WTB non max Sephis Axe with 7 req and an >50 damage mod!

question:why would you ever NEED req 7 unless you flat out HATE doing dmg. without 12 axe mastery you cant hit for full dmg. so you are saying all those people buying the "perfect req 8" axes are idiots because according to you they cant do max damage? Also, why are 12 req axes IMPOSSIBLE to sell?

so you are saying all those people buying the "perfect req 8" axes are idiots because according to you they cant do max damage? Also, why are 12 req axes IMPOSSIBLE to sell? No no no...he means that by requesting, specifically, a required 7 axe, you are implying that you only want to put 7 into your axe attribute. He is correct when he says you have to have a 12 in your weapon attribute to attain 100% stated damage of said weapon. Requirement has NO relation to damage dealt. A required 7 axe/sword/etc. is NO better than a required 12 as far as dealing damage, except that you can have a lower attribute in your weapon mastery and avoid dealing STARTER-WEAPON DAMAGE.

Effectively, if you have a required 7 axe, and have 7 in Axe Mastery, you deal 64.8% of said weapons base damage (this is NOT the same as starter-level weaponry). In this case, an axe, you would deal 64.8% of 6-28 (before armor, of course) damage. Now, if you had 12 in Axe Mastery, you would deal a full 100%...6-28 damage (before armor).

A required 12 is only different in that you must have a level 12 in weapon mastery to attain the 100% of the base damage of the weapon, and of course being at 12, you already do 100%...think about it.

Try being even one level under your requirement for you weapon, and then try it at the exact requirement, and then at 12. You will notice the difference (unless it is req. 12, where anything below 12 will be very weak damage, and at 12 will already be 100%).

You can see the requirement/damage table here.

The only reason you would WANT a low requirement weapon is:

1. You are a collector.
2. You invest heavily in other attribute lines, and direct weapon damage isn't critical to your build.
3. You're uneducated, and think a lower requirement equals more damage dealt.

Unfortunately, I see #3 way too often.

My 13 required Chaos Axe was just as good as a required 7, seeing as I have 16 in Axe Mastery.