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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.31]]:
-*[[Distortion]] was a possible brand choice for chaos, meaning that chaos attacks could cause banishment.
+**[[Distortion]] was a possible brand choice for chaos, meaning that chaos attacks could cause banishment.
-*Chaos-inflicted paralysis could last multiple turns.
+**Chaos-inflicted paralysis could last multiple turns.
-*Certain status effects like confusion and paralysis checked willpower.
+**Certain status effects like confusion and paralysis checked willpower.
-*Weakness, corrosion, vulnerability, vitrification, sleep, and ensnaring were not possible, berserk was possible instead of frenzy, and chaos could turn monsters into [[shapeshifter]]s or grant [[agility]]. Also, chaos attacks could clone monsters (including their equipment) instead of creating durably summoned copies.
+**Weakness, corrosion, vulnerability, vitrification, sleep, and ensnaring were not possible effects, berserk was possible instead of frenzy, and chaos could turn monsters into [[shapeshifter]]s or grant [[agility]]. Also, chaos attacks could clone monsters (including their equipment) instead of creating durably summoned copies.
 *Prior to [[0.30]], chaos attacks could make the target [[invisible]] instead of giving resistance to elements.
 *Prior to [[0.25]], chaos could inflict random [[miscast effect]]s instead of the might and agility effects.

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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.31]], [[distortion]] was a possible brand choice for chaos, meaning that chaos attacks could cause banishment. Chaos-inflicted paralysis could last multiple turns, and confusion checked willpower. Weakness, corrosion, vulnerability, vitrification, sleep, and ensnaring were not possible, whereas chaos attacks could turn monsters into [[shapeshifter]]s or grant [[agility]]. Berserk was replaced with frenzy in the list of effects in this version. Also, chaos attacks could clone monsters (including their equipment) instead of creating durably summoned copies.
+*Prior to [[0.31]]:
 *Prior to [[0.30]], chaos attacks could make the target [[invisible]] instead of giving resistance to elements.
 *Prior to [[0.25]], chaos could inflict random [[miscast effect]]s instead of the might and agility effects.

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 Chaos is a fickle mistress. When you're using chaos, it can [[slow]] or [[petrify]] your enemies, essentially killing them... or it can [[haste]] and [[frenzy]] them, turning them into much greater threats. While chaos is more likely to help you (the attacker), given enough time, you'll eventually end up 'misfiring'. In the early game, chaos is especially risky, since you'll be unlikely to handle the worst effects from it. However, even in the late game, hasting monsters is no joke.
-If you do decide to use chaos, prefer weapons with fast attack speed (such as [[quick blade]]s and [[demon whip]]s), which get to inflict the ''usually good'' chaos effects more often. It can also be nice on [[Ranged Weapons]], because if you buff an enemy, you'll have space to react. Because no enemy can resist chaos, it's a brand that's viable even in [[Zot]], provided you can handle the potential negative outcomes.
+If you do decide to use chaos, prefer weapons with fast attack speed (such as [[quick blade]]s and [[demon whip]]s), which get to inflict chaos effects (that are ''usually'' good for the player) more often. It can also be nice on [[Ranged Weapons]], because if you buff an enemy, you'll have space to react. Because no enemy can resist chaos, it's a brand that's viable even in [[Zot]], provided you can handle the potential negative outcomes.
 Monster with chaos, in turn, may put you to [[sleep]], briefly [[paralyse]] you, [[berserk]] you, etc., leading to potentially fatal situations. Great care should be taken against enemies with chaos attacks.

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 Chaos is a fickle mistress. When you're using chaos, it can [[slow]] or [[petrify]] your enemies, essentially killing them... or it can [[haste]] and [[frenzy]] them, turning them into much greater threats. While chaos is more likely to help you (the attacker), given enough time, you'll eventually end up 'misfiring'. In the early game, chaos is especially risky, since you'll be unlikely to handle the worst effects from it. However, even in the late game, hasting monsters is no joke.
-If you do decide to use chaos, you should prefer weapons with fast attack speed (such as [[quick blade]]s and [[demon whip]]s). These weapons inflict chaos effects, which are usually good, more often. It can also be nice on [[Ranged Weapons]], because if you buff an enemy, you'll have space to react. Because no enemy can resist chaos, it's a brand that's viable even in [[Zot]], provided you can handle the potential negative outcomes.
+If you do decide to use chaos, prefer weapons with fast attack speed (such as [[quick blade]]s and [[demon whip]]s), which get to inflict the ''usually good'' chaos effects more often. It can also be nice on [[Ranged Weapons]], because if you buff an enemy, you'll have space to react. Because no enemy can resist chaos, it's a brand that's viable even in [[Zot]], provided you can handle the potential negative outcomes.
 Monster with chaos, in turn, may put you to [[sleep]], briefly [[paralyse]] you, [[berserk]] you, etc., leading to potentially fatal situations. Great care should be taken against enemies with chaos attacks.

