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{{flavour|A glaive commissioned several years ago by a wealthy queen fearful for the safety of her vast treasury. No foe, the smith promised, could defeat a guard wielding such a weapon! | {{flavour|A glaive commissioned several years ago by a wealthy queen fearful for the safety of her vast treasury. No foe, the smith promised, could defeat a guard wielding such a weapon! | ||
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[[Electrocution]] brand<br> | [[Electrocution]] brand<br> | ||
[[Spectral_(brand)|Spectral]] brand<br> | [[Spectral_(brand)|Spectral]] brand<br> | ||
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==Desirability== | ==Desirability== | ||
| − | The '''glaive of the Guard'''<ref>{{source ref|0.29.1|art-data.txt|511}}</ref> | + | The '''glaive of the Guard'''<ref>{{source ref|0.29.1|art-data.txt|511}}</ref> combines two great brands, electrocution and spectral, into one weapon. Assuming the spectral brand has room to activate, this unrand is about as strong as a +9 [[bardiche]] of [[flaming]]/[[freezing]], but takes less skill to reach mindelay. However, it comes with the [[Spectral (brand)#Strategy|usual risks]] of the spectral brand. |
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| + | Note that the spectral weapon itself does not get electrocution. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | * | + | *Prior to [[0.31]], the glaive of the Guard also gave +5 AC. |
| + | *Prior to [[0.29]], the glaive of the Guard had a +8 enchantment. | ||
*Prior to [[0.26]], the glaive of the Guard did not have the [[spectral]] brand, but provided [[see invisible]] and an [[berserk|evocable rage]]. | *Prior to [[0.26]], the glaive of the Guard did not have the [[spectral]] brand, but provided [[see invisible]] and an [[berserk|evocable rage]]. | ||
*Prior to [[0.15]], the glaive of the Guard had a +5, +8 enchantment level. | *Prior to [[0.15]], the glaive of the Guard had a +5, +8 enchantment level. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:43, 19 January 2024
Version 0.31: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
| A glaive commissioned several years ago by a wealthy queen fearful for the safety of her vast treasury. No foe, the smith promised, could defeat a guard wielding such a weapon!
It was stolen a few months later, along with the rest of the queen's treasury; the guard, it transpired, had been caught napping. Still, it would serve more than adequately in hands of a waking user. |
the +5 glaive of the Guard
+5 glaive
Electrocution brand
Spectral brand
Desirability
The glaive of the Guard[1] combines two great brands, electrocution and spectral, into one weapon. Assuming the spectral brand has room to activate, this unrand is about as strong as a +9 bardiche of flaming/freezing, but takes less skill to reach mindelay. However, it comes with the usual risks of the spectral brand.
Note that the spectral weapon itself does not get electrocution.
History
- Prior to 0.31, the glaive of the Guard also gave +5 AC.
- Prior to 0.29, the glaive of the Guard had a +8 enchantment.
- Prior to 0.26, the glaive of the Guard did not have the spectral brand, but provided see invisible and an evocable rage.
- Prior to 0.15, the glaive of the Guard had a +5, +8 enchantment level.
References
- ↑ art-data.txt:511 (0.29.1)
