I looked at this with a sense of disappointment. Shiny Shoal Shell Shield could potentially reduce this to a 3-iconer, while Leaf Shield reduces this to a 4-iconer. And with the introduction of the new potions, it become less and less appealing.

It's not a bad weapon, though. In fact it's pretty versatile to pair this up with anyone of the popular 9 to 10 iconers. But to rely this as your primary weapon? I'll pass...

Rating: 6
Date Posted: Jan 10, 2010

I think in general the new 14 icon potions will overshadow this for 2p, but could be reasonably efficient for its price for 1p, although most people are probably better off getting ppots for 1p.

Rating: 7
Date Posted: Jan 10, 2010

Power 2/4: 10-13 offensive icons
Price 1/2: Very new, but I would suspect this to settle in the 100k to 500k range
Tactical 2/3: Gets through Sink well, partially blocked by most other defenses.
Another Angle 0/1: This is a reminder of how things change in the BD. Had this been released when announced it would have been awesome. But with the advent of newer weapons it's merely OK.

Alternatives: The various TCG blasters (Goo Blaster, Fungus Ray, Garoo Elite Blaster, Bzzt Blaster) are all 11 constant icons, which is similar. Sword of Apocalypse should also average nearly the same damage. Likewise, the hard-to-find Illusens Gems also does a number against Sink. For strictly 1p Prickly Potion or Voidberry Potion may be better for pets under 400 Str boost. For strictly 2p, then Sroomfruit Potion or Flaming Blooble Potion can be better.

Upgrades: For all around upgrades that work in both 1p and 2p there's Ylanas Blaster and the marginally better NQ2 weapons Wand of Reality

Defenses/Countermeasures: Leaf Shield and Shiny Shell Shoal Shield take a chunk of of this. Cloudy Wand of Storms is nearly even.

Rating: 5
Date Posted: Jan 04, 2010

The Modern Mystical Fish Lobber, having this in the 10-13 icons range and R95 could open up the possibilities of having a reasonably priced weapon before you upgrade to your Ylanas Blaster. Estimates put this around 500k-1.5mil. Will see how the price settles down before making another decision. For now it gets a 7 for being a fairly good weapon.

Rating: 7
Date Posted: Jan 03, 2010