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{{flavour|A suit of armour created from the enchanted scales of a once-mighty king of dragons. In his time, titans and lesser dragons struggled with him in vain — but as with all things, even he was eventually cast down and undone. Of his life and deeds, this is all that remains.}} | {{flavour|A suit of armour created from the enchanted scales of a once-mighty king of dragons. In his time, titans and lesser dragons struggled with him in vain — but as with all things, even he was eventually cast down and undone. Of his life and deeds, this is all that remains.}} | ||
[[File:Armour_of_the_dragon_king.png]] '''''the +9 scales of the Dragon King''''' | [[File:Armour_of_the_dragon_king.png]] '''''the +9 scales of the Dragon King''''' | ||
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+9 [[gold dragon scales]] | +9 [[gold dragon scales]] | ||
[[Command]] Improves power and success of Summoning based on Armour skill<br> | |||
[[Fire#Fire Resistance|rF+]]<br> | [[Fire#Fire Resistance|rF+]]<br> | ||
[[Cold#Cold Resistance|rC+]]<br> | [[Cold#Cold Resistance|rC+]]<br> | ||
[[Poison#Poison Resistance|rPois]]<br> | [[Poison#Poison Resistance|rPois]]<br> | ||
==Desirability== | ==Desirability== | ||
The '''scales of the Dragon King'''<ref>{{source ref|0. | The '''scales of the Dragon King'''<ref>{{source ref|0.34.0|art-data.txt|1012}}</ref> are +9 gold dragon scales with an extra helping of [[Command]]. Any character that doesn't care much about [[encumbrance]] will greatly appreciate this armour. While you can get better [[AC]] by enchanting a mundane set of GDS, using this artefact saves [[scrolls of enchant armour]] for other purposes. The Command helps, too. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
*Prior to [[0.34]], the Scales of the Dragon King provided Will+ instead of the Command ego.<ref>[https://github.com/crawl/crawl/commit/6c4b8e283e10aee0e0ee542844bf8fa98ecce255 Give Command to scales of the Dragon King]</ref> | |||
*Prior to [[0.19]], this item was called the '''armour of the Dragon King'''. | *Prior to [[0.19]], this item was called the '''armour of the Dragon King'''. | ||
*This armour's [[encumbrance rating]] (along with all gold dragon scales in general) has eased from -27 (prior to [[0.14]]), and -25 (prior to 0.16), to its present rating of 23. | *This armour's [[encumbrance rating]] (along with all gold dragon scales in general) has eased from -27 (prior to [[0.14]]), and -25 (prior to 0.16), to its present rating of 23. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:04, 22 September 2026
Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
| A suit of armour created from the enchanted scales of a once-mighty king of dragons. In his time, titans and lesser dragons struggled with him in vain — but as with all things, even he was eventually cast down and undone. Of his life and deeds, this is all that remains. |
the +9 scales of the Dragon King
Command Improves power and success of Summoning based on Armour skill
rF+
rC+
rPois
Desirability
The scales of the Dragon King[1] are +9 gold dragon scales with an extra helping of Command. Any character that doesn't care much about encumbrance will greatly appreciate this armour. While you can get better AC by enchanting a mundane set of GDS, using this artefact saves scrolls of enchant armour for other purposes. The Command helps, too.
History
- Prior to 0.34, the Scales of the Dragon King provided Will+ instead of the Command ego.[2]
- Prior to 0.19, this item was called the armour of the Dragon King.
- This armour's encumbrance rating (along with all gold dragon scales in general) has eased from -27 (prior to 0.14), and -25 (prior to 0.16), to its present rating of 23.
- Prior to 0.14, the armour of the Dragon King gave +50 MR.