Cloak of Starlight

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A phosphorescent cloak, woven of pure light beams. The ripples of its folds as the wearer leaps and swerves in combat may dazzle those who gaze on it.

the +1 cloak of Starlight

+1 cloak
can Dazzle attackers
+4 EV
Stealth--

Desirability

The cloak of Starlight is usually a very competitive piece of equipment. The decent enchantment and +4 EV provide a significant boost to base defenses, and the *Dazzle effect comes in handy fairly often. When you dodge an attack, there is a 20% chance that your attacker will be blinded for a few turns. The stealth hit is generally not too painful; usually you either have enough stealth that it doesn't matter, or you aren't using stealth at all. Stabbers might disagree when attempting to take out a sleeping unique, but in other cases the cloak provides a lot of opportunities for low-tier stabs.

History

• In 0.26, the cloak got the *Dazzle property and lost rElec and rC+.
• Prior to 0.19, the cloak had a +2 enchantment.
• Prior to 0.17, the cloak had a +0 enchantment and lesser stealth penalty (Stlth-).
• Prior to 0.15, stealth penalty was -30.