# HV Research Thread — Data-Driven Findings

**Source:** forums.e-hentai.org/index.php?showtopic=232444
**Author:** Noni (mod, L500), research by sssss2

## sssss2's 1H Research (Level 468, PFUDOR Grindfest)

### Setup
- Legendary Arctic Rapier of Slaughter (Butcher Lv.5, Fatality Lv.4)
- Physical Attack: 10,842 base
- Hit: 212.2%, Crit: 53.38% (48.2% + Heartseeker 10%)
- Crit dmg: +83% (+68% + Heartseeker 15%)
- Def: 82.5% phys mit, 76.5% mag mit, 66.7% block, 65.4% parry

### Butcher vs Fatality Analysis
- **Butcher Lv.5**: Increases attack base damage by 2.312%
- **Fatality Lv.5**: Increases crit damage by 10%
- At 53.38% crit rate:
  - Butcher: Normal 2.455x, Counter 0.767x, Skill 1.432x
  - Fatality: Normal 2.454x, Counter 0.750x, Skill 1.454x
- **Verdict**: Butcher better for normal attacks + counters, Fatality better for skills
- "Butcher's efficiency will be reduced if I wear 5x Power Slaughter" (diminishing returns with Slaughter suffix)

### Overpower Analysis (Potency Tier 5)
- Normal hit rate without Overpower: 96.45%
- Normal hit rate with Overpower Lv.5: 97.71%
- Overpower increases real hit rate by ~1.3%
- "Overpower applies only to normal attacks"
- "A counter-attack stuns monsters, which can't parry. For this reason, Overpower is less efficient than Butcher and Fatality (to one-handed style)"

### Spike Shield Analysis
- Cold/Elec/Wind Strike with proper Spike Shields are better than Holy/Dark Strike (except SG arena)
- Flame Spike Shield reduces monster's cold resistance by 25%
- Data shows Cold Strike with Flame Spike outperforms both Dark Strike and Holy Strike
- This is why the author kept Arctic Rapier instead of switching to Hallowed/Demonic