Talk:Obsidian Edge

Obsidian Edge question
Hi gaile, is this new weapon part of the DaW 2007 entries or just a nice skin the designers added in addition to the contest winners. If it was a finalist entry could you tell us whose it was, as the designs for theirs were never posted. -- Lemming 12:20, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Hello. This was a Guild Wars artist-designed item and was not part of the Design-a-Weapon (2007) Contest. Like a certain armour set, it was designed and then sort of forgotten. It can sound odd to hear that, but there are so many hundreds of thousands of art files, text strings, and so forth, and this (obviously) can happen. I think John discovered this sword a few weeks ago and upon discussion, the designers decided to go ahead and add it to the game. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 18:58, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Any ideas on when this was actually designed, or when it was intended to be introduced, simply with EotN, or perhaps back in the days of Prophecies? --- Meridan ( Talk !) 10:46, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
 * The ranger Furlined Armor had a mask with it in one of Lyndsey's scanes which showed there was a mask made for that armour set but it never made it into the game. Will we be seeing that as well? 122.104.160.66 21:33, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure when it was designed; I will see if I can find out. And I can ask about that mask, too, sure. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 02:09, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, it turns out that the details on this item are sort of lost in the annals of time. Sorry 'bout that, but it seems I won't be able to provide any additional info. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 03:44, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * annals of time hurrrr --92.1.48.37 13:22, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Does it drop?
Does it actually drop, or is it chests only? Did anet confirm a drop for it, or is it up to us to find out?

salvage it! theres maybe shards in it :D --Cursed Angel  01:04, 8 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I wonder if there is shards in it :P-DominatorMatrix- 01:05, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * My god, I want a spear of it :P--213.22.95.11 13:57, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Ya rly. - Auron 14:22, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * They should've made us craft it for 75 shards, like the chaos gloves. Not that this will make it any less ugly. Arduinna  [[Image:User_Arduinna_Companionship.jpg|15px|talk]] 21:19, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

I agree its too tiny :D--Blahishness 15:32, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Ugly? you people are on crack lol this is one of the best looking weps in game imho. Brian78wa    talk  16:46, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Trivia
Gaile stated that it was a artist-designed weapon that was "forgotten" and "rediscovered" and so was added along with the Design-A-Weapon ones.--74.61.209.219 19:00, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Confirmed Drop
Perfect Req 9 15^50 +30hp, 20/20 sundering. End Chest Fissure of Woe, on 21 March 2008. 75.104.128.38 18:34, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Would you like me to put that into the new drop research table? Don't want to copy or remove this without a chance for input. -- Chaiyo Kaldor talk contribs 00:26, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

It's not small at all
Well, it maybe that you haven't really ever seen it, or maybe got it early, when it WAS small. But when I got it last weekend in HM Chest of Woe (req 9, thx, thx) and equiped it, it was just a bit shorter than a long sword. This might be an update over update, but I find it wierd for someone to find out: "wow, my obsidian edge grew over night!". It does however look small in this pic, it probably shot from the side.

I agree on the other cool ones being dagger-sized, though.
 * Just a little history/realism note here for all the "oooo it's short" complainers: almost all one-handed swords throughout human history were rather short compared to bows, spears and other weapons. And since GW's swords are all meant as one-handed weapons...78.2.24.115 21:06, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Realistically, many of the popular swords would be two handed, but games tend to take some liberty with reality so they can look cooler. The swords aren't quite as big as swords from some games though :P(Final Fantasy, Durandel and Ragnell from Fire Emblem, etc) 71.31.149.63 09:51, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Agree with the stamements saying its not that small. I'd rather say that the fellblade is too big. --88.68.207.135 12:11, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Uploadet a new version of the picture, take a closer look at the size, not that small at all ZliDe 00:34, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Indeed. So the graphic was updated, or there was some camera problem with the first screenshot, because the old one and the new one don't appear to be of the same size (i mean, just take a look, the hand covered half of the grip on the first one)--Fighterdoken 22:44, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
 * There might also be a difference between male/female wielding it. Or perhaps it doesn't accurately adjust to character size. Just hypothesizing here. Cedave 05:50, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

this sword is the size of my monk. Hubbard The Dervish 20:53, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Drop research
Observed drops for Obsidian Edge {| ! Mode || Dropped by || Location || Signature
 * H || Locked Chest || Fissure of Woe || &mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.216.73.23 (talk &bull; contribs) at 22:02, 8 July 2008 (UTC).
 * N || Chest of Woe || Fissure of Woe ||  Atra Astrum (talk)  [[Image:User AtraAstrum sigpic.png]] 06:13, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
 * H || Chest of Woe || Fissure of Woe || QuePedito 08:09, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
 * H || Chest of Woe || Fissure of Woe || Rysik 18:49, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
 * H || Chest of Woe || Fissure of Woe || Rumpo Rampaal 16:41, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Locked chest? I find that hard to believe. Miskav 08:54, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * seeing that surprised me Daeheru 00:31, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * H || Chest of Woe || Fissure of Woe || Rysik 18:49, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
 * H || Chest of Woe || Fissure of Woe || Rumpo Rampaal 16:41, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Locked chest? I find that hard to believe. Miskav 08:54, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * seeing that surprised me Daeheru 00:31, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Locked chest? I find that hard to believe. Miskav 08:54, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * seeing that surprised me Daeheru 00:31, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

ugly
i could probably remake this sword in MS paint--207.172.193.204 18:25, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * then make it and print it in life-size, and use it to be cool on the streets78.20.153.111 17:43, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * roflmao. :D --189.83.184.54 12:06, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Texmod > Guild Wars ... T1Cybernetic 17:45, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

this swird is beautiful--Hubbard The Dervish 01:54, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * with more detail and 3d, it could be, yes - Wuhy  [[Image:User_Wuhy_sig.jpg|18px]] 11:27, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * to be honest I love my q9 with my tormmy str, but that's just me one mans trash is another mans treasure I suppose.

salvage
wut's it salvage to?71.74.235.30 06:42, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 * When you feel like salvaging a 400k sword, you be sure to let us know. ···  Danny  Pew   Pew  17:48, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

i got 12 steel ingots lol --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.93.30.157 (talk).
 * I bet you regret that. -- smøni  15:52, 15 November 2009 (UTC)