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{{flavour|This weapon 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'''''
  
+13 [[scythe]]
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+13 [[scythe]] (base damage: 14, base delay: 20)
  
 
[[Draining (brand)|Draining]] brand<br>
 
[[Draining (brand)|Draining]] brand<br>
[[Curse]]d, 33% chance to recurse itself on equip<br>
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[[Drain]]s user when unequipped<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 of [[natural]] or [[:Category:Plant holiness|plant]] [[holiness]] when attacking them (severity increases with damage dealt).<br>
 
[[Evil]]
 
[[Evil]]
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
The '''scythe of Curses''' 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|0.29.1|art-data.txt|297}}</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 has 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 if you worship him, preventing them from affecting you.
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==History==
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*In [[0.29]], base [[scythe]]s lost their unique stats. This weapon retains those stats, except that it gained +1 accuracy between versions.
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*Prior to [[0.28]], the scythe couldn't inflict death curses on [[plants]].
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*Prior to [[0.27]], the scythe of Curses would [[curse]] on equip rather than [[drain]] the user on unequip.
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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.
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==References==
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<references />
  
 
[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Polearms]]
 
[[Category:Polearms]]

Latest revision as of 22:11, 24 December 2022

Version 0.29: 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 (base damage: 14, base delay: 20)

Draining brand
Drains user when unequipped
Inflicts a mild death curse on the user when wielded
Inflicts death curses on monsters of natural or plant holiness when attacking them (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 has 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

  • In 0.29, base scythes lost their unique stats. This weapon retains those stats, except that it gained +1 accuracy between versions.
  • Prior to 0.28, the scythe couldn't inflict death curses on plants.
  • Prior to 0.27, the scythe of Curses would curse on equip rather than drain the user on unequip.
  • 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