Talk:Aerondight/@comment-89.160.95.162-20180214152617/@comment-34894290-20180304144935

It makes no difference when you loot it, as long as you keep it levelled up. It will have exactly the same damage numbers as a copy looted at a higher level. If you keep it levelled through NG+ and then get a second Aerondight, you'll see this for yourself.

Ideally you should get it as early as possible. I got it at level 36 in my Death March playthrough so that I could use it for the nasty boss fights in HoS. It can probably be obtained earlier on lower difficulties.