Sceptre of Asmodeus - Revision history

Hordes at 22:47, 11 February 2026

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Hordes at 22:45, 11 February 2026

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2024-01-16T05:28:38Z

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Ge0ff at 17:51, 9 October 2023

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Hordes: /* Desirability */

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Hordes: /* Desirability */

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Hordes: /* Desirability */ mention fiend torment

2023-09-01T15:08:44Z

‎Desirability: mention fiend torment

Hordes: /* Mechanics */ fix rounding

2023-09-01T09:40:53Z

‎Mechanics: fix rounding

Ge0ff: this is checked at the beginning of _ASMODEUS_melee_effects

2023-07-13T21:45:17Z

this is checked at the beginning of _ASMODEUS_melee_effects

Hordes: /* Desirability */

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 The '''sceptre of Asmodeus'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|361}}</ref> is a special eveningstar that can only be obtained by killing [[Asmodeus]], lord of [[Gehenna]]. As an evil item, the [[good god]]s frown its use.
-It's a moderately good weapon, but there will be other options by the time you kill Asmodeus. An eveningstar of [[holy wrath]] or a [[sacred scourge]] will be stronger (unless your character can't benefit fromholy wrath).
+It's a moderately good weapon, but there will be many alternate options by the time you kill Asmodeus. An eveningstar of [[holy wrath]] or a [[sacred scourge]] will be stronger (unless your character can't benefit from holy wrath).
 [[Hellion]]s and [[Brimstone Fiend]]s will generally avoid hurting you, e.g. they won't fire [[damnation]] at an enemy in melee range, and the fiends won't cast [[torment]] on you. However, there's no guarantee, so this item can be risky.

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 {{flavour|A bright ruby sceptre, carrying some of the powers of the arch-fiend Asmodeus. It may call forth fiery demons from their infernal home to do the wielder's bidding.}}
 [[File:Sceptre of asmodeus.png]] '''''the +13 sceptre of Asmodeus'''''
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 The '''sceptre of Asmodeus'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|361}}</ref> is a special eveningstar that can only be obtained by killing [[Asmodeus]], lord of [[Gehenna]]. As an evil item, the [[good god]]s frown its use.
-It's a moderately good weapon. But, by the time you kill Asmodeus, you'll usually have other options available. A +9 eveningstar of [[flaming]] / [[freezing]] will be more consistent against non-resistant enemies. An eveningstar of holy wrath (or [[sacred scourge]]) will almost certainly perform better, assuming you can wield holy wrath.
+It's a moderately good weapon, but there will be other options by the time you kill Asmodeus. An eveningstar of [[holy wrath]] or a [[sacred scourge]] will be stronger (unless your character can't benefit fromholy wrath).
 [[Hellion]]s and [[Brimstone Fiend]]s will generally avoid hurting you, e.g. they won't fire [[damnation]] at an enemy in melee range, and the fiends won't cast [[torment]] on you. However, there's no guarantee, so this item can be risky.

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 The '''sceptre of Asmodeus'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|361}}</ref> is a special eveningstar that can only be obtained by killing [[Asmodeus]], lord of [[Gehenna]]. As an evil item, the [[good god]]s frown its use.
-It's a moderately good weapon. But, by the time you kill Asmodeus, you'll usually have other options available. A +9 eveningstar of [[flaming]] / [[freezing]] will be more consistent against non-resistant enemies. An eveningstar of holy wrath (or [[sacred scourge]]) will almost certainly perform better - at least for those who ''can'' wield holy wrath.
+It's a moderately good weapon. But, by the time you kill Asmodeus, you'll usually have other options available. A +9 eveningstar of [[flaming]] / [[freezing]] will be more consistent against non-resistant enemies. An eveningstar of holy wrath (or [[sacred scourge]]) will almost certainly perform better, assuming you can wield holy wrath.
 [[Hellion]]s and [[Brimstone Fiend]]s will generally avoid hurting you, e.g. they won't fire [[damnation]] at an enemy in melee range, and the fiends won't cast [[torment]] on you. However, there's no guarantee, so this item can be risky.

