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A twisted blade, covered in eerie flames. Its demonic power burns away some of the fire resistance of those it strikes.

the +6 sword of Cerebov

+6 flamberge (modified great sword: 18 damage, -2 accuracy)

Flaming brand
Inflicts rF- on hit
Evil

Desirability

The sword of Cerebov^[1] is an unrand sword wielded by Cerebov, a unique pandemonium lord. Foes struck by the sword lose 1 rank of fire resistance, which can even make fire-immune foes vulnerable.

On its own, this sword can be a strong weapon. But by the time you kill Cerebov, there's usually better options available. Even Long Blades users may prefer a +9 triple sword or one-handed sword. Fire Magic specialists will often want to blast enemies with big AOE (Ignition, Fire Storm), leaving no time to swing in melee. Therefore, it is generally carried as a prize more than anything.

History

From 0.19 to 0.28, the sword of Cerebov had 16 base damage and riposte.
Prior to 0.13, the sword of Cerebov was a regular great sword, and its special effect only ignored fire resistance for the sword's own damage.

References

↑ art-data.txt:334 (0.30.1)

[1] rt-data.txt:334 (0.30.1)

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-{{flavour|Eerie flames cover its twisted blade.}}
+{{version030}}
-[[File:Sword_of_cerebov.png]] '''''A great serpentine sword'''''<br>
+{{flavour|A twisted blade, covered in eerie flames. Its demonic power burns away some of the fire resistance of those it strikes.}}
+[[File:Sword_of_cerebov.png]] '''''the +6 sword of Cerebov'''''
-+6, +6 [[great sword]]
++6 flamberge (modified [[great sword]]: 18 damage, -2 accuracy)
 [[Flaming]] brand<br>
-Cursed<br>
+Inflicts rF- on hit<br>
-Pierces 1 rank of fire resistance<br>
+[[Evil]]
-Evil
-The [[fixedart]] great sword wielded by the [[unique]] [[Pandemonium lord]] [[Cerebov]]. The damage from its flame brand is calculated against the victim's [[fire resistance]] minus one, meaning it can even burn fire immune enemies. This effect does not reduce the enemy's fire resistance against fire damage from any other source. As a great sword, it is decent at low long blade levels, but will be outperformed by branded triple swords at high skill levels.
+==Desirability==
+The '''sword of Cerebov'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|art-data.txt|334}}</ref> is an [[unrand]] sword wielded by [[Cerebov]], a [[unique]] [[pandemonium lord]]. Foes struck by the sword lose 1 rank of [[fire resistance]], which can even make fire-immune foes vulnerable.
+On its own, this sword can be a strong weapon. But by the time you kill Cerebov, there's usually better options available. Even [[Long Blades]] users may prefer a +9 [[triple sword]] or one-handed sword. [[Fire Magic]] specialists will often want to blast enemies with big AOE ([[Ignition]], [[Fire Storm]]), leaving no time to swing in melee. Therefore, it is generally carried as a prize more than anything.
+==History==
+*From [[0.19]] to [[0.28]], the sword of Cerebov had 16 base damage and [[riposte]].
+*Prior to [[0.13]], the sword of Cerebov was a regular [[great sword]], and its special effect only ignored fire resistance for the sword's own damage.
+==References==
+<references />
 [[Category:Unrands]]
+[[Category:Long blades]]