Longsword

Attack Type: Slash
Fast for: Paladin, Ranger	Viable for: Rogue, Cleric
Uniques: Starblade, Bloodred, Pendragon, Evil Blacksword, Diablo, Sword of Virgis

• Pros: Extremely versatile, fairly common, very good balance of parry, weight and damage
• Cons: Can be a bit heavy.
• High End Choices: There is a wealth of choices at the high end. Starblade is very good for a tank, especially a non entity – high parry and +20 to all your resistances, and also a free light source. Exquisite rune swords are very common, do solid damage and parry reasonably well, fine broadswords sacrifice some of this damage for better parrying. Pendragon has a bonus for human wielders and the good aligned, and is only good for those. Outstanding sword is one of the most damaging non-uniques in the game, but comes with mediocre parry and is very heavy. Diablo does nice damage and has very nice parry, but seems to be way slower than usual weapons for raising your skills. The Sword of Virgis isn’t easy to get, does average damage, but does come with a nice +15 Longsword skill.. for females. The pristine thraxi arm from thraxi is pretty good.
• Two Weapon Choices: Theres the hasashiyyini lonswords that give bonuses when dual wielded specifically, Elven longswords from andellen are light and dual ok, silver longswords are also light and good vs undead stuffs. Maybe golden sword from fubs because it is light.

Suggested Skill Progression:

• 0-30 Dark Longsword from Drow Caverns, broad sword from morin farm
• 30-40 Golden Sword from Fub’s.
• 40-60 ‘A longsword’ from all over the place, silver longsword from Neville
• 50-70 Rune sword from Zhammar and Vorpal Blade from the lich.
• 40-100 Diablo from Proud Knight, pristine thraxi arm from thraxi
• 70-100 Exquisite rune sword from Burnham and Proud Knight, Starblade from Star Caverns, Pendragon from Nepeth, fine broadsword from Scythe camp, Sword of Virgis from Amazons(for females)
• 80-100 Outstanding sword from Brunswick, various document longswords

