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The [[Long Blades]] skill that governs your proficiency with [[long sword]]s and other such blades. These weapons deal moderate-to-high damage, depending on whether you wish to wield one- or two-handed swords. It [[crosstrain]]s with the [[Short Blades]] skill.

Long Blades use [[dexterity]] instead of [[strength]] for their attacks.

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==List of Long Blades==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name || Dam || Hit || Delay || Min delay || Hands || Size || Cuts Hydras?
|-
| [[Falchion]] || 8 || +2 || 13 || 6 (14 skill) || One || Any || Yes
|-
| [[Long sword]] || 10 || +1 || 14 || 7 (14 skill) || One || Any || Yes
|-
| [[Scimitar]] || 12 || 0 || 14 || 7 (14 skill) || One || Any || Yes
|-
| [[Demon blade]] || 13 || -1 || 13 || 6 (14 skill) || One || Any || Yes
|-
| [[Eudemon blade]] || 14 || -2 || 12 || 6 (12 skill) || One || Any || Yes
|-
| [[Double sword]] || 15 || -1 || 15 || 7 (16 skill) || One || Medium+ for 1H || Yes
|-
| [[Great sword]] || 17 || -3 || 17 || 7 (20 skill) || Two || Medium+ || Yes
|-
| [[Triple sword]] || 19 || -4 || 18 || 7 (22 skill) || Two || Medium+ || Yes
|-
|}

==Strategy==
Since Long Blades scale with dexterity, they are relatively better on [[Dodging]]-focused characters. DEX increases the evasion you gain from Dodging skill, which lends well to lighter armour.

However, this is not an especially forcing reason to use Long Blades. A heavy armour character can use Long Blades just fine, while lightly armoured characters don't ''have'' to use one. Early on, if you find a great [[randart]] blade, don't hesitate to train Long Blades - "DEX character" or not.

==History==
*In [[0.29]], long blades now scale with [[dexterity]], instead of [[strength]].
*In [[0.28]], long blades lost the ability to [[riposte]]. Base damage was returned to pre-[[0.19]] levels.
*In [[0.19]], long blades gained the ability to [[riposte]] (counter-attack enemies that missed), with damage slightly decreased to compensate.
*In [[0.16]], [[bastard sword]]s and [[claymore]]s were renamed back to double and triple swords. [[Blessed weapon]]s were removed.
*In [[0.14]], double and triple swords were renamed to bastard swords and claymores, respectively.

== See Also ==
* [[Melee_weapon#Long Blades|List of long blades]]
* [[Species#Melee_.26_Ranged_Combat|Table of species aptitudes]]

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