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{{flavour|A strange blue mask made of hard, flexible leather, resembling a dragon's visage.}}
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{{flavour|The mask of the High Priest of ancient Erebora. In ancient times, the gods of the Ereborans ceased to answer their prayers, and in desperation, the people turned to the forbidden worship of dragons. Now, of their works, only this mask remains.}}
 
[[File:Mask_of_the_dragon.png]] '''''the +0 mask of the Dragon'''''
 
[[File:Mask_of_the_dragon.png]] '''''the +0 mask of the Dragon'''''
  
+0 mask (essentially a [[hat]])
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+0 [[hat]]<br>
 
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+3 [[slaying]]<br>
+3 slaying<br>
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+40 [[willpower]]<br>
+40 [[magic resistance]]<br>
 
 
[[See invisible]]
 
[[See invisible]]
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
The '''mask of the dragon''' provides an interesting trade-off. Additional magic resistance and see invisible are occasionally very useful, and gaining [[slaying]] bonuses from your head slot is very tempting for any character who relies on physical damage, but you give up any AC you may have gained from your helmet slot in the process. This is usually worthwhile, unless you are really low on AC or happen to have another extremely useful [[artefact]] hat or [[helmet]].
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The '''mask of the Dragon'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|978}}</ref> trades the 3-4 [[AC]] from a normal +2 [[helmet]] for a bonus +3 [[slaying]]. It also gives a nice [[willpower]] bonus, and see invisible is convenient to have.
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For melee and ranged fighters, it's usually worth using over a plain helmet. Even for casters, the willpower can make it worth using (in lieu of another hat of willpower). You can find better [[randart]] hats/helmets out there, though.
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The mask covers your face but not your head, so characters with horns will still be able to use their auxiliary attack, making it a great fit for Minotaurs.  
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==References==
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[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Headgear]]
 
[[Category:Headgear]]

Latest revision as of 11:27, 5 March 2024

Version 0.30: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
The mask of the High Priest of ancient Erebora. In ancient times, the gods of the Ereborans ceased to answer their prayers, and in desperation, the people turned to the forbidden worship of dragons. Now, of their works, only this mask remains.

Mask of the dragon.png the +0 mask of the Dragon

+0 hat
+3 slaying
+40 willpower
See invisible

Desirability

The mask of the Dragon[1] trades the 3-4 AC from a normal +2 helmet for a bonus +3 slaying. It also gives a nice willpower bonus, and see invisible is convenient to have.

For melee and ranged fighters, it's usually worth using over a plain helmet. Even for casters, the willpower can make it worth using (in lieu of another hat of willpower). You can find better randart hats/helmets out there, though.

The mask covers your face but not your head, so characters with horns will still be able to use their auxiliary attack, making it a great fit for Minotaurs.

References