Falchion

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Name	Falchion
Skill	Long Blades
Damage	8
Accuracy	+2
Base delay (%)	13 (130%)
Min delay	6 at skill 14
Hands	1H
Size	Small
Ranged?	No

A long single-edged sword with a slightly curved blade. "I have seen the day, with my good biting falchion I would have made them skip; I am old now, And these same crosses spoil me." -William Shakespeare, _King Leare_, V, iii. 1608.

This weapon falls into the Long Blades category. It is a one handed weapon.

The falchion is the lightest of the long blades, dealing less damage than the others in exchange for a slight boost to accuracy. It can be used as a starting weapon for many backgrounds.

Strategy

Falchions have the best weapon stats of any starting weapon, just above the mace. However, spears can outperform falchions *against single targets*, due to their reaching. One (dis)advantage of Long Blades is that they scale with dexterity rather than strength, making them relatively better on a Dodging-focused character.

Unless you find an exceptionally useful artifact falchion, you should upgrade to something else quickly.

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History

• In 0.28, Long Blades lost riposte. Damage was increased back to pre-riposte levels.
• In 0.19, Long Blades gained riposte. Falchions were reduced by 1 base damage to compensate.