EverQuest 2
            
             Spell
             
            Information
            
           
          
           
            
             
              
               
                
                 Dark Blade III
                 
                
                
               
                
                 Shadowknight
                 
                
               
              
               
               
              
             
              
               
                Increases the shadowknight's offensive melee skills, disruption and intelligence, at the cost of decreased defense skill. This is the shadowknight's primary offensive stance.
                
                
                
               
              
             
              
               Target
               
              
               
                
                 Self
                 
                
               
              
             
              
               Casting
               
              
               
                0.5 seconds
                
               
              
             
              
               Recast
               
              
               
                Instant
                
               
              
             
              
               Duration
               
              
               
                Until Cancelled
                
               
              
             
              
               Level
               
              
               
                32
                
               
              
             
              
                
               Mastery
               
              
                
               
                Ordination
                
               
              
             
              
                
               
                Effects
                
                
               
                
                 Increases STR of caster by (X)
                 
                
                 Decreases Defense of caster by 9.6
                 
                
                 Increases Disruption, Piercing, Slashing and Crushing of caster by (Y)
                 
                
               
              
            
            
           
          
           
            
             
              
               Dark Blade Spell Line
               
              
             
              
               
                I
                
               
              
               
                II
                
               
              
               
                III
                
               
              
               
                IV
                
               
              
               
                V
                
               
              
               
                VI
                
               
              
               
                VII
                
               
              
             
              
               4
               
              
               16
               
              
               32
               
              
               46
               
              
               60
               
              
               73
               
              
               83
               
              
            
            
           
         
         
           
         
         
          
           Spell Effects by Spell Rank
           
          
           
            Effect
            
           
            Apprentice
            
           
            Journeyman
            
           
            Adept
            
           
            Expert
            
           
            Master
            
           
            Grandmaster
            
           
          
           
            
             Increases STR by (X)
             
            
           
            ?
            
           
            81.2
            
           
            88.6
            
           
            103.3
            
           
            118.1
            
           
            
           
          
           
            
             Increases Disruption & melee skills by (Y)
             
            
           
            ?
            
           
            15.8
            
           
            17.3
            
           
            20.2
            
           
            23.0
            
           
            
           
         
         
          
           Gray cells correspond to unavailable ranks of the spell.
           
         
         
         
          
           The reference to increased Intelligence in the spell description is a leftover from prior to GU55. As of GU55, the spell increases Strength.