The Pyre King's Edge is a Nightmare Unique zweihander, hunted from Cinder Wyrm in the Mortal Arena, always at item level 120. It is one of four Exceptional drops on its list — 2.5% of the Uniques that boss gives up, about 1 in 40 — and every kill rolls the list 5 times. It is built on Sovereign Pyreking Zweihander — step 6 of the Pyreking Zweihander line, item level 80 and up.
It always rolls the same numbers: +192 Power, +18% Fire Damage, +5% Melee Lifesteal, +40 Power, +18% Fire Damage, +18% Critical Damage, +16% Power, +55% Critical Damage, +44% Fire Damage and +32% Attack Speed.
One Unique drop in 40 is a Mythical copy: the same item carrying 15–25% Mythical Energy that boosts every stat on it and can never be changed; the 15% floor is 10 times as common as the perfect 25%.
On top of that it carries The Pyre King's Edge — Your Special spins 5 more times at 25% less damage each and wreathes every foe in Burn; a full Burn Ignites, but it recharges 25% slower.
It leans into Burn.
Wearing it hands you Charged Overhead and Whirlwind.
“Guilty. The sentence is warmth.”
Item text
The numbers it locks in
| Affix | Tier | Value | Normal range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power prefix | T10 | +16% | 14–16 |
| Critical Damage suffix | T10 | +55% | 48–55 |
| Fire Damage prefix | T10 | +44% | 39–44 |
| Attack Speed prefix | T10 | +32% | 25–32 |
The part the stats don't show
Plays with
Everything that boss drops
| Unique | Built on | Kind | Weight | Share of its drops | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emberscale Mantle | Exalted Wyrmscale Mail Armor | LESSER | 90 | ||
| Slagheart Signet | Immaculate Midnightsun Band Ring | LESSER | 90 | ||
| Bellows-Stride | Exalted Warpath Boots Boots | LESSER | 90 | ||
| The Furnace Psalter | Exalted Epitaph Tome Off Hand | LESSER | 90 | ||
| The Pyre King's Edge | Sovereign Pyreking Zweihander Main Hand | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 | ||
| Heart of the Furnace | Eternal Cinderwake Relic Relic | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 | ||
| The Ember Ledger | Immaculate Ransom Band Ring | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 | ||
| The Glassblower's Breath | Eternal Weepingglass Relic Relic | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 |