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{{flavour|A spiked flail with longer spikes and a heavier head.
  
{{flavour|A flail with spiked lumps on both ends.}}
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{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Maces & Flails]]' category. It is a two handed weapon, and it is best used by the strong.}}
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"'Ah! ah! ah!' laughed his two men, 'how the Norman villains will be humbled when they see their doughty knight's skull beaten in by our brave countrymen.'"
  
'''Dire flails''' have a fairly low base delay considering their damage output, although they are two-handed. If you're a mace user and haven't yet found a shield, consider using one even if you are planning to ultimately go for a one-handed weapon; it has better damage output than all one-handed maces except [[eveningstar]]s and [[demon whip]]s.
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-Tale of Chivalry; or, Perils by Flood and Field_. 1830.}}
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{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Maces & Flails]] category. It is a two handed weapon.}}
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'''Dire flails''' have respectable damage and attack quickly, though they require two hands to wield.
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==Strategy==
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A good early game weapon for Maces & Flails users, since it's good at low skill. Despite being two-handed, they attack faster (and harder) than both [[mace]]s and [[flail]]s, meaning it takes less skill to reach a "reasonable" [[attack speed]].
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If you are a Maces & Flails user who hasn't found a [[shield]] yet, there's little reason ''not'' to use a dire flail. Even if you have found a shield, a dire flail can remain competitive at low weapon skill. At high skill (around 14-16 skill), it is generally outclassed by either [[morningstar]] + [[shield]] or a [[great mace]].
  
 
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| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Dire flail 1.png]]
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| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Dire flail1.png]]
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| '''Magical''' || [[File:Dire flail2.png]]
 
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| '''Magical/Artifact''' || [[File:Dire flail 2.png]]
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| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Dire flail3.png]]
 
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Latest revision as of 02:53, 13 February 2024

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Name Dire flail
Skill Maces & Flails
Damage 13
Accuracy -3
Base delay (%) 13 (130%)
Min delay 6 at skill 14
Hands 2H
Size Medium
Ranged? No
A spiked flail with longer spikes and a heavier head.

"'Ah! ah! ah!' laughed his two men, 'how the Norman villains will be humbled when they see their doughty knight's skull beaten in by our brave countrymen.'"

-Tale of Chivalry; or, Perils by Flood and Field_. 1830.

This weapon falls into the Maces & Flails category. It is a two handed weapon.

Dire flails have respectable damage and attack quickly, though they require two hands to wield.

Strategy

A good early game weapon for Maces & Flails users, since it's good at low skill. Despite being two-handed, they attack faster (and harder) than both maces and flails, meaning it takes less skill to reach a "reasonable" attack speed.

If you are a Maces & Flails user who hasn't found a shield yet, there's little reason not to use a dire flail. Even if you have found a shield, a dire flail can remain competitive at low weapon skill. At high skill (around 14-16 skill), it is generally outclassed by either morningstar + shield or a great mace.

Dire flail
Mundane Dire flail1.png
Magical Dire flail2.png
Artifact Dire flail3.png
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