Devious

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Version 0.33: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
It has an increased chance to perform stab attacks against vulnerable targets,

and temporarily increases the wielder's EV and slaying each time they do so.

The devious brand does the following:

  • After hitting an asleep or incapacitated enemy, grants the wielder +1 evasion and +1 slaying.
  • Only generates on short blades, often daggers.

Sources

They generate naturally, and early uniques that spawn with a dagger (Jessica, mainly) has one sometimes.

Strategy

Characters who enjoy stabbing sleeping foes get major bonuses from the devious brand. They grant temporary bonuses upon stabbing enemies, and even though they don't stack, they still can delete orc warriors and stronger, without any major Short Blades skill.

History

Added in 0.33- A trunk version

References


Brands
Melee weapons AntimagicChaosDistortionDrainingElectrocutionFlamingFreezingHeavyHoly wrathPainProtectionReachingSpectralSpeedVampiricVenom
Artefact only: CurareDeathbaneDragon slayingReapingSilver
Launchers AntimagicDrainingElectrocutionFlamingFreezingHeavyPenetrationSpeed
Throwing weapons AtropaCurareDaturaDispersalPoisonedSilver