Mine is about level 18 with good polearm and power strike, carrying a mystic spear, I think...

Is there a better one? Only weapon Bela offered was a ranger only bow.

Have the Ebon staff on my priest-- can you get more than one of these?

I really like the Vals, but sad their weapon bonus is in a category of weapons that seems to blow.

Oru

Dread Spear - Sold by Bela
Stun Rod - Sold by Sadok
Mindblast Rod - Found in Lower Marten's Bluff
Raven's Bill - Chests throughout the game
Faust Halberd - High level chests

Best Polearm in the game is the 'Dread Spear' ... Bela sells it most of the time, and it can be found somewhere (might be a random item).

U can only have 1 Ebon Staff... u won't find a second ebon gem!
But there are plenty of good staffs in the game. If you're lvl18, u could clear the mountain wilderniss area and get some of the best weapons in the game...

If you build your valkyrie right, she should have 2x3 attacks a round by lvl18, matching a fighters damage. The big advantage of a valkyrie is that you get better polearms before the better swords... and they have extended range! Your valkyrie will find another target during combat, while a fighter may be out of range.

Signed,
One sick Psycho

The Dread Spear is ok, but it is not the best Polearm in the game. The Faust Halberd is the highest damaging Polearm, and a Valkyrie should have no problem overcoming the -3 regen by the time you are able to find one. The Mindblast Rod has the best random effects, but the Stun Rod is a good middle ground with similar effects and slightly higher damage.

Overall, the only random effects worth having on a weapon are ones that completely disable the monster or kill it. The Stun Rod is the best choice for a Valkyrie. If you can manage to find a Faust Halberd and overcome the -3 regen, its higher damage and %chance to kill will beat out the Stun Rod.

[ 05-09-2002, 12:55 AM: Message edited by: Avenstar ]

There is a ultra - kickass lance too, very very rare - Maenad's Lance, Valkyrie only weapon (maybe Fighter too, forgot). Never found it in the game though - I used editor to add it. Rocks, really rocks.

Maenads Lance is only attainable through an editor. It is not found anywhere in the game, not in any chest at least and not from any named NPC.

Maenad's lance is only available through importing. It was introduced back in Wizardry 6 (at least I never found one in Wiz 5). You could then transfer to Wiz 7, but I'm not sure if you could find it there too.

What I liked about Wiz 6 is that it had the kickass weapons for all types. I could finish with the Muramasa for my Samurai, Maenad's Lance for a Valk, and The Avenger for my Lord. You didn't have to worry about finding random treasure.

I've finished wiz7 2 times, and never found the lance :( So I believe it's wiz6 item.

Miss-information everywhere. =)

The Maenads Lance cannot be imported from Wizardry 7 to Wizardry 8, and it cannot be found in any chest or looted from any NPC in Wizardry 8.

The Maenads Lance could be found in Wizardry 6 in the Hall of the Dead.

The Maenads Lance could be found in Wizardry 7 in the Crypt/Tomb/Gorror chests, and it could be also be imported.