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If you're willing to train your Crossbows skill up to 18, you may wish to upgrade to an [[arbalest]] for a very significant boost in damage output. However, doing so will require you to abandon use of a [[shield]] in your offhand (unless you are playing as a [[formicid]]). | If you're willing to train your Crossbows skill up to 18, you may wish to upgrade to an [[arbalest]] for a very significant boost in damage output. However, doing so will require you to abandon use of a [[shield]] in your offhand (unless you are playing as a [[formicid]]). | ||
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Revision as of 00:57, 4 September 2016
| Name | Hand crossbow |
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| Skill | Crossbows |
| Damage | 12 |
| Accuracy | +5 |
| Base delay (%) | 1.5 |
| Min delay | 1.0 at 10 skill |
| Hands | 1H |
| Size | Small |
| Ranged? | Yes |
| A compact piece of machinery, used for firing bolts. It takes some time to load and fire. |
The hand crossbow is the smallest weapon in the Crossbows family. Unlike its larger cousins it can be operated with only one hand, allowing for the use of a shield, but it's still a cumbersome weapon in its own right. Its mindelay cannot be brought any lower than 1.0 no matter how high your Crossbows skill becomes. Regardless, it's still a potent weapon, dealing significantly more damage than shortbows or hunting slings in the early game, even if you're shooting much slower.
If you're willing to train your Crossbows skill up to 18, you may wish to upgrade to an arbalest for a very significant boost in damage output. However, doing so will require you to abandon use of a shield in your offhand (unless you are playing as a formicid).
| Weapons | |
|---|---|
| Axes | Battleaxe • Broad axe • Executioner's axe • Hand axe • War axe |
| Maces & Flails | Club • Demon whip • Dire flail • Eveningstar • Flail • Giant club • Giant spiked club • Great mace • Mace (Hammer) • Morningstar • Sacred scourge • Whip |
| Long Blades | Demon blade • Double sword • Eudemon blade • Falchion • Great sword • Long sword • Scimitar • Triple sword |
| Polearms | Bardiche • Demon trident • Glaive • Halberd (Scythe) • Spear • Trident • Trishula |
| Ranged Weapons | Arbalest • Hand cannon • Longbow • Orcbow • Shortbow • Sling • Triple crossbow |
| Short Blades | Dagger • Quick blade • Rapier • Short sword |
| Staves | Lajatang • Magical staff • Quarterstaff |
| Throwing | Boomerang • Dart • Javelin • Large rock • Stone • Throwing net |
History
In 0.15, hand crossbows (as well as arbalests and triple crossbows) were introduced, replacing the standard crossbow.
In very old versions of DCSS, the hand crossbow was a one-handed ranged weapon which fired darts.
