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Umbire the Phantom: some copyedit

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ copyedit

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the bonuses do add (relevant func is hitval in weapon.c, roughly around line 140 in 3.6.7)

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    |material=iron
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+'''Grimtooth''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[chaotic]] in alignment, and its [[base item]] is an [[orcish dagger]].
 ==Generation==
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 While [[wielded]], Grimtooth has +d2 [[to-hit]] and +d6 damage bonuses against all monsters and grants [[Warned of monster type|warning of elves]], glowing red when any [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]] are present on the level.{{refsrc|src/artilist.h|709|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=damage bonus against all monsters is special cased in spec_dbon()}} Heroes that are elven or are [[polymorph]]ed into elven monsters cannot wield Grimtooth, which will [[Artifact blast|blast them]] and evade their grasp.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|8f7258dc35a92daaf530e9f5858c95ee114a0c99}}, Grimtooth grants [[poison resistance]] while wielded and is permanently [[poisoned]], with a {{frac|10}} chance of [[instadeath]] on each hit against targets without poison resistance. Its base price has been increased to 1200[[zm]]. Grimtooth can alsobe [[invoked]] to throw [[venom]] at targets as well&mdash;the venom will be either blinding venom or acidic venom with equal probability, and is selected at random.
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|8f7258dc35a92daaf530e9f5858c95ee114a0c99}}, Grimtooth grants [[poison resistance]] while wielded and is [[Poisoned weapon|permanently poisoned]], with a {{frac|10}} chance of [[instadeath]] on each hit against targets without poison resistance. Its base price has been increased to 1200[[zm]]. Grimtooth can alsobe [[invoked]] to throw [[venom]] at targets as well&mdash;the venom will be either blinding venom or acidic venom with equal probability, and is selected at random.
 Per {{commit|758528f0941017e11b84c5958c199e30d77da548}}, if the cooldown for the invoke effect of Grimtooth has not yet expired, the hero can expend 25 [[energy]] to use the effect again.}}
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 Grimtooth's weak base item means that even with its damage bonuses to all monsters, it is effectively on par with a normal [[long sword]]&mdash;however, it averages the same damage as a [[crysknife]] without the crysknife's danger of reverting to a [[worm tooth]] or the requirement of a [[scroll of enchant weapon]] to create.
-Chaotic heroes will primarily consider Grimtooth as a major factor in their ability to receive [[Stormbringer]] through sacrifice: elven heroes will never be gifted Grimtooth, allowing elven [[Priest]]s and [[Ranger]]s to name [[Sting]] and [[Orcrist]] in order to arrange for their first sacrifice gift to be Stormbringer; orcish heroes can never receive Sting or Orcrist for the same reasons elves cannot receive Grimtooth, and thus orcish [[Rogue]]s and Rangers have a {{frac|2}} chance of receiving Stormbringer as a first gift. Even if they whiff on obtaining the better of the two artifacts as a gift this way, orcish [[Ranger]]s and [[Rogue]]s that obtain it early can likely to make good use of it despite its low damage, and it may suffice to tide them over until they acquire Stormbringer, [[Fire Brand]] or [[Frost Brand]].
+Chaotic heroes will primarily consider Grimtooth as a major factor in their ability to receive [[Stormbringer]] through sacrifice: elven heroes will never be gifted Grimtooth, allowing elven [[Priest]]s and [[Ranger]]s to [[name]] [[Sting]] and [[Orcrist]] in order to arrange for their first sacrifice gift to be Stormbringer; orcish heroes can never receive Sting or Orcrist for the same reasons elves cannot receive Grimtooth, and thus orcish [[Rogue]]s and Rangers have a {{frac|2}} chance of receiving Stormbringer as a first gift. Even if they whiff on obtaining the better of the two artifacts as a gift this way, orcish [[Ranger]]s and [[Rogue]]s that obtain it early can likely to make good use of it despite its low damage, and it may suffice to tide them over until they acquire Stormbringer, [[Fire Brand]] or [[Frost Brand]].
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The changes to sacrifice gifts mean that forcing Stormbringer via this exact method is no longer possible for elven Priests: Demonbane is their first sacrifice gift per {{commit|b1a5a9c3903a0282f82787d20fd70f13196e2465}}. Elven Rangers can still reliably force Stormbringer as a first gift with this given method, and orcish Rogues and Rangers still have a {{frac|2}} chance of their first gift being Stormbringer if they offer a sacrifice of 9 or higher value.}}
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 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], Grimtooth is permanently [[poison]]ed and deals +d6 damage against non-[[Poison resistance|poison resistant]] monsters, with a 10% chance of killing them instantly - this makes it markedly more useful. Grimtooth is also the first sacrifice gift for [[Rogue]]s.
+In [[UnNetHack]], Grimtooth is a permanently [[poisoned weapon and deals +d6 damage against non-[[Poison resistance|poison resistant]] monsters, with a 10% chance of killing them instantly&mdash;this makes it markedly more useful. Grimtooth is also the first sacrifice gift for [[Rogue/UnNetHack|Rogues]].
 ===dNetHack===
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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], Grimtooth has a disease-incuding attack with a {{frac|6}} chance of inflicting terminal [[sickness]] on the target unless they are either poison resistant or have [[immunity to sickness]]. Grimtooth also deals extra damage to elves that is separate from the bonus damage they take when struck by [[iron]], and has a chance of instakilling any elf it hits (including an elven or drow hero). Elves and drow that see a hero wielding Grimtooth will become hostile, and elven and drow [[shopkeeper]]s will bar that hero from their shop.
+In [[EvilHack]], Grimtooth has a disease-incuding attack with a {{frac|6}} chance of inflicting terminal [[sickness]] on the target unless they are either poison resistant or have [[immunity to sickness]]. Grimtooth also deals extra damage to elves that is separate from the bonus damage they take when struck by [[iron]], and has a chance of instakilling any elf it hits (including an elven or [[Drow (starting race)#EvilHack|drow]] hero). Elves and drow that see a hero wielding Grimtooth will become hostile, and elven and drow [[shopkeeper]]s will bar that hero from their shop.
-The sickness inflicted by the disease attack can be used to dispose of targets with massive defenses, such as high level low-AC [[player monster]]s, that do not have an immunity or a means of curing it. You are credited (or blamed) for monsters that die of terminal illness this way and gain experience as normal.
+The sickness inflicted by the disease attack can be used to dispose of targets with massive defenses, such as high level low-AC [[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monsters]], that do not have an immunity or a means of curing it. The hero is also credited (or blamed) for monsters that die of terminal illness this way and gain experience as normal.
 ==References==

