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A silver-bladed lajatang, once bestowed upon a favoured worshipper of Zin. It became the most prized weapon of the many priests of Zin. After their order was destroyed, it fell into disuse and vanished from history.

the +7 lajatang of Order

+7 lajatang

Silver brand
Mutation resistance (66% chance to resist hostile mutations.)

Desirability

The lajatang of Order^[1] is a good weapon, with high damage output in general, and outstanding damage against silver-vulnerable enemies. Just as impressive is the fact that it is one of a few sources of mutation resistance (ironically, this also makes it much less desirable for actual worshipers of Zin).

This weapon largely follows the same benefits and pitfalls as a regular lajatang; it offers great damage for low skill, in exchange for requiring 2 hands and comparatively low late-game damage. Hybrids might like this weapon, but a heavy melee brute may prefer another weapon. Regardless, it can be used as a swapout against monsters who cast Malmutate (all of which are chaotic, and will thus suffer heavy damage from the silver brand).

History

Prior to 0.24, the silver brand offered no damage bonus to monsters not vulnerable to silver.
Prior to 0.18, rMut provided a 90% chance to resist hostile mutations. But there were amulets of resist mutation in the game, which also provided this resistance, so having rMut was less special.
The lajatang of Order was added in 0.14.

References

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[1] rt-data.txt:1374 (0.31.0)

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-{{flavour|Legend says that once the staff was the favoured weapon of the many priests of Zin. Long ago Zin bestowed this gift upon a favoured worshipper.}}
+{{flavour|A silver-bladed lajatang, once bestowed upon a favoured worshipper of Zin. It became the most prized weapon of the many priests of Zin. After their order was destroyed, it fell into disuse and vanished from history.}}
 [[File:Lajatang_of_Order.png]] '''''the +7 lajatang of Order'''''
 +7 [[lajatang]]
-[[Silver]] ego<br>
+[[Silver]] brand<br>
-[[Mutation resistance]] (90% against most sources; 50% against glow; it doesn't stack with the amulet)<br>
+[[Mutation resistance]] (66% chance to resist hostile mutations.)
 ==Desirability==
-The '''lajatang of Order''' is an excellent weapon, providing good, fast damage output in general, and excellent damage when dealing with [[:Category:Silver vulnerability|silver-vulnerable]] enemies. Just as impressive is the fact that it provides [[mutation]] resistance, duplicating the effects of an [[amulet of resist mutation]] without filling the [[amulet]] equipment slot (ironically, this also makes it much less desirable for actual worshipers of [[Zin]] and other characters who already have mutation resistance).  Melee characters, particularly those who have already trained [[Staves]], may well want this as their main melee weapon.  Other melee fighters, as well as casters using [[enhancer staves]], may want to keep it around as a swap for monsters that can cast [[malmutate]] (all of which are chaotic, and will thus suffer extra damage).
+The '''lajatang of Order'''<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|art-data.txt|1374}}</ref> is a good weapon, with high damage output in general, and outstanding damage against [[:Category:Silver vulnerability|silver-vulnerable]] enemies. Just as impressive is the fact that it is one of a few sources of [[mutation resistance]] (ironically, this also makes it much less desirable for actual worshipers of [[Zin]]).
+This weapon largely follows the same benefits and pitfalls as a regular lajatang; it offers great damage for low skill, in exchange for requiring 2 [[hand]]s and comparatively low late-game damage. Hybrids might like this weapon, but a heavy melee brute may prefer another weapon. Regardless, it can be used as a swapout against monsters who cast [[Malmutate]] (all of which are chaotic, and will thus suffer heavy damage from the silver brand).
 ==History==
-The lajatang of Order was added in [[0.14]].
+*Prior to [[0.24]], the [[silver]] brand offered no damage bonus to monsters not vulnerable to silver.
+*Prior to [[0.18]], rMut provided a 90% chance to resist hostile mutations. But there were [[amulet of resist mutation|amulets of resist mutation]] in the game, which also provided this resistance, so having rMut was less special.
+*The lajatang of Order was added in [[0.14]].
+==References==
+<references/>
 [[Category:Unrands]]
 [[Category:Staves]]
 [[Category:Magical staves]]