Vorpal blade

One two, one two, and through and through -- this is the kind of blade that you'd imagine would feel right at home going "snicker-snack."

Type: weapon (1-handed sword)
Power: 90
Muscle Required: 30
Outfit: Yendorian Finery
Selling Price: 100 Meat

Enchantment:
2x chance of Critical Hit

Drop Location

• The Dungeons of Doom

See Also

• Critical Hit Chance

References

• The description references the poem "Jabberwocky", written by Lewis Carroll. It appears on the book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There.
  

One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

• The Vorpal blade appeared in D&D and then on NetHack. The ")" symbol was used to represent weapons dropped on the ground in NetHack. In either instance, the Vorpal blade is notorious for beheading the enemies one attacks.