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 ===SporkHack===
-In [[SporkHack]], worn green dragon scale mail can [[passive]]ly poison attackers for d6 damage with a {{frac|20}} chance of instadeath, unless the attack is resistance.
+In [[SporkHack]], worn green dragon scale mail can [[passive]]ly poison attackers for d6 damage with a {{frac|20}} chance of instadeath, unless the attacker has poison resistance.
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 ==Strategy==
 {{main|Dragon scale mail}}
-Green dragon scale mail may seem enticing at first glance, due to the prevalence of early-game deaths (particularly [[instadeath]]) at the hands of [[poison]] - however, there are many sources of poison resistance, including gaining [[experience level]]s for certain characters, and this assumes they are not a race or role that starts with the resistance outright. Obtaining any poison resistance source, particularly the intrinsic, removes poison as a threat for the rest of the game and leaves green dragon mail with little use.
+Green dragon scale mail may seem enticing for an early [[wish]] at first glance, due to the prevalence of early-game deaths (particularly [[instadeath]]) at the hands of [[poison]] - however, there are many sources of poison resistance, including gaining [[experience level]]s for certain characters, and this assumes they are not a race or role that starts with the resistance outright. Obtaining any poison resistance source, particularly the intrinsic, removes poison as a threat for the rest of the game and leaves green dragon mail with little use.
 However, for some [[conduct]] players (in particular [[foodless]] [[atheist]]s) it may still be a better option than [[gray dragon scale mail]] or [[silver dragon scale mail]]: extrinsic poison resistance is a higher priority for characters that cannot eat to gain the intrinsic, and [[magic resistance]] and [[reflection]] sources are all extrinsic as well. Like all other types of dragon mail, green dragon mail can be sufficient for a character in dire need of an AC boost that is unable to obtain scales more conveniently.

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 In some variants, dragon scale mail is phased out in favor of dragon-scaled armor, whose implementation is based on a proposal by dtsund. Instead of being made into mail of its own, dragon scales are treated as a [[cloak]], and reading a scroll of enchant armor melds them onto a worn set of body armor, generally augmenting that armor by adding its AC and conferred extrinsic properties to it. Dragon-scaled armor is implemented in [[NetHack Fourk]], [[xNetHack]], [[EvilHack]], and [[Hack'EM]].
-Several variants also give blue dragon scale mail additional properties while worn, and may even introduce other forms of blue dragon scale armor. Variants that implement partial intrinsics and/or [[object properties]] may also make blue dragon mail and other colors more worthwhile.
+Several variants also give green dragon scale mail additional properties while worn, and may even introduce other forms of green dragon scale armor. Variants that implement partial intrinsics and/or [[object properties]] may also make green dragon mail and other colors more worthwhile.
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 ==Generation==
 Green dragon scale mail is not randomly generated. Reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant armor]] that targets worn [[green dragon scales]] will convert them into mail, with a blessed scroll adding a point of [[enchantment]].
 ==Description==

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-'''Green dragon scale mail''' is a type of [[dragon scale mail]]. It provides [[poison resistance]]. See [[Dragon scale mail]] for more detailed information on what makes dragon scale mail special and how to obtain it.
+{{for|the dragon mail most commonly abbreviated as GDSM|gray dragon scale mail}}
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|From NetHack 3.7.0 onwards, [[Green dragon scale mail]] and [[green dragon scales]] also provide [[immunity to sickness]].}}
+==Generation==
-== Generation ==
+==Description==
-Green dragon scale mail can be produced from [[green dragon scales]], which might be dropped by a [[green dragon]].
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|ef1eeed7550e38fa1e4ff0ef608f3c8b55eaa950}}, both the scales and scale mail also provide [[sickness resistance]].}}
-== Strategy ==
+==Strategy==
-For some [[conduct]] players (in particular [[foodless]] [[atheist]]s), it may be a better option than [[gray dragon scale mail]] or [[silver dragon scale mail]]: [[instadeath]] from poison is a threat through the entire game, making extrinsic poison resistance a high priority if it cannot be gotten [[intrinsic]]ally.  [[Magic resistance]] and [[reflection]] can be gotten in other ways, often more easily than poison resistance. This armor is generally not a good choice once you have poison resistance intrinsically, unless it is the only type of dragon scale mail available.
+However, for some [[conduct]] players (in particular [[foodless]] [[atheist]]s) it may still be a better option than [[gray dragon scale mail]] or [[silver dragon scale mail]]: extrinsic poison resistance is a higher priority for characters that cannot eat to gain the intrinsic, and [[magic resistance]] and [[reflection]] sources are all extrinsic as well. Like all other types of dragon mail, green dragon mail can be sufficient for a character in dire need of an AC boost that is unable to obtain scales more conveniently.
-== Variants ==
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|d0b11fd2c05dae5ebc7a3ff6425257e6ed372894}}, poison will no longer cause instadeath, but can still cause significant HP damage as well as attribute loss.
-In [[SporkHack]], green dragon scale mail also gives the player a [[passive attack]] against monsters that damage the player: d6 poison damage, with the usual 5% instadeath chance accompanying it. (As usual with poison attacks, poison resistant monsters are immune to both the damage and the instadeath.)
+Green dragon scale mail is more likely to be considered for characters and pets due to its sickness resistance: Monsters can be affected by [[illness]]-inducing attacks, and while sickness-inducing threats are rare, this small handful of monsters includes [[Demogorgon]] - characters out to prove themselves against him specifically may give consideration to green dragon scale mail as part of their "anti-Demogorgon" kit.}}
-In [[UnNetHack]], this item is renamed '''poison dragon scale mail''', and has a [[randomized appearance]] out of tatzelworm/amphitere/draken/lindworm/sarkany/sirrush/leviathan/wyvern/glowing dragon/guivre scale mail, matching the [[dragon]] species that has poisonous breath.
+==History==
 [[Category:Dragon armor]]

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 In [[SporkHack]], green dragon scale mail also gives the player a [[passive attack]] against monsters that damage the player: d6 poison damage, with the usual 5% instadeath chance accompanying it. (As usual with poison attacks, poison resistant monsters are immune to both the damage and the instadeath.)
-In [[UnNetHack]], this item is renamed '''poison dragon scale mail''', and has a [[randomized appearance]] out of tatzelworm/amphitere/draken/lindworm/sarkany/sirrush/leviathan/wyvern/gold dragon/guivre scale mail, matching the [[dragon]] species that has poisonous breath.
+In [[UnNetHack]], this item is renamed '''poison dragon scale mail''', and has a [[randomized appearance]] out of tatzelworm/amphitere/draken/lindworm/sarkany/sirrush/leviathan/wyvern/glowing dragon/guivre scale mail, matching the [[dragon]] species that has poisonous breath.
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