Epic Ancestral Weapon Shards
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The shards of a magical weapon. Unusable in its current state, bring to an Ancestral Forge to restore it.
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Overview
Epic Ancestral Weapon Shards are shattered weapons that can be restored into usable weapons at the 
Ancestral Forge or fused with other ancestrals at the 
Fusion Forge. They are randomly generated, including their names. While they are considered to be tier eight alongside sanguine weapons (Gear Level 26), they are more powerful (Gear Level 30 & 33.7 Physical Power).
They are guaranteed to drop from Carriages in Silverlight Hills and Oakveil Woodlands, a medium chance to drop directly from completed tier 2 Rift Incursions, a 5% chance to drop Level 79+ V Blood Carriers, and an additional 5% chance from Shard Bearers. When obtained, there's a 15% chance to obtain a 
Legendary Ancestral Artifact Shard instead.
Unlike 
Rare Ancestral Weapons, they cannot be upgraded.
They're infused with 3 random attributes in addition to their random Spell School effect, causing secondary Weapon Skill (Q) hits to inflict
Leech / Ignite / Condemn / Weaken / Chill / Static.
Possible Attribute Rolls
Epic Ancestral weapons have 3 random attributes. Each attribute has a minimum base value, which is then randomly multiplied by 1 - 5. There are 14 different attributes in total. Refer to the table below:
| Bonus Maximum Health | +3.2% | +6.4% | +9.6% | +12.8% | +16% |
| Bonus Movement Speed | +1.6% | +3.2% | +4.8% | +6.4% | +8% |
| Veil Cooldown Rate | +2.8% | +5.6% | +8.4% | +11.2% | +14% |
| Bonus Physical Power | +2% | +4% | +6% | +8% | +10% |
| Attack Speed | +2.8% | +5.6% | +8.4% | +11.2% | +14% |
| Weapon Skill Cooldown Rate | +2.8% | +5.6% | +8.4% | +11.2% | +14% |
| Weapon Skill Power | +3.2% | +6.4% | +9.6% | +12.8% | +16% |
| Physical Critical Chance | +3.2% | +6.4% | +9.6% | +12.8% | +16% |
| Physical Critical Power | +3.2% | +6.4% | +9.6% | +12.8% | +16% |
| Bonus Spell Power | +2.8% | +5.6% | +8.4% | +11.2% | +14% |
| Spell Cooldown Rate | +2.8% | +5.6% | +8.4% | +11.2% | +14% |
| Spell Critical Chance | +3.2% | +6.4% | +9.6% | +12.8% | +16% |
| Spell Critical Power | +3.2% | +6.4% | +9.6% | +12.8% | +16% |
| Spell Leech | +2% | +4% | +6% | +8% | +10% |
Crafting
Rolling a Specific Epic Ancestral Shard
Given that there are 6 possible infusions, the chance to roll a desired one is 1/6. (16.67%)
Given that there are 14 possible attributes, and you get 3 distinct rolls to obtain your desired one, the chance to roll your desired attribute is: <math>1 - \left(\frac{13}{14} \times \frac{12}{13} \times \frac{11}{12}\right) = 1 - \frac{11}{14} = \frac{3}{14} \approx 0.2143\ (21.43\%)</math>
Thus, the chance to roll an epic shard with a specific infusion + a specific attribute is: <math>\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{3}{14} = \frac{3}{84} = \frac{1}{28} \approx 0.0357\ (3.57\%)</math> Which is the equivalent of about 1 in 28 weapons.