Scroll of enchant weapon - Revision history

Hordes at 05:32, 31 October 2025

2025-10-31T05:32:02Z

Ge0ff: clarify, since "artefacts" means randarts and unrands

2025-03-31T21:12:48Z

clarify, since "artefacts" means randarts and unrands

Patrick2011b: bump

2025-03-30T20:58:22Z

bump

Patrick2011b: bump

2024-06-27T06:56:51Z

bump

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2022-03-22T00:25:39Z

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2022-03-22T00:23:59Z

‎Strategy

Hordes at 00:21, 22 March 2022

2022-03-22T00:21:16Z

Ge0ff: Bump version

2021-10-21T14:43:57Z

Bump version

Bwijn: upd 0.24, saw it in game, no changes

2019-12-04T12:14:08Z

upd 0.24, saw it in game, no changes

Kenreth: Fixing bullet point in history

2017-02-03T22:40:38Z

Fixing bullet point in history

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 Reading a '''scroll of enchant weapon''' will allow you to permanently improve the enchantment value of a single weapon by +1, up to the maximum of +9. This improves the damage and [[to-hit]] of the affected weapon by 1.
-[[Randart]]s cannot be enchanted with this scroll, except by [[Mountain Dwarf|Mountain Dwarves]], but even the dwarves can't enchant [[unrand]]s.
+[[Randart]]s cannot be enchanted with this scroll, except by [[Mountain Dwarf|Mountain Dwarves]], but even the dwarves can't enchant [[unrand]]s. [[Magical staves]] also cannot be enchanted at all.
 ==Strategy==
-*Although it's tempting to save these scrolls up until you find the perfect weapon, you shouldn't be too stingy with them. Giving a weapon even a middling enchantment bonus greatly improves your ability to survive. It's not a bad idea to enchant whatever weapon you're currently using up to +5 or so, only going past that when you find an end-game quality weapon.
+Don't be too stingy with these scrolls. Although it's tempting to save these scrolls up until you find the perfect weapon, even a middling enchant can help win fights. If you feel like you are currently struggling with killing enemies reliably, or anticipate that you'll struggle soon, then it's wise to use these scrolls immediately. For example: if you're about to head into the rune branches - which is often a difficulty spike - and you are undergeared, that could be a good time to enchant up. It may also be good to use all scrolls immediately in the early Dungeon.
-**Enchantment is a flat +X bonus to damage, after rolling for weapon damage. Low skill, low strength characters might prefer their (already) highly enchanted, weaker base type. But as you gain skill, base damage becomes more important.
 *Some [[treasure trove]]s require you give them a weapon with a certain enchantment level to gain access. While these weapons may occur naturally, it's often easier to find an appropriate weapon and enchant it yourself. Usually, if you save the majority of your scrolls for an endgame-quality weapon, you'll know whether or not you're dealing with a weapon-demanding trove by the time you want to use your scrolls. The contents of a trove are usually worth the investment, though this is by no means guaranteed.

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 Reading a '''scroll of enchant weapon''' will allow you to permanently improve the enchantment value of a single weapon by +1, up to the maximum of +9. This improves the damage and [[to-hit]] of the affected weapon by 1.
-[[Artefact]]s cannot be enchanted with this scroll, except by [[Mountain Dwarf|Mountain Dwarves]].
+[[Randart]]s cannot be enchanted with this scroll, except by [[Mountain Dwarf|Mountain Dwarves]], but even the dwarves can't enchant [[unrand]]s.
 ==Strategy==

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-Reading a '''scroll of enchant weapon''' will allow you to permanently improve the enchantment value of a single non-[[artefact]] weapon by +1, up to the maximum of +9. This improves the damage and [[to-hit]] of the affected weapon by 1.
+Reading a '''scroll of enchant weapon''' will allow you to permanently improve the enchantment value of a single weapon by +1, up to the maximum of +9. This improves the damage and [[to-hit]] of the affected weapon by 1.
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 ==Strategy==
 *Although it's tempting to save these scrolls up until you find the perfect weapon, you shouldn't be too stingy with them. Giving a weapon even a middling enchantment bonus greatly improves your ability to survive. It's not a bad idea to enchant whatever weapon you're currently using up to +5 or so, only going past that when you find an end-game quality weapon.
-**Enchantment is a flat +X bonus to damage, after rolling for weapon damage. Low skill, low strength characters might prefer a highly enchanted, 'weak' base type. But as you gain skill, base damage becomes more important.
+**Enchantment is a flat +X bonus to damage, after rolling for weapon damage. Low skill, low strength characters might prefer their (already) highly enchanted, weaker base type. But as you gain skill, base damage becomes more important.
 *Some [[treasure trove]]s require you give them a weapon with a certain enchantment level to gain access. While these weapons may occur naturally, it's often easier to find an appropriate weapon and enchant it yourself. Usually, if you save the majority of your scrolls for an endgame-quality weapon, you'll know whether or not you're dealing with a weapon-demanding trove by the time you want to use your scrolls. The contents of a trove are usually worth the investment, though this is by no means guaranteed.

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 ==History==
-Prior to [[0.18]], scrolls of enchant weapon could remove [[curse]]s on weapons.
+*Prior to [[0.18]], scrolls of enchant weapon could remove [[curse]]s on weapons.
 *Prior to [[0.15]], weapons had separate enchantment values for both accuracy and damage. As such, there were three different scrolls of enchant weapon (named I, II, and III). I improved accuracy, II improved damage, and III improved both twice. As a weapon's enchantment value improved beyond +3, however, the chance of the scroll succeeding would drop dramatically. Getting a weapon all the way up to +9, +9 would often require dozens of scrolls, most of which were wasted in the process.
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