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{{flavour|A beautiful mithril axe, probably lost by some dwarven hero.}}
 
{{flavour|A beautiful mithril axe, probably lost by some dwarven hero.}}
 
[[File:Mithril_axe_arga.png]] '''''the +8 mithril axe "Arga"'''''
 
[[File:Mithril_axe_arga.png]] '''''the +8 mithril axe "Arga"'''''
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[[Speed brand]]<br>
 
[[Speed brand]]<br>
+30 [[MR]]
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+40 [[Will]]
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
With a base damage of roughly 11 (once you account for the speed brand) and a min delay of 4, "'''Arga'''" isn't capable of the raw brutality of bigger axes, but ''does'' attack marvelously fast and doesn't restrict you from using [[shields]] (making it one of the few reasons one would ever mix [[axes]] and shields). The magic resistance and strength boosts are minor, but welcome. Couple it with some solid [[slaying]] sources and this [[cleaving]] weapon can be extremely effective throughout the game.
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'''Arga'''<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|art-data.txt|608}}</ref> is a broad axe of speed: a top tier one-handed weapon with a top tier brand. The speed brand makes it safe to use even at low skill, though it really shines at mindelay, where you'll attack at least twice for every action by a normal speed enemy. Needless to say, Arga is an incredibly powerful weapon, easily able to define a run, and viable to swap to during the mid-game. The willpower boost is just a cherry on top.
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While a weapon with [[holy wrath]] might be stronger in the extended part of the game, Arga is still useful for anything unaffected by it, or if you're [[undead]]/[[demonspawn|demonic]] and unable to wield weapons of holy wrath.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Prior to [[0.19]], Arga had a +2 Strength bonus
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*Prior to [[0.19]], Arga had a +2 Strength bonus.
 
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*Prior to [[0.15]], Arga had a +10, +6 enchantment bonus.
Prior to [[0.15]], Arga had a +10, +6 enchantment bonus.
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*Prior to [[0.14]], Arga had a smaller [[magic resistance]] bonus.
 
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*Prior to [[0.13]], Arga was a [[war axe]].
Prior to [[0.14]], Arga's offered a smaller magic resistance bonus.
 
  
Prior to [[0.13]], Arga was a [[war axe]].
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==References==
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[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Axes]]
 
[[Category:Axes]]

Latest revision as of 07:22, 10 February 2024

Version 0.31: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
A beautiful mithril axe, probably lost by some dwarven hero.

Mithril axe arga.png the +8 mithril axe "Arga"

+8 broad axe

Speed brand
+40 Will

Desirability

Arga[1] is a broad axe of speed: a top tier one-handed weapon with a top tier brand. The speed brand makes it safe to use even at low skill, though it really shines at mindelay, where you'll attack at least twice for every action by a normal speed enemy. Needless to say, Arga is an incredibly powerful weapon, easily able to define a run, and viable to swap to during the mid-game. The willpower boost is just a cherry on top.

While a weapon with holy wrath might be stronger in the extended part of the game, Arga is still useful for anything unaffected by it, or if you're undead/demonic and unable to wield weapons of holy wrath.

History

References