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'''''the +6, +6 dark maul'''''
 
'''''the +6, +6 dark maul'''''
  
+6, +6 maul (45 damage, -2 accuracy, 300% speed)
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+6, +6 maul (45 damage, -2 accuracy, 300% speed)<br>
[[Vorpal]] brand
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[[Vorpal]] brand<br>
 
Wieldable by human-size creatures
 
Wieldable by human-size creatures
  

Revision as of 09:19, 19 October 2013

Trunk-only: This article pertains to a feature of Crawl which is being tested. It will likely change before the next release, and may even be removed entirely.


This large iron-shod maul is just the tool you need, if you had some bridge stakes to drive in. It is made for dealing massing blows — we're not talking about a mere concussion, but about remnants of a helmet standing on shoes, or perhaps an outright wet stain. Alas, such power comes at a price: the maul's head is so heavy it takes forever to lift it up for another swing. The maul is sized for a human, so ogres may want to use their customary clubs instead, them being less unwieldy in their large hands.

“This caliber should be appropriate.”
-Prince Dajmiech, “Kajko and Kokosz: The Battle with Dajmiech”, Janusz Christa

the +6, +6 dark maul

+6, +6 maul (45 damage, -2 accuracy, 300% speed)
Vorpal brand
Wieldable by human-size creatures

Desirability

This weapon will crush through virtually anything, but even at 27 Maces and Flails skill, will still take 1.7 turns to attack. Its damage output over time is actually decidedly inferior to most "typical" endgame weapons (it does a little less than twice as much damage as a triple sword of freezing, while taking almost 2.5x as long to attack), but its performance against well-armored targets will be much better than any other weapon. Most players would be well-advised not to wield this thing when not at or near max skill, and to combine it with Haste whenever possible. Furthermore, make sure that there won't be multiple enemies attacking you while you swing it.

True to its description, this weapon is decidedly pretty inferior to a good giant spiked club.

History

This weapon will be put into the game in 0.14.