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 It's a moderately good weapon. But, by the time you kill Asmodeus, you'll usually have other options available. A +9 eveningstar of [[flaming]] / [[freezing]] will be more consistent against non-resistant enemies. An eveningstar of holy wrath (or [[sacred scourge]]) will almost certainly perform better - at least for those who ''can'' wield holy wrath.
-[[Hellion]]s and [[Brimstone Fiend]]s will generally avoid hurting you, e.g. they won't fire [[damnation]] at an enemy in melee range, and the fiends won't [[torment]] on you. However, there's no guarantee, so this item can be risky.
+[[Hellion]]s and [[Brimstone Fiend]]s will generally avoid hurting you, e.g. they won't fire [[damnation]] at an enemy in melee range, and the fiends won't cast [[torment]] on you. However, there's no guarantee, so this item can be risky.
 ==History==

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 It's a moderately good weapon. But, by the time you kill Asmodeus, you'll usually have other options available. A +9 eveningstar of [[flaming]] / [[freezing]] will be more consistent against non-resistant enemies. An eveningstar of holy wrath (or [[sacred scourge]]) will almost certainly perform better - at least for those who ''can'' wield holy wrath.
-[[Hellion]]s and [[brimstone fiend]]s have [[damnation]], a strong 3x3 explosion, but they are summoned by melee strikes. As they'll often try to avoid hurting you with damnation, they won't fire at enemies in your melee range - a clear anti-synergy. Also, brimstone fiends have some chance to [[torment]] you, which can be very dangerous at the wrong time.
+[[Hellion]]s and [[Brimstone Fiend]]s will generally avoid hurting you, e.g. they won't fire [[damnation]] at an enemy in melee range, and the fiends won't [[torment]] on you. However, there's no guarantee, so this item can be risky.
 ==History==

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 *{{monsterlink|Balrug}}: 50%
-*{{monsterlink|Hellion}}: 33%
+*{{monsterlink|Hellion}}: 33.3%
-*{{monsterlink|Brimstone fiend}}: 17%
+*{{monsterlink|Brimstone fiend}}: 16.7%
 Note that the demon-summoning melee effect works only for the player. Neither Asmodeus nor your [[Beogh|orc friends]] get the summons when attacking with this weapon.

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 ==Mechanics==
-The sceptre of Asmodeus may summon the following demons:<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-func.h|1808}}</ref>
+The sceptre of Asmodeus may summon the following demons:<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-func.h|1806}}</ref>
 *{{monsterlink|Balrug}}: 50%
 *{{monsterlink|Hellion}}: 33%
 *{{monsterlink|Brimstone fiend}}: 17%
 ==Desirability==

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 The '''sceptre of Asmodeus'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|361}}</ref> is a special eveningstar that can only be obtained by killing [[Asmodeus]], lord of [[Gehenna]]. As an evil item, the [[good god]]s frown its use.
-It's a moderately good weapon. But, by the time you kill Asmodeus, you'll usually have better options available. A +9 eveningstar of [[freezing]] will be more consistent. An eveningstar of [[holy wrath]] or [[sacred scourge]] will almost certainly perform better (at least for those who ''can'' wield holy wrath).
+It's a moderately good weapon. But, by the time you kill Asmodeus, you'll usually have other options available. A +9 eveningstar of [[flaming]] / [[freezing]] will be more consistent against non-resistant enemies. An eveningstar of holy wrath (or [[sacred scourge]]) will almost certainly perform better - at least for those who ''can'' wield holy wrath.
 [[Hellion]]s and [[brimstone fiend]]s have a great ranged attack via [[damnation]], but they are summoned by melee strikes. Since they'll generally try to avoid hitting you with damnation bursts, they won't try and hit enemies in melee range, a clear anti-synergy.