Devious
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| 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:
- After hitting an asleep or incapacitated enemy, grants the wielder +1 evasion and +1 slaying.
- Only generates on short blades, often daggers.
Sources
They generate naturally, and early uniques that spawn with a dagger (Jessica, mainly) has one sometimes.
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
References
| 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 | |