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 ==Generation==
-An orcish dagger randomly generated on the ground or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which will always be Grimtooth if it has not yet been generated. Chaotic [[heroes]] that are not [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] may receive Grimtooth as a [[sacrifice gift]].
+An orcish dagger randomly generated on the ground or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which will always be Grimtooth if it has not yet been generated. Chaotic [[heroes]] that are not [[Elf (starting race)|elves]] may receive Grimtooth as a [[sacrifice gift]].
-[[Player monster]] [[Rogue (player monster)|rogues]] on the [[Astral Plane]] have a {{frac|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] an orcish dagger in place of their initial primary weapon: like all player monsters on the Plane, there is a {{frac|2}} chance that it will be made into an artifact weapon of the same [[base item]] that has not been generated, resulting in a {{frac|8}} chance (12.5%) that a rogue on the Astral Plane will be generated with the artifact.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|270|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+A [[Player monster]] [[Rogue (player monster)|rogue]] on the [[Astral Plane]] that is [[generated with]] an orcish dagger as their initial weapon has a {{frac|2}} chance of the weapon being made into Grimtooth if the artifact has not yet been generated.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|270|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|d87cadaf}} and {{commit|c2c797fa357bef663fa3d962850196350a9cdb3b}}, artifact balance is substantially reworked: artifacts have 2 additional internal stats&mdash;the minimum [[sacrifice]] value required to obtain them by sacrificing (which is usually just the [[Monster difficulty|difficulty rating]] of the monster sacrificed), and a flat number added to the weapon's [[enchantment]] when it is either randomly generated or gifted.

