Mithril - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: word choice + fix

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word choice + fix

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

2026-05-05T02:46:13Z

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Umbire the Phantom: touch-ups

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Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

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ScienceBall: /* dNetHack */ Update the artifact count

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‎dNetHack: Update the artifact count

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ potholes

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Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ no longer elven mithril

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‎dNetHack: no longer elven mithril

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ potholes

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Umbire the Phantom: lede

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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In addition to SLASH'EM changes, [[SlashTHEM]] features the "mithril ring" as a randomized appearance for rings.
+In addition to SLASH'EM changes, [[SlashTHEM]] adds the "mithril ring" as a randomized appearance for rings that is made of mithril.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-{{encyclopedia
+{{encyclopedia|
-|_Mithril_!  All folk desired it.  It could be beaten like copper, and polished like glass; and the Dwarves could make of it a metal, light and yet harder than tempered steel. Its beauty was like to that of common silver, but the beauty of _mithril_ did not tarnish or grow dim.
+_Mithril_!  All folk desired it.  It could be beaten like copper, and polished like glass; and the Dwarves could make of it a metal, light and yet harder than tempered steel. Its beauty was like to that of common silver, but the beauty of _mithril_ did not tarnish or grow dim.
 |[ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]}}
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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-{{encyclopedia|_Mithril_!  All folk desired it.  It could be beaten like copper, and polished like glass; and the Dwarves could make of it a metal, light and yet harder than tempered steel. Its beauty was like to that of common silver, but the beauty of _mithril_ did not tarnish or grow dim.|[ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]}}
+{{encyclopedia
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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-{{encyclopedia|
+{{encyclopedia|_Mithril_!  All folk desired it.  It could be beaten like copper, and polished like glass; and the Dwarves could make of it a metal, light and yet harder than tempered steel. Its beauty was like to that of common silver, but the beauty of _mithril_ did not tarnish or grow dim.|[ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]}}
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 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], [[small piece of unrefined mithril|chunks of raw mithril ore]] can be found buried on the first level of the [[Ruins of Moria]], but due to being unrefined they are considered stones (and thus made of [[mineral]]) rather than actual mithril. Their only purpose is to be sold at [[shop]]s, where they are priced at more than twice the value of a [[dilithium crystal]].
+In [[UnNetHack]], [[Small piece of unrefined mithril|chunks of raw mithril ore]] can be found buried on the first level of the [[Ruins of Moria]], but due to being unrefined they are considered stones (and thus made of [[mineral]]) rather than actual mithril. Their only purpose is to be sold at [[shop]]s, where they are priced at more than twice the value of a [[dilithium crystal]].
 ===dNetHack===
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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], mithril gives a +2 damage bonus to slashing and piercing weapons, and is among one of the better materials for armor in particular. Mithril is inherently fixed, but is still subject to decay via the [[monster spell]] [[Destroy armor (monster spell)|destroy armor]].
+In [[EvilHack]], mithril gives a +2 damage bonus to slashing and piercing weapons, and is among one of the better materials for armor in particular. Mithril is inherently fixed, but is still subject to decay via the [[monster spell]] [[Destroy armor (monster spell)|destroy armor]]. The [[artifact]] [[Dirge (EvilHack)|Dirge]] is a mithril long sword.
-Elves wearing mithril body armor are granted MC3, compared to MC2 for all other races. [[Orc (monster attribute)|Orcish monsters]] are mithril-hating and take extra damage from mithril weapons: orcs wielding or wearing any mithril that make skin contact take damage from that action, and their [[HP]] regeneration is suppressed until the item is unwielded or taken off. Wielding such an item without [[gloves]] will also result in a -1 [[luck]] penalty.
+Elves wearing mithril body armor are granted MC3, compared to MC2 for all other races. [[Orc (monster attribute)|Orcish monsters]] are mithril-hating and take extra damage from mithril weapons: orcish heroes wielding or wearing any mithril take damage from that action if the mithril makes skin contact, and their [[HP]] regeneration is suppressed until the item is unwielded or taken off. Wielding such an item without [[gloves]] will also result in a -1 [[luck]] penalty.
-Most objects with a base material of iron, steel, or wood have a low chance of being randomly generated as mithril, including non-cloth armor and weapons of dwarvish and elven make. Horns, most bows and [[reflection]]-granting objects also have a slightly higher chance of generating as mithril, and [[Staff of matter|staves of matter]] use mithril as their base material. The [[artifact]] [[Dirge]] is a mithril long sword.
+Most objects with a [[Object materials (EvilHack)|base material]] of iron, steel, or wood have a low chance of being randomly generated as mithril, including non-cloth armor and any weapons of dwarvish and elven make. Horns, most bows and [[reflection]]-granting objects also have a slightly higher chance of generating as mithril, and [[Staff of matter|staves of matter]] use mithril as their base material.
 ===SlashTHEM===
-In addition to SLASH'EM changes, [[SlashTHEM]] features the mithril ring as a randomized ring appearance made of mithril.
+In addition to SLASH'EM changes, [[SlashTHEM]] features the "mithril ring" as a randomized appearance for rings.
-==Encyclopaedia entry==
+==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
 _Mithril_!  All folk desired it.  It could be beaten like

