An offensive weapon is any that only attacks, and can attack multiple times during a match. Every Battledome set will likely consist of at least two offensive or dual duty weapons, and will act as your main weapons.

Scroll of Ultranova deals about 9.8 icons of damage due to fractional icons. You can get two of them for less than 50 NP. It’s honestly unbelieveable to me, just a few NP for 9.8 icons! This is the part where I tell you that back in my day, a 10-iconer would have cost many millions of NP…

Scroll of the Fool, Scroll of the Wise, and Scroll of the Scholar should all likely be skipped to be honest. You’re paying about 5-10k for 0.2 more icons. Go straight to Scroll of Knowledge if you can afford it. If you’re looking for more cheap weapons, take a look at some of the newbie dual duty items, or upgrade to something like Hanso Charisma Charm before continuing down. Things get a lot more expensive from here. Welcome to the world of the Battledome.

The blaster was a prize in the Return of Dr. Sloth plot back in 2008, while the sword was a prize in the Faeries Ruin plot back in 2010 / 2011. Get whichever is cheapest. There’s only a difference of 0.08 icons and any price difference because of that isn’t justified. There’s also a big jump in price when moving up to 13 iconers, so this might be a good stage to level off at for a bit, train, save up more NP, etc. There are some good dual duty weapons at this level too. In 2P, watch out for Royal Blue Cape and Sophies Magic Hat.

If you want to pay just a little bit more than a Ylanas Blaster or Brynns Legendary Sword of Wraith Smiting, you can upgrade to a thirteen iconer. The price is fair I think. The throwing star was a prize in the 2012 Altador Cup while the bow and wand are both prizes for completing NeoQuest II on InSaNe mode. It looks like you can get the wand or bow for a much cheaper price than the star, so go with whichever you can get the cheapest. Dr. Sloths Personal Bath Buddy and Stone Foam Finger are both next in terms of upgrades, and you’ll have to pay nearly double the price of the 13 iconers just to have one extra icon. Or you could look towards some of these dual duty weapons.

In 1P, the Flask of Liquid Fire will always do 8 icons. In 2P, if your opponent has an intelligence level greater than 25, it will do 14 icons. I’d say this is one of the better weapons to use in 2P. The intelligence required to hit for the full 14 icons isn’t too much, and the price is a steal. The massive amount of fire icons is harder to block when compared to other icon types. Flask of Liquid Light is a light based version of this. If you want another weapon with a lot of fire icons, Portable Kiln is costly for what it does, and Sword of Reif would be good, but it’s a big jump in cost as well.

14 or 15 icons for a little under 2 million is really good. Compare that to Kelpbeards Trident or the anagram swords where you’re getting 1.25 to 9 more icons but paying 7 million more. The bath buddy stocks in the Hidden Tower, so its price will remain fairly consistent until it decides to retire. The foam finger was a prize in the 2013 Altador Cup. If you use the foam finger in 2P, look out for Altadorian Swordbreaker.

This will always do 15 icons, but it’s random which icon type it uses each turn. This weapon is intended to keep your opponent on their toes in 2P battles because it’s rather difficult to block. I think the best bet against this would be to use a weapon that defends a wide range of icons, such as Ghostkershield, Faerie Tabard, or Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield and hope you get lucky and end up defending a chunk of it. Another option would be to simply overpower your opponent with something along the line of the anagram swords and hope they lose before you do. All of the anagram swords will do a minimum of 15 icons of each of these types, except a pure physical sword, but you’re getting physical with all of the swords anyway.

These are the last few items before you get to the anagram swords. I don’t think too many people use an Ultra Bubble Gun nowadays. It’s the same price as Skarls Hasty Mace, but the mace performs much better. Get the mace and skip the bubble gun if you can help it.

Kelpbeards Trident is a real stepping stone in the Battledome. It does the same amount of icons as the aforementioned anagram swords and I feel like it signifies that you’ve come a long way and are serious about battling. Obviously because of all the water icons, Faerie Tabard is the biggest threat to the trident, and as a result this isn’t the best option for 2P. Any of the water reflectors are also a good choice against this. This is cheaper than any of the anagram swords and is an excellent choice for 1P.

The anagram swords are a staple of the Battledome. All of these swords can be purchased from the Hidden Tower, or possibly on the Mystery Island Trading Post and Neopian Auction House for a little cheaper.

Ari / Air: This is essentially for use in 2P battles mainly, as air is generally harder to block. Look out for these full air blockers and air reflectors though. Alien Aisha Scrambler and Jhudoras Wand, although rare, are both possible threats as well. The other big shields will take a small amount out of this too. Ghostkersword would be an upgrade to this.

Skardsen / Darkness: I believe this is the cheapest of the anagram swords because it’s the one that’s been out for the longest. A lot of people got rid of these after weapons like Ghostkershield and Hanso Charisma Charm became the norm for people’s sets. Believe me, there’s nothing worse than using two of these and getting most all of it blocked from a Ghostkershield. Still, if you can find one for cheap then it’s right up there with Kelpbeards Trident for 1P. Go with Ari or Reif if you’re interested in 2P.

Thare / Earth: Earth isn’t necessarily a rare icon to see, but it is rare to see so much of it in a multi-use weapon. The attack pea family has quite a lot of earth in it. Look out for Illusens Silver Shield, Shield of Pion Troect, Pirate Captains Hat, Greater Staff of the Earth Faerie, and any of the earth reflectors and Kings Lens.

Reif / Fire: Much like the Sword of Ari, this is primarily for use in 2P battles since the fire is generally harder to block when compared to other icons. Take a look at the Frozen Cyodrake Shield or these fire reflectors for help with countering it. Faerie Tabard takes a slight amount out of this too. Rod of Dark Nova is another option, although it’s ridiculously expensive. Additionally, I can’t think of any other weapons that attacks with as much fire as this. If I had to choose one anagram sword to use, it would probably be this one.

Thigl / Light: This isn’t something you would likely use in 2P, as there are a number of full light blockers. You should also be on the lookout for light reflectors, especially Superior Reflection Shield. Although less common, Skarls Sword, Jhudoras Bewitched Ring, Jhudoras Wand, and Kings Lens would hurt this too. Sword of White Lies would be the upgrade of this.

Tawre / Water: I’m sorry, but, I just can’t stand this weapon. Compare this to Kelpbeards Trident… This does very similar icons, but you’re paying two million NP more? It’s a trap! Uh, anyway, check out the Faerie Tabard and these water reflectors for ways to counter this and the trident.

Then there is all that physical. If you think your opponent is going to be using some anagram swords, might I suggest using something like an Altadorian Swordbreaker. It can be a good way to feel out your opponent’s attack if you’re not sure which swords they are going to be using.

