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[[File:Sword_of_zonguldrok.png]] '''''the +9,+9 Sword of Zonguldrok'''''<br>
 
[[File:Sword_of_zonguldrok.png]] '''''the +9,+9 Sword of Zonguldrok'''''<br>
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[[Reaping]] brand<br>
 
[[Reaping]] brand<br>
 
Cursed, 33% chance to recurse itself on equip<br>
 
Cursed, 33% chance to recurse itself on equip<br>
Raises angry dead<br>
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Evil<br>
Evil
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Raises angry dead (Each turn that you wield this sword, random [[corpse]]s in your [[line of sight]] will be raised as hostile dead. They are worth no [[experience]] or [[piety]])
 
 
Monsters killed with the weapon itself will be raised as friendly undead if they drop a corpse, due to the reaping brand. The weapon also animates all other corpses in sight as hostile undead (providing no experience or piety) every turn, however. Despite its description, it has the stats of a double sword.
 
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
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The '''sword of Zonguldrok''' is a decent weapon, but not a great one. Even with its high enchantment level, its lack of a damage brand makes its damage output noticeably worse than a well-enchanted branded [[demon blade]] or [[double sword]], and it will cause you food problems unless you judiciously unwield it to kill edible, easy monsters. This is a task easier said than done given the sword's tendency to recurse itself. Friendly zombies can be useful, particularly if you can clear the majority of a floor before using your army to storm a particularly nasty vault, but the sword doesn't really do anything that being able to cast [[Animate Dead]] or even [[Animate Skeleton]] doesn't do. Use this weapon if you have nothing better yet and you don't see food problems being an issue.
  
With the buff to its base stats this is now a decent weapon, but still not a great one.  Its lack of a damaging brand makes its damage output less than a well-enchanted branded [[demon blade]], and it will cause you food problems unless you judiciously unwield it to kill edible, easy monsters, a task easier said than done given this item's tendency to recurse itself.  The friendly zombies can be nice, but the sword doesn't really do anything that being able to cast [[Animate Dead]] or even [[Animate Skeleton]] doesn't do.  Use this weapon if you have nothing better and you don't have food problems.
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==History==
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In earlier versions, the sword of Zonguldrok was only a [[long sword]].
  
 
[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Long blades]]
 
[[Category:Long blades]]

Revision as of 22:09, 18 September 2013

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This dreadful weapon is used at the user's peril.

Sword of zonguldrok.png the +9,+9 Sword of Zonguldrok

+9, +9 double sword

Reaping brand
Cursed, 33% chance to recurse itself on equip
Evil
Raises angry dead (Each turn that you wield this sword, random corpses in your line of sight will be raised as hostile dead. They are worth no experience or piety)

Desirability

The sword of Zonguldrok is a decent weapon, but not a great one. Even with its high enchantment level, its lack of a damage brand makes its damage output noticeably worse than a well-enchanted branded demon blade or double sword, and it will cause you food problems unless you judiciously unwield it to kill edible, easy monsters. This is a task easier said than done given the sword's tendency to recurse itself. Friendly zombies can be useful, particularly if you can clear the majority of a floor before using your army to storm a particularly nasty vault, but the sword doesn't really do anything that being able to cast Animate Dead or even Animate Skeleton doesn't do. Use this weapon if you have nothing better yet and you don't see food problems being an issue.

History

In earlier versions, the sword of Zonguldrok was only a long sword.