Lochaber axe

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This brutal weapon, long thought lost to history, combines the extended reach of a polearm with the cleaving sharpness of an axe.

The +5 lochaber axe"

+5 lochaber axe (modified bardiche; 19 damage, -7 accuracy, base delay 20)
Cleaves all targets within two tiles
Uses the higher of Axes or Polearms skill

Desirability

The lochaber axe has supercleaving, which is an extremely impressive effect. But even with its dual school nature, training this weapon to a practical training is quite difficult; it swings slower and is even less accurate than a bardiche. It is also unbranded, so isn't the best weapon against single targets.

History

• The lochaber axe was reintroduced in 0.29 as an unrand artefact.
• In 0.4, lochaber axes were renamed into bardiches.
• This weapon was introduced in 0.1.