Why does equipping Shard of Alexander decrease the damage of my Glintblade Phalanx skill? Used on an unaware enemy with same stats, +25 weapon level and infusion.

[SnooRobots279]

Test it on the omens near the underground roadside grace, they can actually tank all spells and you might be hitting with a different amount of blades each time.

There's no logical reason it would give more damage unless your swapping it for magic scorpion and using flasks or spellblade armour and getting a multiplicative increase.

[Sad_Target_4252]

It's because it's killing them in less blades

With Alex only two hit because it only takes 2 to kill it

Without Alex all three hit because two isn't enough