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{{weapon
|name = Whip
|cost = ?
|weight = 3.0
|skill = Maces & Flails
|damage = 6
|accuracy = +2
|basedelay = 11 (110%)
|mindelay = 5 at skill 12
|hands = 1H
|size = Medium
|ranged = No
|acquirement = 0
}}
{{flavour|A long plaited strip of leather. Originally developed for use in disagreements with cattle, this simple weapon is now widely used to settle differences between all sorts of creatures.

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“Not with a Club, the Heart is broken 
Nor with a Stone — 
A Whip so small you could not see it 
I've known 
To lash the Magic Creature 
Till it fell, 
Yet that Whip's Name 
Too noble then to tell.”

-Emily Dickinson, “Not with a Club, the Heart is broken”. ca. 1865.}}
{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Maces & Flails]]' category. It is a one handed weapon.}}

'''Whips''' are one of the better early game weapons, a direct upgrade to [[club]]s. They have good attack speed, even at low skill, and are easy to find off [[kobold (monster)|kobolds]] and other early humanoids.

==Strategy==
At 0 skill, a +0 whip is stronger than a [[short sword]], [[dagger]], or [[club]], but weaker than a [[spear]]. It does not have the stabbing benefits of the former two weapons, but hits harder.

A whip with a "flat" [[brand]], namely [[venom]] or [[electrocution]], is a powerful weapon in the early game. A whip of of either brand can kill most enemies up to [[Lair]] with minimal skill investment. Without a good brand, you should upgrade to a [[mace]] or better, at least once you get some Maces & Flails skill.

Note that there is some risk with using whips at 0 skill. Since you attack at 1.1 delay (which is >1.0), monsters have a chance to get an extra turn on you. However, whips are stronger ''on average'' than a dagger / short sword. If you need to use a 0 skill weapon in the first place, you'll likely prefer the better performance of a whip. At 2 Maces & Flails skill, whips attack at 1.0 delay, negating this risk entirely unless there is an attack speed penalty.

{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
! || Image
|-
| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Bullwhip.png]]
|-
| '''Magical''' || [[File:Bullwhip2.png]]
|-
| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Bullwhip3.png]]
|-
| '''[[Snakebite]]''' || [[File:Whip snakebite.png]]
|}

==History==
*Prior to [[0.14]], whips could possess the [[reaching]] brand.
*In earlier versions of the game, whips did as little as 4 damage and had 12 base delay, which made them close to worthless.

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

Whip - Revision history

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