I must talk about the Fan of Swords as well. It’s a newly released Hidden Tower weapon that will usually, but not always, beat any of these swords head to head. It’s on par with the anagram swords and is another option if you’re more into dual duty weapons, or just don’t like any of these swords.

The Pirate Captains Cutlass does the same amount of icons as any of the anagram swords, but costs many millions more. Why consider this then? It’s for 2P battles. This is slightly harder to defend against because it has a little more icon diversity. Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield, Shield of Faerieland, and Ghostkershield all take a good chunk out of this still, but perhaps not as much as they would a Sword of Ari or Sword of Thigl.

It can be difficult to find an upgrade to an anagram sword, especially one that doesn’t cost hundreds of millions of NP. There aren’t too many items that fit right in between the anagram swords and the attack pea family gap, but fortunately these two swords do.

An upgraded version of Sword of Ari, the Ghostkersword is one of the few weapons that is a little better than the anagram swords. I would say Shield of Faerieland, Triple Turbo Dryer, Jhudoras Wand, and Alien Aisha Scrambler are the biggest threats to this weapon.

An upgraded version of Sword of Thigl, the Sword of White Lies is one of the other few weapons better than the anagram swords. There are many, many ways to block light in Neopia, including this list of full light blockers, Skarls Sword, Jhudoras Bewitched Ring, Superior Reflection Shield, and to lesser degrees the Combo Battle Mirror, Kings Lens, and Wand of the Dark Faerie.

I feel like both of these items are slightly overrated. Ghostkersword has risen to astronomical heights because it is retired, and Sword of White Lies is sort of in the same boat being a Smugglers Cove item, but because there aren’t many other options for weapons to fill in the gap between the anagram swords and the attack pea family, there’s not much you can do. After this point, if you want better weapons you’re going to have to pay hundreds of millions for stuff like the peas, Faerie Slingshot, Ilusens Staff, etc.

This was released from the Smugglers Cove in 2009. Both Illusens Silver Shield and Shield of Pion Troect would take a good chunk out of this, especially the Pirate Captains Hat in particular. To a lesser degree, some of the earth reflectors would hurt this too. This is very similar to the attack pea family of weapons.

24 and 28 are crazy, but 32 consistent icons with every use is the best you can get, this is the top of the line when it comes to multiple use, shear power weapons. If you’re going up against any of these, you’ll want an earth defender of some kind. Check out Illusens Silver Shield, Shield of Pion Troect, and these earth reflectors. If you’re going up against the Seasonal Attack Pea, check out these full light blockers. Pirate Captains Hat would completely block it, and Kings Lens would even things out. The air Super Attack Pea hits with is more difficult to block, as it’s generally more expensive for a full air blocker or air reflector.

The alternatives at this point of battling are debatable I suppose, but they may include Faerie Slingshot, Rod of Dark Nova, Skarls Sword, Illusens Staff, and Wand of the Dark Faerie. The only reason I rate the peas a 4 is because of the outrageous prices. You could buy a few of the alternative weapons for the price of one of these, and I think that’s what I would rather do, personally.

Although there are items in Neopia that do even more damage than the Faerie Slingshot, like Darigan Sword of Death, you will never see them. Of all the items that you could possibly hope to have one day, this is the one that will do the most possible damage in the Battledome. The potential to do more icons than the legendary Super Attack Pea for a fraction of the cost is enticing. However, you do lose a lot of consistency with this item. It will get a weak hit more often than a strong hit. I used two of these for a short time and had some fun with them against the Inflatable Balthazar, but it can really test your patience if you desperately need that strong hit, let alone two on the same turn. Pirate Captains Hat paired with Altadorian Swordbreaker would be a relatively cheap way to block this completely.

Shiny Shoal Shell Shield: The bad new is that this weapon loses a few points due to fractional icons. The good news is that this shield can still block quite a bit of the more common weapons both in 1P and in 2P, and perhaps most importantly, it’s cheaper than the Leaf Shield. This will stop a portion of all the newbie scrolls. Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield would make for a great upgrade.

Studded Leather Cuirass: This is rather similar to the Royal Blue Cape, although the cape is a little too pricy if you ask me. If you’re in the lower leagues of battling, imagine pairing this with a Hanso Charisma Charm for example; you would attack with 10 icons while still defending a large amount of icons. The cuirass will also cut the HCC attack in half if you’re attacked with one.

Leaf Shield: You will win this for completeing Illusens Glade Quest 29. Earth, physical, and water icons are all fairly common. Unless your opponent goes out of his / her way to not use those icons, chances are that you’ll defend something with this shield. Although, the very cheap Scroll of Ultranova will sneak right through this.

Kiko Skull Pirate Hat: This was awarded in August 2013 during the Daily Dare. The extra two physical will only be defended if you are also attacked by air icons. When attacked by air icons it will say it deflects the air attack, but it doesn’t. I suppose that’s just an indication that you’re defending the extra physical icons. When attack by air but not physical it will appear to defend physical even though none is present. I’m not the biggest fan of this. The only icon that stands out at this level is the dark, and I would prefer to use Hanso Charisma Charm for dark defence.

Patched Magic Hat: If you take air damage you will defend all six physical icons, otherwise you will always defend three. This has some nice icon types for low level battling, and will help stop weapons like Glowing Meteor Rock, Pumpkin Launcher, Carved Qasalan Blowgun, Ridiculously Heavy Battle Hammer, and even Brynns Legendary Sword of Wraith Smiting. Devious Top Hat and Cane is very similar to this, but with an added attack. Ghostkershield, Dr. Sloths Personal Body Armour, and Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield all offer the same icon types, plus more.

Wanderers Cloak: It doesn’t defend a whole lot, but the best thing about this cloak is its icon spread, only being beat out by Tower Shield at this level. It’s difficult to find an item that doesn’t get partially blocked by this. Faerie Tabard and Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield have similar icon types and would be an upgrade.

Royal Blue Cape: This has a nice range of icons, but the price is not so nice. This works well against more common weapons though. For example, this would completely stop Bow of the Fire Faerie, and it would put a significant dent in Ylanas Blaster, Brynns Legendary Sword of Wraith Smiting, and Bow of Destiny. Look to Studded Leather Cuirass if you want something cheaper, it has similar icon types. Devious Top Hat and Cane offers similar defence, but with added attack power. These three big shields all offer the same icon types, minus one; Ghostkerbomb, Faerie Tabard, and Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield.

Sophies Magic Hat: This can take a good little bit out of a lot of weapons, weapons like Carved Qasalan Blowgun, Ridiculously Heavy Battle Hammer, Ylanas Blaster, Brynns Legendary Sword of Wraith Smiting and even Werelupe Claw Necklace should you find yourself up against one. This is what people usually upgrade from the Leaf Shield to.

