Fire and Frost Brand - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: bold artifact names

2024-09-23T15:59:43Z

bold artifact names

Umbire the Phantom: similar as they are, ambiguating them isn't all that helpful esp. for the distinct purposes they can serve, and becomes even less useful as variants change things up - disambig once they've been split properly

2024-09-23T14:40:00Z

similar as they are, ambiguating them isn't all that helpful esp. for the distinct purposes they can serve, and becomes even less useful as variants change things up - disambig once they've been split properly

Itanic: Fire Brand engraves like a wand of fire in 3.7

2024-09-20T15:23:10Z

Fire Brand engraves like a wand of fire in 3.7

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ almost forgot

2024-02-17T17:09:31Z

‎EvilHack: almost forgot

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2024-02-11T12:06:14Z

pothole

Ardub23: /* xNetHack */ Mirror Brand redirects to a largely unrelated dNetHack artifact; changed link target to xNetHack#Artifact changes

2023-06-27T06:03:25Z

‎xNetHack: Mirror Brand redirects to a largely unrelated dNetHack artifact; changed link target to xNetHack#Artifact changes

Umbire the Phantom: /* xNetHack */ pothole

2023-06-25T22:28:41Z

‎xNetHack: pothole

Ardub23: /* Variants */ Updated to mention xNetHack's Mirror Brand

2023-06-25T16:27:17Z

‎Variants: Updated to mention xNetHack's Mirror Brand

Loggers: added evilhack info

2023-02-08T04:27:24Z

added evilhack info

Netzhack at 13:22, 23 January 2022

2022-01-23T13:22:06Z

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 In ''[[NetHack]]'', there are two very similar [[artifact]] [[long sword]]s:
-* [[Fire Brand]], which is attuned to fire
+* '''[[Fire Brand]]''', which is attuned to fire
-* [[Frost Brand]], which is attuned to cold
+* '''[[Frost Brand]]''', which is attuned to cold
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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-{{artifact weapon
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', there are two very similar [[artifact]] [[long sword]]s:
-Frost Brand is vastly more popular than Fire Brand, because many monsters in [[Gehennom]] are fire-resistant. However, most of the [[Astral Plane]]'s monsters are cold-resistant and not fire-resistant. Both can destroy [[potion]]s carried by their target; Fire Brand can also destroy [[scroll]]s and [[spellbook]]s. Some players dislike using them for this reason, but they are likely to kill their targets before the monster can use its item or the item is destroyed.
+* [[Fire Brand]], which is attuned to fire
-Frost and Fire Brand do slightly more damage than [[Grayswandir]] against large monsters who are neither resistant nor silver-hating. For that reason, they make excellent weapons once you have the resources to enchant them, and Frost Brand is probably your best weapon choice for Gehennom if you have it (unless you also have Grayswandir).
+==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
 Some say the world will end in fire,
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 |[ Fire and Ice, by Robert Frost ]
 }}
+{{nethack-367}}
-[[Category:Artifact weapons]]
+{{disambig}}

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	Frost and Fire Brand do slightly more damage than [[Grayswandir]] against large monsters who are neither resistant nor silver-hating. For that reason, they make excellent weapons once you have the resources to enchant them, and Frost Brand is probably your best weapon choice for Gehennom if you have it (unless you also have Grayswandir).		Frost and Fire Brand do slightly more damage than [[Grayswandir]] against large monsters who are neither resistant nor silver-hating. For that reason, they make excellent weapons once you have the resources to enchant them, and Frost Brand is probably your best weapon choice for Gehennom if you have it (unless you also have Grayswandir).
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		+	{{upcoming\|3.7.0\|Per {{commit\|928677c810fa56ee1b838238e6ee0d5ac13aae79}}, engraving with Fire Brand will burn the message into the floor in like a [[wand of fire]], allowing you to create a permanent [[Elbereth]] in a single turn without dulling the blade.}}

	==Average damage calculation==		==Average damage calculation==

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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], Fire and Frost brand are short swords instead of long swords, and are always made of steel. Additionally, they can be [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forged]] together to create [[the Sword of Annihilation]], an artifact long sword.
+In [[EvilHack]], Fire and Frost brand are short swords instead of long swords, and are always made of steel. Additionally, they can be [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forged]] together to create [[Dichotomy]], an artifact [[runesword]].
 ==Encyclopedia==

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 ==Average damage calculation==
+The average damage calculations in the following table do not include bonuses from [[Skill|weapon skills]], [[strength]], or from using a [[blessed]] weapon against [[undead]] or [[M2_DEMON|demons]]. The same calculations apply to Frost Brand with respect to cold-resistant monsters.
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 !rowspan="2"|Weapon

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 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], Fire Brand and Frost Brand are [[short sword]]s instead of long swords, reducing their damage. Unlike other artifacts, they can be [[twoweapon]]ed with each other or with [[Mirror Brand]], a new artifact short sword. Additionally, Fire Brand instantly kills [[green slime]]s and flammable [[golem]]s.
+In [[xNetHack]], Fire Brand and Frost Brand are [[short sword]]s instead of long swords, reducing their damage. Unlike other artifacts, they can be [[twoweapon]]ed with each other or with [[xNetHack#Artifact changes|Mirror Brand]], a new artifact short sword. Additionally, Fire Brand instantly kills [[green slime]]s and flammable [[golem]]s.
 ===EvilHack===

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-==xNetHack==
+==Variants==
 In [[xNetHack]], Fire Brand and Frost Brand are [[short sword]]s instead of long swords, reducing their damage. However, they each do not resist being held second to the other when [[twoweapon]]ing, allowing you to wield both at the same time. Additionally, Fire Brand instantly kills flammable [[golem]]s and [[green slime]]s.
 ==Encyclopedia==

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-'''Fire Brand''' and '''Frost Brand''' are two very similar [[artifact]]s. They are both unaligned [[long sword]]s that give [[double damage]] and +''1d5'' to-hit against [[monster]]s not resistant to fire and cold respectively. When the bonus is applied, Frost Brand gives the message "The ice-cold blade freezes the <monster>!" and Fire Brand gives "The fiery blade burns the <monster>!"
+'''Fire Brand''' and '''Frost Brand''' are two very similar [[artifact]]s. They are both unaligned [[long sword]]s that give [[double damage]] and +''1d5'' to-hit against [[monster]]s not resistant to fire or cold respectively. When the bonus is applied, Frost Brand gives the message "The ice-cold blade freezes the <monster>!" and Fire Brand gives "The fiery blade burns the <monster>!"
 Fire Brand confers [[fire resistance]] when wielded, and Frost Brand confers [[cold resistance]] when wielded.