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

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
20-30	A dark longsword	3	4	Drow Caverns	Drow Caverns	Average	Adequate	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
30-35	A battered longsword	3	6	Shadow Elves	Ieuan, a young Shadow Elf boy	Average	Fine	One Handed
30-35	A dull longsword			Andellen Encampment	An elven warrior	Average	Adequate	One Handed
30-35	A golden sword	2	6	Fubs Fortress	Maimed Corpse	Average	Serviceable	One Handed
30-35	A good longsword	3		Alataciria	Vaeldar, a guard	Average	Fine	One Handed
30-35	A heavy longsword			Brunswik	A village guard	Greater than Average	Serviceable	One Handed
30-35	A mottled looking sword of bone		6	Orc Mountain	Alzarov	Average	Poor	One Handed
30-35	A slender longsword	3	6	Various	Reza (juggler from yellow caravan)	Average	Splendid	One Handed
30-35	Antique Longsword	3		Neville	Oterim the Sage	Average	Serviceable	One Handed
30-35	Grey Sword			Zhamarr	Astaroth	Average	Very Good	One Handed
30-35	Evil Blacksword	3	?	Orc Mountain	Alzarov	Average	Fine	One Handed
30-35	Pendragon the sword (unwielded)	3	Unknown	Nepeth	Gilbert	Average	Adequate	One Handed
30-35	A broad sword	4	6	Morin Farm	Earl Morin	Greater than Average	Adequate	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
35-45	A bastard sword	4		Andellen Encampment	Neller, the elven captain	Average	Adequate	One Handed
35-45	A broadsword	3		Knights Stronghold	A strong guard	Average	Good	One Handed
35-45	A flamberge-style longsword	3	4<10	Shadow Elves	Lyrdan, a Shadow Elf guard	Average	Fine	One Handed
35-45	A guard's sword		9	Balan	guards	Average	Very Poor	One Handed
35-45	A hasashiyyini longsword	3	8	Hasashiyyini Compound	Aughin, Enina, Evran, Belhand	Average	Very Good	One Handed
35-45	A pristine insectoid arm	4	>7	Thraxi Hole	Thraxi	Greater than Average	Very Good	One Handed
35-45	A steel bastard sword	3	9	Nepeth	The village sherriff	Average	Good	One Handed
35-45	An ornamental longsword		8	Orc Mountain	Lord Timothy	Average	Adequate	One Handed
35-45	Darksword			Neville	Old Smith	Average	Serviceable	One Handed
35-45	A silver longsword	2	9	Neville	Old Silversmith	Average	Fine	One Handed
35-45	A broad sword	3	8	Dalair	Orc Mercenary	Average	Fine	One Handed
35-45	A longsword	3	6<10	Windmill, Asyvans Domain, Neville	Windmill Guard, Temple Guard, Old Smith	Average	Fine	One Handed
35-45	A longsword	3	8	Orc Mountain	Door Guard, Red-eyed Elf	Average	Good	One Handed
35-45	An elven longsword	2		Andellen Encampment	Butch, Andellens personal guard	Average	Very Good	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
45-55	A diamond pommel sword		8<10	Monolith	Guardian	Average	Splendid	One Handed
45-55	A functional longsword	3	10	Graddams Camp	Graddam, the animal healer	Average	Good	One Handed
45-55	A nice broadsword	3	<12	Nepeth	Hanness the smith	Average	Very Good	One Handed
45-55	A stone cutter sword	5	>7	Flame Pit	Giant Pit	Greater than Average	Fine	One Handed
45-55	A vicious longsword		10	Altons Caverns	Alton's Cavern	Average	Splendid	One Handed
45-55	An elven sword	2	12	Elven Defense Fortress	Patrol Sergeant	Average	Very Good	One Handed
45-55	An unholy longsword	4	11	Morr	An undead paladin	Greater than Average	Good	One Handed
45-55	Nice Longsword			Nepeth	Guard of the Gate	Average	Splendid	One Handed
45-55	Polished Longsword	3	11	Burnham Woods	Burnham	Average	Splendid	One Handed
45-55	Replica of the Pendragon			Nepeth	Knight Shoppe	Average	Splendid	One Handed
45-55	Diablo, the devil sword	3	15	Knights Stronghold	Proud Knight	Greater than Average	Absolutely Perfect	One Handed
45-55	Sword of Fire		>8	Giant Conference	Giant's Conference	Greater than Average	Serviceable	One Handed
45-55	A broad sword	3	>10	Mt. Kresh	Mt. Kresh	Average	Very Good	One Handed
45-55	A longsword	3		Knights Stronghold	A guard	Average	Splendid	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
55-65	A Drowgar longsword	4	12	Manspiders	Thoraxil, the Manspider leader	Average	Splendid	One Handed
55-65	A Virgision sword		11<14	Castle Virgis, SE isle	Tall Female Warrior, Maya	Average	Splendid	One Handed
55-65	A falcon sword	3	12	Puffin Beach	Okart, a madman	Average	Splendid	One Handed
55-65	A fine steel sword	3	12	Nepeth	Honor Guard, Gilbert	Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed
55-65	A jagged longsword		12	Drow Outpost	Manspider	Average	Splendid	One Handed
55-65	A rune sword	4	13	Zhamarr	Astaroth, Proud Knight	Average	Splendid	One Handed
55-65	A sharp longsword	3	>11	Zhamarr	Palace Guard	Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed
55-65	An elven bastard sword	3	>12	Andellen Encampment	Andellen the deadly	Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed
55-65	Fighter's Broadsword			Asyvans Domain	Asyvan's Temple	Average	Very Good	One Handed
55-65	Vorpal Blade	3		Merrick	Lich of High Lord Merrick	Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed
55-65	Pendragon the sword (helf wielded)	3	Unknown	Nepeth	Gilbert	Average	Splendid	One Handed
55-65	An elven longsword	3	12	Elven Defense Fortress	Annac	Average	Splendid	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
65-85	A bright longsword	4	14	Morr	An undead paladin	Average	Splendid	One Handed
65-85	A fine broadsword	3	>10	Scythe Camp	Balfor	Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed
65-85	A fine silver sword	3	15	Andeli Castle	Knight	Average	Very Good	One Handed
65-85	A greatsword		12<15	Listhalia	Lord Cythrol	Average	Useless	One Handed
65-85	Demon's Frenzy	5	15	Varies	Design documents	Greater than Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed
65-85	King's Blade	5	15?	Varies	Design documents	Greater than Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed
65-85	Blade of Righteousness	5	15	Varies	Design documents	Greater than Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed
65-85	An exquisite rune sword	4	14	Burnham Castle, Knights Stronghold	King Phillip, Proud Knight	Average	Splendid	One Handed
65-85	Sword of Virgis			Castle Virgis, SE isle	Virgison Castle	Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed
85-100	An outstanding sword	5	16	Brunswik	A restful-looking guard	Average	Good	One Handed
85-100	Bloodred	4		Zhamarr	Astaroth	Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed
85-100	Pendragon the sword (human wielded)	3	Unknown	Nepeth	Gilbert	Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed
85-100	The Starblade (all gems)	4	>13	Star Caves	Ancient Werewolf	Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed
85-100	The Starblade (no gems)	3	<12	Star Caves	Ancient Werewolf	Average	Nearly Perfect	One Handed

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

Skill	Weapon	Wt.	Str	Area	NPC	Damage	Parry	Handed