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'''Vorpal''' is a [[brand]] which any [[weapon]] may have. Melee weapons with the vorpal brand do on average 12.5% additional damage on a hit. The actual implementation does between 1% and 25% more damage each hit. Ranged weapons do 20% more damage.
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'''Vorpal''' is a [[brand]] which any [[weapon]] may have. Melee weapons with the vorpal brand do extra damage of at least 1 and up to 33% each hit, averaging +16.6%. Ranged weapons do an average of 20% more damage. This bonus is applied after [[AC]], so it has an equal effect for both fast and slow weapons.
  
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The displayed brand name differs by weapons type:
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Vorpal weapons are inferior damage-wise to most other brands, but versatile because nothing can resist the extra damage.
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*[[Axes]] - '''Chopping'''
 
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*[[Short Blades]] - '''Slicing'''
 
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*[[Polearms]] - '''Piercing'''
 
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*[[Maces & Flails]], [[Staves]] - '''Crushing'''
 
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*[[Long Blades]] - '''Slashing'''
 
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*[[Short Blades]] - '''Stabbing'''
 
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*[[Ranged weapons]] - '''Velocity'''
 
  
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While vorpal-branded weapons can be found randomly, you can also make your own through use of a [[scroll of vorpalise weapon]] on a non-branded, non-artifact weapon. This may be a waste, however, as the scroll can also be used to affix several other more useful temporary brands ([[flaming]] or [[frost]] are widely considered the most useful).
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==History==
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*In [[0.30]], this brand was replaced with the [[heavy]] brand.
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*Prior to [[0.25]], different types of weapons used different descriptors based on the type of damage they inflicted ("Piercing", "Chopping", "Slicing", "Crushing", "Velocity", etc.).
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*Prior to [[0.16]], this brand was called "stabbing" on short blades.
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*Prior to [[0.13]], this brand increased your damage between 0% and 25% each hit, averaging 12.5%.
  
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== Tips & Tricks ==
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*This brand works best on high-damage weapons, since the damage is multiplicative.
 
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*Vorpal weapons are inferior damage-wise to most other brands, but versatile because nothing can resist its damage. Trog worshipers may use one simply because their lack of spell-casting makes access to other brands difficult, at least until Trog gifts them something better.
 
  
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[[Category:Brands]]

Latest revision as of 14:12, 13 June 2023

Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.
It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.

Vorpal is a brand which any weapon may have. Melee weapons with the vorpal brand do extra damage of at least 1 and up to 33% each hit, averaging +16.6%. Ranged weapons do an average of 20% more damage. This bonus is applied after AC, so it has an equal effect for both fast and slow weapons.

Vorpal weapons are inferior damage-wise to most other brands, but versatile because nothing can resist the extra damage.

History

  • In 0.30, this brand was replaced with the heavy brand.
  • Prior to 0.25, different types of weapons used different descriptors based on the type of damage they inflicted ("Piercing", "Chopping", "Slicing", "Crushing", "Velocity", etc.).
  • Prior to 0.16, this brand was called "stabbing" on short blades.
  • Prior to 0.13, this brand increased your damage between 0% and 25% each hit, averaging 12.5%.
Brands
Melee weapons Antimagic • Chaos • Distortion • Draining • Electrocution • Flaming • Freezing • Heavy • Holy wrath • Pain • Protection • Reaching • Spectral • Speed • Vampiric • Venom
Disruption • Dragon slaying • Reaping • Silver
Launchers Antimagic • Draining • Electrocution • Flaming • Freezing • Heavy • Penetration • Speed
Throwing weapons Atropa • Curare • Datura • Dispersal • Poisoned • Silver
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