User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Sword and Shields/@comment-50.37.83.93-20120514133541/@comment-5089728-20120514151649

Agreed. The effect they put on the sword made it look like it was carved from gemstone. And that effect on the shield, with the moving skull reflection really made it stand out as a cool weapon. Plus, with a little elbow grease (Attack Up, Element up) it didn't suck so much. :D