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{{weapon|
|name=bestial claw
|tile=
|smalldmg=1d10
|largedmg=1d8
|skill=bare hands
|material=bone
|color=white
|cost=100
|weight=10
|tohit=<nowiki>+1</nowiki>
}}

The [[bestial claw]] is a type of [[magical item|magic]] weapon that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] slashing and piercing weapon that has the [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[bone]]. At Skilled and Expert it always gains the [[create opening]] and [[bleed]] [[expert trait]]s, as well as the [[lunge]] expert trait while below 30 [[insight]], and the [[quick]] expert trait while below 15 insight.

==Generation==
Bestial claws do not randomly generate.

[[Werewolf|Human werewolves]] in the [[Lost Cities]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a bestial claw with an enchantment ranging from +0 to +3.

[[Deminymph]]s generated in the [[drow healer quest]] that are given the [[Undead Hunter]] kit are permanently [[crazed]] and have a {{frac|13}} chance of being generated with a [[erosion|cracked]] +0 bestial claw. The bestial claw will be a [[living]] weapon with a {{frac|20}} chance, and has a separate {{frac|100}} chance of being made [[mercurial]] instead of bone.

Deminymphs generated outside of the drow healer quest that are given the [[Undead Hunter]] kit have a {{frac|17}} chance of being permanently crazed, and will be generated with a bestial claw with an enchantment ranging from +2 to +7. The bestial claw has a {{frac|100}} chance of being made [[mercurial]] instead of bone, and a separate {{frac|2}} chance of being made with one of the following [[object properties#dNetHack|object properties]], with equal likelyhood:
* Shocking
* Acrid
* Sparkling
* Misty
* Vorpal
* Life-drinking
* Psionic
* Flaming
* Freezing
* Living

[[Strange larvae]] created by [[shalosh tannah]] that grow up into [[marilith]]s are generated wielding 6 [[fireproof]] +3 [[Potion of acid#dNetHack|acid-coated]] [[chitin]] bestial claws.

==Description==
While wielding a bestial claw, a hero may perform [[Sneak attack (dNetHack)|sneak attacks]], gaining +1d([[experience level]]) damage while attacking monsters while they are vulnerable. It also has a unique interaction with the [[glyph|beast's embrace glyph]]: any [[role]] can [[two-weapon]] the bestial claw with an empty offhand, replacing the regular unarmed punch with a [[claw]] attack. The damage of this secondary attack is inversely proportional to the [[hero]]'s [[sanity]], rolling a number of d4 or d8 while afflicted with [[lycanthropy]]. Having the [[clear thoughts]] property active effectively caps the number of dice rolled at 1d4/1d8. Having both clear thoughts and the [[walking nightmare]] properly lowers the dice rolled slightly less, allowing up to at most 2d4/2d8 of damage while below 26 sanity.

Additionally, the offhand attack has a chance rolling double the amount of dice inversely proportional to the hero's current sanity: {{sfrac|(100 - [[sanity]])|100}}. This is cumulative with other dice-boosting effects from [[artifacts]] and [[spirits]]. Being at full sanity will block the beast's embrace [[glyph|thought]].

{| class="prettytable"
! Sanity !! Dice rolled !! Lycanthropy !! Double dice chance (%)
|-
| 100 || – || – || 0
|-
| 99–86 || 1d4 || 1d8 || 1–14
|-
| 85–66 || 2d4 || 2d8 || 15–34
|-
| 65–46 || 3d4 || 3d8 || 35–54
|-
| 45–26 || 4d4 || 4d8 || 55–74
|-
| 25–6 || 5d4 || 5d8 || 75–94
|-
| 5–0 || 6d4 || 6d8 || 95–100
|-
|}

Monsters that have become crazed may also perform the offhand bestial claw attack, with the amount of dice rolled scaled to {{frac|8}} of their [[monster level]]. Monsters of level 7 and below at 1 deal 1d4 dice of damage, while monsters of level 40 and above deal 6d4. [[Werecreatures]] roll d8 instead of d4 dice.

[[Monk/dNetHack|Monks]] can use a bestial claw in conjunction with their [[Monk/dNetHack#Fighting_moves|fighting moves]] as a monk weapon, gaining full [[base attack bonus]] and will start the game with knowledge of their appearance.

==Strategy==
Werewolves generated in the Lost Cities have a {{frac|4}} chance of being generated with the beast's embrace glyph.

The bestial claw's offhand attack benefits from the [[Grandmaster's Robe]] unarmed strike bonus dice and from the [[Great Claws of Urdlen]] unarmed strike die-face bonus.

The offhand bestial claw attack is counted as an unarmed punch for the purposes of [[glove|glove-slot]] damage bonuses, benefitting from offensive object properties such as from the three [[cult]]s

==Origins==
The beastial claw is based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodborne Bloodborne's] [https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2015/03/beast-claw.html beast claw].

==Encyclopedia==
{{encyclopedia|
As flesh is flayed and blood is sprayed, the beast within
awakens, and in time, the wielder of this weapon surges with
both strength and feverish reverie.
[ Bloodborne, by FromSoftware ]
}}

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 ==Description==
-While wielding a bestial claw, a hero may perform [[Sneak attack (dNetHack)|sneak attacks]], gaining +1d([[experience level]]) damage while attacking monsters while they are vulnerable. It also has a unique interaction with the [[glyph|beast's embrace glyph]]: any [[role]] can [[two-weapon]] the bestial claw with an empty offhand, replacing the regular unarmed punch with a [[claw]] attack. The damage of this secondary attack is inversely proportional to the [[hero]]'s [[sanity]], rolling a number of d4 or d8 while afflicted with [[lycanthropy]]. Having the [[clear thoughts]] property active effectively caps the number of dice rolled at 1d4/1d8. Having both clear thoughts and the [[walking nightmare]] properly lowers the dice rolled slightly less, allowing up to at most 2d4/2d8 of damage while below 26 sanity.
+While wielding a bestial claw, a hero may perform [[Sneak attack (dNetHack)|sneak attacks]], gaining +1d([[experience level]]) damage while attacking monsters while they are vulnerable. It also has a unique interaction with the "beast's embrace" [[Glyph (item)|glyph]]: any [[role]] can [[two-weapon]] the bestial claw with an empty offhand, replacing the regular unarmed punch with a [[claw]] attack. The damage of this secondary attack is inversely proportional to the [[hero]]'s [[sanity]], rolling a number of d4 or d8 while afflicted with [[lycanthropy]]. Having the [[clear thoughts]] property active effectively caps the number of dice rolled at 1d4/1d8. Having both clear thoughts and the [[walking nightmare]] properly lowers the dice rolled slightly less, allowing up to at most 2d4/2d8 of damage while below 26 sanity.
-Additionally, the offhand attack has a chance rolling double the amount of dice inversely proportional to the hero's current sanity: {{sfrac|(100 - [[sanity]])|100}}. This is cumulative with other dice-boosting effects from [[artifacts]] and bound [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirits]]. Being at full sanity will block the beast's embrace [[glyph|thought]].
+Additionally, the offhand attack has a chance rolling double the amount of dice inversely proportional to the hero's current sanity: {{sfrac|(100 - [[sanity]])|100}}. This is cumulative with other dice-boosting effects from [[artifacts]] and bound [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirits]]. Being at full sanity will block the "beast's embrace" thought]
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