Absolutely Perfect	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed

If you feel so inclined, weapons listed below (if any) need an eval

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed