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 ==Desirability==
-'''Leech''',<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|425}}</ref> as a +8 vampiric demon blade, is already a nice thing to have. The vampiric effect activates 100% of the time, which makes this artefact even better. However, the Harm property is a mixed bag. It makes you deal more damage, which increases health steal, but it also makes you take more damage.
+'''Leech''',<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|425}}</ref> as a +8 vampiric demon blade, is already a nice thing to have. The vampiric effect activates 100% of the time, which makes this artefact even better. However, the Harm property is a mixed bag. It makes you deal more damage, which increases health steal, but it also makes you take more damage. When you aren't attacking - approaching a ranged enemy, retreating, using an item, etc. - Harm is purely a negative. Being surrounded is even worse than usual: you can only attack one enemy, but multiple enemies can attack you.
 [[Undead]], [[demon]]ic, and [[nonliving]] foes are unaffected by vampirism. In places where these monsters are common, like [[Zot]] and [[extended]], you may want to use a different weapon. Even with the HP drain, swapping is worth it.

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 ==Desirability==
-'''Leech''',<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|425}}</ref> as a +8 vampiric demon blade, is already a nice thing to have. The vampiric effect activates 100% of the time, which makes this artefact even better.
+'''Leech''',<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|425}}</ref> as a +8 vampiric demon blade, is already a nice thing to have. The vampiric effect activates 100% of the time, which makes this artefact even better. However, the Harm property is a mixed bag. It makes you deal more damage, which increases health steal, but it also makes you take more damage.
+*When you aren't attacking (approaching a ranged enemy, retreating, using an item...), Harm is purely a negative.
-However, the Harm property is a mixed bag. It makes you deal more damage, which increases health steal, but it also makes you take more damage. When you aren't attacking (when approaching a ranged enemy, when retreating...), Harm is a net negative. Also, Harm is poor when fighting multiple monsters: you only hit one monster, but multiple monsters hit you.
+*When surrounded, Harm can hurt more than it helps. You can only hit one monster, but multiple monsters can hit you.
 [[Undead]], [[demon]]ic, and [[nonliving]] foes are unaffected by vampirism. In places where these monsters are common, like [[Zot]] and [[extended]], you may want to use a different weapon. Even with the HP drain, swapping is worth it.
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 Leech has a few synergies:
 * [[Demonspawn]] with the [[Ignite Blood]] mutation will appreciate how Leech constantly sprays burning blood everywhere.
-* Your [[spell]]s also benefit from the Harm property. For 'pure' casters, [[magical staves]] are likely better - staves can provide a similar damage increase without any downside.
+* Your [[spell]]s also benefit from the Harm property. For 'pure' casters, [[magical staves]] are likely better - staves can provide a similar damage increase without any downside. Hybrid characters may appreciate this weapon, though.
-* [[Manifold Assault]] lets you hit multiple enemies from a distance, increasing the value of lifesteal, and partially mitigating Harm's dwonsides.
+* [[Manifold Assault]] lets you hit multiple enemies from a distance, increasing the value of lifesteal, and partially mitigating Harm's downsides.
 ==History==

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 ==Desirability==
-'''Leech''',<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|425}}</ref> as a +8 vampiric demon blade, is already a nice thing to have. The vampiric effect activates 100% of the time, which makes this artefact even better. However, the Harm property is a mixed bag. It makes you deal more damage, which increases health steal, but it also makes you take more damage. When you aren't attacking (approaching a ranged enemy, surrounded by monsters, retreating...), Harm is a net negative.
+'''Leech''',<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|425}}</ref> as a +8 vampiric demon blade, is already a nice thing to have. The vampiric effect activates 100% of the time, which makes this artefact even better.
-[[Undead]], [[demon]]ic, and [[nonliving]] foes are unaffected by vampirism. In places where these monsters are common, like [[Zot]] and [[extended]], you may want to use a different weapon. (Even with the HP drain, swapping is worth it.)
+However, the Harm property is a mixed bag. It makes you deal more damage, which increases health steal, but it also makes you take more damage. When you aren't attacking (when approaching a ranged enemy, when retreating...), Harm is a net negative. Also, Harm is poor when fighting multiple monsters: you only hit one monster, but multiple monsters hit you.
-[[Demonspawn]] with the [[Ignite Blood]] mutation will appreciate how Leech constantly sprays burning blood everywhere. Note that your [[spell]]s also benefit from the Harm property. For 'pure' casters, though, [[magical staves]] are likely better: staves can provide a similar damage increase, without the downside of Harm.
+[[Undead]], [[demon]]ic, and [[nonliving]] foes are unaffected by vampirism. In places where these monsters are common, like [[Zot]] and [[extended]], you may want to use a different weapon. Even with the HP drain, swapping is worth it.
 ==History==

