User blog comment:Alchimous/Mithril is.../@comment-3001893-20130228030056/@comment-24180511-20130301221800

As a baseline, metals seem to fall in the line that is established. A better weapon could be made with it, it's all about how it is worked. You could theoretically work a steel weapon to be better than adamant, this is just dealing with the actual strengths and weaknesses of the metal itself, not the way it is worked.