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Weapons are aplenty in the dungeons of Crawl, and are acquired primarily by purchasing them with gold at the Blacksmith room on each dungeon level. The weapons available for sale are randomly generated per dungeon level, and each weapon has the potential to have a randomly-assigned property (such as "Blessed") which alters the weapon's performance, name, price, and description (e.g. "unnaturally high damage / low attack speed for a Katana"). When examining a weapon for sale, the description text also provides a quick comparison to your current weapon in terms of +/- in the categories of Value, Damage, Attack Speed, and Range; improvements are highlighted in green, while downgrades are highlighted in red. Extraordinary qualities (both positive and negative) are also highlighted in purple and/or cyan.

Once a weapon is bought, it cannot be bought by any other player-hero on that dungeon level, nor may it be resold, but it will provide a discount on your next weapon purchase. Weapons are specific to and retained by the player buying them; if that player dies, the succeeding player does not inherit the weapon, but reverts to the weapon the new player last used as a human.

Weapons[]

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Weapon Type

Description

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Rusted Blade

Rusted Blade

An old rusted blade with a dull edge.

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Shiv

Shiv

A quick and nasty stabbing blade.

03
Shiv

Dagger

For those who favour speed and accuracy over range and power.

04
Shiv

Cutthroat

The weapon of choice for the quick fingered thief.

05
Magic Dagger

Magic Dagger

A light dagger imbued with powerful magic. 

06
Club1

Club

A heavy club. Unwieldy, but effective.

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Magic Club

Magic Club

A heavy club imbued with powerful magic.
08
Battle Axe

Battle Axe

A rough tool of steel and wood, these axes strike with great power, though heavy and slow to swing in battle.

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Shortsword1

Shortsword

A short bladed sword with well balanced strength, speed and range.
10
Shortsword1

Katana

A thin blade that whistles through the air.

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Shortsword1

Broadsword

A downward strike with this heavy blade has devastating force.
12
Shortsword1

Bloodletter

The needlefine blade will leave a million fine cuts on your enemies
13
Shortsword1

Warcleaver

A carefully timed slash can cut a charging horse in two.
14
Shortsword1

Heroblade

Modeled on the blade carried by Bonethel, hero of the marshes. Famed for leaping into the midst of battle, scattering foes in all directions.
15
Shortsword1

Khopesh

"Then the fanatic was upon us, shrieking and spinning that anchient curved blade like a whirlwind, naked but for the entheogenic warpaint".
16
Shortsword1

Darkblade

"The ground shook as if in pain as Ernos thrust his heavy blade downward".
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Magic Sword

Magic Sword

A blade imbued with powerful magic.

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Estoc1

Estoc

Although dull edged, a thrust of this huge sword can puncture the heaviest armor.

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Estoc1

Longsword

A heavy two handed sword with a long reach.
20
Estoc1

Greatsword

An upward thrust of the heavy greatsword will cleave your enemies in two.
21
Estoc1

Claymore

This colossal blade strikes downward like thunder.

22
Estoc1

Scimitar

This heavy curved blade could cut a spinning arc through the toughest of enemies.

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Magic Longsword

Magic Longsword

A heavy blade imbued with powerful magic.

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Spear1

Spear

Their long range is favoured by hunters and warriors alike.
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Spear1

Javelin

A spear light enough for throwing.
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Spear1

Halberd

A long spear with a slashing blade.
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Spear1

Partisan

A battle spear capable of slashing and being thrown.

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Magic Spear

Magic Spear

A spear imbued with powerful magic.

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Throwing Knives1

Throwing Knives

Good up close and at range. For the cutpurse that likes to keep their distance.
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Throwing Knives1

Kunai

Dual throwable knives, favoured by the assassin's of Atur.
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Throwing Knives1

Katar

Dual Hand blades for melee slashing.
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Throwing Knives1

Hooked Blades

When thrown downwards these daggers are heavy enough to shake the ground.
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Magic Hand Knives

Magic Hand Knives

Throwing knives imbued with powerful magic.
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Sling1

Sling

A makeshift ranged weapon.

35
Magic Sling

Magic Sling

An enchanted ranged weapon.
36
Bow1

Bow

A flexible bow of yew and catgut. Fires arrows at moderate speed.

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Magic Bow

Magic Bow

A bow etched with magic runes.
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Crossbow1

Crossbow

Fires a powerful bolt, but takes time to reload.

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Crossbow1

Repeater

Capable of firing three light bolts in quick succession.
40
Magic Staff

Magic Staff

A staff imbued with powerful magic.

For more information, see the appropriate category:

Weapon Properties[]

Property Name

Effect

Blessed

Grants a variable amount of extra experience.

Barbed

More damage

Charming Decreases shop prices

Thieving

?% Chance of stealing gold.

Burning

?% Chance of fire magic.

Glacial

?% Chance of ice magic. 

Bomb ?% Chance of exploding hit.
Life Stealing ?% Chance of life stealing.
Deep Sea ?% Chance of water stike.
Cosmic ?% Chance of electric strike.
Plasm ?% Chance of plasm strike.

Swift

Fast attack speed.

Elite

High damage.

Master's

Both Elite and Swift.

Corrupted

1.5x damage, but makes the hero insane.

Awkward

Low attack speed.

Dull

Poor damage.

Unbalanced

Lower attack speed.

Rusted

Less damage.

Glutton's

Low attack speed and poor damage.

The Sun Ray

Shoots the same ray as the Laser Trap at the end of the weapon combo.

The Speartrap

Summon the same spears as those from the Spear Trap

The Rat

Fires a projectile identical to the Sewer Rat at the end of the weapon combo.

Bloodstrike

Summon three giant swords in the direction you are facing at the end of the weapon combo.

Blasting Orb

Fires a projectile identical to the Masked Wizard .

The Boulder

Fires a boulder identical to the Moss Giant .

Toad Curse

Temporarily turns enemies into harmless toads like the Coven.

The Cyclone

Summons cyclones at the end of the weapon combo identical to the Cyclone Summon spell and the Follower Cyclone .
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