Jade Scorchstone (r180) [Retired]
100%
Limit One Healing Item.
Ratings - Jade Scorchstone
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Rating: | Overview: This weapon is a classic legend. One of the two 100% healers of its time, it often found itself in contention with the Leaded Elemental Vial for who's the true top dog. In recent times, a forever winner has been declared, and this isn't that winner. Accessibility: 0/4 60m is a really high price to ask of ANY weapon, let alone a healer. It's more expensive than the LEV and even the Obsidian Scorchstone. The former advantage of this not being able to be "used" on a pet doesn't matter anymore, as you can just equip weapons from the Battledome itself with no risk, and even if you used the LEV, you'd have to use like 100 LEVs by accident in a row to make it cost as much as one of these, and nobody is that clumsy. Viability: 0/5 For a healer of this price, you'd need to do something REALLY good to get your money's worth. And this... just heals. No multiple uses, no healer slot bypass, no defense or reflect icons, nothing. It literally just heals. When you can get the identical LEV for a hundred times cheaper, or this thing's healer slot bypassing younger Obsidian brother for almost a third of the price, this will never cut it. Alternatives: Leaded Elemental Vial, of course. You can also get the Obsidian Scorchstone for one that doesn't take up the healer slot. Heck, you could get TWO OSSes for cheaper than one of these. Bonus points: None provided. Final notes: I know I should respect my elders and stuff like that, but in this case, I'm wheeling it over to the retirement home. Rated on September 21, 2025 |
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Rating: | Initial look- Yet another weapon who's reputation precedes it. Before the advent of a certain Brightvale Vial this emerald colored stone was a staple in almost every upper/elite tier set. Counters- Same as with any other healer; pull out all of the stops on the turn it is used to negate as much of the full heal as possible. The only goal when countering weapons like these is to turn that 100% full heal into a zero or partial heal. Alternatives- Well there is the Leaded Elemental Vial. It offers the same once per battle full heal but, unlike the Scorchstone, it has one horrifying potential downside. I'm not going to get into that here but let's just say that every time you equip your LEV you had better be paying A LOT of attention because one misplaced click and you'll find yourself out of tens of millions of np and back on the market for a new healer. On the other hand, if you're looking for a less risky alternative, there is the Jewelled Scarab. But that is reserved for the more...how do you say..."refined" BD tastes. With large Neopian coffers. Bonus- 1/1- definitely gets a bonus point for its price relative to the other full healers (at the time of writing its hundreds of millions cheaper than the Jewelled Scarab and only about 9 million more than the LEV and having no chance of being guzzled down by your "You keep me perma-locked up in the Neolodge" battledome pet. Overall Rating- 9/10- If you're looking for a 100% heal that comes from a good pedigree, is relatively light on your Ultimate Riches! bank account AND tastes so bad that your pet wouldn't dream of gobbling it up, then the JSS is right for you and you ... ▼ Read More ▼ |
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Rating: Rating History ▼ | Price/Power (0/5) A 100% healer is very valuable in the battledome, when you have the max HP to support it anyway. The price of this however makes it less valuable when you consider the fact it is a lot more expensive then the Leaded Elemental Vial which does the same thing. Countermeasures (1/5) A full heal is insanely useful and only gets more useful as you get more max hp. Alternatives Upgrades or Downgrades You know the alternative, leaded elemental vial, and the downgrades like the Bag of Healing Dust... If you want an upgrade first you will need a LOT of hp, around 2500+, the Sword of Lameness offers a multiuse full heal chance. Other Points (No Bonus) Final Thoughts You know how much I love retired items, but I won't ever own one of these. Rated on September 29, 2013. Updated July 21, 2024 |
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Rating: | Power: 4/5 One of the two OPB 100% healers, Jade SS is however more expensive than Leaded Elemental Vial due to being retired, so you might want to go for LEV instead. Counters: 3/3 Healing isn't countered, nothing to complain about. Uniqueness: 0/1 Pretty much the same as Leaded Elemental Vial. Bonus: 1/1 You can't use this on your pet - safety, ho! Rated on August 9, 2013. Updated July 21, 2024 |
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Rating: | This is normally an item I would mark down a significant amount, because Leaded Elemental Vial (LEV) is cheaper and does the exact same thing. (Seeing how these weapons are identical INSIDE the Battledome, you can just read the Leaded Elemental Vial review.) There is just ONE small difference between this and LEV; you can't drink a Jade Scorchstone. :P Sometimes you can't put a price tag on comfort; I'm sure I am not the only one who gets nervous about accidentally drinking a LEV when moving it around. Fortunately, it appears that the new Battledome allows users to switch weapons inside the dome, eliminating this risk. Leaded Elemental Vial is clearly the more cost efficient option, but I cannot bring myself to take more than a point away from Jade for this fact. :P Rated on December 13, 2012. Updated July 21, 2024 |
