Ga-dearg

pisspounder found the Ga-dearg today, so he sent me his hero equipped with this spear, so that I can document it. Thank you pisspounder.

Ga-dearg is a Spear (weapon), and can be found from Superior Map (blue). I have hunted over 200 maps and have not seen one, so that gives you an approximation on how rare it is. It is a Purple item, BOE, with required level of 60. You can sell it for 2871 gold, but don't do that, unless you are dismissing the hero it is bounded to. The stats of the one pisspounder is :

1. DEF + 46 (primary stats - affect war/category/politics)
2. Attack + 319 (secondary stats - affect war and contest)
3. ATK +140 (secondary stats - affect war only)
4. Armor + 191 (secondary stats - affect war only)
5. Mounted Combat +12 (skill stats bonus)

Stat #1 can be any of the primary stat. Stat #2 is always attack, as it is with all weapons. State #3 and #4 can be any 2 different secondary war stat. Stat #5 can be any skill.
Keep in mind that a single point in primary stat raises 3 points in secondary stats of both war and contest, except for DEF, which rasies 4 points in the secondary stats. For this reason, #3 and #4 are usually about 3 times that of primary stat, unless it is Armor (like above), where it will be about 4 times.

Compare this with a Purple Knight's Pike, requiring level 55 :

1. +38/39 {primary stat}
2. +38/39 {primary stat}
3. +253 attack

A Purple Lionheart Sword, requiring level 70 has these stats :

1. +54 {primary stat}
2. +54 {primary stat}
3. +385 attack

For a political hero, the Purple Lionheart has a value of 108, the Purple Knight Pike has a value of 77, while the Ga-dearg is only worth 46. So clearly, one should not use it on a political hero.

For a contest hero, the Purple Lionheart has a value of about 236, the Purple Knight Pike has a value of about 161. The Ga-dearg is valued at about 152. So it is also a waste on contest hero.

For a war hero, the Purple Lionheart and Purple Knight Pike values are the same as contest at 236 and 161 respectively. But the Ga-dearg is valued at about 246, which makes it better than the Purple Lionheart! And it's required level is lower at 60, so it is an ideal military weapon, just as hithere intended it to be.