Grimtooth
) Grimtooth | |
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Base item | orcish dagger |
Damage vs. small | 1d3 +1d6 |
Damage vs. large | 1d3 +1d6 |
To-hit bonus | +1d2 |
Bonus versus | (any) |
Weapon skill | dagger |
Size | one-handed |
Affiliation | |
When carried |
(none) |
When wielded |
|
When invoked |
(none) |
Base price | 300 zm |
Weight | 10 |
Material | iron |
Grimtooth is an artifact orcish dagger that appears in NetHack. It is chaotic-aligned.
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Generation
Grimtooth is eligible for random generation - an orcish dagger has a 1⁄20 chance of being Grimtooth. The weapon is also a potential sacrifice gift for chaotic, non-elven characters.
Player monster rogues on the Astral Plane have a have a 25% chance of starting with an orcish dagger—like all player monsters on the Plane, there is a 50% chance it will be made into an artifact weapon of the same base item.[1] Grimtooth is the only artifact orcish dagger, resulting in a 12.5% chance that a Rogue will be carrying it on the Planes.
Effects
Grimtooth has +d2 to hit and a +d6 damage against all monsters. It provides warning against elves, glowing red when any elves are present on the level.[2]
Despite not having a specific damage bonus against elves, Grimtooth is still considered to "attack" them. As such, elven characters (including those those polymorphed into elven monsters) cannot wield Grimtooth, and attempting to do so will damage them in addition to the usual chance for blasting.
Strategy
Grimtooth's weak base item means that even with its damage bonuses to all monsters, it is effectively on par with a normal long sword - most chaotic non-elven players will only consider Grimtooth as an obstacle to receiving Stormbringer through sacrifice. However, it averages the same damage as a crysknife, without the crysknife's danger of reverting to a worm tooth or the requirement of a scroll of enchant weapon to create.
Despite its relatively low damage in comparison to other artifacts, orcish rangers and rogues are likely to make good use of it before they are able to acquire Stormbringer or Fire/Frost Brand.
Average damage calculation
The average damage calculations in the following table do not include bonuses from weapon skills, strength, or from using a blessed weapon against undead or demons.
Weapon | Damage |
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+0 Grimtooth | |
+7 Grimtooth |
Variants
dNetHack
In dNetHack, Grimtooth instead has +d5 to-hit, doubled damage, and warning against elves, humans and minions. It can be created by naming an orcish dagger, and can be twoweaponed as a secondary weapon.
UnNetHack
In UnNetHack, Grimtooth is permanently poisoned and deals +d6 damage against non-poison resistant monsters, with a 10% chance of killing them instantly - this makes it markedly more useful. Grimtooth is also the first sacrifice gift for Rogues.
SLASH'EM
In SLASH'EM, Grimtooth gives a flat +6 damage bonus as opposed to 1d6, but is still outshined by the many better artifacts present, particularly for chaotic players. It might be a decent choice for twoweaponing, which is allowed for artifacts in SLASH'EM.
xNetHack
In xNetHack, Grimtooth is permanently poisoned - however, the removal of poison instadeath makes it less powerful than in UnNetHack. Its base price is raised from 300 to 1000.
References
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