Tower Shield: Once again the icon spread here is great, it’s just a shame it’s so expensive. I would consider getting this if it were around, say, a half million NP. This will help stop far too many weapons to list, so let me tell you about the weapons it will not help you against instead. Dr. Sloths Personal Bath Buddy, Kelpbeards Trident, and Sword of Tawre will all get a ton of water through. But don’t think that just because it doesn’t defend water that that’s the only thing you have to worry about. Because it only defends two icons of every other type, even very cheap items like Flask of Liquid Fire will still get 10 of its 14 icons through. Stone Foam Finger would get 11 out of 15 through. It’s the weapons with large amounts of a few icons that you’ll have to worry about while using this shield as well.

This is a nice little weapon to have in any set. In fact, I still have this in my set; this is the only weapon that I’ve had in my set since I first started out. Heavy Robe of Thievery gets second place.

This will defend half the damage done to you for one round, at a very cheap price as well. Thick Smoke Bomb and Thyoras Tear would be the upgrades, but the bomb is a one use item.

Thick Smoke Bomb will defend everything from hurting you for one round, and then it disappears for good. It should only be used for important battles, like avatar or DoN challengers.

Thyoras Tear works the same way as the Thick Smoke Bomb, except that you can use it once per battle. The insane price is what keeps me from giving this a 5; also, I feel the new abilities in the Battledome make this a little less useful. Castle Defenders Shield works the same way as Thyoras Tear but it’s much more rare and expensive.

Semi-fragile means that this could break for the battle, but it does not break permanently. I think I’ve heard somewhere before that the average amount of turns that people usually get out of this before it breaks for the battle is about four. This will hurt the Honey Potion, Sword of Thigl, Sword of Thare, Ghostkerbomb, Sword of White Lies, Gr apes of Wrath, Faerie Slingshot, Illusens Staff, and all of the attack peas. It will also fully block the very common Hanso Charisma Charm. It’s rare to find a defensive item that can fully block two icon types, expecially for this price. The only other weapons that fully block two icon types would be the Alien Aisha Scrambler and Rod of Dark Nova, and the prices of those are insane.

This restocked at the Smugglers Cove many years ago. Although this is incredibly rare and expensive and you may never see one, the only reason it is here is because it is so rare to find a multiple use item in Neopia that can fully block two icon types. The only others being Pirate Captains Hat (although that one is semi-fragile) and Rod of Dark Nova. Jhudoras Wand and Illusens Staff come close, kind of. Other air defenders include Shield of Faerieland, Shield of Soaring, Tornado Ring, Jhudoras Wand, or the air reflectors. Other light defenders include Superior Reflection Shield, Pirate Captains Hat, Jhudoras Bewitched Ring, Dr. Sloths Personal Body Armour, Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield, Skarls Sword, and the light reflectors.

In lower tiers of battling, this will help stop items like Bow of Destiny, Wand of Reality, many newbie scrolls, as well as completely shut down Altador Cup Throwing Star. In higher tiers of battling, this will help you stop stuff like Sword of Ari, Pirate Captains Cutlass, and Ghostkersword. Many items will use tiny amounts of air or physical, so it’s not bad to have as a general defender if you’re not sure what your opponent is going to be using. I rate this a 3 because out of all the big name Hidden Tower shields, this one is the most expensive and it defends the least.

Other full air defenders: Alien Aisha Scrambler, Jhudoras Wand, Ring of Weightlessness, Shield of Soaring, Tornado Ring, and Weird Scarab.

Ghostkershields used to be a lot more common back in the day when Sword of Skardsen was not only the cheapest of the anagram swords, but it was the only one! Eventually though, Kelpbeards Trident was released making it not as necessary to block dark. Then Hanso Charisma Charm was released; just about everyone received one, and G-Shield became even less common. Ghostkershield is still a great shield in its own right, there’s just a much cheaper alternatives nowadays for full dark defence. This seems to fair better in lower tiers where it will take chunks out of the newbie scrolls, pre 13 iconers, and 13 iconers. Once you get to 14 or more icon weapons, the icon variance of the shield is nice, but each icon just doesn’t defend enough. For example, Dr. Sloths Personal Bath Buddy gets 12 out of 14 icons through. Mass dark icons aren’t too common in higher tiers except for the previously mentioned Sword of Skardsen and maybe the rarely used Jhudoras Potion and Wand of the Dark Faerie. It also performs well against Pirate Captains Cutlass. However, the commonly used Kelpbears Trident and Sword of Reif will get 16+ icons through, even Sword of Ari and Sword of Thigl will get 13+ icons through. Then there are the bigger weapons after the anagram swords… Use this in lower tiers if you can afford it, use a Hanso Charisma Charm and get a different shield for higher tiers.

Other full dark defenders: Hanso Charisma Charm, Illusens Staff, Ring of the Lost, and Rod of Dark Nova

A lot of weapons use earth, but it’s rare to see so much of it in low tier battling. I’m not too sure you’ll need full earth defence until you start fighting higher league battles. This will put a large dent in items like Honey Potion, Sword of Thare, Attack Pea, , and to lesser degrees Skarls Hasty Mace, Ghostkerbomb, Gr apes of Wrath, Seasonal Attack Pea, Super Attack Pea, and Faerie Slingshot. It may be more prudent to use an earth reflector or a King Lens.

Other full earth defenders: Greater Staff of the Earth Faerie, Pirate Captains Hat, and Shield of Pion Troect.

The only problem with this shield is that there aren’t many times to use it effectively. I had and used this for about a year. I rather enjoyed it when it got to totally block fire, but it can really test your patience if your opponent doesn’t attack with any fire. This will shut down Scroll of Ultra Nova, Flask of Liquid Fire, Portable Kiln, and Sword of Reif. It will also take a portion away from Ghostkerbomb and Gr apes of Wrath. Other than those weapons I probably wouldn’t use this shield; it’s twice the cost of the big shields and you’re defending less. There are cheaper ways to reflect fire. Unfortunately the only other full fire blockers are either situational, ridiculously expensive, or both.

Other full fire defenders: A Shovel, Rod of Dark Nova, Slippery Floor Potion, and Wand of Flamebolt.

In 1P this will always use your opponent’s defence boost while in 2P it will use the defence boost of whoever ends their turn first. This is mainly for people who are going up against stronger players than themselves and could take advantage of their opponent’s higher defence boost. This might be good to use on the Space Faerie if you were going for the avatar for example. Even in higher tiers this would fair well against a Sword of Thigl. Add all of this to the fact that this is so incredibly cheap, and you have one crazy umbrella. I had a really tough time giving this a 5 because there are upgrades to this; it just depends on your perspective. If you’re a newbie battler with less than 10k to their name, then get this. If you’re an experienced battler with the 750 defence boost and could easily buy a Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield, then get the shield.

