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| − | Prior to [[0.19]], Fencer's gloves gave +4 boosts to [[Long Blades]] and [[Short Blades]] skills and increased [[EV]] by 3. | + | *Prior to [[0.19]], Fencer's gloves gave +4 boosts to [[Long Blades]] and [[Short Blades]] skills and increased [[EV]] by 3. |
| − | + | *Prior to [[0.17]], these gloves gave +2 [[slaying]] instead of the skill bonuses. | |
| − | Prior to [[0.17]], these gloves gave +2 [[slaying]] instead of the skill bonuses. | + | *Prior to [[0.15]], these gloves gave only +3 to dexterity, and added +8 to [[accuracy]] rather than +2 slaying. |
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| − | Prior to [[0.15]], these gloves gave only +3 to dexterity, and added +8 to [[accuracy]] rather than +2 slaying. | ||
[[Category:Unrands]] | [[Category:Unrands]] | ||
[[Category:Gloves]] | [[Category:Gloves]] | ||
Revision as of 20:20, 23 September 2020
Version 0.25: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
| A pair of gloves made of white silk. They have a natural affinity with the riposte, allowing their wielder to retaliate against some missed attacks with any weapon, or to retaliate against all attacks when using a long blade. |
the +0 pair of fencer's gloves
+0 gloves
Desirability
Thirty-three percent chance of a free hit with any melee weapon when a monster misses is quite novel, especially with highly enchanted or vampiric weapons. On the other hand, monster miss chance largely depends on EV, and blocking attacks doesn't count as a miss, so high-EV characters will find themselves landing free hits often while heavily armoured and/or shield-proficient characters will find that the riposte triggering very infrequently.
History
- Prior to 0.19, Fencer's gloves gave +4 boosts to Long Blades and Short Blades skills and increased EV by 3.
- Prior to 0.17, these gloves gave +2 slaying instead of the skill bonuses.
- Prior to 0.15, these gloves gave only +3 to dexterity, and added +8 to accuracy rather than +2 slaying.
