War glaive

The war glaive is a melee weapon .
==Characteristics==
The war glaive consists of a long, dark metallic shaft with light brown accents. By default, it is topped with a broad, double-sided sword-like blade. The edges of the blade are serrated, the central ridge is flattened, and two capacitor-like objects protrude from the base of the blade.
The war glaive can be equipped with multiple elemental heads, with each having a unique appearance. The shocking head consists of dual concave crescent blades attached to a central wave-bladed spike, with electrical arcs between the blade tips. The flaming head has a thick curved blade with a rear spike and a fuel tank to create flames along the blade. The cryo head has a wide, semi-circular, spade-like blade covered in frost. The plasma head consists of a large, thick contraption and metallic enclosure that creates a single-sided beam of plasma acting as the blade.
All of the mods for the war glaive cut the damage as seen in the Pip-Boy in half while adding the full base damage of the war glaive as a secondary damage type (cryo, energy, etc). The secondary damage type will be buffed by global damage boosts such as Bloody Mess or Adrenal Reaction, but will not be impacted by weapon type-specific buffs such as the melee-enhancing Twisted Muscles. This is due to the secondary damage type not being associated to any specific weapon types. The primary damage will continue to be enhanced by weapon type-specific buffs.
For example, the Pip-Boy displays 82 Physical damage for the standard level 50 war glaive. If one adds the cryo blade mod, the war glaive now has 41 Physical damage and 82 Cryo damage. Both specific and global buffs and nerfs will be applied to the primary Physical damage of the glaive, while only global buffs and de-buffs will be applied to the secondary damage of the glaive.
Similar in damage to the super sledge, the war glaive is a heavy-hitting two-handed weapon, though bladed instead of blunt. War glaives cannot be traded, dropped, or sold to vendors, and neither can the plans for the war glaive and its mods. Legendary war glaives can be scrapped at a legendary exchange machine.
===Crafting===
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===Weapon modifications===
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Mod 	Description 	Weapon prefix	Damage 	Weight 	Value 	Components 	Plan 	Form ID
Standard 	Standard. 	– 	– 	–	–	Circuitry x1Screw x4Steel x4 	– 	
Shocking blade	Adds Electrical damage.Note: it does not add Electrical damage; it adds Energy damage. 	Electrified 	-50% +100%	–	–	Circuitry x1Nuclear material x4Rubber x5Screw x4Steel x4 	Plan: War glaive shock blade 200 	
Cryo blade 	Target Freezes causing reduced movement speed for 3 seconds. Adds Cryo damage.Note: enemy movement speed is reduced by 40%.	Freezing 	-50% +100%	–	–	Circuitry x1Nuclear material x4Screw x6Steel x4Cryo cell x10 	Plan: War glaive cryo blade 200 	
Flaming blade 	Target Burns for 5 seconds. Adds Fire damage. 	Flaming 	-50% +100%	–	–	Circuitry x1Nuclear material x4Screw x6Steel x4Fuel x10 	Plan: War glaive flaming blade 200	
Plasma blade 	Adds energy damage and Plasma Crit Effects 	Plasma 	-50% +100%	–	–	Circuitry x1Nuclear material x4Screw x6Steel x4Plasma core x1	Plan: War glaive plasma blade 200 	
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==Variants==
* Oathbreaker 
==Locations==
* The war glaive can be crafted at a weapons workbench if Plan: War glaive is known. The plan can be obtained as a rare reward for completing a Daily Op at level 50 or higher.
* Once the plan is known, war glaives may be found as legendary weapons, earned either as quest rewards or bought from Purveyor Murmrgh.
* Plans for the mods can be bought from Regs for gold bullion.
==Notes==
* Leila Rahmani uses a war glaive during the events of Over and Out.
* A war glaive modified with the flaming blade mod will activate Friendly Fire healing.
==Behind the scenes==
* The item is referred to as "shockhalberd" in the game files.
* Despite sharing a name with the European glaive, the weapons in Appalachia do not follow the same blade patterns by default, instead having straight, broad, double-sided blades.
* Various blade mods resemble historic Chinese polearm designs and blade shapes. The plasma blade modification creates a glaive similar in principle to the ARES plasma spear from Van Buren.
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