Bardiche - Revision history

Hordes at 18:47, 3 November 2025

2025-11-03T18:47:28Z

2023-06-15T16:25:11Z

2023-06-15T16:22:19Z

‎Strategy

2023-06-15T16:06:52Z

2022-03-15T21:26:15Z

a rewrite in order

2022-03-15T10:44:05Z

This bit no longer applies since 0.28. Could use a rewrite in the future.

2022-02-04T06:09:10Z

2021-05-19T18:57:14Z

Bump version

2018-02-07T14:09:53Z

Misleading suggestions about brand damage

2016-06-28T17:56:29Z

actually changed the version number this time.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{version030}}
+{{version033}}
 {{weapon
   |name      = Bardiche
@@ Line 36: / Line 36: @@
 |-
 | '''Artifact''' || [[File:Bardiche3.png]]
 |}
@@ Line 41: / Line 45: @@
 *Prior to [[0.28]], the bardiche's mindelay was reached at 26 skill (base delay of 20)
 *Prior to [[0.10]], bardiches lacked innate reaching.
 {{weapons}}
 [[Category:Polearms]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:25, 15 June 2023
Line 21:		Line 21:

	The '''bardiche''' is the largest, slowest, and most powerful polearm available. Unfortunately, they are rare weapons, require two hands to wield, and a whopping 24 Polearms skill to reach minimum delay.		The '''bardiche''' is the largest, slowest, and most powerful polearm available. Unfortunately, they are rare weapons, require two hands to wield, and a whopping 24 Polearms skill to reach minimum delay.
		+
		+	As a chopping weapon, it'll cut off [[hydra]] heads. It is also too large for [[kobold]]s and [[spriggan]]s to use at all.

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:22, 15 June 2023
Line 23:		Line 23:

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==
−	Other than [[Trog]] and [[Okawaru]] gifts, bardiches can occasionally be found in the [[Elven_Halls#Elf:2 - The Hall of Blades\|Hall of Blades]], or in the [[Pandemonium]] (~~in the hands of~~ [[list of demonspawn\|demonspawn]] opponents).	+	Other than [[Trog]] and [[Okawaru]] gifts, bardiches can occasionally be found in the [[Elven_Halls#Elf:2 - The Hall of Blades\|Hall of Blades]], or in the [[Pandemonium]] (from [[list of demonspawn\|demonspawn]] opponents).

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{version028}}
+{{version030}}
 {{weapon
   |name      = Bardiche
@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 {{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Polearms]]' category. It is a two handed weapon.}}
-The '''bardiche''' is the largest, slowest, and most powerful polearm available.
+The '''bardiche''' is the largest, slowest, and most powerful polearm available. Unfortunately, they are rare weapons, require two hands to wield, and a whopping 24 Polearms skill to reach minimum delay.
-Although extremely rare, bardiches occasionally generate in the possession of the [[list of demonspawn|demonspawn]] opponents in [[Pandemonium]]. Like all polearms, bardiches are capable of [[reaching]] attacks. Bardiches are chopping weapons and are liable to chop off hydra heads.
+==Strategy==
 {| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"

@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 The '''bardiche''' is the largest, slowest, and most powerful polearm available.
-Although extremely rare, bardiches occasionally generate in the possession of the [[list of demonspawn|demonspawn]] opponents in [[Pandemonium]]. Like all polearms, bardiches are capable of [[reaching]] attacks.
+Although extremely rare, bardiches occasionally generate in the possession of the [[list of demonspawn|demonspawn]] opponents in [[Pandemonium]]. Like all polearms, bardiches are capable of [[reaching]] attacks. Bardiches are chopping weapons and are liable to chop off hydra heads.
-Since bardiches are chopping weapons, they are liable to chop off hydra heads.
+Unfortunately, they require two hands to wield and a whopping 24 Polearms skill to attack at min delay. Players might get better results by wielding a [[glaive]] or [[demon trident]] and [[shields|shield]] instead. When there is experience to spare -- especially for [[merfolk]] -- then you can upgrade.
 {| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{version026}}
+{{version028}}
 {{weapon
   |name      = Bardiche
@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
   |damage    = 18
   |accuracy  = -6
-  |basedelay = 20 (200%)
+  |basedelay = 19 (190%)
-  |mindelay  = 7 at skill 26
+  |mindelay  = 7 at skill 24
   |hands     = 2H
   |size      = Large
@@ Line 37: / Line 37: @@
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.10]], bardiches lacked innate reaching.