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{{flavour|It drives its owner's mind into a narrow purpose: gorging on drained life force.}}
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{{flavour|An unerringly vampiric blade, forged in Hell by the sacrifice of countless tortured souls. It fills its wielder with the rage and suffering of those souls, and gorges itself further on drained life force every time it strikes, leaving behind a mess of blood and gore.}}
[[File:Demon_blade_leech.png]] '''''the +13,+4 demon blade "Leech"'''''<br>
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[[File:Demon_blade_leech.png]] '''''the +8 demon blade "Leech"'''''<br>
  
+13, +4 [[demon blade]]
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+8 [[demon blade]]
  
 
[[Vampiric]] brand effect, activated on every hit<br>
 
[[Vampiric]] brand effect, activated on every hit<br>
-1 EV<br>
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Allows evoking [[berserk]]<br>
-1 STR<br>
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Forces berserk while attacking (5% chance)<br>
-1 INT<br>
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rN+<br>
-1 DEX<br>
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Creates sprays of blood when striking opponents that bleed
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==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
A vampiric demon blade is a very nice thing to have, and the slight stat, AC and EV costs are reasonably well worth it. You may wish to switch to something more damaging if you run into a particularly nasty undead enemy; given this weapon's brand, doing so often may cause problems.
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'''Leech''', like any well-enchanted vampiric demon blade, is a very nice thing to have, though it does carry the risk of sending you berserk at an inopportune moment. Still, the vampiricism does activate on every hit unlike most vampiric weapons, so you'll steadily regain HP in fights with living opponents. You may wish to use a different weapon when facing especially dangerous [[undead]], [[demon]]ic, or [[nonliving]] foes, however.
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Undead characters and those who have managed to find a source of [[clarity]] can safely ignore this sword's negative side effects. [[Demonspawn]] with the [[Ignite Blood]] mutation will appreciate how Leech constantly sprays burning blood everywhere.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Prior [[0.14]], Leech's vampiric effect was activated on 3/5 of all attacks, like for the others [[vampiric]] brand weapons.
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*Prior to [[0.25]], Leech had -3 AC and EV instead of its berserking properties.
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*Prior to [[0.19]], Leech's AC and EV costs were only -2, and it had -2 Strength, Intelligence, and Dexterity.
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*Prior to [[0.15]], Leech's stat, AC and EV costs were only -1.
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*Prior to [[0.14]], Leech's vampiric effect was only activated on 60% of all attacks, like all other [[vampiric]] weapons.
  
 
[[Category:Unrands]]
 
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[[Category:Long blades]]

Revision as of 05:04, 15 July 2020

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An unerringly vampiric blade, forged in Hell by the sacrifice of countless tortured souls. It fills its wielder with the rage and suffering of those souls, and gorges itself further on drained life force every time it strikes, leaving behind a mess of blood and gore.

Demon blade leech.png the +8 demon blade "Leech"

+8 demon blade

Vampiric brand effect, activated on every hit
Allows evoking berserk
Forces berserk while attacking (5% chance)
rN+
Creates sprays of blood when striking opponents that bleed

Desirability

Leech, like any well-enchanted vampiric demon blade, is a very nice thing to have, though it does carry the risk of sending you berserk at an inopportune moment. Still, the vampiricism does activate on every hit unlike most vampiric weapons, so you'll steadily regain HP in fights with living opponents. You may wish to use a different weapon when facing especially dangerous undead, demonic, or nonliving foes, however.

Undead characters and those who have managed to find a source of clarity can safely ignore this sword's negative side effects. Demonspawn with the Ignite Blood mutation will appreciate how Leech constantly sprays burning blood everywhere.

History

  • Prior to 0.25, Leech had -3 AC and EV instead of its berserking properties.
  • Prior to 0.19, Leech's AC and EV costs were only -2, and it had -2 Strength, Intelligence, and Dexterity.
  • Prior to 0.15, Leech's stat, AC and EV costs were only -1.
  • Prior to 0.14, Leech's vampiric effect was only activated on 60% of all attacks, like all other vampiric weapons.