I highly recommend not using your holy weapon to train. I understand there might be RP reasons, but OOC there isn't any significant advantage to it and yeah, charging it can become a real pain in that case even if you have ~1000 charges, which is probably around what you get at high end. I only pull out the HW for special occasions, like sparring events, invasions and quests. I attend at least one of those, usually 2+, per week and I rarely need to charge it to keep it strong.

You can do other stuff while you pray to charge your holy weapon, by the way. You can buff yourself or start a research project while you pray for 5 minutes. So if you're the masochistic type, you can spell up while charging your weapon before heading into combat.

Lennon pretty much nailed the problems with HW, except I'd lump limited recharge locations/holy icons with number 1. Even though travel isn't a huge obstacle these days, it can be more than a minor inconvenience.

<<Yes, sir. It's part of Akigwe's.>>

I didn't even know about that one. I got mine at Dunshade (yes, even the new version has it):

Large gleaming icon of polished steel shaped to resemble a thirteen-pointed star

http://elanthipedia.org/w/index.php/Item:Large_gleaming_icon_of_polished_steel_shaped_to_resemble_a_thirteen-pointed_star

--Just a Squire

Oh good, they are still semi available. I never think to look as I rarely have the spare scratch for quests, and well, am one of the very lucky few who got one.

> tap icon
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You tap a wiirwood icon carved into the likeness of a noble lion that you are holding.
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The ash-grey wiirwood lion is streaked with silver throughout the mane, lending shadows and light to the noble creature. Seated calmly on a platform of polished jet, the lion gazes forward.
There appears to be something written on it.
> read icon
A wiirwood icon reads:
"To Samsaren Remlane, for courageous acts serviced in the name of the Paladin Guild."

Samsaren

Thanks for the support and information, everyone! I'll try to make good use of it.