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 ==Desirability==
-'''Leech''',<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|425}}</ref> as a +8 vampiric demon blade, is already a nice thing to have. The vampiric effect activates 100% of the time, which makes this artefact even better. However, the Harm property is a mixed bag; it makes you deal more damage, which increases health steal, but it also makes you more vulnerable (namely to everything ''not'' in melee range).
+'''Leech''',<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|425}}</ref> as a +8 vampiric demon blade, is already a nice thing to have. The vampiric effect activates 100% of the time, which makes this artefact even better. However, the Harm property is a mixed bag. It makes you deal more damage, which increases health steal, but it also makes you take more damage. When you aren't attacking (approaching a ranged enemy, surrounded by monsters, retreating...), Harm is a net negative.
-[[Undead]], [[demon]]ic, and [[nonliving]] foes are unaffected by vampirism. In places where these monsters are common, like [[Zot]] and [[extended]], you may want to use a different weapon. (Even with the HP drain, swapping by then is worth it.)
+[[Undead]], [[demon]]ic, and [[nonliving]] foes are unaffected by vampirism. In places where these monsters are common, like [[Zot]] and [[extended]], you may want to use a different weapon. (Even with the HP drain, swapping is worth it.)
-[[Demonspawn]] with the [[Ignite Blood]] mutation will appreciate how Leech constantly sprays burning blood everywhere.
+[[Demonspawn]] with the [[Ignite Blood]] mutation will appreciate how Leech constantly sprays burning blood everywhere. Note that your [[spell]]s also benefit from the Harm property. For 'pure' casters, though, [[magical staves]] are likely better: staves can provide a similar damage increase, without the downside of Harm.
 ==History==

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 '''Leech''',<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|425}}</ref> as a +8 vampiric demon blade, is already a nice thing to have. The vampiric effect activates 100% of the time, which makes this artefact even better. However, the Harm property is a mixed bag; it makes you deal more damage, which increases health steal, but it also makes you more vulnerable (namely to everything ''not'' in melee range).
-[[Undead]], [[demon]]ic, and [[nonliving]] foes are unaffected by vampirism. In places where these monsters are common (e.g. [[Zot]], [[extended]]), you may want to use a different weapon, even with the HP drain.
+[[Undead]], [[demon]]ic, and [[nonliving]] foes are unaffected by vampirism. In places where these monsters are common, like [[Zot]] and [[extended]], you may want to use a different weapon. (Even with the HP drain, swapping by then is worth it.)
 [[Demonspawn]] with the [[Ignite Blood]] mutation will appreciate how Leech constantly sprays burning blood everywhere.

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 +8 [[demon blade]]
-[[Vampiric]] brand effect, activated on every hit<br>
+[[Vampiric]] brand, activated on every hit<br>
-[[Harm]] property (+30% damage dealt, +20% damage taken)<br>
+[[Harm]]<br>
-Causes [[drain]]ing when unequipped<br>
+[[Drain]]s wielder on unequip<br>
 rN+<br>
 Creates sprays of blood when striking opponents that bleed
 ==Desirability==
-'''Leech''',<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|425}}</ref> as a +8 vampiric demon blade, is already a nice thing to have. Because the vampiric effect activates 100% of the time, it's both stronger and more consistent than an ordinary vamp weapon. However, the Harm property is a mixed bag; it increases the health you drain, but makes you more vulnerable (namely to everything ''not'' in melee range).
+'''Leech''',<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|425}}</ref> as a +8 vampiric demon blade, is already a nice thing to have. Because the vampiric effect activates 100% of the time, it's both stronger and more consistent than an ordinary vamp weapon. However, the Harm property is a mixed bag; it increases damage you do, and thus health you drain. But it makes you more vulnerable (namely to everything ''not'' in melee range).
 As [[undead]], [[demon]]ic, and [[nonliving]] foes are unaffected by vampirism, you may want to switch to a different weapon by [[Zot]] or [[extended]] (even with the HP drain).

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 {{flavour|A blade forged in Hell by the sacrifice of countless tortured souls. It fills its wielder with the rage and suffering of those souls, and gorges itself further on drained life force every time it strikes, leaving behind a mess of blood and gore.}}
 [[File:Demon_blade_leech.png]] '''''the +8 demon blade "Leech"'''''<br>
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 ==Desirability==
-'''Leech'''<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|art-data.txt|422}}</ref>, like any well-enchanted vampiric demon blade, is a very nice thing to have. And, with the vampiricism activating on every hit unlike most vampiric weapons, you'll steadily regain HP in fights with living opponents. The Harm property is a mixed bag; increasing the health you drain, but making you more vulnerable (especially to everything ''not'' in melee range).
+'''Leech''',<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|425}}</ref> as a +8 vampiric demon blade, is already a nice thing to have. Because the vampiric effect activates 100% of the time, it's both stronger and more consistent than an ordinary vamp weapon. However, the Harm property is a mixed bag; it increases the health you drain, but makes you more vulnerable (namely to everything ''not'' in melee range).
-As [[undead]], [[demon]]ic, and [[nonliving]] foes are unaffected by vampiricism, it may well be worth eating the HP drain to switch to a more effective weapon in the later portions of the game.
+As [[undead]], [[demon]]ic, and [[nonliving]] foes are unaffected by vampirism, it may well be worth eating the HP drain to switch to a more effective weapon in the later portions of the game.
 [[Demonspawn]] with the [[Ignite Blood]] mutation will appreciate how Leech constantly sprays burning blood everywhere.
 ==History==
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 *Prior to [[0.15]], Leech's stat, AC and EV costs were only -1.
 *Prior to [[0.14]], Leech's vampiric effect was only activated on 60% of all attacks, like all other [[vampiric]] weapons.
 [[Category:Unrands]]
 [[Category:Long blades]]