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'''Demon blades''' are one of the best one-handed long blades you can find. Although less powerful than [[double sword]]s, they are slightly faster, and you'll find plenty of them in the late-game off of [[hell knight]]s, usually with decent [[brand]]s and [[scroll of enchant weapon|enchantment]] values.
 
'''Demon blades''' are one of the best one-handed long blades you can find. Although less powerful than [[double sword]]s, they are slightly faster, and you'll find plenty of them in the late-game off of [[hell knight]]s, usually with decent [[brand]]s and [[scroll of enchant weapon|enchantment]] values.
  
The [[double sword]] is a mostly equivalent, one-handed sword. If both weapons are at mindelay, the demon blade is slightly stronger (1% stronger) at 0 AC. As the demon blade attacks faster, it is impacted more by [[AC]], [[slaying]], and [[auxiliary attack]]s. However, the differences are too small to make a big impact. Usually, the sword you get first is the sword that you should use, since weapon with a decent brand and +9 enchantment is good enough to win the game.
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The [[double sword]] is a mostly equivalent, one-handed sword. If both weapons are at mindelay, the demon blade is slightly stronger (1% stronger) at 0 AC. As the demon blade attacks faster, it is impacted more by [[AC]], [[slaying]], and [[auxiliary attack]]s. However, the differences are too small to make a noticeable impact. Usually, the sword you get first is the sword that you should use, since weapon with a decent brand and +9 enchantment is good enough to win the game.
  
 
Worshipers of [[good]] [[god]]s cannot attack with them without suffering [[penance]]. However, worshipers of [[the Shining One]] can convert a demon blade into a more powerful [[eudemon blade]] of [[holy wrath]] once they reach max piety. You can also reverse the process with [[Kikubaaqudgha]]'s or [[Lugonu]]'s blessing, but this is usually a bad trade.
 
Worshipers of [[good]] [[god]]s cannot attack with them without suffering [[penance]]. However, worshipers of [[the Shining One]] can convert a demon blade into a more powerful [[eudemon blade]] of [[holy wrath]] once they reach max piety. You can also reverse the process with [[Kikubaaqudgha]]'s or [[Lugonu]]'s blessing, but this is usually a bad trade.

Revision as of 05:17, 23 March 2023

Version 0.28: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Name Demon blade
Skill Long Blades
Damage 13
Accuracy -1
Base delay (%) 13 (130%)
Min delay 6 at skill 14
Hands 1H
Size Medium
Ranged? No
A terrible weapon, forged in the fires of Hell.
This weapon falls into the Long Blades category. It is a one handed weapon, and it is best used by the dexterous.

Demon blades are one of the best one-handed long blades you can find. Although less powerful than double swords, they are slightly faster, and you'll find plenty of them in the late-game off of hell knights, usually with decent brands and enchantment values.

The double sword is a mostly equivalent, one-handed sword. If both weapons are at mindelay, the demon blade is slightly stronger (1% stronger) at 0 AC. As the demon blade attacks faster, it is impacted more by AC, slaying, and auxiliary attacks. However, the differences are too small to make a noticeable impact. Usually, the sword you get first is the sword that you should use, since weapon with a decent brand and +9 enchantment is good enough to win the game.

Worshipers of good gods cannot attack with them without suffering penance. However, worshipers of the Shining One can convert a demon blade into a more powerful eudemon blade of holy wrath once they reach max piety. You can also reverse the process with Kikubaaqudgha's or Lugonu's blessing, but this is usually a bad trade.

Demon blade Eudemon blade
Demon blade.png Blessed blade.png
Image
Mundane Demon blade.png
Magical Demon blade2.png
Artifact Demon blade3.png
Unrandarts
"Leech" Demon blade leech.png

History

  • In 0.28, Long Blades lost riposte. Damage was increased back to pre-riposte levels.
  • In 0.19, Long Blades gained riposte. Demon blades were reduced by 1 base damage to compensate.
  • Prior to 0.14, demon blades dealt slightly more damage than normal in the hands of demonspawn characters.
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