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Because you will get [[Magicbane]], which uses the [[Dagger]] [[skill]], as your first sacrifice gift, throwing expert daggers does more average damage than [[quarterstaff]], you can keep distance from your enemies, and has +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. [[User:91.127.41.218|91.127.41.218]] 09:13, 26 May 2007 (UTC) | Because you will get [[Magicbane]], which uses the [[Dagger]] [[skill]], as your first sacrifice gift, throwing expert daggers does more average damage than [[quarterstaff]], you can keep distance from your enemies, and has +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. [[User:91.127.41.218|91.127.41.218]] 09:13, 26 May 2007 (UTC) | ||
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| + | :Another point is that, once you've offed the Wizard, you'll be subject to random curses, and cursed two-handed weapons are a pain in the neck. You can't open your bag to retrieve your holy water or scroll of remove curse, you can't cast remove curse (it seems spellcasting requires the hands to be free to move), and if you're in Gehennom, you can't pray. About all you can do is try stepping on a [[magic trap]] and hope for its remove curse function.--[[User:Ray Chason|Ray Chason]] 15:30, 26 May 2007 (UTC) | ||
Revision as of 15:30, 26 May 2007
The Wizard strategy entry states that daggers are preferable to staves. Why??
Because you will get Magicbane, which uses the Dagger skill, as your first sacrifice gift, throwing expert daggers does more average damage than quarterstaff, you can keep distance from your enemies, and has +2 to-hit bonus. 91.127.41.218 09:13, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
- Another point is that, once you've offed the Wizard, you'll be subject to random curses, and cursed two-handed weapons are a pain in the neck. You can't open your bag to retrieve your holy water or scroll of remove curse, you can't cast remove curse (it seems spellcasting requires the hands to be free to move), and if you're in Gehennom, you can't pray. About all you can do is try stepping on a magic trap and hope for its remove curse function.--Ray Chason 15:30, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
