Editing Ikwa

{{About|a spear like weapon|other types of spears|Spear (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox main|weapon
| name = Ikwa
| image = Ikwa.png
| type = Equipment
| type2 = Weapons
| hp = 100
| description = A short spearhandle attached to a long bladed point, designed to be driven into vital organs with a quick thrust.
| tech level = Neolithic
| class = Neolithic
| meleeattack1dmg = 9
| meleeattack1type = blunt
| meleeattack1part = handle
| meleeattack1cool = 2
| meleeattack1ap = 13
| meleeattack2dmg = 9
| meleeattack2type = poke
| meleeattack2part = handle
| meleeattack2cool = 2
| meleeattack2ap = 13
| meleeattack3dmg = 15
| meleeattack3type = stab
| meleeattack3part = head
| meleeattack3cool = 2
| meleeattack3ap = 22
| meleeattack4dmg = 15
| meleeattack4type = cut
| meleeattack4part = edge
| meleeattack4cool = 2
| meleeattack4ap = 22
| MeleeWeaponAverageDPS = 6.71
| MeleeWeaponAverageAP = 20
| mode = Melee
| production facility 1 = Fueled smithy
| production facility 2 = Electric smithy
| research = Smithing
| work to make = 5000
| work speed stat = General Labor Speed
| resource 1 = Stuff
| resource 1 amount = 50
| stuff tags = Metallic, Woody
| skill 1 = Crafting
| skill 1 level = 3
| damage type = Sharp
| mass base = 1.1
| has quality = True
| weaponTags = NeolithicMeleeDecent
}}
The '''ikwa''' is a neolithic melee weapon that deals heavy stabbing damage.

== Acquisition ==
{{Acquisition}}

== Analysis ==
Ikwa are strictly inferior to the [[gladius]], which deals more damage, has more {{AP}}, and attacks just as fast, for the exact same material and [[research]] cost. While an ikwa's mid-tier damage types include ''Blunt'' and ''Poke'' (gladius only has ''Blunt''), this has no functional difference. The only advantage of the ikwa is that tribal [[raider]]s may wield them, which industrial colonies can [[electric smelter|smelt]] back into steel.

If you obtain one before Smithing is unlocked, ikwa are weaker for DPS than even a [[knife]] of the same material and quality, after accounting for the melee verb system. The ikwa is ever so slightly better against armor, but most (if not all) enemies won't carry any remotely heavy armor during the time you're using an ikwa.

{{Weapon Stats Table}}

==Ikwa vs. Comparable Weapons==
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This section goes over how well the ikwa fares against comparable weapons (similar value, tech level or similar characteristics) in 1 vs. 1 combat. 

=== Methodology ===

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* All testing is semi-automated which allows for large sample sizes to be gathered per set of results with ease
* All pawns have a skill level of 8 in melee
* No pawns have any traits that affect combat performance
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Results in the table below are the percentages of battles that ikwas either won or tied against the weapon listed in the first column of said table, with a sample size of 2,000 battles per result. Higher percentages are better.


The following armor categories are:
* '''Unarmored - '''[[Plainleather]] [[button-down shirt]] and plainleather [[pants]]
* '''Flak - '''[[Steel]] [[simple helmet]], [[flak jacket]], [[flak vest]], plainleather button-down shirt and [[flak pants]]
* '''Marine - '''[[Marine helmet]], [[marine armor]], plainleather button-down shirt and plainleather pants


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! Steel ikwa vs. !! Unarmored !! Flak !! Marine
|-
! Steel knife
| style="background: #FFFF85" | 52.95% || style="background: #FFFF85" | 54.00% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 57.15%
|-
! Steel gladius
| style="background: #FFFF85" | 45.00% || style="background: #FFFF85" | 46.50% || style="background: #FFFF85" | 51.10%
|-
! Steel spear
| style="background: #FFFF85" | 49.05% || style="background: #FFCD7B" | 37.40% || style="background: #FF9B72" | 27.15%
|-
! Plasteel ikwa
| style="background: #FF9B72" | 26.30% || style="background: #FF9B72" | 27.55% || style="background: #FF9B72" | 29.38%
|-
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! Plasteel ikwa vs. !! Unarmored !! Flak !! Marine
|-
! Plasteel knife
| style="background: #FFFF85" | 55.70% || style="background: #FFFF85" | 55.85% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 57.55%
|-
! Plasteel gladius
| style="background: #FFFF85" | 46.35% || style="background: #FFFF85" | 45.85% || style="background: #FFFF85" | 48.20%
|-
! Plasteel spear
| style="background: #FFFF85" | 50.65% || style="background: #FFCD7B" | 40.00% || style="background: #FFCD7B" | 33.10%
|-
! Steel ikwa
| style="background: #9BFF72" | 73.70% || style="background: #9BFF72" | 72.45% || style="background: #9BFF72" | 70.62%
|-
|}

== Trivia ==
Unlike the other melee weapons, the ikwa doesn't exist in real life with the same name; the real life equivalent of the ikwa is the [[wikipedia:iklwa|iklwa]].

== Version history ==
* [[Version/0.18.1722|0.18.1722]] - Added. 
* [[Version/1.5.4062|1.5.4062]] - Received a new texture.
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Ikwa Old.png|Texture prior to 1.5
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