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(not true - vorpal is applied after AC, so AC has an equal effect for both fast and slow weapons)
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{{flavour|It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.}}
 
{{flavour|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 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.
  
== Tips & Tricks ==
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Vorpal weapons are inferior damage-wise to most other brands, but versatile because nothing can resist the extra damage.
*This brand works best on high-damage weapons, since the damage is multiplicative.
 
*Vorpal weapons are inferior damage-wise to most other brands, but versatile because nothing can resist the extra damage.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 18:26, 27 December 2022

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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.

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

History

  • 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 AntimagicChaosDistortionDrainingElectrocutionFlamingFreezingHeavyHoly wrathPainProtectionReachingSpectralSpeedVampiricVenom
DisruptionDragon slayingReapingSilver
Launchers AntimagicDrainingElectrocutionFlamingFreezingHeavyPenetrationSpeed
Throwing weapons AtropaCurareDaturaDispersalPoisonedSilver