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 '''Mithril''' is a [[material]] for items that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
-Mithril is a lightweight metal used by [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarves]] and [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]] to produce [[armor]]. It is immune to [[erosion]], but will hinder [[spellcasting]].
+Mithril is a lightweight metal used in [[armor]] for [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarves]] and [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]] to produce [[armor]]. It is immune to [[erosion]], but will hinder [[spellcasting]].
 ==Description==
-The two main items made of mithril are the [[dwarvish mithril-coat]] and [[elven mithril-coat]], which provide 6 and 5 base [[AC]], respectively; they are the lightest such suits of body armor for the AC they provide. The [[Amulet of Yendor]] is made of mithril, though this does not have any noticeable effect other than preventing it from being damaged.
+There are three items made of mithril:
 [[Metallivore]]s such as [[rock mole]]s and [[xorn]]s can eat any item made of mithril, save for the Amulet.
 ==Origin==
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], mithril weighs half as much as iron. High-elven armor and weapons use mithril as the base material.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], mithril weighs half as much as iron. High-elven armor and weapons use mithril as their base [[Object materials (dNetHack)|object material]].
-Three [[dNetHack artifacts]] are made of mithril:
+Some artifacts are made of mithril:
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Soulmirror|Soulmirror]] (neutral mithril [[plate mail]])
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#The Web of Lolth|The Web of Lolth]] (chaotic silvered elven mithril-coat)
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#The Armor of Khazad-dum|The Armor of Khazad-dum]] (lawful dwarvish mithril-coat)
-In addition, it is possible to create a mithril [[Excalibur]] by [[dipping]] a mithril long sword, though these are usually difficult to find.
+===xNetHack===
-===xNetHack===
+Dwarvish and elven mithril-coats are replaced by [[Racial equipment|racial ring mail]] - a dwarvish or elven ring mail made of mithril thus acts identically to a mithril-coat. Hobbits that are given an elven ring mail will always get a mithril set; dwarf lords and kings that get dwarvish ring mail have an increased chance of it being mithril.
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], mithril gives a +2 damage bonus to slashing and piercing weapons, and is among one of the better materials for armor in particular. Mithril is inherently [[fixed]], but is still subject to decay via the [[monster spell]] [[Destroy armor (monster spell)|destroy armor]]. Elves wearing mithril body armor are granted MC3, compared to MC2 for all other races. [[Orc (monster attribute)|Orcish monsters]] are mithril-hating - they take extra damage from mithril weapons, and orcs wielding or wearing any mithril that make skin contact take damage from that action and temporarily lose HP regeneration until it is unwielded or taken off. Wielding such an item without gloves will also result in a -1 [[Luck]] penalty.
+In [[EvilHack]], mithril gives a +2 damage bonus to slashing and piercing weapons, and is among one of the better materials for armor in particular. Mithril is inherently fixed, but is still subject to decay via the [[monster spell]] [[Destroy armor (monster spell)|destroy armor]].
-Most objects with a base material of iron, steel, or wood have a low chance of being randomly generated as mithril, including non-cloth armor and weapons of dwarvish and elven make. Horns, most bows and [[reflection|reflective]] objects also have a slightly higher chance of generating as mithril, and [[Staff of matter|staves of matter]] use mithril as their base material. The [[artifact weapon]] [[Dirge]] is a mithril [[long sword]].
+Most objects with a base material of iron, steel, or wood have a low chance of being randomly generated as mithril, including non-cloth armor and weapons of dwarvish and elven make. Horns, most bows and [[reflection]]-granting objects also have a slightly higher chance of generating as mithril, and [[Staff of matter|staves of matter]] use mithril as their base material. The [[artifact]] [[Dirge]] is a mithril long sword.
 ===SlashTHEM===
-In addition to SLASH'EM changes, [[SlashTHEM]] features the mithril ring as a randomized ring appearance.
+In addition to SLASH'EM changes, [[SlashTHEM]] features the mithril ring as a randomized ring appearance made of mithril.
 ==Encyclopaedia entry==
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 of _mithril_ did not tarnish or grow dim.
 |author=[ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]}}
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+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Materials]]

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 Four [[dNetHack artifacts]] are made of mithril:
-* [[DNetHack artifacts#Soulmirror|Soulmirror]] (neutral mithril [[plate mail]])
+* [[dNetHack artifacts#Soulmirror|Soulmirror]] (neutral mithril [[plate mail]])
-* [[The Web of Lolth]] (chaotic silvered elven mithril-coat)
+* [[dNetHack artifacts#The Web of Lolth|The Web of Lolth]] (chaotic silvered elven mithril-coat)
-* [[Spidersilk]] (chaotic elven mithril-coat)
+* [[dNetHack artifacts#Spidersilk|Spidersilk]] (chaotic elven mithril-coat)
-* [[The Armor of Khazad-dum]] (lawful dwarvish mithril-coat)
+* [[dNetHack artifacts#The Armor of Khazad-dum|The Armor of Khazad-dum]] (lawful dwarvish mithril-coat)
 In addition, it is possible to create a mithril [[Excalibur]] by [[dipping]] a mithril long sword, though these are usually difficult to find.