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{{weapon
|name = Dire flail
|cost = ?
|weight = 24.0
|skill = Maces & Flails
|damage = 13
|accuracy = -3
|basedelay = 13 (130%)
|mindelay = 6 at skill 14
|hands = 2H
|size = Medium
|damtype = Piercing (bludgeoning)
|ranged = No
|acquirement = 10
}}
{{flavour|A spiked flail with longer spikes and a heavier head.

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"'Ah! ah! ah!' laughed his two men, 'how the Norman villains will be humbled when they see their doughty knight's skull beaten in by our brave countrymen.'"

-Tale of Chivalry; or, Perils by Flood and Field_. 1830.}}
{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Maces & Flails]] category. It is a two handed weapon.}}

'''Dire flails''' have respectable damage and attack quickly, though they require two hands to wield.

==Strategy==
A good early game weapon for Maces & Flails users, since it's good at low skill. Despite being two-handed, they attack faster (and harder) than both [[mace]]s and [[flail]]s, meaning it takes less skill to reach a "reasonable" [[attack speed]].

If you are a Maces & Flails user who hasn't found a [[shield]] yet, there's little reason ''not'' to use a dire flail. Even if you have found a shield, a dire flail can remain competitive at low weapon skill. At high skill (around 14-16 skill), it is generally outclassed by either [[morningstar]] + [[shield]] or a [[great mace]].

{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
! || Dire flail
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| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Dire flail1.png]]
|-
| '''Magical''' || [[File:Dire flail2.png]]
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| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Dire flail3.png]]
|}

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[[Category:Maces & Flails]]

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