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 ==Description==
-While [[wielded]], Grimtooth has +d2 [[to-hit]] and +d6 damage bonuses against all monsters and grants [[warned of monster type|warning of elves]], glowing red when any [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]] are present on the level.{{refsrc|src/artilist.h|709|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=damage bonus against all monsters is special cased in spec_dbon()}} Heroes that are elven or are [[polymorph]]ed into elven monsters cannot wield Grimtooth and will be [[Artifact blast|blasted]] if they try.
+While [[wielded]], Grimtooth has +d2 [[to-hit]] and +d6 damage bonuses against all monsters and grants [[Warned of monster type|warning of elves]], glowing red when any [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]] are present on the level.{{refsrc|src/artilist.h|709|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=damage bonus against all monsters is special cased in spec_dbon()}} Heroes that are elven or are [[polymorph]]ed into elven monsters cannot wield Grimtooth, which will [[Artifact blast|blast them]] and evade their grasp.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|8f7258dc35a92daaf530e9f5858c95ee114a0c99}}, Grimtooth grants [[poison resistance]] while wielded and is permanently [[poisoned]], with a {{frac|10}} chance of [[instadeath]] on each hit against targets without poison resistance. Its base price has been increased to 1200[[zm]].
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|8f7258dc35a92daaf530e9f5858c95ee114a0c99}}, Grimtooth grants [[poison resistance]] while wielded and is permanently [[poisoned]], with a {{frac|10}} chance of [[instadeath]] on each hit against targets without poison resistance. Its base price has been increased to 1200[[zm]]. Grimtooth can alsobe [[invoked]] to throw [[venom]] at targets as well&mdash;the venom will be either blinding venom or acidic venom with equal probability, and is selected at random.
-Grimtooth can be [[invoked]] to throw [[venom]] at targets as well&mdash;the venom will be either blinding venom or acidic venom with equal probability, and is selected at random.}}
+Per {{commit|758528f0941017e11b84c5958c199e30d77da548}}, if the cooldown for the invoke effect of Grimtooth has not yet expired, the hero can expend 25 [[energy]] to use the effect again.}}
 ==Strategy==

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 Grimtooth's weak base item means that even with its damage bonuses to all monsters, it is effectively on par with a normal [[long sword]]&mdash;however, it averages the same damage as a [[crysknife]] without the crysknife's danger of reverting to a [[worm tooth]] or the requirement of a [[scroll of enchant weapon]] to create.
-Chaotic heroes will primarily consider Grimtooth as a major factor in their ability to receive [[Stormbringer]] through sacrifice: elven heroes will never be gifted Grimtooth, allowing elven [[Priest]]s and [[Ranger]]s to name [[Sting]] and [[Orcrist]] in order to arrange for their first sacrifice gift to be Stormbringer; orcish heroes can never receive Sting or Orcrist for the same reasons elves cannot receive Grimtooth, and thus orcish [[Rogue]]s and Rangers have a {{frac|2}} chance to receive Stormbringer as a first gift. Even if they whiff on obtaining the better of the two artifacts as a gift this way, orcish [[Ranger]]s and [[Rogue]]s that obtain it early can likely to make good use of it despite its low damage, and it may suffice to tide them over until they acquire Stormbringer, [[Fire Brand]] or [[Frost Brand]].
+Chaotic heroes will primarily consider Grimtooth as a major factor in their ability to receive [[Stormbringer]] through sacrifice: elven heroes will never be gifted Grimtooth, allowing elven [[Priest]]s and [[Ranger]]s to name [[Sting]] and [[Orcrist]] in order to arrange for their first sacrifice gift to be Stormbringer; orcish heroes can never receive Sting or Orcrist for the same reasons elves cannot receive Grimtooth, and thus orcish [[Rogue]]s and Rangers have a {{frac|2}} chance of receiving Stormbringer as a first gift. Even if they whiff on obtaining the better of the two artifacts as a gift this way, orcish [[Ranger]]s and [[Rogue]]s that obtain it early can likely to make good use of it despite its low damage, and it may suffice to tide them over until they acquire Stormbringer, [[Fire Brand]] or [[Frost Brand]].
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The changes to sacrifice gifts mean that forcing Stormbringer via this exact method is no longer possible for elven Priests: Demonbane is their first sacrifice gift per {{commit|b1a5a9c3903a0282f82787d20fd70f13196e2465}}. Elven Rangers can still reliably force Stormbringer as a first gift with this given method, and orcish Rogues and Rangers still have a {{frac|2}} chance of their first gift being Stormbringer if they offer a sacrifice of 9 or higher value.}}
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], Grimtooth gives a flat +6 damage bonus as opposed to 1d6, but is still outshined by the many better artifacts present, particularly for chaotic players. It might be a decent choice for [[two weapon combat]], which is allowed for artifacts in SLASH'EM.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], Grimtooth gives a flat +6 damage bonus as opposed to +1d6.
 ===UnNetHack===

