Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26210095-20151019020544/@comment-26444332-20151019032326

The Lord of Minas Morgul wrote: Númenórean swords should have higher durability than Dwarvish. Not only does it make the rarity more worthwhile, but I do believe it was said somewhere that Númenórean smith skills were surpassed only by the smiths of Valinor.

That honor belongs to the Ñoldorin smiths. Númenor was good, but not that good.