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The '''Bloodscourge''' is a weapon from [[Hexen]], used by Daedolon the [[Mage]]. It takes the form of a long, gnarled wooden staff with a large swirling red orb set into the skull-shaped headpiece. As with the [[Quietus]] and [[Wraithverge]], the Bloodscourge needs to be assembled from the appropriate segments found throughout the game before it can be used.
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[[File:Bloodscourge_Small.PNG|thumb|The Bloodscourge, firing at an [[Ettin]].]]
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[[File:Hexen-stainedglass-bloodscourge.png|thumb|144px]]
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The '''Bloodscourge''' is a weapon from [[Hexen]], used by [[Daedolon]] the Mage. It takes the form of a long, gnarled wooden staff with a large swirling red orb set into the skull-shaped headpiece. As with the [[Quietus]] and [[Wraithverge]], the Bloodscourge needs to be assembled from the appropriate segments—stick, stub and skull—found throughout the game before it can be used.
  
When assembled, it shoots three rotating bladed fireballs which home in on enemies, often tearing through them and continuing on until they hit a wall or other object. The fireballs can be repelled by the [[Heresiarch]], players using [[Disc of Repulsion|Discs of Repulsion]], and the mage class while the [[Icon of the Defender]] is active. When repelled, the fireballs will return and target the one who originally fired the weapon. If that person happens to also have a shield active, the fireballs will continue to bounce back and forth until one of the shields wears off or they hit an obstacle. The Bloodscourge uses 15 blue mana and 15 green mana to fire.
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When assembled, it shoots three rotating bladed fireballs which home in on enemies, often tearing through them and continuing on until they hit a wall or other object. The fireballs can be repelled by the [[Heresiarch]], [[Centaur]]/[[Slaughtaur]], players using [[Disc of Repulsion|Discs of Repulsion]], and the mage class while the [[Icon of the Defender]] is active. When repelled, the fireballs will return and target the one who originally fired the weapon. If that person happens to also have a shield active, the fireballs will continue to bounce back and forth until one of the shields wears off or they hit an obstacle. The Bloodscourge uses 15 blue mana and 15 green mana to fire.
  
Because of the Bloodscourge's combination of very fast travel speed and slow homing ability, it may take some practice before the player can kill use the weapon to its fullest effect. Getting the enemies to form into a straight line pointing at the player often works best, and lessens the likelihood of the fireballs hitting a wall too early.
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Because of the Bloodscourge's combination of very fast travel speed and slow homing ability, it may take some practice before the player can use the weapon to its fullest effect. Getting the enemies to form into a straight line pointing at the player often works best, and lessens the likelihood of the fireballs hitting a wall too early. It can be particularly deadly in wide open spaces, where the fireballs can circle around and strike enemies multiple times before exploding.
  
