What was the item on your early x-9 level ?

[Grotug]

Originally Posted by sffp

If you're @ had the strength to wear it, it makes for a nice breath weapon for battling early uniques -

Except early @s strong enough to wield it are too stupid to figure out how to work the activation

[Pete Mack]

Not actually very useful at that level. Hard to activate, and you can't absorb that many HP anyway. But it can be very useful later to be sure.

Originally Posted by Estie

DL 17, 4-9:

rod of healing

[Estie]

Not very useful at all. I actually squelched it, being a HT warrior. If I had been HE warrior, I would have stored it for the endgame but HT magic device is abysmal.

[Ugramoth]

DL 8 : Rod of Healing - 1000 turn recharge and 29% success. Useless. Playing paladin so no point keeping for late game either

DL 19 : Rod of Speed - Still bad success rate but this one I'll keep

[Pete Mack]

Rod of speed fail rate is not particularly important. Most of the time you want to buff up before the fight begins, and even half a dozen extra turns doing it doesn't matter.