Both of these are good against a few lower tier weapons like Brynns Legendary Sword of Wraith Smiting, Wand of Reality, or Stone Foam Finger, and higher tier weapons like Sword of Thigl and its big brother the Sword of White Lies, or Seasonal Attack Pea… But that’s about it. Much like fire, it can be hard to find a weapon that attacks with a ton of light. Sloths armour is the cheapest of the big shields, while Nox’s shield is the most expensive. Both will help you pick apart smaller amounts of other weapons too. Nox’s shield fairs much better though and is capable of putting a dent in a larger array of weapons. Both are buyable from the Hidden Tower. I like the idea of combining the shield with a Hanso Charisma Charm. You’d get full light and dark defence, four other icon types defended, and you’ll still attack with ten icons. It can be a good way to feel out your opponent’s attack. The only weakness in that particular case would be fire. If your opponents keep using Flask of Liquid Fire or Sword of Reif, look towards a Frozen Cyodrake Shield or a fire reflector of some kind. I’d also love to pair this with Rod of Dark Nova, but good luck doing that.

Other full light defenders: Alien Aisha Scrambler, Golden Pirate Amulet, Jhudoras Bewitched Ring, Pirate Captains Hat, Shadow Shield, and Skarls Sword.

This was a prize for participating in the very first Altador Cup many years ago, and so it is very expensive now. There is one great option when it comes to full physical defence, and that is the Altadorian Swordbreaker. Get that instead.

Other full physical defenders: Altadorian Swordbreaker, Flaming Bronze Helm, Winged Scarab, Yooyuball Player Sling.

The full water defence is great against weapons like Dr. Sloths Personal Bath Buddy, Kelpbeards Trident, Slumberberry Potion, or Sword of Tawre. The added air, earth, fire, and physical icons are a great bonus against weapons like Ylanas Blaster, 13 iconers, or Rusty Pitchfork. When paired with Kings Lens this will reflect or defend a little bit of everything.

Other full water defenders: Battle Plunger, Dehydration Potion, Enchanted Kiko Squeeze Toy, and Slippery Floor Potion.

The Scarab Ring has been around for a really long time now, and has been a part of many battler’s sets I’m sure. This was introduced after I had time to really use it. Back in the day I was using something called a Hand Painted Scarab. But anyway, the ring is really an amazing little weapon for its price. It can be won from the Lost Desert Scratchcard Kiosk, so it will remain relatively inexpensive unless it retires or a war comes around. If you’re a 2P battler, watch out for Kiko Skull Pirate Hat.

Recently, another weapon was released that challenges the ring, the Amulet of Altador. The amulet is a tad more expensive than the ring, but it could certainly fall to the same level as the ring one day. Head to head, the amulet would beat the ring, so I feel that it’s more for 2P. The air and light may be more difficult to block, cutting right through Leaf Shield and the aforementioned Kiko Skull Pirate Hat.

I used to really like the compass back in the day, but it’s fallen on some hard times, what with Hanso Charism Charm out now. The charm will attack with one icon more, and it defends all dark. Only get this if you can’t yet afford to upgrade to the charm just yet.

The sword is for those that want a stronger attack than the newbie dual duty weapons, but still want some defence. It can be difficult to find large amounts of light icons at this level of battling, so the five solid light icons of defence may be wasted. It will cut up the attack of Flask of Liquid Light, Wand of Reality, and Hanso Charisma Charm though. Dusty Magic Broom, Air Faerie Crown, and Stocking Full of Coal are all very similar items.

The Spyder Stone Necklace is a minor upgrade from the Scarab Ring and Amulet of Altador. It’s going to cost you around 300k to grab one of these, so you’ll have to decide if that price is worth it. If you don’t have enough for a Hanso Charisma Charm then this might be a good option, but personally I would try to save up for a charm. The two would make a fine pair if it weren’t for the fact that this defends dark icons; they would somewhat be going to waste in that case. This gets two icon types through all of the newbie shields, and one to two icon types through the intermediate shields. It also ties or beats all of the newbie scrolls.

Both the Stocking Full of Coal and the Rusty Pitchfork are solid upgrades from the previous dual duties that we’ve been looking at so far. I would rather go with the pitchfork over the coal personally, and not just because it attacks with more icons, but because of the physical defence. Physical is an icon that TNT tacks onto a lot of weapons, so you’ll likely end up defending physical quite often with this. Weapons like Cursed Elixir, Brynns Legendary Sword of Wraith Smiting, Altador Cup Throwing Star, Stone Foam Finger, and so on. The attacking icon types could be better though. All of the newbie shields and intermediate shields will hurt this pretty bad. Altadorian Swordbreaker would be a similar alternative, and Fan of Swords would be the upgrade to this.

Mask of Coltzan isn’t an item that sees much use any more. It’s too expensive for what it does, but is still up here for its tactical uses. Fire can be tough to block in large amounts, just look at all of these shields. MoC will get five fire through them at a minimum. Being able to block 11 additional icons is nice too. This would beat an Altadorian Swordbreaker or Hanso Charisma Charm going head to head, although it will still lose when going against cheaper items like Ylanas Blaster or Wand of Reality. If I was going to use this, I would consider pairing it with a shield of some kind to cover holes and strengthen my defence.

Although the Fearsome Gladius has a higher potential attack, it doesn’t provide the same tactical power as Mask of Coltzan does, and so it’s likely to be shut down by a number of shields. Although it’s cheaper, it’s also in the same boat as MoC right now in that it’s still too expensive to purchace and use. Ylanas Blaster uses the same icon types, provides more of them, and is cheaper. Go with that instead.

This is a prize for completing Jhudoras Bluff Quest 44. I like the idea of this weapon, but not in practice. I mean, the idea of a weapon that attacks, defends, and reflects sounds pretty cool, but there aren’t enough icons here to justify the price. 10 attacking icons are only standard, if not below standard by now. The 5 light defence isn’t anything to be thrilled abour either. Does the 25% darkness reflection make it worth it then? Not when you look at Hanso Charisma Charm.

One of the more recent Hidden Tower weapons, the Fan of Swords offers a total icon amount similar to the anagram swords but with an added defence. The icons add up to 17 because of fractional icons.

This weapon is bittersweet to me. Personally, I wouldn’t use this for 1P battles. You can do more damage with one of the anagram swords, and it will be about six million NP cheaper. Or you could even come close to buying two Kelpbeards Tridents for the price of one fan. It’s in 2P battles where this thing shines. The physical defence isn’t much, but I really like that TNT tacked it on here; I’d love to see more high level dual duties in Hidden Tower weapons. The icon types here are very diverse, this makes it so that it’s easy to defend something against, tough to completely block, and seemingly impossible to come out ahead against. Faerie Tabard, Dr. Sloths Personal Body Armour, and Ghostkershield all take it down to less than five icons, while Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield takes it down to less than three icons. The real problem comes with what it’s paired with. I would pair it with something like a Sword of Reif, or even Flask of Liquid Fire. This way you’ll get all icon types through; that’s really difficult to block. If some of the better shields on the site can’t block it completely, you have another weapon attacking you to worry about, and you’ve already used up one of your weapon slots defending, just what are you going to do?

