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Name	Dire flail
Skill	Maces & Flails
Damage	13
Accuracy	-3
Base delay (%)	13 (130%)
Min delay	6 at skill 14
Hands	2H
Size	Medium
Ranged?	No

A spiked flail with longer spikes and a heavier head.

"'Ah! ah! ah!' laughed his two men, 'how the Norman villains will be humbled when they see their doughty knight's skull beaten in by our brave countrymen.'"

-Tale of Chivalry; or, Perils by Flood and Field_. 1830.

This weapon falls into the Maces & Flails category. It is a two handed weapon.

Dire flails have respectable damage and attack quickly, though they require two hands to wield.

Strategy

A good early game weapon for Maces & Flails users, since it's good at low skill. Despite being two-handed, they attack faster (and harder) than both maces and flails, meaning it takes less skill to reach a "reasonable" attack speed.

If you are a Maces & Flails user who hasn't found a shield yet, there's little reason not to use a dire flail. Even if you have found a shield, a dire flail can remain competitive at low weapon skill. At high skill (around 14-16 skill), it is generally outclassed by either morningstar + shield or a great mace.

	Dire flail
Mundane
Magical
Artifact

Weapons
Axes	Battleaxe • Broad axe • Executioner's axe • Hand axe • War axe
Maces & Flails	Club • Demon whip • Dire flail • Eveningstar • Flail • Giant club • Giant spiked club • Great mace • Mace (Hammer) • Morningstar • Sacred scourge • Whip
Long Blades	Demon blade • Double sword • Eudemon blade • Falchion • Great sword • Long sword • Scimitar • Triple sword
Polearms	Bardiche • Demon trident • Glaive • Halberd (Scythe) • Partisan • Spear • Trident • Trishula
Ranged Weapons	Arbalest • Hand cannon • Longbow • Orcbow • Shortbow • Sling • Triple crossbow
Short Blades	Dagger • Quick blade • Rapier • Short sword
Staves	Lajatang • Magical staff • Quarterstaff
Throwing	Boomerang • Dart • Javelin • Large rock • Stone • Throwing net

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   |name      = Dire flail
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   |damage    = 13
   |accuracy  = -3
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+  |basedelay = 13 (130%)
+ |mindelay  = 6 at skill 14
   |hands     = 2H
   |size      = Medium
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   |acquirement = 10
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+{{flavour|A spiked flail with longer spikes and a heavier head.
-{{flavour|A flail with spiked lumps on both ends.}}
+----
-{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Maces & Flails]]' category. It is a two handed weapon, and it is best used by the strong.}}
+"'Ah! ah! ah!' laughed his two men, 'how the Norman villains will be humbled when they see their doughty knight's skull beaten in by our brave countrymen.'"
-'''Dire flails''' have a fairly low base delay considering their damage output, although they are two-handed. If you're a mace user and haven't yet found a shield, consider using one even if you are planning to ultimately go for a one-handed weapon; it has better damage output than all one-handed maces except [[eveningstar]]s and [[demon whip]]s.
+-Tale of Chivalry; or, Perils by Flood and Field_. 1830.}}
+{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Maces & Flails]] category. It is a two handed weapon.}}
+'''Dire flails''' have respectable damage and attack quickly, though they require two hands to wield.
+==Strategy==
+A good early game weapon for Maces & Flails users, since it's good at low skill. Despite being two-handed, they attack faster (and harder) than both [[mace]]s and [[flail]]s, meaning it takes less skill to reach a "reasonable" [[attack speed]].
+If you are a Maces & Flails user who hasn't found a [[shield]] yet, there's little reason ''not'' to use a dire flail. Even if you have found a shield, a dire flail can remain competitive at low weapon skill. At high skill (around 14-16 skill), it is generally outclassed by either [[morningstar]] + [[shield]] or a [[great mace]].
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