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Name	Quick blade
Skill	Short Blades
Damage	5
Accuracy	+6
Base delay (%)	7 (70%)
Min delay	3 at skill 8
Hands	1H
Size	One-handed
Ranged?	No

A carefully wrought dagger which is preternaturally well-balanced, making it much easier for even inexperienced handlers to attack with it quickly.

"He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword...

-Julia Ward Howe, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". 1861

The quick blade is the fastest weapon in the game, with a minimum weapon delay of 3 aut. Either Finnese or Haste will bring min delay down to 2 aut. Quick blades with a pain, electrocution, or distortion brand are especially effective vehicles for damage. The low skill training to reach minimum delay is only a bonus. However, like any other short blade, its damage against armored opponents tends to be underwhelming.

Quick blades are rare, so are most commonly obtained by way of Trog and Okawaru's weapon acquirements. Failing this, a character with Short Blades skill will often receive one upon reading a scroll of acquirement. The Elven Halls also provide a good chance at quickblades: Deep elf blademasters have a 1/26 chance of receiving twin quick blades, and the Hall of Blades may spawn one. Some of the more powerful spriggans also can carry one.

	Quick blades
Mundane
Magical
Artifact
	Unrandarts
Gyre and Gimble
Vampire's Tooth

History

In 0.27, Cheibriados will no longer hate quickblades.

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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 -Julia Ward Howe, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". 1861}}
-The '''quick blade''' is the fastest weapon in the game, and the only weapon which can reach an unhasted [[attack delay]] of 3 without a speed brand. [[Finesse]] or [[Haste]] can lower the attack delay to 2. As such, a quick blade with a [[pain (brand)|pain]], [[electrocution]], or [[distortion]] brand is a very effective vehicle for damage, especially when coupled with high [[ring of slaying|slaying]] bonuses. However, like any other short blade, its damage against armored opponents is underwhelming.
+The '''quick blade''' is the fastest weapon in the game, with a [[attack delay|minimum weapon delay]] of 3 [[aut]]. Either [[Finnese]] or [[Haste]] will bring min delay down to 2 aut. Quick blades with a [[pain (brand)|pain]], [[electrocution]], or [[distortion]] brand are especially effective vehicles for damage. The low skill training to reach minimum delay is only a bonus. However, like any other short blade, its damage against armored opponents tends to be underwhelming.
+Quick blades are rare, so are most commonly obtained by way of [[Trog]] and [[Okawaru]]'s [[scroll of acquirement#Weapon acquirement|weapon acquirements]]. Failing this, a character with Short Blades skill will often receive one upon reading a [[scroll of acquirement]]. The [[Elven Halls]] also provide a good chance at quickblades: [[Deep elf blademaster]]s have a 1/26 chance of receiving twin quick blades, and the [[Elven_Halls#Elf:2_-_The_Hall_of_Blades|Hall of Blades]] may spawn one. Some of the more powerful [[List of spriggans|spriggans]] also can carry one.
-Quick blades are rare, and are most commonly obtained by way of [[Trog]] and [[Okawaru]]'s [[scroll of acquirement#Weapon acquirement|weapon acquirements]]. Failing this, a character with Short Blades skill will often receive one upon reading a [[scroll of acquirement]]. [[Deep elf blademaster]]s have a 1/26 chance of receiving twin quick blades; since a couple of them can spawn in the [[Elven Halls|Elf:3]] treasure vault, an Elf run has a good chance of producing quick blades. Some of the more powerful [[List of spriggans|spriggans]] also carry them on occasion. Quick blades can be found on the ground at deeper dungeon levels, often with good enchantments, but rarely branded.
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+==History==
+*In 0.27, [[Cheibriados]] will no longer hate quickblades.
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 [[Category:Short blades]]