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Name	Scimitar
Skill	Long Blades
Damage	12
Accuracy	0
Base delay (%)	14 (140%)
Min delay	7 at skill 14
Hands	1H
Size	Medium
Ranged?	No

A long sword with a wide, curved blade.

"The museum-cabinet and huge library arrogated themselves the entire lower floor — there were the controversial and incompatible books that are somehow the history of the nineteenth century; there were scimitars from Nishapur, in whose frozen crescents the wind and violence of battle seemed to be living on."

-Jorge Luis Borges, _The Form of the Sword_. 1953.
trans. Andrew Hurley.

This weapon falls into the Long Blades category. It is a one handed weapon.

Scimitars are the best of the "common" one-handed Long Blades. While you may eventually wish to upgrade to a demon blade or a double sword, you can use a scimitar while you're still waiting to find one.

Notably, efreets, Erica, and Azrael always carry flaming scimitars.

	Scimitar
Mundane
Magical
Artefact

History

In 0.28, Long Blades lost riposte. Damage was increased back to pre-riposte levels.
In 0.19, Long Blades gained riposte. All Long Blades were reduced by 1 base damage to compensate.

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      = Scimitar
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   |skill     = Long Blades
   |damage    = 12
-  |accuracy  = -2
+  |accuracy  = 0
-  |basedelay = 140%
+  |basedelay = 14 (140%)
+ |mindelay  = 7 at skill 14
   |hands     = 1H
   |size      = Medium
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   |acquirement = 10
 }}
-{{flavour|A long sabre. Its wide, curved blade increases the damage it deals, but also makes it a little bit harder to handle accurately.}}
+{{flavour|A long sword with a wide, curved blade.
-{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Long Blades]] category. It is a one handed weapon, and it is best used by the dexterous.}}
+----
-'''Scimitars''' are the best one-handed [[Long Blades]] that are still easy to find. While you may eventually wish to upgrade to a [[demon blade]] or a [[double sword]], you can use a scimitar while you're still waiting to find one. They're still fairly difficult to use effectively, so players with low skill in Long Blades may wish to stick with a [[long sword]] while they level up.
+"The museum-cabinet and huge library arrogated themselves the entire lower floor — there were the controversial and incompatible books that are somehow the history of the nineteenth century; there were scimitars from Nishapur, in whose frozen crescents the wind and violence of battle seemed to be living on."
-Scimitars are also notable for being the type of edged weapon that is easiest to find [[flame]]-branded (and therefore useful for safely chopping off [[hydra]] heads), as [[Erica]], [[Azrael]], and [[bottled efreet]]s will always carry flaming scimitars.
+-Jorge Luis Borges, _The Form of the Sword_. 1953.<br>
+trans. Andrew Hurley.}}
+{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Long Blades]] category. It is a one handed weapon.}}
+'''Scimitars''' are the best of the "common" one-handed [[Long Blades]]. While you may eventually wish to upgrade to a [[demon blade]] or a [[double sword]], you can use a scimitar while you're still waiting to find one.
+Notably, [[efreet]]s, [[Erica]], and [[Azrael]] always carry [[flame|flaming]] scimitars.
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 | '''Artefact''' || [[File:Scimitar3.png]]
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-! || [[Unrandart]]s
-|-
-| '''[[Scimitar of Flaming Death|Scimitar of<br>Flaming Death]]''' || [[File:Scimitar of flaming death.png]]
 |}
+==History==
+*In [[0.28]], Long Blades lost [[riposte]]. Damage was increased back to pre-riposte levels.
+*In [[0.19]], Long Blades gained riposte. All Long Blades were reduced by 1 base damage to compensate.
 {{weapons}}
 [[Category:Long blades]]