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Name	Halberd
Skill	Polearms
Damage	13
Accuracy	-3
Base delay (%)	15 (150%)
Min delay	7 at skill 16
Hands	2H
Size	Large
Ranged?	No

A polearm consisting of an axe blade topped with a spike, mounted on a long shaft.

"And Diarmid oh, Diarmid he perished in the strife;
His head it was spiked upon a halberd high;
His colours they were trampled: he had no chance at life
If the Lord God Himself stood by!-
Och ochone!"
-James Clarence Mangan, _A Farewell to Patrick Sarsfield, Earl of Lucan_, ca. 1840

This weapon falls into the Polearms category. It is a two handed weapon.

The halberd is a two-handed polearm, the weakest but fastest of the bunch. It's a pretty decent weapon for both damage and speed when you haven't found a shield, but you should upgrade to a one-hander or glaive once you have trained some more skill.

As a chopping weapon, it'll cut off hydra heads. It is also too large for kobolds and spriggans to use at all.

	Image
Mundane
Magical
Artifact

	Unrandarts
Finisher
Scythe of Curses

History

Prior to 0.29, scythes had their own base type instead of being based off halberds.
Prior to 0.10, these lacked innate reaching and had a higher base delay.

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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 {{weapon
   |name      = Halberd
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   |damage    = 13
   |accuracy  = -3
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+  |basedelay = 15 (150%)
+ |mindelay  = 7 at skill 16
   |hands     = 2H
   |size      = Large
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-{{flavour|A two-handed military pole weapon consisting of an axe blade mounted on a long shaft reinforced with metal rims to block other weapons like swords. Topped with a spike and a thorn on the back side of the axe blade, this weapon can be very dangerous in trained hands.
+{{flavour|A polearm consisting of an axe blade topped with a spike, mounted on a long shaft.
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 {{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Polearms]] category. It is a two handed weapon.}}
-The '''halberd''' is a two-handed polearm which offers mediocre speed, damage, and accuracy. You are likely better off using a [[trident]] and [[shield]], or upgrading to a [[bardiche]] if you can find one, but it can serve as an adequate [[reaching]] weapon early on if you wind one with an exciting [[brand]].
+The '''halberd''' is a two-handed polearm, the weakest but fastest of the bunch. It's a pretty decent weapon for both damage and speed when you haven't found a [[shield]], but you should upgrade to a one-hander or [[glaive]] once you have trained some more skill.
+As a chopping weapon, it'll cut off [[hydra]] heads. It is also too large for [[kobold]]s and [[spriggan]]s to use at all.
 {| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
-! || Common || Orcish
+! || Image
+|-
+| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Halberd1.png]]
+|-
+| '''Magical''' || [[File:Halberd2.png]]
 |-
-| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Halberd 1.png]] || [[File:Orcish halberd 1.png]]
+| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Halberd3.png]]
+|}
+{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
+! || [[Unrandarts]]
 |-
-| '''Magical''' || [[File:Halberd 2.png]] || [[File:Orcish halberd 2.png]]
+| '''[[Finisher]]''' || [[File:Scythe finisher.png]]
 |-
-| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Halberd 3.png]] || N/A
+| '''[[Scythe of Curses]]''' || [[File:Scythe of curses.png]]
 |}
+==History==
+*Prior to [[0.29]], [[scythe]]s had their own base type instead of being based off halberds.
+*Prior to [[0.10]], these lacked innate [[reaching]] and had a higher base delay.
 [[Category:Polearms]]
 {{weapons}}