Gauntlets (dNetHack)

For the item in EvilHack and Hack'EM, see Gauntlets (EvilHack).

For the various types of 'gauntlets' that have secondary effects when worn, see gloves.

Gauntlets are a type of gloves that appear in dNetHack and notdNetHack. They have a base material of iron.

Generation

Samurai and half-dragon Anachrononauts start each game with a +0 pair of gauntlets.

Many monsters can be generated with gauntlets:

Legion devil sergeants and legion devil captains always generate with gauntlets.
Doom knights always generate with gray-colored gauntlets.
Hedrow blademasters always generate with gauntlets made of shadowsteel.
Mercenaries that generate outside of the Law Quest have an effective ¹⁄₆ chance of generating with gauntlets.
The ogre emperor always generates with gauntlets.
Vlad the Impaler always generates with gauntlets.
Sir Aljanor, the drow Healer quest leader, always generates with blessed gauntlets that are at least +3.
Justice Archons outside of the drow Healer quest and Shield Archons are always generated with gauntlets.
Duergar stoneguards always generate with gauntlets.
Alliance vanguards always generate with gauntlets.
The militant cleric of the enemy party that serves as the default Noble quest nemeses always generates with gauntlets.

While worn, gauntlets grant 2 points of base AC and 2 DR.

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