Due to the slight modification Noel had done to Valyr's subclass, not only did the young man's Attack stat now scale off of his DEX stat, it now also scaled off of his INT stat whenever he used any of his magic skills.
However, as the modification was more or less on the spot, with the basis for it being a lingering thought from one of Noel's past disciples, the Attack stat did not scale fully while using INT, its effects only being 50% effective.
Nevertheless, the amount of damage he could now deal due to the change was more than just 50%, especially with the aid of [Hunter's Tracking Eyes]. With him being somewhat confident that evolving the subclass would eventually allow his Attack stat to scale off of INT properly, he thought about planning ahead by forging a magic weapon for himself, the form of which he was still unsure.