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I never got this - Why do people use dragon mace for specs over dds, especially in boss hunting? I've heard people say that the special is more accurate, yet the special description clearly states that the spec sacrifices accuracy. To top it of, you can't poison maces. Anyone have a good idea why?

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The only place I've ever used a mace is at kq. I was impressed with it, I frequently hit 40+, and it *is* more accurate than dds specs. Naturally, godsword specs would be better, but a mace is cheap and good for that usage.

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Maces are more accurate than daggers, especially when we consider that most armor is weaker to crush.

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I'm not sure but i think you hit more often against higher defence with mace than dds cause of extra attack or whatever.

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The only time that I personally ever used it was as a special attack weapon at waterfiends before I bought somethign a good deal better, the possibility of poison outweighs the possibility of extra damage(DDs usually ends up doing more damage, anyways).

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Dragon Drops: 500+~50+ Med,26 Axe,3 Chain,10+ Legs,10+ Spear,2 D2h,10+ L Half,49 Boots,2 DDs,10+ Lump,9 Claws,50+ Dagger,14 Visage,50+ Mace,4 Scimitar,7 Hasta,Baxe,50+ Long,30+ Royal,2 Kite,4 Ward,2 Plate,Staff,Hammer,Limbs, Mattock,Halberd
GWD: 156~4 S Staff,50+ Shard,9 B Tass,13 B Plate,5 B Boots,6 A Plate,11 S Sword,8 A Hilt,4 A Skirt,9 A Helm,S Hilt,3 B Hilt,B Glove,2 A Buckler,Z Ward,Z Garb,2 Z Boots,B Shield,B Helm

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dds spec has a higher max than mace but is more inaccurate even with the mace spec lowering mace's accuracy since the mace starts off with a much higher accuracy...so use dds specs when training, mace specs when bossing (around) lol

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Can't poison GWD bosses.

 

 

 

The only special attacks worth using on the GWD bosses are godswords specials :shame: and dragon halberds actually.

Barrows: 9~2 V Brass,V Flail,2 Dh Plate,V Helm,V Skirt,T Legs,Malevolent Shield DKing: 48~6 W Ring,13 A Ring,8 M Staff,9 S Ring,7 B Ring,3 Seercull
Dragon Drops: 500+~50+ Med,26 Axe,3 Chain,10+ Legs,10+ Spear,2 D2h,10+ L Half,49 Boots,2 DDs,10+ Lump,9 Claws,50+ Dagger,14 Visage,50+ Mace,4 Scimitar,7 Hasta,Baxe,50+ Long,30+ Royal,2 Kite,4 Ward,2 Plate,Staff,Hammer,Limbs, Mattock,Halberd
GWD: 156~4 S Staff,50+ Shard,9 B Tass,13 B Plate,5 B Boots,6 A Plate,11 S Sword,8 A Hilt,4 A Skirt,9 A Helm,S Hilt,3 B Hilt,B Glove,2 A Buckler,Z Ward,Z Garb,2 Z Boots,B Shield,B Helm

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Etc: 64~3 Sceptre,B Mask,16 Whip,2 Focus Sight,5 D Bow,7 SOL,Ragefire,2 Steadfast,Arma Staff,6 Rider Armor,5 Vine,2 Razorback,2 A Wand,Abby Orb,3 Blood Shard,6 Hydrix,Gland,Asc Xbow
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It's accuracy really isn't all that great, don't even bother with GWD. In PVP against high defence it will virtually always end up 0-0-0, whereas dd++ sometimes hits at least once. I think the high hits look better then two lower hits, that could be a reason :P

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Thanks everyone, I bought one (they cost nearly nothing, may as well :P ) and the spec is pretty fun to use. Though so far the only non boss monster I find it does better on then dds are waterfiends. I use it anyway for training now though, I love the 50+ hits on slayer tasks :D (flashing piety for the specs)

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Thanks everyone, I bought one (they cost nearly nothing, may as well :P ) and the spec is pretty fun to use. Though so far the only non boss monster I find it does better on then dds are waterfiends. I use it anyway for training now though, I love the 50+ hits on slayer tasks :D (flashing piety for the specs)

 

 

 

Don't use it on slayer tasks, the higher accuracy is only more useful on extremely high def bosses, and they are usually weaker to crush. For training, stick to the dds.

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