Claymore

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Name	Claymore
Skill	Long Blades
Damage	20
Accuracy	-4
Base delay (%)	20 (200%)
Min delay	7 at skill 26
Hands	2H
Size	Large
Ranged?	No

A massive sword, that requires two hands to even hold, and great strength and skill to use effectively. Needless to say, once a swordsman grows mighty enough to comfortably wield it, it is a weapon second to none.

Claymores are the ultimate long blade. They do more damage than any other weapon in the game (barring their blessed counterpart, but require a large amount of skill to use quickly or accurately.'

History

Claymores were introduced in 0.14, replacing triple swords. In addition to bearing a more sensible name, they also had their stats adjusted slightly, making them very similar to pre-cleaving executioner's axes.