1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/artefact.cc b/crawl-ref/source/artefact.cc
index fb2687526a..0ac8f3ac0c 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/artefact.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/artefact.cc
@@ -769,6 +769,12 @@ void static _get_randart_properties(const item_def &item,
                 {
                     proprt[ARTP_BRAND] = SPWPN_NORMAL;
                 }
+
+                if (atype == WPN_CROSSBOW && one_chance_in(5)
+                    || atype == WPN_HAND_CROSSBOW && one_chance_in(10))
+                {
+                    proprt[ARTP_BRAND] = SPWPN_ELECTROCUTION;
+                }
             }
         }