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{{weapon
|name = Eveningstar
|skill = Maces & Flails
|damage = 15
|accuracy = -1
|basedelay = 15
|mindelay = 7 at skill 16
|hands = 1H
|size = Medium
|ranged = No
|damtype = Crushing
|acquirement = 2
}}
{{flavour|The opposite of a morningstar. A balanced mace with a long shaft and a metal head covered in lethal spikes.

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“It is said to have been the favourite weapon of the Norman priest, who, objecting to the shedding of blood, had no scruple about the dashing out of
brains.”

-T. M. Allison, “The Flail and Kindred Tools (from a historical and literary standpoint)”, _Archaeologia Aeliana_, Third Series, vol. IV. 1908.}}
{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Maces & Flails]] category. It is a one handed weapon.}}

Not only is an '''eveningstar''' the opposite of a morningstar, it's also a superior weapon. They have the highest base damage of any one-handed weapon, around the level of [[demon whip]]s for overall damage/turn. Unfortunately, they are quite rare.

==Strategy==
===Compared to demon whips===
The differences between eveningstars and [[demon whip]]s are small. A +9 [[brand]]ed eveningstar is enough to win you the game, as is a +9 branded demon whip. Generally, the weapon you get ''first'' should be the one that you use. (The weapon you get first can benefit first from [[scrolls of enchant weapon]]).

There are cases where specific comparison is warranted. Against a 0 AC opponent, a +0 demon whip is roughly 2.6% stronger than a +0 eveningstar. The demon whip attacks faster, so it is penalized more by [[AC]], and conversely benefits more from [[slaying]] and [[auxiliary attack]]s. Characters with lots of auxiliary attacks, like [[Vine Stalker]]s and monstrous [[Demonspawn]] will prefer a demon whip. Otherwise, it is mostly even, slightly favored towards the eveningstar. This analysis is independent of a character's [[strength]] or skill.

{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
! || Image
|-
| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Eveningstar1.png]]
|-
| '''Magical''' || [[File:Eveningstar2.png]]
|-
| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Eveningstar3.png]]
|-
! || [[Unrandart]]s
|-
| '''[[Sceptre of Torment]]''' || [[File:Sceptre_of_torment.png]]
|-
| '''[[Sceptre of Asmodeus]]''' || [[File:Sceptre of asmodeus.png]]
|}

==History==
*Prior to [[0.23]], the unrandart [[sceptre of Torment]] was a [[staff]].
*Prior to [[0.12]], eveningstars had only 14 base damage.

{{weapons}}
[[Category:Maces & Flails]]

Eveningstar - Revision history

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