Rending blade (monster)

Version 0.33: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

This page covers the construct. For the spell, see Rending Blade. For a list of all constructs, see list of constructs.

rending blade (
HP	26-54
HD	5
XP	120
Speed	20
AC	15
EV	10
Will	∞
Resistances	rF+ rC+ rElec rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Brainless
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Medium
Type	wraith, rending blade
Flags	Flying Unbreathing Peripheral

A crackling weapon formed of condensed magical energy. It can cut through entire rows of adversaries whenever its creator lands a melee attack. It has been enchanted to dance through the air and attack under its own power.

Useful Info

Rending blades are magical weapons created by the spell, Rending Blade. Whenever the caster hits an enemy in melee, the blade can fly through an entire line of enemies dealing damage.

Casts Rending Slash.

The actual damage of Rending Slash will equal 2d(6 + spellpower/12), where the extra MP used to cast the spell grants 50 * log2(1 + extra_MP/10)% bonus power.

History

• In 0.33, this construct was added as part of Rending Blade spell.