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Name	Eveningstar
Skill	Maces & Flails
Damage	15
Accuracy	-1
Base delay (%)	15
Min delay	7 at skill 16
Hands	1H
Size	Medium
Ranged?	No

The opposite of a morningstar. A balanced mace with a long shaft and a metal head covered in lethal spikes.

“It is said to have been the favourite weapon of the Norman priest, who, objecting to the shedding of blood, had no scruple about the dashing out of brains.”

-T. M. Allison, “The Flail and Kindred Tools (from a historical and literary standpoint)”, _Archaeologia Aeliana_, Third Series, vol. IV. 1908.

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

Not only is an eveningstar the opposite of a morningstar, it's also a superior weapon. They have the highest base damage of any one-handed weapon, around the level of demon whips for overall damage/turn. Unfortunately, they are quite rare.

Strategy

Compared to demon whips

The differences between eveningstars and demon whips are small. A +9 branded eveningstar is enough to win you the game, as is a +9 branded demon whip. Generally, the weapon you get first should be the one that you use. (The weapon you get first can benefit first from scrolls of enchant weapon).

There are cases where specific comparison is warranted. Against a 0 AC opponent, a +0 demon whip is roughly 2.6% stronger than a +0 eveningstar. The demon whip attacks faster, so it is penalized more by AC, and conversely benefits more from slaying and auxiliary attacks. Characters with lots of auxiliary attacks, like Vine Stalkers and monstrous Demonspawn will prefer a demon whip. Otherwise, it is mostly even, slightly favored towards the eveningstar. This analysis is independent of a character's strength or skill.

	Image
Mundane
Magical
Artifact
	Unrandarts
Sceptre of Torment
Sceptre of Asmodeus

History

Prior to 0.23, the unrandart sceptre of Torment was a staff.
Prior to 0.12, eveningstars had only 14 base damage.

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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+{{version031}}
 {{weapon
   |name        = Eveningstar
- |cost        = ?
- |weight      = 18.0
   |skill       = Maces & Flails
-  |damage      = 14
+  |damage      = 15
   |accuracy    = -1
-  |basedelay   = 150%
+  |basedelay   = 15
+ |mindelay    = 7 at skill 16
   |hands       = 1H
   |size        = Medium
   |ranged      = No
-  |damtype     = Piercing (bludgeoning)
+  |damtype     = Crushing
   |acquirement = 2
 }}
+{{flavour|The opposite of a morningstar. A balanced mace with a long shaft and a metal head covered in lethal spikes.
-{{flavour|The opposite of a morningstar.}}
+----
-{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Maces & Flails]]' category. It is a one handed weapon, and it is better for the strong.}}
+“It is said to have been the favourite weapon of the Norman priest, who, objecting to the shedding of blood, had no scruple about the dashing out of
+brains.”
-Not only is an '''eveningstar''' the opposite of a morningstar, it's also a far superior weapon. They are on par with [[demon whip]]s/[[sacred scourge]]s in terms of one-handed M&F weapons; although their attack speed is slower, their higher base damage makes them better suited to taking out heavily armoured opponents. Unfortunately, they are quite rare, and one will often find a demon whip long before finding an eveningstar.
+-T. M. Allison, “The Flail and Kindred Tools (from a historical and literary standpoint)”, _Archaeologia Aeliana_, Third Series, vol. IV. 1908.}}
+{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Maces & Flails]] category. It is a one handed weapon.}}
+Not only is an '''eveningstar''' the opposite of a morningstar, it's also a superior weapon. They have the highest base damage of any one-handed weapon, around the level of [[demon whip]]s for overall damage/turn. Unfortunately, they are quite rare.
+==Strategy==
+===Compared to demon whips===
+The differences between eveningstars and [[demon whip]]s are small. A +9 [[brand]]ed eveningstar is enough to win you the game, as is a +9 branded demon whip. Generally, the weapon you get ''first'' should be the one that you use. (The weapon you get first can benefit first from [[scrolls of enchant weapon]]).
+There are cases where specific comparison is warranted. Against a 0 AC opponent, a +0 demon whip is roughly 2.6% stronger than a +0 eveningstar. The demon whip attacks faster, so it is penalized more by [[AC]], and conversely benefits more from [[slaying]] and [[auxiliary attack]]s. Characters with lots of auxiliary attacks, like [[Vine Stalker]]s and monstrous [[Demonspawn]] will prefer a demon whip. Otherwise, it is mostly even, slightly favored towards the eveningstar. This analysis is independent of a character's [[strength]] or skill.
 {| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
-! || Common || Dwarven || Orcish
+! || Image
+|-
+| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Eveningstar1.png]]
+|-
+| '''Magical''' || [[File:Eveningstar2.png]]
 |-
-| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Eveningstar 1.png]] || [[File:Dwarven eveningstar 1.png]] || [[File:Orcish eveningstar 1.png]]
+| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Eveningstar3.png]]
 |-
-| '''Magical''' || [[File:Eveningstar 2.png]] || [[File:Dwarven eveningstar 2.png]] || [[File:Orcish eveningstar 2.png]]
+! || [[Unrandart]]s
 |-
-| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Eveningstar 3.png]] || N/A || N/A
+| '''[[Sceptre of Torment]]''' || [[File:Sceptre_of_torment.png]]
+|-
+| '''[[Sceptre of Asmodeus]]''' || [[File:Sceptre of asmodeus.png]]
 |}
+==History==
+*Prior to [[0.23]], the unrandart [[sceptre of Torment]] was a [[staff]].
+*Prior to [[0.12]], eveningstars had only 14 base damage.
 {{weapons}}
 [[Category:Maces & Flails]]