Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-25012056-20181223225841/@comment-32013442-20181225191408

If the effect can only be cured by a rare npc, (who is perhaps a random like the Galadrim/rivendell wanderer?) then you will be garanteec to die, but you will need to continually treat yourself with athelas brew until you can find someone to cure you. This is more lore accurate, but again, not practically applicable for your immediate battle. Unless you like a long drawn-out hunt, harrying your prey until they "wither" away becoming too weak to fight back. Many servers have strict rules for pvp, making logging off during combat a bannable offense.

Again, if all you want is a quick kill, stick with the wither option. But it is not as lore friendly as it could be.

Side note: If the curse feature can be cured by simply drinking athelas, most people will just bring a mug with them into combat anyway. Unless it is a dual with restrictions on the equipment you can use. In which case most people would ban the use of the Morgul blade with brews such as athelas, mirvur, and Orc draught.