I’ve been racking my brain trying to come up with counters to this, but everything I look at just didn’t seem to work. Kings Lens and Faerie Tabard would block a little bit of everything, but you still come out behind and can’t win with just the reflected icons. Tower Shield would take a good bit away from the fan, but again you still come out behind. The best counter I could think of to someone using a Fan of Swords and a Sword of Reif on you would be this: Frozen Cyodrake Shield and any anagram sword. The shield would take care of all fire bringing it down to 1.25-9 physical icons, and would cut seven icons off of the fan bringing it down to ten; pair that with the sword and you would end up doing 15 elemental icons, and up to 4 physical more if you get a good hit and manage to overpower the fans physical defence. You would end up doing 15-19 icons while your opponent did 11.25-19, so it’s still going to be fairly close. Similarily, if your opponent were to use the fan and a Sword of Ari, a Shield of Faerieland paired with any anagram sword would also prevail. But that introduces two more problems in our hypothetical; you don’t know which other sword your opponent will be using, and your opponent may switch things up and use different swords.

The problem with the fan is that it forces you into either trying to defend as much of it as you can, or to simply overpower it. And since we couldn’t defend against it all too well, let’s look into simply overpowering it. Ghostkerbomb would overpower this, but only for one turn. Ghostkersword and Sword of White Lies could potentially hit for more, but even they suffer due to the physical defence of the fan. Illusens Staff and Wand of the Dark Faerie would win against the fan, so would any of the attack peas, but we’re getting into insanely expensive territory now.

When I originally started to rate this weapon I gave it a 2 out of 5. I wanted to dislike it. I think it’s because I’m a 1P battler, and I still don’t like this for 1P. But the more I thought about it, the more I ended up liking it. As far as 2P is concerned, it’s hard to go wrong with it. I guess you could say I became a fan of this weapon… Get it?… Fan?… Um, let’s move on.

Altadorian Swordbreaker and Hanso Charisma Charm belong in a league of their own as far as I’m concerned. They’re two of the cheapest full blockers on the market, Parasol of Unfortunate Demise is another good one.

Physical isn’t an icon type that is used in massive amounts very often, however the sword will take 2/3 off of the Stone Foam Finger, a very common stop for players before they move up to Hidden Tower weapons. Physical is also an icon that gets tacked onto weapons a lot. You’re not likely to stop a weapon in its tracks with the sword, but you’ll end up putting a dent in quite a bit. This is more of a general defence weapon; if you don’t know what your opponent is going to use and you can’t yet afford some of the better shields out there, the sword can be a relatively cheap and safe choice.

The Hanso Charisma Charm was a prize for participating in The Faeries Ruin plot back in 2010 / 2011. You didn’t need very many points to purchace this weapon, and as a result, just about everyone and their grandmother has one of these. Ring of the Lost is a very similar but more expensive version of this. This pretty much made Sword of Skardsen obsolete in 2P battles. But then again, a lot of people who had a SoS and liked 2P battles could have switched to Kelpbeards Trident or one of the other anagram swords when they were released a few months later. Ghostkershield is another full dark defender. I like the idea of combining the charm with a Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield. You would fully block both light and dark, and a large amount of four other icons. Fire would be the only thing that could get through.

I’ve never known the Shield of Pion Troect of being used that much. It’s not great to be honest. It just doesn’t do all that much for the price. Still, it’s noteworthy for what it can do to the higher end items like Gr apes of Wrath, the Attack Pea Family, and Faerie Slingshot. Check out Illusens Silver Shield for an alternative full earth blocker.

I came this close to equipping this once, but decided against it. I’m not sure how I feel about that, I mean, I don’t think I would have regretted it that much. Although many full light blockers have been released since, this hasn’t exactly been overtaken by any of them. It’s not a bad weapon or anything; it’s a little pricy, but not bad. It’s almost like a mini Skarls Sword. You can technically unequip it by trading your pet to someone else. You don’t have to actually go through with the trade apparently. This will put all equipped items from your pet to your inventory. Whether that is actually legal or not is another question. If you don’t want to go through that hassle, Sword of Skardsen offers similar icon types and more of them for attack, while Pirate Captains Hat or Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield are great light defenders, although neither of them offer any attack, nor does the sword offer any defence. In fact, it’s not until weapons like Skarls Sword, Illusens Staff, or Wand of the Dark Faerie that you find a true upgrade to the ring.

This was a TCG Rare Item Code prize, and wow to you if you actually got one! This is one of the best dual duty weapons obtainable, and has the potential to do more icons than the Attack Pea. It actually beats the Seasonal Attack Pea by just a tad too. It would also really hurt a Sword of Thigl and Sword of White Lies. It even beats a Fan of Swords head to head. It looks beautiful too! The price really hurts this though; this is an incredibly rare item.

*This weapon is a little complicated because it doesn’t really defend all of that light. If you receive light damage while using the wand, the light will make a copy of itself into air. There will then be 100% light and 100% air. You’ll take 100% of the light and 25% of the air, and then you’ll reflect 75% of the air. You’re essentially taking 125% of any light damage received, and reflecting 75% light back as air. Illusens Staff works the same way. The fact that you take extra light damage is this weapons greatest undoing.

This item is on the verge of being a dual full blocker, putting it in the same league as Rod of Dark Nova, Illusens Staff, Pirate Captains Hat, Alien Aisha Scrambler, and perhaps Kings Lens or Superior Reflection Shield. It will hurt air based weapons like Sword of Ari and Ghostkersword. Although light isn’t necessarily an icon you would want to see your pet attacked with while using this, it could potentially come out ahead of light based weapons due to the eight icons the wand attacks with, depending on what the light is paired with and how much of it there is. This item was in the Hidden Tower many years ago, but has long since been retired and is very rare and expensive now.

This is one of my favourite of the really old weapons of Neopia because it does a number of really cool things. The attack isn’t anything special, but that’s not what you would want this for. The full dark and fire defence is extremely useful and will help you block items like Sword of Reif, Sword of Skardsen, Jhudoras Bewitched Ring, Jhudoras Potion, even Wand of the Dark Faerie. The only other two multiple use items that fully block two icon types are Pirate Captains Hat and Alien Aisha Scrambler. It also has a better multi heal ability than the Everlasting Crystal Apple (on average). The price however makes it so that few people will ever own this item. This item used to be in the Hidden Tower many years ago but it has long since been retired. I’d love to combine this with a Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield. You would attack, heal, and defend a little bit of everything, including three icon types completely.

