Dexterity - Revision history

Hordes: corollaries with dex's scaling

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corollaries with dex's scaling

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‎Useful Info

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useful info

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‎History

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more reordering: increases > slightly increases

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somewhat arbitrary sorting based on "what has the biggest effect"

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 Dexterity affects the following:
 *Increases damage of certain weapons ([[Short Blades]], [[Long Blades]], [[Ranged Weapons]]).
 *Increases the effect of [[Dodging]] skill on evasion.
 *Increases the chances to [[stab]] monsters.
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 * Weapon damage: +2.5% damage per point, where 100% damage = 10 DEX.
 * Dodging: Dodging skill gives a bonus of <code>0.8 * DEX * Dodging / (20 - size)</code> EV, i.e. dexterity acts as a multiplier.
-* Stabbing: Chance to make a low-tier stab is increased by +(DEX)%.
+* Stabbing: The chance to make a low-tier stab is increased by +(DEX)%.
 * Stealth: +3 to stealth score per point. For reference, boots of [[Ego#Stealth|stealth]] give +50.
 * Shields: Bonus of <code>DEX * 38 * (base_SH + 13) / 5200</code> SH. Roughly equal to (7.3% of base SH) + 0.95 SH every 10 points.
 * Accuracy: +0.5 [[to-hit]] per point.
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 * Dodging: Dodging skill gives a bonus of <code>0.8 * DEX * Dodging / (20 - size)</code> EV, i.e. dexterity acts as a multiplier.
 * Stabbing: Chance to make a low-tier stab is increased by +(DEX)%.
-* Stealth: +3 to stealth score per point. For reference, boots of [[stealth (ego)|stealth]] give +50.
+* Stealth: +3 to stealth score per point. For reference, boots of [[Ego#Stealth|stealth]] give +50.
 * Shields: Bonus of <code>DEX * 38 * (base_SH + 13) / 5200</code> SH. Roughly equal to (7.3% of base SH) + 0.95 SH every 10 points.
 * Accuracy: +0.5 [[to-hit]] per point.
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 Dexterity affects the following:
-*Increases damage of certain weapons ([[Short Blades]], [[Long Blades]], [[Ranged Weapons]]). Every point gives +2.5% damage, where 100% damage = 10 DEX.
+*Increases damage of certain weapons ([[Short Blades]], [[Long Blades]], [[Ranged Weapons]]).
 *Increases the effect of [[Dodging]] skill on evasion.
 *Increases the chances to [[stab]] monsters.
-*Slightly increases your [[SH]] bonus with [[buckler]]s, [[kite shield]]s, and [[tower shield]]s.
+*Slightly increases your [[SH]] bonus with [[shields]].
-*Slightly increases [[stealth]] (3 per point - for comparison, boots of stealth give 50).
+*Slightly increases [[stealth]].
 *Very slightly increases [[to-hit|accuracy]] in combat.
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 If your dexterity is ever reduced to 0 or lower, you will suffer [[stat zero]].
 ==History==

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 ==History==
-*In [[0.29]], both blades and [[ranged weapons]] gained DEX scaling.
+*Prior to [[0.29]], Short Blades, Long Blades, and [[ranged weapons]] scaled with strength instead of dexterity.
 *Prior to [[0.28]], dexterity increased the chance of doing [[auxiliary attack]]s, and DEX was not the sole stat to increase [[SH]] with [[shield]]s.
-*Prior to [[0.27]], dodging had a stepdown. Dexterity values above 24 were less effective at raising EV. In addition, EV had another stepdown, which made getting EV values above 30 harder. See [[Dodging#History|Dodging]] and [[Evasion#History|Evasion]] for more detials.
+*Prior to [[0.27]], dexterity had a stepdown; DEX values above 24 were less effective at raising EV. In addition, EV had another stepdown; getting EV values above 30 was more difficult. See [[Dodging#History|Dodging]] and [[Evasion#History|Evasion]] for more details.
 *Prior to [[0.18]], each weapon type had a strength weight that determined how much dexterity contributed to damage and accuracy. Now dexterity increases accuracy equally for all weapons, and does not affect damage.
 *Prior to [[0.17]], Dexterity affected the chance of [[door]]s [[noise|creaking]].
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 '''Dexterity''' (or DEX) is one of a character's three main [[attributes]], along with [[strength]] and [[intelligence]]. It is important if you want to have high evasion.
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 *Slightly increases your [[SH]] bonus with [[buckler]]s, [[kite shield]]s, and [[tower shield]]s.
 *Slightly increases [[stealth]] (3 per point - for comparison, boots of stealth give 50).
-*Very slightly increases accuracy in combat.
+*Very slightly increases [[to-hit|accuracy]] in combat.
 Dexterity is a generally useful defensive stat, though strength is often more impactful for heavy armour characters, and intelligence for dedicated spellcasters.
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 ==History==
 *In [[0.29]], both blades and [[ranged weapons]] gained DEX scaling.
-*Prior to [[0.28]], Dexterity increased the chance of doing [[auxiliary attack]]s, and Dex was not the sole stat to increase [[SH]] with [[shield]]s.
+*Prior to [[0.28]], dexterity increased the chance of doing [[auxiliary attack]]s, and DEX was not the sole stat to increase [[SH]] with [[shield]]s.
 *Prior to [[0.18]], each weapon type had a strength weight that determined how much dexterity contributed to damage and accuracy. Now dexterity increases accuracy equally for all weapons, and does not affect damage.
 *Prior to [[0.17]], Dexterity affected the chance of [[door]]s [[noise|creaking]].
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 *Very slightly increases accuracy in combat.
-Dexterity is a generally useful defensive stat, though strength is better for heavy armour characters and intelligence for dedicate spellcasters.
+Dexterity is a generally useful defensive stat, though strength is more impactful for heavy armour characters, and intelligence for dedicated spellcasters.
 If your dexterity is ever reduced to 0 or lower, you will suffer [[stat zero]].