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<p>I've seen a post talking about Falcon items vs Cobra items in general, but I don't feel the answers there goes as deep as I want it too.</p><p>So, I'm gonna ask about this very specific duo: <u><strong>Cobra Rod vs Falcon Rod</strong></u></p><p>Both Rods can be imbued with Critical, so my question is very simple: <u><strong>Overall, which Rod is better?</strong></u> I'm trying to decide which one I'll keep on my mage and then sell the other.&nbsp;</p><p>I'll try to make my list of pros/cons, but I'm a main EK, and I'm hoping some main mage can tell me if I'm correct.</p><p></p><p><img alt="" src="https://i.gyazo.com/db66140d373ce226d0d15f0be72520fa.png" style="height:92px; width:419px"></p><p><u><strong>PROS:</strong></u></p><ol><li>Extra Magic Level over Cobra Rod</li><li>Extra 8% Energy Defense</li></ol><p><img alt="" src="https://i.gyazo.com/64c546691e5355ca8457bf5c4ede8ace.png" style="height:93px; width:416px"></p><p><u><strong>PROS:</strong></u></p><ol><li>Extra 18% Life Leech FOREVER</li><li>20kk to 40kk cheaper than Falcon rod (depending on the server)</li></ol><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><p>To server), which you could in theory use to get magic levels and negate the Falcon Rod extra magic level</li></ol><p>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>To be honest, when I'm playing mage, the extra ML from Falcon Rod is&nbsp;unnoticeable but the Life Leech from Cobra Rod is very noticeable, it saved my life a couple of times.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>The only respawn I can think of that the Falcon Rod is superior is at Energy Library, because in that place the mage will most likely be on mana shield, so the life leech is useless, and they also deal energy damage.</p><p></p><p>Even if solo hunting Falcons, I like the cobra rod more than the falcon rod, cos the Life Leechs helps a lot. But when I look at the market, is very hard to sell the Cobra Rod and everyone claims the Falcon Rod to be superior, so is there anything I'm missing here? Why am I the only one who thinks the Cobra is superior in almost every situation?</p>

<p>I've seen a post talking about Falcon items vs Cobra items in general, but I don't feel the answers there goes as deep as I want it too.</p><p>So, I'm gonna ask about this very specific duo: <u><strong>Cobra Rod vs Falcon Rod</strong></u></p><p>Both Rods can be imbued with Critical, so my question is very simple: <u><strong>Overall, which Rod is better?</strong></u> I'm trying to decide which one I'll keep on my mage and then sell the other.&nbsp;</p><p>I'll try to make my list of pros/cons, but I'm a main EK, and I'm hoping some main mage can tell me if I'm correct.</p><p></p><p><img alt="" src="https://i.gyazo.com/db66140d373ce226d0d15f0be72520fa.png" style="height:92px; width:419px"></p><p><u><strong>PROS:</strong></u></p><ol><li>Extra Magic Level over Cobra Rod</li><li>Extra 8% Energy Defense</li></ol><div></div><p><img Defense</li></ol><p><img alt="" src="https://i.gyazo.com/64c546691e5355ca8457bf5c4ede8ace.png" style="height:93px; width:416px"></p><p><u><strong>PROS:</strong></u></p><ol><li>Extra 18% Life Leech FOREVER</li><li>20kk to 40kk cheaper than Falcon rod (depending on the server)</li></ol><div></div><div>To server)</li></ol><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><p>To be honest, when I'm playing mage, the extra ML from Falcon Rod is&nbsp;unnoticeable but the Life Leech from Cobra Rod is very noticeable, it saved my life a couple of times. The times.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>The only respawn I can think of that the Falcon Rod is superior is at Energy Library, because in that place the mage will most likely be on mana shield, so the life leech is useless, and they also deal energy damage.</div><div></div><div>Even damage.</p><p></p><p>Even if solo hunting Falcons, I like the cobra rod more than the falcon rod, cos the Life Leechs helps a lot. But when I look at the market, is very hard to sell the Cobra Rod and everyone claims the Falcon Rod to be superior, so is there anything I'm missing here? Why am I the only one who thinks the Cobra is superior in almost every situation?</div>situation?</p>