Fire Brand - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ pothole

2026-06-21T15:20:00Z

‎Variants: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: adjustments for *dnh article

2026-06-21T15:17:30Z

adjustments for *dnh article

A1: Added overall damage to match the Snickersnee wiki page

2025-10-22T02:13:10Z

Added overall damage to match the Snickersnee wiki page

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2025-10-12T02:49:02Z

lede

Umbire the Phantom: encyc

2025-10-12T02:44:27Z

encyc

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

2025-10-07T19:34:39Z

tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-06-29T18:00:22Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ word choice

2025-05-24T16:24:06Z

‎Generation: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ mention brand-reshaping - might need to divide this into its own article soon

2025-05-21T14:17:38Z

‎dNetHack: mention brand-reshaping - might need to divide this into its own article soon

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

2025-05-21T13:56:53Z

tweaks

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 ===dNetHack===
 {{main|Fire Brand (dNetHack)}}
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], Fire Brand and Frost Brand can have multiple possible base items, but will always be generated as matching base items. Fire Brand can also be reshaped into a different base item by dipping it into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]], with the available item types depending on what weapons the hero has type-identified or trained to Skilled level in&mdash;there are also base item choices that are only available to certain races and roles. See the article linked at the top of the section for more details on how Fire Brand functions in these variants.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], Fire Brand and Frost Brand can have multiple possible base items, but will always be generated as matching base items. Fire Brand can also be reshaped into a different base item by [[dipping]] it into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]], with the available item types depending on what weapons the hero has type-identified or trained to Skilled level in&mdash;there are also base item choices that are only available to certain races and roles. See the article linked at the top of the section for more details on how Fire Brand functions in these variants.
 ===NetHack Fourk===

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], Fire Brand and Frost Brand can be generated or [[wish]]ed for as any of the following:
+{{main|Fire Brand (dNetHack)}}
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], Fire Brand and Frost Brand can have multiple possible base items, but will always be generated as matching base items. Fire Brand can also be reshaped into a different base item by dipping it into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]], with the available item types depending on what weapons the hero has type-identified or trained to Skilled level in&mdash;there are also base item choices that are only available to certain races and roles. See the article linked at the top of the section for more details on how Fire Brand functions in these variants.
 ===NetHack Fourk===
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 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], Fire Brand has its base item changed to a [[short sword]], and it can be twoweaponed with Frost Brand or [[Mirror Brand (xNetHack)|Mirror Brand]]. Fire Brand instantly kills [[green slime]]s and flammable [[golem]]s upon hitting them.
+In [[xNetHack]], Fire Brand has its base item changed to a [[short sword]], and it can be two-weaponed with Frost Brand or [[Mirror Brand (xNetHack)|Mirror Brand]]. Fire Brand instantly kills [[green slime]]s and flammable [[golem]]s upon hitting them.
 ===SpliceHack===
 In [[SpliceHack]], Fire Brand can generate as any one-handed sword weapon, and can be combined with Frost Brand at a [[furnace]] to create [[Frostburn]].
 ===EvilHack===
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 ===Hack'EM===
 In [[Hack'EM]], Fire Brand has its base item changed to a steel short sword as in EvilHack, and can be used to burn engravings into the floor without dulling it.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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    |name=Fire Brand
    |base=long sword
-   |smalldmg=1d8 '''&times;2'''
+   |smalldmg=1d8 '''&times;2''' (2-16)
-   |largedmg=1d12 '''&times;2'''
+   |largedmg=1d12 '''&times;2''' (2-24)
    |tohit='''+1d5'''
    |bonusversus=targets without [[fire resistance]]

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    |material=iron
 }}
 '''Fire Brand''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[unaligned]], and its [[base item]] type is a [[long sword]].
-[[Frost Brand]] is the [[cold]]-aligned counterpart of Fire Brand.
+[[Frost Brand]] is the [[cold]]-attuned counterpart of Fire Brand.
 ==Generation==

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 In [[notnotdNetHack]], Fire Brand behaves as in dNetHack, but can be generated as any bladed weapon other than a vibroweapon or runesword.
-==Encyclopedia==
+==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
 Some say the world will end in fire,

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 In [[dNetHack]], Fire Brand and Frost Brand can be generated or [[wish]]ed for as any of the following:
-* [[Gauntlets]] (for [[Monk]]s)
+* [[Gauntlets]] (for [[Monk/dNetHack|Monks]])
 * Any bladed weapon that is one-handed for medium-sized characters, with the exception of:
 ** Any [[vibroweapon]]
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 Fire Brand appears as an '''ember-runed''' variation of its base item, and has +1 [[to-hit]] and deals double fire damage: the damage of its base dice is dealt as explosion damage, making it much harder to resist. Fire Brand does not resist being used in [[two weapon combat]] with Frost Brand and vice versa; while Fire Brand is wielded or worn, it also has {{frac|5|6}} of the normal movement cost to attack with (e.g. it uses 10 movement points vs. the 12 given to a standard hero).
-When given as a sacrifice gift, Fire Brand has a {{frac|3}} chance of being created as a long sword, and will otherwise be created as one of the following, with an equal probability of each: a [[saber]], a [[scimitar]], [[gauntlets]], a [[broadsword]], an [[axe]], a [[short sword]], or an [[athame]]. Any valid object that is randomly generated on the ground has the normal chance to be made into a Brand, but once either one has generated, the other can only be generated as the matching object type.
+When given as a sacrifice gift, Fire Brand has a {{frac|3}} chance of being created as a long sword, and will otherwise be created as one of the following, with an equal probability of each: a [[saber]], a [[scimitar]], [[gauntlets]], a [[broadsword]], an [[axe]], a [[short sword]], or an [[athame]]. Any valid object that is randomly generated on the ground has the normal chance of being made into a Brand, but once either one has generated, the other can only be generated as the matching object type.
 Fire Brand can be reshaped into a different base item by dipping it into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]], and can be formed into any compatible weapon that is type-identified, in the hero's inventory or uses a weapon skill that the hero is at Skilled level or better in; there are also base item choices that are only available to certain races and roles.<!--https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.24.0/include/obj.h#L612 list to come Soon™-->

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 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|928677c810fa56ee1b838238e6ee0d5ac13aae79}}, [[engraving]] with Fire Brand will burn the message into the floor like a [[wand of fire]], without dulling the artifact's blade.
-Per {{commit|85de51a69a5e4aa3ac0256ef3ab4aca07ef6e973}}, [[invoking]] Fire Brand casts an Expert [[skill]] [[fireball]] spell at a targeted square.}}
+Per {{commit|85de51a69a5e4aa3ac0256ef3ab4aca07ef6e973}}, [[invoking]] Fire Brand casts an Expert [[skill]] {{+ of|fireball}} spell at a targeted square.}}
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Generation==
-A long sword randomly generated on the ground or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which has a {{frac|6}} chance of being made into Fire Brand, assuming no artifact long swords have been generated. Fire Brand can be given to any [[hero]] as a [[sacrifice gift]], though it will never be the first one given.
+A long sword randomly generated on the ground (including in a [[shop]]) or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which has a {{frac|6}} chance of being made into Fire Brand, assuming no artifact long swords have been generated. Fire Brand can be given to any [[hero]] as a [[sacrifice gift]], though it will never be the first one given.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|b1a5a9c3903a0282f82787d20fd70f13196e2465}}, [[Demonbane]]'s base item is a changed to a [[mace]], so any long sword made into an artifact has a {{frac|5}} chance of being made into Fire Brand.