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A terrible weapon, forged in the fires of Hell.
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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 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.
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.
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.
