Cloak of Starlight

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A phosphorescent cloak, woven of pure light beams. The ripples of its folds as the wearer leaps and swerves in combat may dazzle those who gaze on it. It may blind those who miss an attack against the wearer in melee combat.

the +1 cloak of Starlight

+1 cloak
can Dazzle attackers
+4 EV
Stealth--

Desirability

The cloak of Starlight is usually a very competitive piece of equipment. The decent enchantment and +4 EV provide a significant boost to base defenses, and the *Dazzle effect comes in handy fairly often. When you dodge an attack, there is a 20% chance that your attacker will be blinded for a few turns. The stealth hit is generally not too painful; usually you either have enough stealth that it doesn't matter, or you aren't using stealth at all. Stabbers might disagree when attempting to take out a sleeping unique, but in other cases the cloak provides a lot of opportunities for low-tier stabs.

History

• In 0.26, the cloak got the *Dazzle property and lost rElec and rC+.
• Prior to 0.19, the cloak had a +2 enchantment.
• Prior to 0.17, the cloak had a +0 enchantment and lesser stealth penalty (Stlth-).
• Prior to 0.15 stealth penalty was -30.