Wise Wizard's Anelace  

The warriors in Windurst's Wise Wizard rank get to use this wonderful broadsword

i got both, i use Royal Guard's Fleuret when fighting VT, and IT or any mob with high evation.
and any other time WWA is great on EP,DC,EM, and T. for like farming or messing around. or even solo fights i dont miss that much unless its IT+, so just get both there not that much gil adn you can sell them back when its time for the joy, or elemant witch ever you want (or just get both once again) RDM/NIN with that set up oh boy!

first of all id like to say ive used the wwa's and the royal guard's fleurets, and quite frankly in comparison, the rgfs are a much more useful weapon. most rdms look at the level 55 swords and have two options in their heads. either buy the wwas or rgfs. to understand their strengths and weakness you must first undertand what the stats they give mean.
attack = the consistancy of your dmg on a mob
accuracy = determines your ability to hit a mob
parrying skill = most people ignore and most rdms are gimped in this area is your ability to parry an enemies attack, thus avoiding dmg

Dual weilding is the first thing people think of wen it comes to the wwas and rgfs. So some people say they wanna do dmg, so they buy 2 wwas. well the attack +28 seems impressive at first but wen it comes down to it, this is just increasing your ability to hit at a consistantly higher rate. so if u were using a weapon with the same dmg before add you hit in the 60-90 range on a mob, and now u use the wwas you will hit at a more constant dmg, so probally (in my experience) 75-90. attack does not increase your max dmg, it merely makes your attacks hit consistantly dmg wise. STR makes your max dmg go up. so these would be a nice addition to anyone with a good amount of str who wants to eliminate lower dmg hits. however for a rdm, even elvaan rdm, these arent the best choice for your level. atleast not as long as the royal guards fleurets exist. As a rdm you dont tear mobs up with your dmg(unless ure uber) you rely on ure en spells to do a fair amount of dmg. En spells are not dependent on the caster's attack or str. all you need to do is hit the mob for the en spells to work. wen it comes to hitting, accuracy is the way to go. And since the dmg of a rdm relies greatly on just being able to hit. i would hope a rdm would value +12 acc (a scorpion harness+1's acc) over +28 attack with no STR bonus. Becuase lets face it, even soloing rdms dont focus very much on STR. so if you think the WWAs are going to make u hit like a mnk or drk or w/e, your wrong. they wont increase your maximum dmg at all.

ive played both paths, the rgf and the wwa. the rgf is much better for soloing and for use in parties. other weapons with +acc are insanely expensive, but since only rdm and drg can use the rgf it is fairly cheap. the wwa is nice to look at and a fun conversational starter but it will not deliver like the rgf. you may have the ability to hit with consistant dmg but that means little to nothing if u cant hit the mob. even in balista, wen your oponents may not have the highest eva, the rgf is much better because of the added parrying skill +5. But wen it comes down to it, you can chose w/e you like or think looks kool, becuaz thats what makes people happy.

hope that helped =S /reply if u think somethings wrong, im not proofreading all this >;P

*sigh*
300k per on Kujata as of now. Selling doublets for 70k which is a bigger bang for my CP.

70*6 = 420k instead of 300k =P.. if only.. if only.

This sword is a really good one. I have had 2 of them for a while. I used to have 2 Fleuret before, but I have sold them after I got my 2 anelace. I don't melee in xp pt, so I don't really need Fleuret. This sword is good, I sub nin and duel wield these when I solo. The dmg is boost is awesome. I hit as much as a monk at my lv (Well not as fast), with enspells I do a little bit more per hit, and the delay is not so bad too. Too many sword ws ain't that good. With nin sub they gives +28 attack ^^

I dunno how much this baby is going for on AH in Bahamut, but I know I'm certainly gonna get it!
I totally plan on using this thing whenever I melee. I figure a Life Belt and Balance Buckler should give me a good deal of accuracy, so I can use this to actually hit the mobs for a fair amount of damage. Perfect for when I solo, not to mention these things look veeery pretty.
Reminds me of Cloud's Rune Blade from FFVII, actually.

If you're fighting with that blade in a party, get the Fleuret. If you plan to solo a lot, with it, I say go for the Anelace! While I agree, the accuracy is quite useful when you're fighting ITs, you're not likely to be soloing ITs. I'll solo EMs sometimes, and Ts if I'm feeling incredibly brave, but I can hit those just fine, without the extra Accuracy. Now extra DAMAGE is very much appreciated, when I'm the only one doing the fighting.

Last time I checked, this thing was 60K on Bismarck. I'm getting it, first chance I can.

I'm prolly gonna get both a Royal Guard Fleuret and Wise Wizard Anelace once I hit 55. Been looking forward to for a while now (my Crimson Sword is beginning to rust ;p ) The Fleuret will be perfect for party play along with a Balance Buckler, maybe letting me actually hit ITs again :) And you simply couldn't ask for anything better than the Wise Wizard's Anelace for soloing or fighting VTs and lower. I can't wait go wreck havoc with this once I get it :)

Last time I checked, on Siren the Wise Wizard's Anelace was around 40k, and Royal Guard Fleuret was ~70k, so both quite affordable.

You can obtain this sword through Windurst Rank6 CP. Very nice sword for a RDM

Yea, I was shopping in advance and had the same problem.
It looks like the last sword Ill want till 60's wing sword and cermet look pretty, but stats wise they seem weak :/
And for the money, I dont see anything better.