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Comment by 203799

A mini-Voldrethar. The ilvl makes this a 10-man hard mode drop, and it's a very nice one for any plate wearers.

Comment by Derichian

The word "Aesir" come from Norse Mythology and is the term denoting a member of the principal groups of gods of the pantheon of Norse paganism whereis most of Ulduar is Based Upon (i.e. Thor, God of Thunder in Norse Mythology -> Thorim, God of Storms in Wrath). So being known as Aesir's Edge would probably mean something along the lines of "Sword/Blade of the Gods."

Fitting name for such a destructive weapon =D

Comment by 363956

Aesir's edge is rocking a whoppin' .1 more dps than betrayer of humanity.

Comment by 154565

Fun little fact

Aesir (or Æsir) are part of the Norse gods. The are specifically a principal group of them, notably Odin, Frigg, Thor, Baldr, and Tyr. If you notice, Thorim (Thor) is a member of a select group of protectors in Ulduar.

Vanir are the other side of the gods, and they include Freyja, Freyr, and Njord. Freya (Freyja) is also a member of those that help to protect Ulduar.

On top of that, there is an entire quest chain about Thorim and Loken (Thor and Loki) that follows a story (I can't remember which at this point in time) that is written down in Norse Mythology. Taking all this into account, among other things that I'm a little too lazy to point out, we can obviously point out that Blizzard is doing there best to make this expansion slightly Norse influenced.

Comment by NailinPalin

Blue Post - "In order to better reward players for completing hard mode encounters in 10-player Ulduar, we will be updating weapon rewards from these hard mode encounters to an item level of 232 in the next minor patch. Players already with these items should see an increase in the power of these items to better reflect the new item level."

Man this new Aesir's Edge is gonna rock, thank god now I can actually use a legitimate PvE weapon for raiding as opposed to my new furious mace.

Comment by banko

It's going to be buffed as of patch 3.1.2.

The new stats are going to be:

651-977 Damage (27 more damage low-end, 40 more damage high-end),
yielding 232.6 DPS.

Strength remains the same, but it gains 12 stamina.

ArP gets boosted by 4 rating and crit gets boosted by 5 rating.

A very nice upgrade indeed. :)

Edit: Old information, look below for upgraded stats.

Comment by Khaotikal

With the changes coming in 3.12 this Sword (alongside it's Yogg 10 HM counterpart for those who relied on Earthshaper for +hit) should be favourable for most 2h Weapon user specs over the current normal drops in 25 man Ulduar.

Boasting the same weapon DPS at a better speed than most of the 3.4 weapons the slight loss in Strength compaired to Earthshaper or Worldcarver is more than compensated for with 2x gem slots, the +6 Strength bonus has an extra incentive for Jewelcrafters to use one of their three Dragons Eye's in the Blue slot and gain a whopping +47 strength from gemming alone, putting this weapon up to 160 Strength, while equalling Earthshaper for crit and having a good amount of Armour Penetration for those who don't need the hit.

So to put it short for the majority of 2h weapon specs (our Arms Warrior still won't drop Maces for Swords for example) if you aren't relying on hit on your weapon this will be the best in slot until you replace it with it's older brother Voldre'thar or whatever Algalon may choose to cough up.

Also (because the Hammer isn't listed on WoWhead yet) as aforementioned the Yogg 10man HM mace should be recieving a similar buff and with its 2 Gem slots (sadly no red one to make use of a set bonus but still with 2x +16 str it'll come to 135 strength) not quite the upgrade that Aesir's Edge will recieve but assuming that like Aesir's it's secondary stats are improved to match other 25 man weapons it'll still edge out Earthshaper.

Comment by 362129

Wouldn't this make the best DK tanking weapon in the game? Due to massive health + sockets + DK stoneskin garg enchant?

Comment by 338077

This sword does the most damage, for swords

Comment by Tsarnkoth

Just picked one up tonight to dual wield with one of my Rune Edge's (I had two so I'm going to have to spring for Berserking again but I guess that's a small price to pay) - I lost about 2% crit and gained an easy 200+ AP once I socketed it with two Bold Scarlet Rubies. The speed and stats make it a small but significant upgrade for my MH weapon: I'll probably keep the Rune Edge in my offhand for rage gen.