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 Chaos is a fickle mistress. When you're using chaos, it can [[slow]] or [[petrify]] your enemies, essentially killing them... or it can [[haste]] and [[frenzy]] them, turning them into much greater threats. While chaos is more likely to help you (the attacker), given enough time, you'll eventually end up 'misfiring'. In the early game, chaos is especially risky, since you'll be unlikely to handle the worst effects from it. However, even in the late game, hasting monsters is no joke.
-If you do decide to use chaos, you should prefer weapons with fast attack speed (such as [[quick blade]]s and [[demon whip]]s). These weapons inflict chaos effects, which are usually good, more often. It can also be nice on [[Ranged Weapons]], because if you buff an enemy, you'll have space to react. Because no enemy can resist chaos, it's a brand that's viable even [[Zot]], provided you can handle the potential negative outcomes.
+If you do decide to use chaos, you should prefer weapons with fast attack speed (such as [[quick blade]]s and [[demon whip]]s). These weapons inflict chaos effects, which are usually good, more often. It can also be nice on [[Ranged Weapons]], because if you buff an enemy, you'll have space to react. Because no enemy can resist chaos, it's a brand that's viable even in [[Zot]], provided you can handle the potential negative outcomes.
 Monster with chaos, in turn, may put you to [[sleep]], briefly [[paralyse]] you, [[berserk]] you, etc., leading to potentially fatal situations. Great care should be taken against enemies with chaos attacks.

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 ==Possible effects==
-Chaos-branded attacks randomly choose a useful effect from the following list. For example, the flaming brand cannot be chosen if the defender is fire-immune, and vampiricism cannot be chosen if the attacker is at full health. If a useless effect is chosen, it is re-rolled. These effects do not check [[willpower]].<ref>{{source ref|0.31|attack.cc|590}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.31|attack.cc|780}}</ref>
+Chaos-branded attacks randomly choose a useful effect from the following list. For example, the flaming brand cannot be chosen if the defender is fire-immune, and vampiricism cannot be chosen if the attacker is at full health. If a useless effect is chosen, it is re-rolled. These effects do not check [[willpower]].<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|attack.cc|590}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|attack.cc|780}}</ref>
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 Overall, there is an 82.2% chance to pick a damaging brand, vampiricism, or antimagic. There's a 10.5% chance of a good special effect, and a 7.3% chance of a potentially dangerous special effect.
-Additionally, each strike with the chaos brand has a 1% chance to apply the [[reaping]] effect to its damage.<ref>{{source ref|0.31|attack.cc|910}}</ref> This may result in raising slain enemies as allied [[zombie]]s, depending on the total reaping damage.
+Additionally, each strike with the chaos brand has a 1% chance to apply the [[reaping]] effect to its damage.<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|attack.cc|910}}</ref> This may result in raising slain enemies as allied [[zombie]]s, depending on the total reaping damage.
 [[God]]s will disapprove of any effects you might call that offend them ([[evil]] effects for the [[good god]]s, haste for [[Cheibriados]]). [[Zin]] abhors chaos, regardless of its effect.

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 ==Strategy==
-Chaos is a fickle mistress. When you're using chaos, it can [[slow]] or [[petrify]] your enemies, essentially killing them... or it can [[haste]] and [[frenzy]] them, turning them into much greater threats. In the early game, chaos is risky, since you'll be unlikely to handle the worst effects from it. However, even in the late game, hasting monsters is no joke; you'll often want a more reliable brand.
+Chaos is a fickle mistress. When you're using chaos, it can [[slow]] or [[petrify]] your enemies, essentially killing them... or it can [[haste]] and [[frenzy]] them, turning them into much greater threats. While chaos is more likely to help you (the attacker), given enough time, you'll eventually end up 'misfiring'. In the early game, chaos is especially risky, since you'll be unlikely to handle the worst effects from it. However, even in the late game, hasting monsters is no joke; you'll often want a more reliable brand.
 If you do decide to use chaos, you should prefer weapons with fast attack speed (such as [[quick blade]]s and [[demon whip]]s). These weapons inflict chaos effects, which are usually good, more often. It can also be nice on [[Ranged Weapons]], because if you buff an enemy, you'll have space to react.
-Monster with chaos, in turn, may put you to [[sleep]] or briefly [[paralyse]] you, leading to potentially fatal situations. Great care should be taken against enemies with chaos weapons.
+Monster with chaos, in turn, may put you to [[sleep]], briefly [[paralyse]] you, [[berserk]] you, etc., leading to potentially fatal situations. Great care should be taken against enemies with chaos weapons.
 ==History==