ANALYZE and Caster Offhand Items

UPDATE: GM Nyxus announced that ANALYZE was updated to indicate if an item will have penalties to casters if used in the left hand when using runestaff defense.

Text of Discord Post follows:

GM Nyxus
ANALYZE and Caster Offhand Items
on 31 Dec 2025 6:22 PM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #development-announcements channel

ANALYZE has been updated to indicate when an item carries no penalty for being held in a caster’s offhand, e.g. alongside a rune staff for defense strength. Example items include but are not limited to the arcane sidearms and the SMR smooth stones.
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