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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>
  
+9, +9 [[double sword]]
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+9, +9 [[bastard sword]]
  
 
[[Reaping]] brand<br>
 
[[Reaping]] brand<br>
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==Desirability==
 
==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.
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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 [[bastard 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==
 
==History==

Revision as of 11:42, 3 May 2014

Version 0.13: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
This dreadful weapon is used at the user's peril.

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

+9, +9 bastard 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 bastard 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.