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{{weapon<br />
|name = Double sword<br />
|cost = ?<br />
|weight = 22.0<br />
|skill = Long Blades<br />
|damage = 15<br />
|accuracy = -1<br />
|basedelay = 15 (150%)<br />
|mindelay = 7 at skill 16<br />
|hands = 1H<br />
|size = Medium<br />
|damtype = Slicing<br />
|ranged = No<br />
|acquirement = 2<br />
}}<br />
{{flavour|A fearsome weapon with a forked, razor-sharp blade.}}<br />
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{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Long Blades]] category. It is a one handed weapon.}}<br />
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Despite its ridiculous concept, the rare '''double sword''' is a desirable weapon for any Long Blades user looking to wear a [[shield]]. It has roughly the same stats as an [[eveningstar]], though Long Blades scale with [[dexterity]] rather than [[strength]].<br />
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Unlike the [[demon blade]], the double sword is two-handed for [[Kobold]]s and [[Spriggan]]s.<br />
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==Strategy==<br />
===Compared to demon blades===<br />
On most species, [[demon blade]]s are mostly equivalent to double swords. If both weapons are at minimum delay, a +0 demon blade is 1% stronger than a +0 double sword against a 0 AC opponent. As the demon blade attacks faster, it is penalized more by [[AC]], though it benefits more from [[slaying]] and [[auxiliary attack]]s. <br />
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Overall, the differences are too small to make an impact. A +9 demon blade is enough to win you the game, as is a +9 double sword. Generally, the sword you get ''first'' should be the sword that you use. (The sword you get first can benefit first from [[scrolls of enchant weapon]]).<br />
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For smaller species, the demon blade will usually come out ahead, because it does not use the shield slot.<br />
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! || Image<br />
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| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Double_sword.png]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''Magical''' || [[File:Double_sword2.png]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Double_sword3.png]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''[[Sword of Zonguldrok]] || [[File:Sword_of_zonguldrok.png]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''[[Singing Sword]] || [[File:Singing sword.png]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''[[Maxwell's Thermic Engine]] || [[File:Maxwells thermic engine.png]]<br />
|}<br />
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==History==<br />
*Double swords had [[riposte]] and 14 base damage in [[0.19]], then back to 15 damage and no riposte in [[0.28]].<br />
*Double swords were renamed to [[bastard sword]]s in [[0.14]], then back to double swords in [[0.16]].<br />
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