Griswold's Edge (Diablo II)

Griswold's Edge is a unique from Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.

A purely physical sword, Griswold's Edge focuses on brute strength to subdue enemies. This is indicated by its bonuses to Strength, Attack Speed, Attack Rating, and even added Fire damage. Although Griswold's Edge will do much less damage to enemies immune to fire, it is powerful against those that aren't.

Griswold's Edge's Knockback can be detrimental depending on playstyle. It does prevent a character from being surrounded, and subdues large crowds of enemies so that they can be taken on one at a time, but Knockback can also be quite frustrating against enemies with high life, making it harder to click on them to attack them. Still, many bosses are immune to Knockback, and considering they are the enemies with the most life, the problem does not apply to them.

Griswold's Edge is a normal unique item. Therefore, there are many more powerful unique alternatives to Griswold's Edge. Griswold's Edge is most effective early in game on difficulty.

Stats
One-Hand Damage: (12-15) To (25-30) Required Level: 17 Required Strength: 48 Durability: 32 Sword Class -

Trivia

 * Griswold's Edge is one of the many namesake weapons of Griswold, originally from Diablo, but revived as a boss in Diablo II. The set Griswold's Legacy also takes his name.
 * Griswold's Edge was also used by the Dark Wanderer in the original Diablo after the hero brings Griswold the Anvil of Fury.