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Well, it's not that simple. Powerful as a Deathbringer weapon might be, it was easy to defend against really.
A simple Dispell Magic, even a low level casting, could null the effect of the weapon. Protection from Magical Weapons could render it useless. The weapon's magical nature is considered Death Magic, and, casting Death Ward on your self or Death Watch on your whole party could also nullify the assault effects. Dead Magic Zones (Which could be common at high levels, especially if your party starts doing the Astral travel bit... which many high level parties do) made the sword nothing more then a hunk of metal. Also, if you missed a single attack, which is possible on a chancy critical miss, you lost the magic of the sword.
Keeping the weapon it self was dangerous. It drew attention of all sorts of powerful entities, all of whom wanted the weapon. Other fighters, demons, even Godlings.
Powerful as it might seem, the weapon had many drawbacks.
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