Silver - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-05-20T18:37:34Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* List of silver items */ give this section one over actually...

2025-08-23T12:28:24Z

‎List of silver items: give this section one over actually...

Umbire the Phantom: /* List of silver items */ upcoming, etc.

2025-08-23T12:08:08Z

‎List of silver items: upcoming, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ tweak

2025-07-12T09:41:40Z

‎SLASH'EM: tweak

Umbire the Phantom: potole

2025-07-12T08:06:53Z

potole

Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

2024-02-12T01:54:41Z

potholes et. al.

Umbire the Phantom: Un, Dyna, reorg

2022-12-12T17:11:32Z

Un, Dyna, reorg

Umbire the Phantom: revise

2022-12-12T14:15:39Z

revise

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ rewrite section lede + grunt

2022-12-12T13:41:58Z

‎Variants: rewrite section lede + grunt

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ adjust

2022-08-26T08:17:35Z

‎Strategy: adjust

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 Silver should not be confused with [[mithril]], a different material that uses similarly-colored glyphs.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|67d58202ad84dd04ccfd6079fc2665e87ef80fc3}}, the [[Silver mace (3.7.0)|silver mace]] is added, and [[Demonbane]]'s base item is changed to a silver mace.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|67d58202ad84dd04ccfd6079fc2665e87ef80fc3}}, the [[silver mace]] is added, and [[Demonbane]]'s base item is changed to a silver mace.}}
 ==Silver damage==

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 The following items are made of silver:
-* [[silver saber]]s (including [[Grayswandir]] and [[Werebane]])
+* [[silver saber]]s
 * [[silver arrow]]s
 * [[silver dagger]]s
 * [[silver spear]]s
-* [[wand]]s with the [[randomized appearance]] "silver wand"
+* [[wand]]s with the [[randomized appearance]] of a "silver wand"
-* [[ring]]s with the randomized appearance "silver ring"
+* [[ring]]s with the randomized appearance of a "silver ring"
 * [[shields of reflection]]
 * [[The Bell of Opening]]
-[[Silver dragon scales]] and [[silver dragon scale mail]] are made of [[dragon hide]], not actual silver. [[Spellbook]]s with the randomized appearance "silver spellbook" are made of [[paper]].
+Some artifacts have silver [[base item]]s as well:
-Silver should not be confused with [[mithril]], a different material.
+* [[Grayswandir]] (silver saber)
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|67d58202ad84dd04ccfd6079fc2665e87ef80fc3}}, the [[Silver mace (3.7.0)|silver mace]] is added.}}
+There are a few non-silver items with "silver" in the name. [[Silver dragon scales]] and [[silver dragon scale mail]] are made of silvery-colored [[dragon hide]]. [[Spellbook]]s with the randomized appearance "silver spellbook" are made of [[paper]], like most other spellbooks.
 ==Silver damage==

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 * [[wand]]s with the [[randomized appearance]] "silver wand"
 * [[ring]]s with the randomized appearance "silver ring"
-* [[shield of reflection|shields of reflection]]
+* [[shields of reflection]]
 * [[The Bell of Opening]]
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 Silver should not be confused with [[mithril]], a different material.
 ==Silver damage==

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 [[SLASH'EM]] introduces several new silver items:
-*[[silver long sword]]s
+*[[silver long sword]]
-*[[Silver mace (SLASH'EM)|silver maces]]
+*[[Silver mace (SLASH'EM)|silver mace]]
-*[[silver short sword]]s
+*[[silver short sword]]
 *[[Firearm|silver bullets]]

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 *[[silver long sword]]s
-*[[silver mace]]s
+*[[Silver mace (SLASH'EM)|silver maces]]
 *[[silver short sword]]s
 *[[Firearm|silver bullets]]

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 Silver is a type of [[metal]] that cannot [[erosion|corrode or rust]], and hinders [[spellcasting]] when worn as armor. Striking certain types of monsters with silver weapons will deal '''silver damage''' against them; any item made of silver is eligible for dealing damage to [[shade]]s.
-Silver-hating monsters, including [[pet]]s, will not pick up silver [[weapon]]s or [[armor]]. However, they will pick up other silver [[item]]s, e.g. silver [[wand of speed monster|wands of speed monster]].
+Silver-hating monsters will not pick up silver [[weapon]]s or [[armor]], but will pick up other silver [[item]]s, e.g. silver [[wand of speed monster|wands of speed monster]].
 ==List of silver items==
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 * [[ring]]s with the randomized appearance "silver ring"
 * [[shield of reflection|shields of reflection]]
-* [[The Bell of Opening]] (a silver [[bell]])
+* [[The Bell of Opening]]
 [[Silver dragon scales]] and [[silver dragon scale mail]] are made of [[dragon hide]], not actual silver. [[Spellbook]]s with the randomized appearance "silver spellbook" are made of [[paper]].
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 Creatures vulnerable to silver are called '''silver-hating''' monsters. The following creatures are silver-hating:<ref>{{function|mondata.c|hates_silver}}</ref>
-* all {{white|V}} [[vampire]]s
+* all {{monclasslink|V}}s
 * {{monsymlink|shade}}s
-* all [[demon|major demons]] (i.e. all {{white|&}} except [[rider]]s, [[mail daemon]]s, [[djinn]], and [[sandestin]]s)
+* all [[major demon]]s (i.e., all {{white|&}} except the [[Rider]]s, [[mail daemon]]s, [[djinn]], and [[sandestin]]s)
-* all {{white|i}} [[demon|minor demons]], except [[tengu]]
+* all [[minor demon]]s except [[tengu]]
 * all [[lycanthrope]]s
-Note that with the exception of [[lycanthrope]]s, all of these are also classified as undead or demonic, and will also take an additional 1d4 from blessed weapons.
+Note that with the exception of lycanthropes, all of these are also classified as undead or demonic, and will also take an additional 1d4 from blessed weapons.
 When one of these creatures is struck by a silver item, it will suffer an extra ''d20'' damage.{{refsrc|uhitm.c|558}}{{refsrc|uhitm.c|877}} This includes wielded non-weapons, or a silver ring worn while using [[bare hands|hand to hand combat]] or [[martial arts]] without gloves.

