At +0, the Moonveil has E/D/C scaling and 73/87 (phy/mag damage) base. At +10 this goes to E/B/B scaling and 127/213 base damage. It also has 50 bleed.
At +0, the basic Uchigatana with Cold infusion has D/D/D scaling, 93/74 damage, 66 frostbite and 38 bleed. At +25 this goes to C/B/C scaling and 198/158 damage, with 105 frostbite and 38 bleed.
So the Moonveil has better scaling for Int/Dex, and a powerful but fixed AoW, and slightly more bleed. The Uchigatana has better scaling if you have Str in your build, more physical damage in the mix, and gives frostbite. You also get the choice of any ash of war you want.
Moonveil is a very good Int/Dex weapon (and you can drop the Dex even), but ashes of war and affinities open up a lot of possibilities.
I too was about 100 hours before even considering this. Heck, I had two great runes before I even bothered using any strategies other than "Bonk with Game of Thrones Sword". Game is deep.
Some numbers:
At +0, the Moonveil has E/D/C scaling and 73/87 (phy/mag damage) base. At +10 this goes to E/B/B scaling and 127/213 base damage. It also has 50 bleed.
At +0, the basic Uchigatana with Cold infusion has D/D/D scaling, 93/74 damage, 66 frostbite and 38 bleed. At +25 this goes to C/B/C scaling and 198/158 damage, with 105 frostbite and 38 bleed.
So the Moonveil has better scaling for Int/Dex, and a powerful but fixed AoW, and slightly more bleed. The Uchigatana has better scaling if you have Str in your build, more physical damage in the mix, and gives frostbite. You also get the choice of any ash of war you want.
Moonveil is a very good Int/Dex weapon (and you can drop the Dex even), but ashes of war and affinities open up a lot of possibilities.
I too was about 100 hours before even considering this. Heck, I had two great runes before I even bothered using any strategies other than "Bonk with Game of Thrones Sword". Game is deep.
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