*This weapon is a little complicated because it doesn’t really defend all of that light. If you receive light damage while using the staff, the light will make a copy of itself into darkness. There will then be 100% light and 100% dark. You’ll take 100% of the light and 25% of the dark, and then you’ll reflect 75% of the dark. You’re essentially taking 125% of any light damage received, and reflecting 75% light back as darkness. Jhudoras Wand works the same way. The fact that you take extra light damage is this weapons greatest undoing. While this fact can hurt the wand moreso, I think it can be overlooked on the staff based on the other things it does.

Out of all the big name items; Gr apes of Wrath, Faerie Slingshot, Skarls Sword, Rod of Dark Nova, all the attack peas, even the superior Wand of the Dark Faerie, this is the only one that I rate a 5 out of 5. Why? Price. While the price of those other weapons can be astronomical, this is the cheapest one. Although still very expensive, the price has come down to a very reasonable amount. As more and more enter Neopia, the price will continue to fall as well. You will win this if you can manage to complete Illusens Glade Quest 50.

The ability to heal 20% of your HP multiple times in a match is the real reason for owning this weapon. Many pets with thousands of HP will try to grab one of these and / or the Wand of the Dark Faerie, and essentially use them to make themselves invincible. Sword of Lameness is really the only weapon that could challenge their healing power.

This is the prize for completing Jhudoras Bluff Quest 50, and is arguably the best weapon in Neopia, unless you want to count one of a kind items like Darigan Sword of Death. The only alternatives at this point will cost hundreds of millions of NP. Items like Super Attack Pea, Skarls Sword, Rod of Dark Nova, or Illusens Staff. The price is the only thing that prevents me from giving this a 5 out of 5.

Much like Illusens Staff, the heal is the main draw of this weapon. With enough HP, healing 25% over and over again can make some pets invincible. Again, the staff or Sword of Lameness are really the only weapons that could challenge the healing power here. The attack and reflection is nothing to scoff at either. It will attack with more force than any of the anagram swords, and reflect the majority of weapons like Sword of Thigl right back at your opponent.

Freezers are items that freeze your opponent, which makes them not able to do anything the next turn. This will devastate many opponents. A good freezer is essential to any serious Battledomer.

 Freezers are limit one, meaning only one freezer can be equipped at a time.

Your first freezer in the Battledome will likely be this one, although Snowglobe Staff is a cheaper possible option. The freeze ray has a very good freeze percentage of 50%. It will either attack or freeze your opponent, and will disappear for the battle once it freezes. The freeze ray was awarded for correctly guessing in the 2011 Daily Dare Staff Tournament.

Lupe Wand and Ancient Lupe Wand are both very cheap, but they will eventually break after repeated use so you’ll likely have to buy a few. The other three weapons are a cheaper alternative to the first non-species specific 100% freezer, H4000 Helmet. If you need an even cheaper alternative, Randomly Firing Freeze Ray isn’t bad.

Scroll of Freezing is a fragile (meaning it will permanently break eventually) freezer that should only be used for important battles, like DoN or avatar opponents, or if you cannot yet afford a solid freezer like Randomly Firing Freeze Ray or a multiple use 100% freezer.

*Your pet must have 1,001 or more intelligence for the freeze to work, otherwise it just defends. If you have less than 1,001 intelligence. it’s a multiple use item that will just defend. If you have 1,001 or more intelligence, it’s a once per battle item that will freeze your opponent.

The HBT is actually one of the better ones out there, assuming you end up defending some icons with it. A pet with the 350 defence boost could potentially get more use out of this than a pet with the 750 strength boost using a Sleep Ray. The intelligence part may seem daunting, but it’s easier than you think. You can get literally hundreds of books from the Book Shop for less than 1K NP each. You’ll probably need more than just the books at the book shop though, so also try other book shops around Neopia, such as Sutek’s Scrolls in the Lost Desert. If you’re seriously interested in this weapon, spend a few weeks at different book shops, and that 1,000 intelligence should cost no more than 500K.

All five of these weapons have a 100% chance of freezing your opponent for one turn, and then will disappear for the battle once used. Obtaining your first 100% freezer is a turning point in ones battling career; this is when things really start to get good for you. A 100% freeze is essential for mid to high level battling, and will help ensure a victory against many opponents. At the very least it will neutralize your opponent’s freeze and put you on even ground with them, although with the new faerie abilities it may be harder than it once was to freeze your opponent.

When deciding which 100% freezer to use, figure out in your own mind whether or not the extra price justifies the extra icons. For example, the Freezing Potion will do the exact same thing as the H4000 Helmet, plus two water icons. If a Freezing Potion costs an extra 500k to 1m more than a H4000 Helmet, then ask yourself if spending that much is worth two icons. Most of the time, it wont be. It depends on what the rest of your set looks like too. That 500k to 1m could be better spent on upgrading other weapons you have.

Now, the Moehog Skull… Combining more power than the Freezing Potion, Magical Marbles of Mystery, Sleep Ray, and Heavy Blue Tunic put together, this is arguably the best freezer that you can buy. These are very rarely obtained as a prize from the Haunted Woods Scratchcard Kiosk.

Finally, if you’re looking for a more defensive freezer, check out the Heavy Blue Tunic. If you’re looking for a multi-freezer, check out the Slumberberry Potion, Ice Dice, or Sword of Lameness.

This does not disappear after a freeze. As long as you use this you will always attack with 10 icons of water, and have roughly a 17% chance to freeze your opponent. Ice Dice is a similar weapon. The somewhat common Faerie Tabard would be something to worry about, as well as Enchanted Kiko Squeeze Toy or Mega U-Bend.

Using this item or not is a tough choice to make later on in your Battledome career. Pets with 1,000 HP or more will sometimes use multi freeze items like this or Ice Dice because they can afford to take a few hits in the beginning, and with any luck get in a few freezes. The important thing to keep in mind if you’re planning on using this item is, can you survive the first two rounds if you don’t freeze and your opponent does? I’ve used this many times in the past and it was my freezer of choice for a long time, until Sword of Lameness was released. Yes you can go many turns without a freeze, but you can also go multiple turns with freezes. I wish I would have recorded some stats on this item over the few thousand times I used it, maybe one day. Having no freezes for quite a few turns can hurt, but having 3, 4, 5, or even more freezes in a row is such a devastating power to have.

Ice Dice is an old Hidden Tower item that retired quite a while ago now. It has roughly a 25% chance to freeze your opponent. It’s probably something that most people wouldn’t use in the BD because it’s so expensive now. It’s very similar to the Slumberberry Potion and to a lesser degree the Sword of Lameness, both of which I would say are better, but the dice are noteworthy because they have the highest chance to multi-freeze.

Healers are items that will restore some or all of the health back to your pet in the Battledome. A good healer is very important to have in the Battledome.

 Healers are limit one, meaning only one healer can be equipped at a time.

