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-rw-r--r--crawl-ref/source/item_use.cc7
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/item_use.cc b/crawl-ref/source/item_use.cc
index 27031419f0..a55bff6810 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/item_use.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/item_use.cc
@@ -1533,8 +1533,11 @@ bool throw_it(struct bolt &pbolt, int throw_2, monsters *dummy_target)
if (bow_brand == SPWPN_VORPAL)
{
- // Vorpal brand adds 25% damage bonus.
- dice_mult = dice_mult * 125 / 100;
+ // Vorpal brand adds 30% damage bonus. Increased from 25%
+ // because at 25%, vorpal brand is completely inferior to
+ // speed. At 30% it's marginally better than speed when
+ // fighting monsters with very heavy armour.
+ dice_mult = dice_mult * 130 / 100;
}
// special cases for flame, frost, poison, etc.