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{{flavour|A scythe surrounded by an ominous aura of dread. It carries a terrible and highly irritating curse, which it busily inflicts on both the wielder and their enemies.}}
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{{flavour|A scythe surrounded by an ominous aura of dread. It carries a terrible and ancient curse, which it busily inflicts on both the wielder and their enemies.}}
  
 
[[File:Scythe_of_curses.png]] '''''the +13 Scythe of Curses'''''
 
[[File:Scythe_of_curses.png]] '''''the +13 Scythe of Curses'''''
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[[Draining (brand)|Draining]] brand<br>
 
[[Draining (brand)|Draining]] brand<br>
 
[[Curse]]d, 33% chance to recurse itself on equip<br>
 
[[Curse]]d, 33% chance to recurse itself on equip<br>
Periodically curses random equipment in your [[inventory]]<br>
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Inflicts a mild [[death curse]] on the user when wielded<br>
Inflicts [[Necromancy]] [[miscast effect]]s on monsters. [[Shadow]]s, [[reaper]]s, and [[soul eater]]s that spawn as a result will be allied with you.<br>
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Inflicts death curses on monsters when attacking (severity increases with damage dealt).<br>
 
[[Evil]]
 
[[Evil]]
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
The '''scythe of Curses'''<ref>{{source ref|0.24.1|art-data.txt|255}}</ref> will often [[drain]] monsters, in addition to inflicting Necromancy miscasts on them a la mummy death curses ([[slow]], [[rot]], summoned undead and demonic allies). These summoned allies, coupled with the weapon's excellent enchantment bonuses, can devastate opponents, and the scythe's reach allows you to comfortably use your allies as meat shields. Unfortunately, it will also curse random inventory items every so often and has a terrible weapon as its base type. Only consider it if you already have very high skill in [[polearms]], really don't care about your inventory being cursed constantly, and are facing opponents which will actually be affected by the Necromancy miscasts (though summoned reapers and soul eaters are always useful).
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The '''scythe of Curses'''<ref>{{source ref|0.25.0|art-data.txt|255}}</ref> will often [[drain]] monsters, in addition to inflicting mummy death curses, which run the gamut from [[negative energy]] damage, [[slow]], further draining, and single-target [[torment]]. These effects coupled with the weapon's excellent enchantment bonuses can devastate living opponents. Unfortunately, the scythe of Curses is of limited use against [[undead]], [[demon]]ic, or [[nonliving]] foes, and a scythe is a terrible base weapon. Only consider it if you already have very high skill in [[polearms]] and are regularly facing opponents which will actually be affected by the death curses.
  
[[Ashenzari]] blocks the curses, preventing them from affecting worshippers.
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==History==
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Prior to [[0.25]], the scythe of Curses inflicted [[Necromancy]] [[miscast effect]]s when striking monsters and would periodically curse random pieces of equipment in the wielder's inventory.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 05:20, 15 July 2020

Version 0.25: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
A scythe surrounded by an ominous aura of dread. It carries a terrible and ancient curse, which it busily inflicts on both the wielder and their enemies.

Scythe of curses.png the +13 Scythe of Curses

+13 scythe

Draining brand
Cursed, 33% chance to recurse itself on equip
Inflicts a mild death curse on the user when wielded
Inflicts death curses on monsters when attacking (severity increases with damage dealt).
Evil

Desirability

The scythe of Curses[1] will often drain monsters, in addition to inflicting mummy death curses, which run the gamut from negative energy damage, slow, further draining, and single-target torment. These effects coupled with the weapon's excellent enchantment bonuses can devastate living opponents. Unfortunately, the scythe of Curses is of limited use against undead, demonic, or nonliving foes, and a scythe is a terrible base weapon. Only consider it if you already have very high skill in polearms and are regularly facing opponents which will actually be affected by the death curses.

History

Prior to 0.25, the scythe of Curses inflicted Necromancy miscast effects when striking monsters and would periodically curse random pieces of equipment in the wielder's inventory.

References