okay, i sold the sword, bought a new one, and it still didnt work. so i sold it and bought a mythril dagger. now, when i bought that, it shows up at the top of my item inventory, whereas the sword of wisdom would be on the second slot. was that what was affecting it?
oh well. doing 200 damage a slice instead of 30 "with my fists" is better.
now i need a shield...