Energy +5 only available as inscription for axes?

Feyrhel

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

I've run into a few traders claiming that Energy +5 only comes as an inscription for axes. I own a few old school axes with Energy +5 and no "I have have the power!" denoting the mod as an inscription.

Am I misinterpreting their info or are they just misinformed? Just wondering because I'd like to avoid any misunderstandings during future trades.

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

Afaik everything that can be done with an inscription can be done without one. Whoever told you that you can't have uninscribable +5 energy axes was wrong.

McMullen

McMullen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/W

+5 energy inscriptions can be equiped to any martial weapon, swords, scythes, daggers, bows etc..

Rhamia Darigaz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2008

either they were lying or you misunderstood them.
they might have meant that the only way to get +5e on an axe is through the inscription slot (or the inherent mod in uninsc weapons) becasue
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feyrhel
claiming that Energy +5 only comes as an inscription for axes.
that can be read in more than one way to mean different things.

Akroma Angel NL

Akroma Angel NL

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2007

[LLL]

W/



+5 enrgy can drop in cantha and tyria, EOTN and nightfall got inscriptions
above pic is a celestial sword dropd in cantha

isamu kurosawa

isamu kurosawa

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

United Kingdom

Me/

+5en bonus on martial weapons was added with factions, Before the release of inscriptions.

Any non-insc rare martial weapon that drops in proph or factions and has a chance to drop with a random bonus modifier (for example NOT the IDS) has a chance to drop with the +5 energy bonus.

Feyrhel

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Yea, the issue I had with the information was that the item of interest was a Sephis Axe. In a past trade the same topic arose over a Gothic Dual Axe.

I know they come in non-inscribable and inscribable variants so the inscription exclusivity for axes kinda had me wondering if there were new terms being thrown around (or grey areas) lately.

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

"I Have The Power" (+5e unconditional) inscription is for any martial weapon - sword, axe, hammer, bow, scythe, spear, daggers.

[It doesn't matter if you use your staff, wand, offhand or shield to beat on foes, you still cannot use the inscription on those items.]

N E D M

N E D M

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Officer's Club

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"i have the power" seems to be most often found on axe drops in my experience
this could just be due to what i farm tho