These are both good healers for beginners in the Battledome. The Magical Healing Potion is dirt cheap and the Oasis Tonic provides a great step up. You will however likely outgrow these fairly quickly. Once you do, it’s time to move up to the next level of healers. Take a look at the Cursed Elixir and some of the scorchstones too. The tonic was awarded as a prize from the August 2014 Desert Diplomacy event and falls right in between the Blue Scorchstone and the Green Scorchstone in particular.

This drains 20 HP from your opponent and heals your pet. It doesn’t say that it will do this in the combat log, but it does. The small attack is a nice little bonus. That’s pretty crazy for lower level pets that might still use newbie dual duty or newbie scrolls. This is potentially better than the newly released Oasis Tonic because you’re healing 20 HP, stealing 20 HP, and doing physical damage. Crisp Blue Tunic would be the upgrade to this, but it’s a huge jump in price.

The GHS used to be a lot cheaper, same with the Blue Scorchstone, which is a shame because I remember suggesting those to newbies quite often, but now they usually have to take a step back and buy something cheaper. Anyway, unless you’re rich and can afford something like a Short Sleeved Yellow Tunic, either of these healers will likely last you until you have well over 100 HP. At which time, a Crisp Blue Tunic, or a Species Healer may be more prudent.

The ECA is great for lower leveled pets with a lot of NP. This is like being able to use a Blue Scorchstone over and over again. This is made through combining Jhudoras Crystal Ball and an Everlasting Apple in the Mystery Island Cooking Pot, both of which are buyable from the Hidden Tower. This also tells you what weapons your opponent has if you are in a 2P fight.

These are all of the scorchstones that heal. Scorchstones are great for low level battlers because they are overhealers. This means that they will heal after damage is calculated, and are in a way capable of healing you more than a regular healer. Click here for a more detailed explanation between regular healers and overhealers.

The Bronze, Red, and Blue Scorchstones are all commonly used in low levels of battling, and it’s likely that you’ll own and use at least one of them at some point in time. After this point, the scorchstones get kind of expensive for what they do, and there are cheaper upgrades than the Green or Purple scorchstones; Greater Healing Scroll and Rejuvenating Jar of Brains are two such examples. The reason people may buy and use something like the Rainbow or Glittery scorchstones is for low level battling. The massive overheal would act as a sort of Thyoras Tear for low league pets.

Then there are the full healers; Ice and Jade. I’m not a huge fan of the Ice Scorchstone because it is so unreliable, but it’s the only full healer available for this price, unless you look into species healers. I’m also not a huge fan of the Jade Scorchstone, but only because of the price. Consider getting a Leaded Elemental Vial instead.

*In regards to the SSYT, your pet needs to have 501 or more intelligence for the heal to work, otherwise it just defends. Once used, it will disappear for the rest of the battle.

**With the CBT, your pet needs to have 751 or more intelligence for the heal to work, otherwise it just defends. You also must have lost at least 100 HP, and your opponent needs at least 100 HP in order to take advantage of the drain. Once used, it will disappear for the rest of the battle.

A lot of people might be turned off from the amount of intelligence that you need in order to use these, but 501 and 751 intelligence isn’t too bad. You can get tons of books from the Book Shop for less than 1K NP each. Scroll Potion is another option.

Both of these items are very expensive nowadays, so they may not be worth it. Consider looking towards Rejuvenating Jar of Brains, a species healer if you can use one, or perhaps a Bag of Healing Dust.

I used this so much in the past, and a lot of people who can’t afford a better healer will use this. You can buy a morphing potion or potentially get someone to help you Kacheek Flour your pet in order to use this healer. Check out the other Species Healers for cheap healing options. Otherwise, Bag of Healing Dust is the only 50% non-species healer.

These are the 50% species healers. If you have a Blumaroo, Lenny, Elephante, Gelert, Nimmo, Uni, or Shoyru, consider getting one of these if your HP is big enough to take advantage of a 50% heal. Some of these are a lot more expensive than others, so look into the pricing a bit first to see if it’s worth it for you. If you use the lab ray it may not be a good idea to have any species specific weapons, unless you have a way to cheaply change back into that species. Kacheek Life Potion is an alternative if you have a Kacheek. And of course Bag of Healing Dust is a 50% healer that doesn’t require any particular species in order to use it.

I’ve used the BoHD in the past but the more I used it the more I craved a good 100% healer. A lot of people will grab this if they can’t yet afford a Leaded Elemental Vial. Sword of Lameness costs roughly the same amount, and it might be a toss up between the two. I would much rather go with the sword personally. Check out the species healers if you want to take a look at a cheaper 50% healer.

Much like the Thick Smoke Bomb, the Jade Elixir is one use and should only be used for important battles, like DoN or avatar battles. Lucky Robots Foot may be a cheaper alternative.

If you’re not into the Sword of Lameness, the LEV is probably the heal most BDers would work towards. It’s great to have a full heal in the BD, it’s just unfortunate that this is so costly. You’re not going to find a cheaper 100% heal, unless you count the Sword of Lameness, which is a fine alternative. It is possible to feed this to your pet! Be very careful when equipping this item, or equip this item through the Battledome’s new status page.

I decided to put this under healers because this is the only healing item that you can buy that can potentially heal you back to full hit points multiple times in a match. I tested this 2,000 times, and my percentages were as follows: 11 – 20 icons (37.45%), 12 icons (25.05%), freeze (12.90%), heal (13.15%), and nothing (11.45%). An extra note; out of the 2,000 times I used this, I only hit 11 icons once.

This weapon is very similar to the Slumberberry Potion in that you should wait until you have a lot of HP to use it, just in case you get an attack when you need a freeze, or nothing when you desperately need a heal, etc. You need to be able to survive a few rounds if you don’t get what you’re looking for. Initially I didn’t like this weapon because it felt less reliable than the potion, but now I feel like it’s an essential part of my set. I will say that with the potion you have a slightly higher chance of freezing, but even if you don’t freeze you’re still getting in 10 icons of water attack. My biggest problem with the two items still, is that you get pigeonholed into using them nearly every turn. This will be your freezer and healer for the match. Your opponent will know that and try to counter accordingly, but if you don’t use it, you have no chance of freezing or healing. It would be great if you could pair this with a good back-up healer like Illusens Staff or Wand of the Dark Faerie, but I know that isn’t feasible for the majority of us. Pets under 1,000 HP should probably stick to a 100% freezer and a good healer. Pets over 1,000 HP should definitely consider this.

Bombs are one use or once per battle items that do massive damage; more than your multi-use weapons. They are commonly paired up with a freeze weapon to offset the low damage freeze weapons often do; this is called a “freeze-bomb” combo.

 Most bombs are limit one, meaning only one of each item can be equipped at a time. Muffins are an exception.

