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{{weapon
|name = Great mace
|cost = ?
|weight = 27.0
|skill = Maces & Flails
|damage = 17
|accuracy = -4
|basedelay = 17 (170%)
|mindelay = 7 at skill 20
|hands = 2H
|size = Medium
|damtype = Bludgeoning
|ranged = No
|acquirement = ?
}}
{{flavour|An enormous metal war club, of great cumbrousness.

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"There will arise one named Feridoun, who shall inherit thy throne and reverse thy fortunes, and strike thee down with a cow-headed mace."

-Firdausi, _Shahnameh_. ca. 1000 A.D.

trans. Helen Zimmern, 1883.}}
{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Maces & Flails]] category. It is a two handed weapon.}}

The '''great mace''' is the largest and heaviest weapon in the Maces & Flails category that most [[species]] can wield.

==Strategy==
Great maces are a fairly common weapon, often carried by [[ettin]]s, [[orc knight]]s, and [[vault guard]]s. They are closer to a [[battleaxe]] or [[glaive]] (in both rarity and strength) than they are to an [[executioner's axe]] or [[bardiche]].

Compared to something like an executioner's axe, great maces lack any special properties, but are more common and reach mindelay at a lower level. [[Troll]]s and [[Oni]] who plan to wield two-handers will want a [[giant spiked club]], but other species can find this a respectable endgame weapon.

However, [[eveningstar]]s are typically better. Compared to great maces, eveningstars deal -12% base damage, but only require one hand, allowing use of a [[shield]]. Since shields improve your survivability, this tradeoff is usually worth it. Eveningstars are considerably rarer, though.

{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
! || Image
|-
| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Mace large1.png]]
|-
| '''Magical/Artifact''' || [[File:Mace large2.png]]
|-
| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Mace large3.png]]
|-
! || [[Unrandart]]s
|-
| '''[[Undeadhunter|"Undeadhunter"]]''' || [[File:Great_mace_undeadhunter.png]]
|-
| '''[[Mace of Variability]]''' || [[File:Mace_of_variability.png]]
|-
| '''[[Firestarter]]''' || [[File:Firestarter.png]]
|-
| '''[[Dark maul]]''' || [[File:Dark_maul.png]]
|}

==History==
*Prior to [[0.14]], they had 18 base damage, and were much more common.

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

Great mace - Revision history

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