Eveningstar

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Name	Eveningstar
Skill	Maces & Flails
Damage	15
Accuracy	-1
Base delay (%)	15
Min delay	7 at skill 16
Hands	1H
Size	Medium
Ranged?	No

The opposite of a morningstar.

Not only is an eveningstar the opposite of a morningstar, it's also a superior weapon. They have the highest base damage of any one-handed weapon, often competing with the faster demon whips/sacred scourges for overall damage/turn. Unfortunately, they are quite rare.

Strategy

Compared to demon whips

The differences between eveningstars and demon whips are small. A +9 branded eveningstar is enough to win you the game, as is a +9 branded demon whip. Therefore, you should generally be using the weapon that you find first, as it allows you to use up scrolls of enchant weapon faster.

There are cases where specific comparison is warranted. Against a 0 AC opponent, a +0 demon whip is roughly 2.6% stronger than a +0 eveningstar. The demon whip attacks faster, so it is penalized more by AC, and conversely benefits more from slaying and auxiliary attacks.

Characters with lots of auxiliary attacks, like Vine Stalkers and monstrous Demonspawn will prefer a demon whip. Otherwise, it is mostly even, slightly favored towards the eveningstar. This is independent of a character's strength or skill.

	Image
Mundane
Magical
Artifact

	Unrandart
Sceptre of Torment

History

• Prior to 0.23, the unrandart sceptre of Torment was a staff.
• Prior to 0.12, eveningstars had only 14 base damage.