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{{flavour|A small wrinkle in the very fabric of reality, magically bound to a shaft by some mad acolyte of Lugonu. It possesses an unusually large reach that teleports its attack directly to its victim.}}
 
{{flavour|A small wrinkle in the very fabric of reality, magically bound to a shaft by some mad acolyte of Lugonu. It possesses an unusually large reach that teleports its attack directly to its victim.}}
 
[[File:Rift.png]] '''''the +8 demon trident "Rift"'''''
 
[[File:Rift.png]] '''''the +8 demon trident "Rift"'''''
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[[Distortion]] brand<br>
 
[[Distortion]] brand<br>
Range 3 attack that is [[smite-targeted]] (bypasses intervening monsters, statues, or [[iron grate]]s).
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Range 3 [[reaching]] attack that is [[smite-targeted]] (bypasses intervening monsters, statues, and [[iron grate]]s).
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
'''Rift's''' distortion brand can be tricky to work with -- while it is capable of dealing impressive amounts of irresistible damage or even removing your target entirely through [[banishment]], it is also likely to blink your target around randomly or even teleport them away before you can finish them off. What's more, non-[[Lugonu|Lugonites]] suffer potentially disastrous effects (25% chance of being banished) if they ever unwield the weapon, precluding a fighting style based on switching weapons to take advantage of enemy weaknesses.
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'''Rift'''<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|art-data.txt|1528}}</ref> has the advantage of being a highly-enchanted demon trident with a decent brand and the ability to reach 3 tiles while ignoring monsters in the way. Distortion may be tricky to work with, but its fairly strong, and the range defintely helps with the random [[blink]]ing. As with other distortion weapons, Rift inflicts very dangerous effects on unwield (including [[banishment]]), with [[Lugonu]] worshippers being exempt. Regardless, Rift's powerful base type makes it a fairly strong weapon that you shouldn't ''need'' to unwield for the rest of the game, seeing use with spellcaster and melee builds alike.
  
Rift has the advantage of being a highly-enchanted demon trident (one of the best one-handed Polearms in the game) able to attack any space within three tiles without having to worry about intervening enemies getting in the way; it also reaches its minimum speed delay with the relatively modest investment of 14 levels in Polearms. Whether this is worth the potential side-effects of the distortion brand or practically losing the ability to switch weapons is up to you, though a sudden trip to the Abyss becomes less of a problem the farther down the Dungeon you go.
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==History==
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*Rift was added in [[0.23]].
  
Rift is much more likely to be useful to followers of Lugonu, who can switch to another weapon without consequence.
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==References==
 
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==History==
 
Rift was added in [[0.23]].
 
  
 
[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Polearms]]
 
[[Category:Polearms]]

Revision as of 16:08, 1 August 2022

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A small wrinkle in the very fabric of reality, magically bound to a shaft by some mad acolyte of Lugonu. It possesses an unusually large reach that teleports its attack directly to its victim.

Rift.png the +8 demon trident "Rift"

+8 demon trident

Distortion brand
Range 3 reaching attack that is smite-targeted (bypasses intervening monsters, statues, and iron grates).

Desirability

Rift[1] has the advantage of being a highly-enchanted demon trident with a decent brand and the ability to reach 3 tiles while ignoring monsters in the way. Distortion may be tricky to work with, but its fairly strong, and the range defintely helps with the random blinking. As with other distortion weapons, Rift inflicts very dangerous effects on unwield (including banishment), with Lugonu worshippers being exempt. Regardless, Rift's powerful base type makes it a fairly strong weapon that you shouldn't need to unwield for the rest of the game, seeing use with spellcaster and melee builds alike.

History

  • Rift was added in 0.23.

References