In [[Wikipedia:Serious Sam|Serious Sam: The Second Encounter]], the final boss, [[Wikipedia:Serious Sam Enemy Biographies#Mordekai The Summoner|Mordekai The Summoner]], wields a staff that looks very similar to the Bloodscourge.
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==Data==
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan="2"|Bloodscourge data
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|-
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|Weapon number
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|4
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|-
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|[[Damage]]
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|4-32 (per projectile)<br/>0-80 ([[blast damage|blast radius]])
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|-
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|Included mana
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|20 Green & 20 Blue per piece (30 on [[Skill level|skill]] 1 & 5)
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|-
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|Mana use
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|15 Green & 15 Blue
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|-
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|Shot type
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|[[Projectile]]
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|-
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|Velocity
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|17 [[map unit]]s per tic<br/>(595 map units per second)
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|-
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|Shots per minute
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|? projectiles <!-- ? tics per attack -->
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|-
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|Damage per second
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|?
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|-
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|[[Sound]]
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|SAMPLE11 (assembly)<br/>MAGE4 (firing)<br/>MAGEBALL (impact)
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|-
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|Appears in
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|Hexen
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|-
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|Thing type
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|23 (Stick decimal), 17 (Stick hex)<br/>22 (Stub decimal), 16 (Stub hex)<br/>21 (Skull decimal), 15 (Skull hex)
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|-
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|Radius
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|20
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|-
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|Height
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|16
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|-
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|[[Sprite]]
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|WMS3 (Stick before pickup)<br/>WMS2 (Stub before pickup)<br/>WMS1 (Skull before pickup)<br/>MSTF (wielded)<br/>MSP2 (projectile)<br/>MSP2 (impact)
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|-
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|[[Thing types|Class]]
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|[[Weapon]]<br/>Pickup
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|-
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|}
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== Appearance statistics ==
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In the [[IWAD]]s the Bloodscourge stick is first encountered on these maps per [[Skill level#Hexen skill levels|skill level]]:
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{{col-begin}}
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{{col-break|width=50%}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
 +
!colspan="4"|Single-player
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|-
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!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|''[[Hub 1: Seven Portals]]''||[[Hub 1: Seven Portals (map)]]||Hub 1: Seven Portals (map)||Hub 1: Seven Portals (map)
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood]]''||-||-||-
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|-
 +
|''[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary]]''||-||-||-
 +
|-
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|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||[[Hub 4: Desolate Garden]]||Hub 4: Desolate Garden||Hub 4: Desolate Garden
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|-
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|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||[[Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb]]||Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb||Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb
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|-
 +
|''[[Expansion Hub 1: Blight]]''||[[Hub 1: Ruined Village]]||Hub 1: Ruined Village||Hub 1: Ruined Village
 +
|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate]]''||[[Hub 2: Armory]]||Hub 2: Armory||Hub 2: Armory
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|-
 +
|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||-||-||-
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||[[Hub 4: Castle of Pain]]||Hub 4: Castle of Pain||Hub 4: Castle of Pain
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|}
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{{col-break}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
 +
!colspan="4"|Cooperative
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|-
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!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|''Hub 1: Seven Portals''||Hub 1: Seven Portals (map)||Hub 1: Seven Portals (map)||Hub 1: Seven Portals (map)
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|-
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|''Hub 2: Shadow Wood''||-||-||-
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|-
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|''Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary''||-||-||-
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|-
 +
|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||-||-||-
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|-
 +
|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''Expansion Hub 1: Blight''||Hub 1: Ruined Village||Hub 1: Ruined Village||Hub 1: Ruined Village
 +
|-
 +
|''Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate''||Hub 2: Armory||Hub 2: Armory||Hub 2: Armory
 +
|-
 +
|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||Hub 4: Castle of Pain||Hub 4: Castle of Pain||Hub 4: Castle of Pain
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|}
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{{col-end}}
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The Bloodscourge stub is first encountered on these maps:
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{{col-begin}}
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{{col-break|width=50%}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
 +
!colspan="4"|Single-player
 +
|-
 +
!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Hub 1: Seven Portals]]''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood]]''||[[Hub 2: Hypostyle]]||Hub 2: Hypostyle||Hub 2: Hypostyle
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary]]''||-||-||-
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|-
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|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||[[Hub 4: Desolate Garden]]||Hub 4: Desolate Garden||Hub 4: Desolate Garden
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|-