Muffins should be used for important battles like DoN or avatar challengers, and when you can’t yet afford a once per battle bomb. There are 11 muffins that do 15 icons. I’m not going to show what each of them does, but I will list them: Brain Muffin, Darigan Muffin, Golden Muffin, Icy Muffin, Poison Muffin, Radioactive Muffin, Robot Muffin, Shooting Star Muffin, Smelly Dung Muffin, Stone Muffin, and Water Muffin. Use whichever is the cheapest.

The Honey Potion and Rainbow Clockwork Grundo were great back in the day when most sets consisted of two multiple use weapons doing ten icons each, but I’m a little sad to see that both of these are not the bombs they were once made out to be, what with items like Ylanas Blaster, Brynns Legendary Sword of Wraith Smiting, or Dr. Sloths Personal Bath Buddy now being fairly common. These bombs tend to lose their value quite a bit when you can do nearly the same amount of icons each turn with a multiple use weapon.

Jhudoras Potion is an unexpected item in the Battledome. I think most people would prefer to skip it and go straight to the Ghostkerbomb, or perhaps even combine it with the Ghostkerbomb for a single turn berserk like attack. The Ghostkerbomb is the best bomb that you can buy. On average it even outperforms over much more expensive items like the Ghostkersword and the Sword of White Lies. Still, I consider this to be a sort of luxury weapon in the sense that you should only get it if the rest of your set is decent. Back in the day, I didn’t pick up one of these until I had dual Sword of Skardsens.

A reflector is an item that not only defends, but reflects damage back at your opponent. Reflectors don’t usually end up blocking as much as a typical defender would, but they make up for it with the fact that they will deal damage if they happen to reflect.

 Reflectors are limit one, meaning only one of each item can be equipped at a time.

Air is used quite frequently in higher end Battledome fights and a defence to it can be expensive. Items like Pirate Captains Cutlass, Sword of Ari, or Ghostkersword all use a lot of air. If you want a full air blocker, Shield of Faerieland is a good one. If you’re rich there is also Jhudoras Wand.

Heavy amounts of dark icons are used by items like Sword of Skardsen, Dark Faerie Collar, Jhudoras Potion, or even a Wand of the Dark Faerie. Kings Lens would be an upgrade. Dark isn’t something you have to worry about too much anymore, not with the fairly cheap Ghostkershield and the very common Hanso Charisma Charm out there nowadays.

These would be used in higher levels of battling, and would be a great defence against weapons like Honey Potion, Sword of Thare, Gr apes of Wrath, Attack Pea, Seasonal Attack Pea, Super Attack Pea, Faerie Slingshot, or even Illusens Staff. Kings Lens would be a great upgrade to this. If you’re looking for more earth defence, check out Illusens Silver Shield or Shield of Pion Troect.

These are great if you know you’re going to go up against a Flask of Liquid Fire, Mask of Coltzan, Portable Kiln, or Sword of Reif. You could also check out the Frozen Cyodrake Shield.

These will reflect light icons and protect you from weapons like Sword of Thigl, Sword of White Lies, or Skarls Sword. Kings Lens would once again make a nice upgrade to these, same with Superior Reflection Shield. You could also look towards a full light blocker.

Mega U-Bend is the cheapest of the 75% reflectors. Good if you know you’re going to go up against a Kelpbeards Trident, Sword of Tawre, Slumberberry Potion, or other heavy water based attacks. Or you can check out the Faerie Tabard.

Superior Reflection Shield is the only full icon reflector there is, and would work wonders against items like Sword of Thigl, Sword of White Lies, or perhaps even a Seasonal Attack Pea. The water reflection is a nice bonus too, albeit a small one. The price is what hurts this; it’s kind of rare. There are full light blockers out there that are much cheaper.

The Kings Lens is considered by many to be the best reflector weapon buyable. Combine this with a Faerie Tabard and you’ll block or reflect a little bit of everything. It would be a great way to feel out your opponent’s attack. Craftsmans Lens and Princely Lens are weaker versions of this.

The Prismatic Mirror is here because although it cannot be bought and equipped, it can be stolen from certain enemies and used for that battle. It will reflect 80% to 100% of everything but physical. It seems there are no reflectors for physical.

All of these items are unique because they attack with reflected icons using your opponent’s strength boost. Or at least they used to, before the Battledome update. Currently they use your own strength boost and they aren’t reflected. Reflected icons are much more difficult to block because they are not stopped by defensive items. Maybe I’m naive to do this, but I’m reviewing these items with the assumption that the BD will one day be updated so that these items will once again do what they were originally meant to do.

Pricky Potion and Voidberry Potion are both buyable potions that will do six reflected icons using your opponent’s strength boost. This makes them great for pets going up against a stronger opponent. If you have the 55 boost and attack with 18 icons (two 9-iconers) you’ll end up doing 36 damage, while if you attack with 12 icons (using two of these potions) against someone who has the 200 strength boost, you’ll end up doing 54 damage. These are great for pets who don’t really train and just want to get their avatar or DoN challengers done and over with. Glowing Cauldron works the same way, although it has a small chance of draining HP or doing nothing as well. In 2P, you must end your turn last in order to attack with icons that can’t be blocked, otherwise they can be stopped. Bracelet of Kings works like these items too, but it is more unreliable.

Stealers can steal items from your opponent. The weapon you steal is random and not permanent, meaning all items will be returned to their original owners at the end of the battle.

 Stealers are limit one, meaning only one stealer can be equipped at a time.

Stealing is a risky maneuver, as you use up a turn stealing the item and you may not even get a good item. You will steal an item at random and all items are returned to their original owners after the battle is finished.

Once you steal something with any sticky hand, the sticky hand then goes to your opponent for them to use for the battle. If you’re interested in stealing items there’s no better place to start. This was given out as an Advent Calendar prize many years ago, so the price is fairly cheap and will only go up.

*Your pet must have 201 or more agility, and 101 or more intelligence for this item to steal, otherwise it just defends. Once used, it will not go to your opponent like a sticky hand would, but instead it will disappear for the rest of the battle.

This is one of the best stealing weapons out there; it’s the only one with a 100% success rate, your opponent doesn’t get it, and it even defends as a small bonus. The only downside is that 201 agility part. It’s a thinker, but if you want to train your agility to use this stealer (or hope for the best from kitchen quests and lab ray), go for it.

The Tornado Ring is a very unique item because it will not disappear after stealing an item; it’s one of the only weapons that can steal multiple items from your opponent. Although the chance to steal a single weapon is low, let alone all eight from your enemy, it’s possible to strip your opponent of all of their weapons.

It’s not exactly polite to use this against people in 2P fights unless they agree to it, since this kind of steal is permanent. People who buy this tend to hang out on the Battledome Chat asking for some free intelligence points. This can be an easy way to gain a lot of intelligence in order to use weapons like Heavy Robe of Thievery, Heavy Blue Tunic, or the other Brightvale clothing.