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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{armor<br />
|color=magenta<br />
|name=chromatic dragon scale mail<br />
|slot=body armor<br />
|ac=5<br />
|special=<ul><li>[[fire resistance]]</li><li>[[cold resistance]]</li><li>[[shock resistance]]</li><li>[[sleep resistance]]</li><li>[[poison resistance]]</li><li>[[disintegration resistance]]</li><li>[[acid resistance]]</li><li>[[stoning resistance]]</li><li>[[reflection]]</li></ul><br />
|cost=2400<br />
|weight=40<br />
|material=dragon hide<br />
|reference=<br />
}}<br />
{{for|the item in other variants|chromatic dragon scale mail}}<br />
'''Chromatic dragon scale mail''' is a type of [[body armor]] that appears in [[DynaHack]] and older versions of [[UnNetHack]]. It is made of [[dragon hide]] like all [[dragon scale mail]].<br />
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==Generation==<br />
Chromatic dragon scale mail is not randomly generated, but can be found in [[bones]] or else [[wish]]ed for [[wand of wishing]]. Reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant armor]] that targets [[worn]] [[Chromatic dragon scales (DynaHack)|chromatic dragon scales]] will convert them into mail, with a blessed scroll adding a point of [[enchantment]].<br />
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==Description==<br />
While worn, chromatic dragon scale mail grants 9 base [[AC]] and several [[properties]]: [[fire resistance]], [[cold resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[disintegration resistance]], [[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], and [[reflection]].<br />
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Uncontrolled [[polymorph]] while wearing chromatic dragon scale mail will revert them to scales and turn the wearer into a chromatic dragon. In practice, only a hero or monster [[quaffing]] a [[potion of polymorph]], [[zapping]] a [[wand of polymorph]] at themselves or (for the hero only) casting the {{+ of|polymorph}} spell on themselves while wearing the scales or scale mail will cause this&mdash;it is one of the few ways available to polymorph into a chromatic dragon.<br />
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==Strategy==<br />
Chromatic dragon scale mail is very hard to obtain, with the only sources of chromatic scales being [[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragons]] and [[Tiamat]]: Tiamat is a guaranteed source but is only accessible in the [[Caveman quest]], while only three chromatic dragons normally appear in the game within the [[Dragon Caves]]. It is possible to obtain scales through various other methods, and a hero far enough in the game to clear the [[Castle]] can potentially wish for them outright.<br />
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The effort typically required to obtain the scales for how late they occur in the game is well worth it for the benefits they provide: chromatic dragon scale mail is easily one of the best non-artifact armors in the game, providing almost every extrinsic resistance property possible ''except'' [[magic resistance]]. If the hero has an [[amulet of reflection]], obtaining the dragon mail can free up the [[amulet]] slot for an [[amulet of flying]] or [[amulet of life saving]].<br />
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