The fight itself is actually not as difficult as you might expect for a hard mode fight: Ulduar's 10 man hard modes are hard, yes, but if you're doing the 25 man they're not terribly difficult for the quality of rewards (like this sword) you can get. Since Heartbreaker causes XT-002 to no longer expose his heart but also no longer spawns adds, it's just a matter of having the DPS and handling the sparks, and is very doable for a weapon this good.

Comment by 394058

Legendery..

Comment by 254959

Really tasty choice for Death Knight Blood tanks as well. The amound of stamina in addition to the 0.33% parry boost from strength makes it a viable alternative to all those other agility two handers - especially if you are way over the Dodge-Parry balance line like I happen to be.

Comment by 357385

Just picked this up on my Ret Pally. Easy fight if you've got a competent group. You do need some seriously good healers to cope with the tantrums.

Comment by 389801

If you are a Death Knight tank, you should not take this before a DPS who it would be an upgrade for.
I'm sure DK tanks might not agree, but it would be more beneficial for a DPS.

Comment by RiceCake

This is actually, relatively, quite an easy weapon to acquire that'll last you for quite a while... well, until you acquire the next tier of weapons in 3.2. As some have said, this two hander is only second to Voldrethar from hard mode General on 25 man, though some might argue that the mace from hard mode 10 man Yogg-Saron could be better for some builds (such as un-hit capped unholy DKs).

XT on hardmode in 10 man requires you to kill the heart, preferably during the first heart phase since after that he fully heals and gains more hp. The heart on 10 man is much, much easier to kill than the heart on 25 man, as shown by my rag-tag mixed group of melee and ranged (not stacked) being capable of killing the heart without blood lust (albeit we blew personal cooldowns and were 25 uld geared). On top of all that, the hp XT gains is quite small (50%) compared to 25 man hard mode (60%). If you're capable of killing the heart without bloodlust, I'll venture and say that you'll be able to kill XT before he enrages.

Since the timer starts ticking upon engaging XT, it's a race from start to finish. In other words, get him to hard mode ASAP then burn him down! His tympanic tantrum will do quite a lot more damage, and most of the people we've lost fighting him is to a combination of light / gravity bombs + tympanic tantrum, so watch those double stacked targets. The gravity wells that spawn after a gravity bomb are easy to avoid as people only have to run out and place them on the sides. We, however, have all the melee focus on XT while the ranged focus and kill the spark whenever it spawns after a light bomb. It deals quite a bit of melee damage (~8-10k), so what we do is have the light-bombed target run in between the melee and ranged (making sure not to hit anyone), then a high-stammed plated dps (which happened to be me) quickly taunt the spark as soon as it appears. The spark should go for the melee, change targets when the taunt wears off, and should die before it reaches any ranged. If you've got the tantrums and life sparks down, it's a simple burn fight.

Comment by 438035

guys why is this sword looking the same like those other 3? https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/item=46016 https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/item=45233 https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/item=45516 why is blizzard making the same sword but with other states and color? why aren't there more aspects for those swords?

Comment by 352871

This aswell is an excelent weapon for DK tanks (blood especially) as it has 141 sta + 2 sockets which can be filled in by stamina or dodge or w/e you like.

Comment by 242643

I'm confused right now, this weapon doesn't drop in normal mode? Wowhead's item classification is pretty awkward.

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Aesir's Edge

	Phase 2

Item Level 245
Binds when picked up

Two-Hand	Sword

736 - 1,104 Damage	Speed 3.60

(255.56 damage per second)
+129 Strength
+161 Stamina

Red Socket
Blue Socket
Socket Bonus: +6 Strength

Durability 120 / 120

Requires Level 80
Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 92.
Equip: Increases your armor penetration by 73.

Sell Price: 28 44 41

Dropped by: XT-002 Deconstructor

Drop Chance: 1.67%

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