{Excuse me...} but RDM can't use this weapon... And even with RDM as support job to enhance the knife will not be worthwhile... Think about it... 32???/16RDM with a level 12 weapon of 5 DMG in hand to do damage... {I'm sorry.} to disappoint you...
And it "might" be good for people with mage as support job but still... I don't think anyone will sacrife damage for the effect except PLD/???, BRD/mage and RNG/mage (I don't see the last one too often...) for *example.
As for the price, I don't know. I'm still in Giddeus writting these lines... -.-'
I was using it as THF/WHM ok. I wasn't even trying to get it. I was just dinking around killing things that are easy, and so rested and this mob pops and aggroes me. I killed it and it droped this thing. At first I was excited to sell it, but then I found out I can't. ;-; Anywho, the main draw-back is that it can only drain from mobs that are magic users. ><
well i got it like 5 times in a row i camped this thing for like 30 mins yes thats all it took well it drops every time off of i think his name is Zuu buxu the iron breaker and the pihrana sheilds come off of Zuu buxu the silent well they finaly took me down but it took like 10 of those birds well im lvl 22 RDM so i cant use the knife ;_; oh well and good luck
you guys keep saying that it'sa common drop and all, and i've yet to officially test this theory out, but when i was getting my kazham key in giddeus, a level 75 *** monk was helping me out and he told me that the NM's here drop the Parana Shield/Aspir Knife everytime. Either way, i've only killed the NM once so i'm not positive on this. On a side note, this item is pretty stupid, probably only useful for brd/whm or nin/rdm.
Its damage is low (compared to regular knives) and the aspir rate rare for main weapon. Not to mention that the classes who can equip this could probly carry more effective weapons. (unless your ninja sub mage, and this is your second knife)
I got it while doing the sandoria rank2 mission(needed the shield). After much debait and experiment, I tossed it :(
I would have to say this knife has to be the easiest to obtain off an NM b/c of the following reasons: 1. The NM involves a Mission. 2. The NM spawns very shortly after the first kill. 3. I just might have been really lucky.
Well anyway I must say this knife is great with a thief subbing a mage such as White Mage, Black Mage (Great for pulling if you don't like paying for arrows.), or Red Mage. Though you can't sell it on AH, you can sell it to a merchant.
I was walking through Gidddeus the other day looking for the way back to the Yaugdo that drop the key for the kazham pass. I ran across 2 ninja Yaugdo. The first one dropped a shield. Hmm can't remember the name of it exactly(will look it up when I get home) but it is def 2 +4 ice def lvl 9 wearable by most shield wearing classes. The second yaugdo dropped this dagger. Seems like each ninja drops a exclusive item and it seems they have a fairly high drop rate as i got both items first kill.
This knife MAY be used in Mission Six. If you are from Bastok or San d'Oria and you travel to Windurst first, you will need to get this knife to complete your mission.
You didn't listen to what he said. If you go to Windurst first, then it may be part of the quest. You only fight the dragon in the 2nd city you go to. Moron.
Just got this knife lastnite... I was a lv 17RDM/WAR with a lv19 BLM/WHM. The mob is quite easy to kill (though the first 3 hits are 0 dmg), we manage to kill it with 2 other Yagudo (1 piper and 1 med) together. The drop rate is high (statictistally 100%). IT spwans about 15 min and we kill it twice and got 1 each.
Just wonder if this knife does actual dmg then converts the dmg to MP for the player, or it just drains the MP form the MOB to the player (and no dmg to MOB's HP)?
I does normal damage, and then sometimes, as a side effect, drains a little MP, too. It's just like any other additional effect on a weapon. The amount of MP drained does not depend on the amount of normal damage dealt; it's two seperate factors completely.
See the little EX in the picture? That means Exclusive. In other words, it cannot be traded, sent to anyone, or bought/sold/auctioned (to other players). It CAN be sold to NPCs, such as the item-seller guy at your country's outposts.
As stated below, because its for bastok mission (6?), so it's to prevent people from just having another char hand them the item to complete the mission.
This knife is used for the Bastok Mission for rank 3. If you go to Windurst for part 1 of the mission, you need to get this knife and give it to the Yagudo who stands in front of the doors nearby.
Yes, you're both right. Whether you want to refer to it as the Bastok "Rank 3 mission" or Bastok "Mission 2-3" it's the same thing. It's the mission out of Bastok titled The Emissary which grants you Rank 3 status.
Since it's not already noted, the Aspir Knife drains MP from the enemy and gives it to you. Also, it's dropped from Eyy Mon the Ironbreaker, the Yagudo Ninja in Geddius. (Windurst)