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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 20% more damage. | + | '''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. | |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 27 December 2022
Version 0.28: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
| 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 | 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 |
