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{{flavour|A long and exceedingly sharp scythe. Its extraordinary speed is the work of a mad wizard, who spent years refining it before discarding it in a fit of rage.}}
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{{flavour|A long and exceedingly sharp scythe, capable of eviscerating in a single blow. Its extraordinary speed is the work of a mad wizard, who spent years refining it before discarding it in a fit of rage.}}
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[[File:Scythe_finisher.png]] ''''' the +5 scythe "Finisher"'''''
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[[File:Scythe_finisher.png]] '''''the +5 scythe "Finisher"'''''
  
 
+5 [[scythe]]
 
+5 [[scythe]]
  
 
[[Speed brand|Speed]] brand<br>
 
[[Speed brand|Speed]] brand<br>
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+3 STR
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20% chance to instantly kill target on successful attack
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
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A speed brand on a two-handed weapon might sound appealing at first, but this weapon is actually not as good as it might at first seem. It requires nearly maxed-out [[polearm]]s skill to reach minimum delay, and its base type is very underwhelming in terms of damage. At the same skill level, a well-enchanted [[bardiche]] with the [[freezing]] brand will actually have better raw damage output, even before considering the effect of monster [[AC]]. By the time the player would be able to use this artefact effectively, they would quite likely have already found a good bardiche to enchant, which would ultimately be a better weapon. In short, "Finisher" is not a bad weapon, but the player is likely to always have access to something better.
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[[Scythe]]s are usually very poor two-handed weapons, with the base damage of a one-handed weapon but the attack speed of the most powerful two-handed weapons. However, '''Finisher''''s speed brand essentially cancels out the high attack speed, and the 20% chance to instantly kill the target makes this quite an appealing weapon. As a [[scythe]], it isn't so great later on in the game, when you can get a good [[glaive]] or [[bardiche]] with a good brand and much better base damage, but it's a weapon worth considering if you find it early.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Prior to [[0.23]], Finisher did not have a chance to instantly kill, but did have +3 [[strength]].
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Prior to [[0.15]], "Finisher" had a +3, +5 enchantment level.
 
Prior to [[0.15]], "Finisher" had a +3, +5 enchantment level.
  
 
[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Polearms]]
 
[[Category:Polearms]]

Revision as of 20:49, 7 February 2019

Version 0.23: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
A long and exceedingly sharp scythe, capable of eviscerating in a single blow. Its extraordinary speed is the work of a mad wizard, who spent years refining it before discarding it in a fit of rage.

Scythe finisher.png the +5 scythe "Finisher"

+5 scythe

Speed brand
20% chance to instantly kill target on successful attack

Desirability

Scythes are usually very poor two-handed weapons, with the base damage of a one-handed weapon but the attack speed of the most powerful two-handed weapons. However, Finisher's speed brand essentially cancels out the high attack speed, and the 20% chance to instantly kill the target makes this quite an appealing weapon. As a scythe, it isn't so great later on in the game, when you can get a good glaive or bardiche with a good brand and much better base damage, but it's a weapon worth considering if you find it early.

History

Prior to 0.23, Finisher did not have a chance to instantly kill, but did have +3 strength.

Prior to 0.15, "Finisher" had a +3, +5 enchantment level.

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