Wyrmbane

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Wyrmbane.png A scale-covered lance

Base stats: 8 damage, +4 accuracy, 11 delay Enchantment: +9, +6

Dragon slaying brand
+5 AC
rF+
rPois
Allows Berserk

If a Dragon slaying-vulnerable target is killed by the base damage of this weapon, it will gain +1, +1 enchantment up to the HD of the dragon killed. The maximum enchantment it can gain this way is +18, +18.

Desirability

A +18 Wyrmbane is a very respectable weapon indeed, given that it provides a high amount of damage at a fairly fast speed (5 min delay); in terms of raw damage it will outperform a demon trident of freezing fairly well, and is not too far behind a branded bardiche, while requiring considerably less skill investment to start using. Moreover, it provides a number of useful intrinsics. However, one must be willing to invest the time killing stronger and stronger dragons with it in order to make it a truly competitive weapon.