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Macuahuitl
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DMG:36 DLY:233
Attack+9
Accuracy-3
Lv.65 WAR/RDM/PLD/DRK/BLU/COR

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Pride of the Mamool Ja
# Jun 26 2008 at 1:49 AM Rating: Default
This is the Mamool Ja's signature weapon. The scary look is enough to scare many inexperienced adventurers.
History
# Apr 09 2007 at 8:02 AM Rating: Decent
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I was surprised to find that this is actually a real type of weapon. Here's a quick snippet of information.

The macuahuitl (also called maquahuitl) is a weapon shaped like wooden club. Its sides are embedded with prismatic blades made from obsidian, a volcanic glass stone frequently used for tool making by the Aztec and other pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures.

The macahuitl was "three to four feet long, and three inches broad, with a groove along either edge, into which sharp-edged pieces of flint or obsidian were inserted, and firmly fixed with some adhesive compound". The rows of obsidian blades were sometimes discontinuous, leaving gaps along the side while at other times the rows were set close together and formed a single edge. (Although these are made from -1 versions and some added ingredients, the originals might have very well been made from obsidian and flint as depicted by the grey and black spikes coming out the sides.)

The macahuitl was sharp enough to decapitate a man. According to an account by Bernal Diaz del Castillo, one of Hernando Cort's conquistadors, it could even decapitate a horse. (Hence the +9 Attack and the + Enmity of the HQ version.)

The macahuitl also had some drawbacks. It takes more time to lift and swing a club than it does to thrust with a sword. More space is needed as well, so warriors advanced in loose formations. (Hence the -3 Accuracy.)
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Solid sword
# Jun 23 2006 at 1:02 AM Rating: Decent
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Solid sword for a rdm on a budget. Anelace or other more expensive swords would be better but come with a large price tag or are just hard to come by like joyeuse. The acc - on this is nothing to a rdm because if you're meleeing you're probably doing it solo on EP or maybe DC mobs and on those acc isnt an issue at all. AT 5-10k on my server i like this sword until i cant get together the money to spend on an anelace or martial anelace or get the people to take on charybdis and grab a joyeuse for my friend's rdm i use.
Um...
# Apr 28 2006 at 2:22 AM Rating: Decent
What? Espadon and Gluttony better than the +1 of that? ....yea right lol, Espadon is pure bullpoop for PLD and Durandal alone is better than Gluttony since it has no -stats and Enmity+1, dunno for you but for me, I can sacrifice VIT+7 for 3 Enmity at high lvls...
RE: Um...
# Apr 29 2006 at 6:08 PM Rating: Decent
Yea...um..you war pld and drk can definitely choose your ******* Swords but i don't think this sword target users aren't really you guys. I mean really you fighters are so narrow sighted. Its best you don't compare different types of swords. This swords may very well an i deal choice for the other three jobs that can use it.
Mine
# Apr 26 2006 at 9:58 PM Rating: Default


Edited, Wed Apr 26 22:13:37 2006
Macuahuitl +1 {Found it!}
# Apr 26 2006 at 10:05 PM Rating: Default
just aquired the +1 today here are it's stats.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/reynald/img_0007.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/reynald/img_0006.jpg
RE: Macuahuitl +1 {Found it!}
# May 28 2006 at 8:37 AM Rating: Decent
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wtf, you expect someone to read that? Could be an onion sword as far as I can tell
RE: Macuahuitl +1 {Found it!}
# Apr 30 2006 at 6:00 PM Rating: Decent
Tiny pic >.<
new sword O.o
# Apr 26 2006 at 12:38 PM Rating: Default
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something new... sure... PLD use no way.

Gluttony or Espadon way better.
mad!
# Apr 25 2006 at 6:20 PM Rating: Good
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i want a HQ version of this for my pld, but sure enough, the first person to price the damn thing is Ostrea! (anyone on Gilgamesh should know who im talking about) it wouldnt be so bad if she didnt price the damn thing at 10M ><;;
even the NQ is priced at 2-3M ; ; i mean wth..
RE: mad!
# Apr 26 2006 at 5:31 AM Rating: Decent
heh other serve ecos too much based offof peopel taking advantage of things mostly , the NQ verison are 50k solid on ifrit server, and the shields i guess set with the sword are also 50k, i gues tehy are rejects trying to make wayfor their awsome HQ verisons, kinda like elemental staffs, the sword looks surprimely kool but teh HQ is a best choioce for plds if tehy want fair enimty

have you noticed this looks like a chainsaw? ...."Hail to the King, baby"
Nice
# Apr 24 2006 at 9:42 PM Rating: Decent
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Crafted my own today but saved the 2nd so someone with higher Bonecraft could try to HQ it and he did :D
i got this baby
# Apr 24 2006 at 3:33 PM Rating: Decent
I have this sword, and it really boosts up the DMG for RDM,along with Tariqah, another good accuracy shield that balances out the -3 accuracy from the sword.
I own 3/5 of the Jaridah Set its very nice ^.^ and it goes along with this sword lol
Usually the Rhinochimeras for these are around 100k


Edited, Mon Apr 24 15:28:06 2006
HQ
# Apr 24 2006 at 6:47 AM Rating: Decent
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Someone has synthed a HQ version of this sword on ifrit server, it has great stats for PLD:

Attack +11
Acc -4
Enmity +4
wow
# Apr 24 2006 at 6:24 AM Rating: Decent
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that is one badass looking sword
RE: wow
# Apr 24 2006 at 3:00 PM Rating: Decent
it does look Bad *** i wish my THF could use it
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