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{{flavour|A double-ended whip made from the cured hides of the Lair of the Beasts' deadly black mambas.}}
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{{flavour|A double-ended whip made from the cured hides of black mambas, and enchanted with toxins ranging from ordinary venoms to asphyxiating curare.}}
[[File:Whip_snakebite.png]] '''''the +5,+10 whip "Snakebite"'''''
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[[File:Whip_snakebite.png]] '''''the +8 whip "Snakebite"'''''
  
+5, +10 [[whip]]
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+8 [[whip]]
  
[[Venom]] brand<br>
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[[Curare]] (Upgraded [[venom]] brand; 40% chance of inflicting Curare instead)<br>
 
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==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
"'''Snakebite'''" is an extremely useful weapon for much of the game, providing powerful, fast attacks with a good [[brand]] and a useful resistance. However, its base damage is very low, making it a poor choice for handling high-[[AC]] enemies, and its brand proves useless against the many [[demon]]ic and [[undead]] opponents you'll find in the end-game.
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'''Snakebite'''<ref>{{source ref|0.24.1|art-data.txt|634}}</ref> is a rather useful weapon for much of the game, providing somewhat powerful, fast attacks with a unique [[brand]] and a useful resistance. In addition to its regular poison effect, it has a chance to inflict [[curare]] on 40% of hits, [[slow|slowing]] and [[asphyxiation|asphyxiating]] affected enemies. However, its base damage is fairly low, making it a poor choice for handling high-[[AC]] enemies, and its brand proves useless against anything with poison resistance including the many [[demon|demonic]] and [[undead]] opponents you'll find in the end-game.
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A rare vault in the early [[Lair]] is guaranteed to contain Snakebite; it consists of a long, winding corridor filled with [[adder|adders]], [[water moccasin|water moccasins]], and [[black mamba|black mambas]], with Snakebite sitting at the very end.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Snakebite will be removed in [[0.14]].
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*Prior to [[0.19]], Snakebite merely poisoned opponents instead of inflicting [[curare]].
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*Prior to [[0.15]], Snakebite had an enchantment of +5.
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*Prior to [[0.14]], Snakebite had an enchantment of +5, +10.
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==References==
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[[Category:Unrands]]
 
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[[Category:Maces & Flails]]
 
[[Category:Maces & Flails]]
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Revision as of 22:12, 10 June 2020

Version 0.24: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
A double-ended whip made from the cured hides of black mambas, and enchanted with toxins ranging from ordinary venoms to asphyxiating curare.

Whip snakebite.png the +8 whip "Snakebite"

+8 whip

Curare (Upgraded venom brand; 40% chance of inflicting Curare instead)
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Desirability

Snakebite[1] is a rather useful weapon for much of the game, providing somewhat powerful, fast attacks with a unique brand and a useful resistance. In addition to its regular poison effect, it has a chance to inflict curare on 40% of hits, slowing and asphyxiating affected enemies. However, its base damage is fairly low, making it a poor choice for handling high-AC enemies, and its brand proves useless against anything with poison resistance including the many demonic and undead opponents you'll find in the end-game.

A rare vault in the early Lair is guaranteed to contain Snakebite; it consists of a long, winding corridor filled with adders, water moccasins, and black mambas, with Snakebite sitting at the very end.

History

  • Prior to 0.19, Snakebite merely poisoned opponents instead of inflicting curare.
  • Prior to 0.15, Snakebite had an enchantment of +5.
  • Prior to 0.14, Snakebite had an enchantment of +5, +10.

References