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|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||[[Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb]]||Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb||Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb
 +
|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 1: Blight]]''||[[Hub 1: Badlands]]||Hub 1: Badlands||Hub 1: Badlands
 +
|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate]]''||[[Hub 2: Armory]]||Hub 2: Armory||Hub 2: Armory
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||[[Hub 4: Castle of Pain]]||Hub 4: Castle of Pain||Hub 4: Castle of Pain
 +
|}
 +
{{col-break}}
 +
{| {{prettytable}}
 +
!colspan="4"|Cooperative
 +
|-
 +
!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|''Hub 1: Seven Portals''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''Hub 2: Shadow Wood''||Hub 2: Hypostyle||Hub 2: Hypostyle||Hub 2: Hypostyle
 +
|-
 +
|''Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''Expansion Hub 1: Blight''||Hub 1: Badlands||Hub 1: Badlands||Hub 1: Badlands
 +
|-
 +
|''Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate''||Hub 2: Armory||Hub 2: Armory||Hub 2: Armory
 +
|-
 +
|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||Hub 4: Castle of Pain||Hub 4: Castle of Pain||Hub 4: Castle of Pain
 +
|}
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{{col-end}}
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The Bloodscourge skull is first encountered on these maps:
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{{col-begin}}
 +
{{col-break|width=50%}}
 +
{| {{prettytable}}
 +
!colspan="4"|Single-player
 +
|-
 +
!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Hub 1: Seven Portals]]''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood]]''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary]]''||[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)]]||Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)||Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)
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|-
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|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||[[Hub 4: Desolate Garden]]||Hub 4: Desolate Garden||Hub 4: Desolate Garden
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|-
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|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||[[Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb]]||Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb||Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 1: Blight]]''||[[Hub 1: Pyre]]||Hub 1: Pyre||Hub 1: Pyre
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate]]''||[[Hub 2: Constable's Gate]]||Hub 2: Constable's Gate||Hub 2: Constable's Gate
 +
|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||[[Hub 4: Castle of Pain]]||Hub 4: Castle of Pain||Hub 4: Castle of Pain
 +
|}
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{{col-break}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
 +
!colspan="4"|Cooperative
 +
|-
 +
!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
 +
|''Hub 1: Seven Portals''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''Hub 2: Shadow Wood''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary''||Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)||Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)||Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)
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|-
 +
|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''Expansion Hub 1: Blight''||Hub 1: Pyre||Hub 1: Pyre||Hub 1: Pyre
 +
|-
 +
|''Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate''||Hub 2: Constable's Gate||Hub 2: Constable's Gate||Hub 2: Constable's Gate
 +
|-
 +
|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||-||-||-
 +
|-
 +
|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||Hub 4: Castle of Pain||Hub 4: Castle of Pain||Hub 4: Castle of Pain
 +
|}
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{{col-end}}
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The IWADs contain the following numbers of Bloodscourge sticks per skill level:
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{{col-begin}}
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{{col-break|width=50%}}
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{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
 +
!colspan="4"|Single-player
 +
|-
 +
!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 1: Seven Portals]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Hexen]]||3||3||3
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 1: Blight]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Deathkings of the Dark Citadel]]||3||3||3
 +
|}
 +
{{col-break}}
 +
{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
 +
!colspan="4"|Cooperative
 +
|-
 +
!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 1: Seven Portals''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 2: Shadow Wood''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Hexen||1||1||1
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 1: Blight''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Deathkings of the Dark Citadel||3||3||3
 +
|}
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{{col-end}}
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They contain the following numbers of Bloodscourge stubs:
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{{col-begin}}
 +
{{col-break|width=50%}}
 +
{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
 +
!colspan="4"|Single-player
 +
|-
 +
!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 1: Seven Portals]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Hexen]]||3||3||3
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 1: Blight]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Deathkings of the Dark Citadel]]||3||3||3
 +
|}
 +
{{col-break}}
 +
{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
 +
!colspan="4"|Cooperative
 +
|-
 +
!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 1: Seven Portals''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 2: Shadow Wood''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Hexen||1||1||1
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 1: Blight''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Deathkings of the Dark Citadel||3||3||3
 +
|}
 +
{{col-end}}
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 +
They contain the following numbers of Bloodscourge skulls:
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 +
{{col-begin}}
 +
{{col-break|width=50%}}
 +
{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
 +
!colspan="4"|Single-player
 +
|-
 +
!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 1: Seven Portals]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary]]''||''2''||''2''||''2''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Hexen]]||4||4||4
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 1: Blight]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate]]''||''2''||''2''||''2''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Deathkings of the Dark Citadel]]||4||4||4
 +
|}
 +
{{col-break}}
 +
{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
 +
!colspan="4"|Cooperative
 +
|-
 +
!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 1: Seven Portals''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 2: Shadow Wood''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Hexen||1||1||1
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 1: Blight''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate''||''2''||''2''||''2''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||''1''||''1''||''1''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Deathkings of the Dark Citadel||4||4||4
 +
|}
 +
{{col-end}}
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==Other appearances==
 +
* In {{wp|Serious Sam|Serious Sam: The Second Encounter}}, the final boss, Mordekai The Summoner, wields a staff that looks very similar to the Bloodscourge. It is also debatable that the foe as a whole bears more than a passing similarity to [[D'Sparil]], the final boss of [[Heretic]].
  
