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Trunk-only: This article pertains to a feature of Crawl which is being tested. It will likely change before the next release, and may even be removed entirely.

It has an increased chance to perform stab attacks against vulnerable targets,

and temporarily increases the wielder's EV and slaying each time they do so.

The devious brand does the following:

Gives +10% chance to perform low-tier stabs against valid targets and a stacking boost to slaying and EV each time any stab is performed.
Stacks up to 3 times, giving +4 EV and +3 slaying per stack, and will be maintained so long as the wielder continues to attack (though is otherwise short-lived).
When wielded by monsters, it instead gives a flat +8 ev and +6 slaying at all times.

Sources

Only generates on Short Blades, and is available through both random generation and Scroll of Brand Weapon.

History

In 0.34, devious will be added along with several other weapon type specific brands.

Brands
Melee weapons	General	Antimagic • Chaos • Distortion • Draining • Electrocution • Flaming • Freezing • Heavy • Holy wrath • Pain • Protection • Reaching • Spectral • Speed • Vampiric • Venom
	Weapon type	Devious • Valour • Concussion • Sundering • Entangling • Rebuke
	Artefact	Curare • Deathbane • Dragon slaying • Reaping • Silver
Launchers		Antimagic • Chaos • Draining • Electrocution • Flaming • Freezing • Heavy • Holy wrath • Penetration • Speed
Throwing weapons		Atropa • Curare • Datura • Disjunction • Poisoned • Silver

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 and temporarily increases the wielder's EV and slaying each time they do so.}}
 The '''devious''' [[brand]] does the following:
-*This brand gives +10% chance to perform low-tier stabs against valid targets and gives a stacking boost to slaying and EV each time any stab is
+*Gives +10% chance to perform low-tier stabs against valid targets and a stacking boost to slaying and EV each time any stab is performed.
-performed.
+*Stacks up to 3 times, giving +4 EV and +3 slaying per stack, and will be maintained so long as the wielder continues to attack (though is otherwise short-lived).
-*This stacks up to 3 times, giving +4 EV and +3 slaying per stack, and will be maintained so long as the wielder continues to attack
+*When wielded by monsters, it instead gives a flat +8 ev and +6 slaying at all times.
-(though is otherwise short-lived).
-In the same spirit as [[Protection]] brand, when in the hands of monsters,
-this brand gives a flat +8 EV and +6 slaying, since monsters cannot stab
-things at all.
 ==Sources==
-They generate naturally, and early uniques that spawn with a dagger ([[Jessica]], mainly) has one sometimes.
+Only generates on [[Short Blades]], and is available through both random generation and [[Scroll of Brand Weapon]].
-==Strategy==
-Characters who enjoy stabbing sleeping foes get major bonuses from the devious brand. They grant temporary bonuses upon stabbing enemies, and even though they don't stack, they still can delete orc warriors and stronger, without any major Short Blades skill.
 ==History==
-Added in 0.33- A trunk version
+{{CBA|0.34|devious will be added along with several other weapon type specific brands.}}
 {{brands}}
 [[Category:Brands]]