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{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Polearms]] category. It is a two handed weapon.}}
{{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 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 find one with an exciting [[brand]].


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Revision as of 07:55, 16 February 2013

Version 0.11: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.


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

"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 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 find one with an exciting brand.

Common Orcish
Mundane
Magical
Artifact N/A
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