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 Chaotic heroes will primarily consider Grimtooth as a major factor in their ability to receive [[Stormbringer]] through sacrifice: elven heroes will never be gifted Grimtooth, allowing elven [[Priest]]s and [[Ranger]]s to name [[Sting]] and [[Orcrist]] in order to arrange for their first sacrifice gift to be Stormbringer; orcish heroes can never receive Sting or Orcrist for the same reasons elves cannot receive Grimtooth, and thus orcish [[Rogue]]s and Rangers have a {{frac|2}} chance to receive Stormbringer as a first gift. Even if they whiff on obtaining the better of the two artifacts as a gift this way, orcish [[Ranger]]s and [[Rogue]]s that obtain it early can likely to make good use of it despite its low damage, and it may suffice to tide them over until they acquire Stormbringer, [[Fire Brand]] or [[Frost Brand]].
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The changes to sacrifice gifts mean that forcing Stormbringer via this exact method is no longer possible for elven Priests: per {{commit|b1a5a9c3903a0282f82787d20fd70f13196e2465}}, Demonbane is their first sacrifice gift, though they have a {{frac|2}} chance of obtaining Stormbringer as their next gift by naming Sting and Orcrist, then using a sacrifice valued at 9 or higher&mdash;this will produce either Stormbringer or the unaligned [[Frost Brand]]. Elven Rangers can still reliably force Stormbringer as a first gift with this given method as well, since a first gift will always be co-aligned and the other gift candidates for sacrifices of 9 or higher value are Frost Brand and the lawful [[Grayswandir]]. Orcish Rogues and Rangers still have a {{frac|2}} chance of their first gift being Stormbringer if they offer a sacrifice of 9 or higher value.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The changes to sacrifice gifts mean that forcing Stormbringer via this exact method is no longer possible for elven Priests: Demonbane is their first sacrifice gift per {{commit|b1a5a9c3903a0282f82787d20fd70f13196e2465}}. Elven Rangers can still reliably force Stormbringer as a first gift with this given method, and orcish Rogues and Rangers still have a {{frac|2}} chance of their first gift being Stormbringer if they offer a sacrifice of 9 or higher value.}}
 ===Average damage calculation===

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 While [[wielded]], Grimtooth has +d2 [[to-hit]] and +d6 damage bonuses against all monsters and grants [[warned of monster type|warning of elves]], glowing red when any [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]] are present on the level.{{refsrc|src/artilist.h|709|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=damage bonus against all monsters is special cased in spec_dbon()}} Heroes that are elven or are [[polymorph]]ed into elven monsters cannot wield Grimtooth and will be [[Artifact blast|blasted]] if they try.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|8f7258dc35a92daaf530e9f5858c95ee114a0c99}}, Grimtooth grants [[poison resistance]] while wielded and is permanently poisoned, with a {{frac|10}} chance of [[instadeath]] on each hit against targets without poison resistance.
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|8f7258dc35a92daaf530e9f5858c95ee114a0c99}}, Grimtooth grants [[poison resistance]] while wielded and is permanently poisoned, with a {{frac|10}} chance of [[instadeath]] on each hit against targets without poison resistance. Its base price has been increased to 1200[[zm]].
 Grimtooth can be [[invoked]] to throw [[venom]] at targets as well&mdash;the venom will be either blinding venom or acidic venom with equal probability, and is selected at random.}}

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    |smalldmg=1d3 '''+1d6'''
    |largedmg=1d3 '''+1d6'''
-   |tohit=+2''+1d2'''
+   |tohit=<nowiki>+2</nowiki> '''+1d2'''
    |skill=dagger
    |affiliation=<ul><li>[[chaotic]]</li><li>[[Orc (monster attribute)|orcish]]</li></ul>