Flail (2024)

FAQs

Is the fortified flail better than the ancient bladed flail? ›

Which is better comes down to preference. The only difference is their first strong attack. Only the Strong Attack on its own (aka C1, for all you Warriors veterans out there) changes between the three versions of the Flail. Their base power is the same.

The chief tactical virtue of the flail was its capacity to strike around a defender's shield or parry. Its chief liability was a lack of precision and the difficulty of using it in close combat, or closely-ranked formations.

Similar to the Sword, most Flail damage will scale to Strength, however the weapon's utility and support will be linked to Focus instead of Dexterity. All healing, and various other support functions, scale exclusively with Focus.

As an instrument of war, the flail was a handheld, two-piece, jointed weapon, consisting of a wooden handle of varying length (up to 5-6 feet long) and a shorter, perhaps 1–2-feet long, heavy impact rod serving as a “striking-head” which was attached to the handle by a flexible rope, leather strap or chain links, ...

Their best modifier is normally Godly or Demonic, both of which increase the average damage output by the same amount. The exception is flails found in chests, which have a chance of spawning with a Legendary modifier in Celebrationmk10(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) worlds.

All bludgeoning weapons, including the flail/morning star were very, very effective against chain mail. With chain mail, a flail/morning star could still shatter bones.

Is it illegal to own a flail in California? - Quora. Yes, with exceptions, exemptions and immunities. Randomly walking down the street carrying a flail can certainly get you in trouble. (You should consider wearing a sheathed sword or knife on your hip instead, as they are considered protected as a gentleman's sidearm. ...

It was used by both infantry and cavalry; the horseman's weapon had a shorter shaft. The mace was a traditional knightly weapon that developed somewhat independently; as the mace transitioned to being constructed entirely of metal, the morning star retained its characteristic wooden shaft.

Flail Description

Blows from this weapon cannot be parried.

Both a flail and a morningstar have 1d8 base damage, but it's bludgeoning+piercing for the morningstar and just bludgeoning for the flail, also flails require proficiency in martial weapons.

What is the spiky ball on a chain called? ›

That's either a flail or a morningstar (morgenstern). A flail is a chain smashy thing in general, a morning star specifically has the spiky ball at the end. A mace could have a spiky ball as well, but it would be a solid rod instead of a chain.

Flail tattoos symbolize power and strength, as the flail is a medieval weapon associated with warriors and knights. It can also represent determination and resilience, as the flail requires skill and precision to wield effectively.

Flails, often erroneously called "Morningstars" due to some Dungeons and Dragons-related confusion, are one of the more exotic seeming medieval weapons.

The flail possesses above average power, low speed, and low range. It has a combo consisting of two side swings and an overhead slam.

It could be used on horseback or on foot and had greater range and power than a mace - although it did require more skill to wield. One of the main advantages of the flail is that it could get around the sides of a shield - something that no other weapon was capable of doing.

Gameplay. The fire, acid elemental damage on hit can be used to kill trolls. The three types of elemental damage will also bypass effects such as Stoneskin even if the physical damage is blocked, making the weapon an excellent enemy spell casting interrupter.

The Flail scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for extra blood loss causing effects that cannot be parried by enemies during combat. Weapon consisting of a bludgeoning head attached to a handle by chain. The iron ball is spiked and induces blood loss.