 
{{Hexen weapons}}
 
{{Hexen weapons}}
 
[[Category:Hexen weapons]]
 
[[Category:Hexen weapons]]

Revision as of 11:26, 12 July 2020

The Bloodscourge, firing at an Ettin.
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The Bloodscourge is a weapon from Hexen, used by Daedolon the Mage. It takes the form of a long, gnarled wooden staff with a large swirling red orb set into the skull-shaped headpiece. As with the Quietus and Wraithverge, the Bloodscourge needs to be assembled from the appropriate segments—stick, stub and skull—found throughout the game before it can be used.

When assembled, it shoots three rotating bladed fireballs which home in on enemies, often tearing through them and continuing on until they hit a wall or other object. The fireballs can be repelled by the Heresiarch, Centaur/Slaughtaur, players using Discs of Repulsion, and the mage class while the Icon of the Defender is active. When repelled, the fireballs will return and target the one who originally fired the weapon. If that person happens to also have a shield active, the fireballs will continue to bounce back and forth until one of the shields wears off or they hit an obstacle. The Bloodscourge uses 15 blue mana and 15 green mana to fire.

Because of the Bloodscourge's combination of very fast travel speed and slow homing ability, it may take some practice before the player can use the weapon to its fullest effect. Getting the enemies to form into a straight line pointing at the player often works best, and lessens the likelihood of the fireballs hitting a wall too early. It can be particularly deadly in wide open spaces, where the fireballs can circle around and strike enemies multiple times before exploding.

Data

Bloodscourge data
Weapon number 4
Damage 4-32 (per projectile)
0-80 (blast radius)
Included mana 20 Green & 20 Blue per piece (30 on skill 1 & 5)
Mana use 15 Green & 15 Blue
Shot type Projectile
Velocity 17 map units per tic
(595 map units per second)
Shots per minute ? projectiles
Damage per second ?
Sound SAMPLE11 (assembly)
MAGE4 (firing)
MAGEBALL (impact)
Appears in Hexen
Thing type 23 (Stick decimal), 17 (Stick hex)
22 (Stub decimal), 16 (Stub hex)
21 (Skull decimal), 15 (Skull hex)
Radius 20
Height 16
Sprite WMS3 (Stick before pickup)
WMS2 (Stub before pickup)
WMS1 (Skull before pickup)
MSTF (wielded)
MSP2 (projectile)
MSP2 (impact)
Class Weapon
Pickup

Appearance statistics

In the IWADs the Bloodscourge stick is first encountered on these maps per skill level:

The Bloodscourge stub is first encountered on these maps:

The Bloodscourge skull is first encountered on these maps:

The IWADs contain the following numbers of Bloodscourge sticks per skill level:

They contain the following numbers of Bloodscourge stubs:

They contain the following numbers of Bloodscourge skulls:

Other appearances

  • In Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, the final boss, Mordekai The Summoner, wields a staff that looks very similar to the Bloodscourge. It is also debatable that the foe as a whole bears more than a passing similarity to D'Sparil, the final boss of Heretic.
Weapons from Hexen
Slot 1 2 3 4
Baratus (Fighter) Spiked gauntlets Timon's Axe Hammer of Retribution Quietus
Parias (Cleric) Mace of Contrition Serpent staff Firestorm Wraithverge
Daedolon (Mage) Sapphire wand Frost shards Arc of Death Bloodscourge