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-'''Silver''' is a material composing a few [[item]]s in the [[Dungeons of Doom]]. Silver cannot [[erosion|corrode or rust]] and hinders [[spellcasting]] when worn as armor. Striking with a silver object will deal '''silver damage''' against certain monster types. Any item made of silver is eligible for dealing damage to [[shade]]s.
+'''Silver''' is a [[material]] for items that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
-Silver-hating monsters, including [[pet]]s, will not pick up silver [[weapon]]s or [[armor]]. However, they will pick up other silver [[item]]s, like silver [[wand of speed monster|wands of speed monster]].
+Silver is a type of [[metal]] that cannot [[erosion|corrode or rust]], and hinders [[spellcasting]] when worn as armor. Striking certain types of monsters will deal '''silver damage''' against them; any item made of silver is eligible for dealing damage to [[shade]]s.
-== List of silver items ==
+Silver-hating monsters, including [[pet]]s, will not pick up silver [[weapon]]s or [[armor]]. However, they will pick up other silver [[item]]s, e.g. silver [[wand of speed monster|wands of speed monster]].
 The following items are made of silver:
 * [[silver saber]]s (including [[Grayswandir]] and [[Werebane]])
 * [[silver arrow]]s
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 * [[shield of reflection|shields of reflection]]
 * [[The Bell of Opening]] (a silver [[bell]])
 [[Silver dragon scales]] and [[silver dragon scale mail]] are made of [[dragon hide]], not actual silver. [[Spellbook]]s with the randomized appearance "silver spellbook" are made of [[paper]].
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 Silver should not be confused with [[mithril]], a different material.
-== Silver damage ==
+==Silver damage==
+Creatures vulnerable to silver are called '''silver-hating''' monsters. The following creatures are silver-hating:<ref>{{function|mondata.c|hates_silver}}</ref>
 * all {{white|V}} [[vampire]]s
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 Unlike other damage bonuses, silver damage is not doubled by [[Grayswandir]] or [[Werebane]].
-=== You ===
+===You===
-[[You]] are vulnerable to silver if you're [[polyself|polymorphed]] into one of the monsters listed above or affected by [[lycanthropy]].{{refsrc|youprop.h|368|nethack=3.6.1}} In addition to receiving extra damage from silver weapons, this makes you unable to [[wear]] or [[wield]] silver items, and interacting with them will deal 1d10 damage, similarly to an [[artifact blast]].{{refsrc|artifact.c|1904|nethack=3.6.1}}
+[[You]] are vulnerable to silver if you are [[polyself|polymorphed]] into one of the monsters listed above or affected by [[lycanthropy]].{{refsrc|youprop.h|368|nethack=3.6.1}} In addition to receiving extra damage from silver weapons, this makes you unable to [[wear]] or [[wield]] silver items, and interacting with them will deal 1d10 damage, similarly to an [[artifact blast]].{{refsrc|artifact.c|1904|nethack=3.6.1}}
-== Strategy ==
+==Strategy==
 Because of the d20 damage bonus (averaging 10.5 damage), it may be a good idea to fight silver-haters even with a silver non-weapon, though then you cannot [[twoweapon]] when doing this. However, enchanted non-silver weapons are likely to be better, especially if twoweaponing - at minimum, they may prove sufficient enough that switching to [[wield]] a non-weapon is not worth the bother, except against [[shade]]s. Remember to unwield your non-weapon once you are done fighting your silver-hating target, e.g. to avoid hitting a [[disenchanter]] and draining the charges of that silver wand. If you plan to fight barehanded with a silver ring, take extra care not to accidentally strike a [[cockatrice]].
 ==Variants==
-Several variants implement an [[object materials]] system that allows metallic items to be made of silver. These variants also remove the silver-specific weapons, since their mundane counterparts will have a silver-compatible material set; silver sabers are replaced with normal sabers.
+Several variants implement an [[object materials]] system that allows metallic items to be made of silver. These variants also remove silver-specific weapons, since their mundane counterparts will have a silver-compatible material set; silver sabers are replaced with normal sabers.
 ===GruntHack===
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 *[[Firearm|silver bullets]]
-== References ==
+==References==
 <references/>
+{{nethack-343}}
 [[Category:Materials]]

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 == Strategy ==
-Because of the d20 damage bonus (averaging 10.5 damage), it may be a good idea to fight silver-haters even with a silver non-weapon, though then you cannot [[twoweapon]] when doing this. However, enchanted non-silver weapons, especially if twoweaponing, are likely to be better than silver non-weapons, or at least good enough that switching to a non-weapon is not worth the bother, except against [[shade]]s. Don't forget to [[Wield|unwield]] your silver wand before hitting a [[disenchanter]], to avoid having the wand's charges drained. If you plan to fight barehanded with a silver ring, take extra care not to accidentally strike a [[cockatrice]].
+Because of the d20 damage bonus (averaging 10.5 damage), it may be a good idea to fight silver-haters even with a silver non-weapon, though then you cannot [[twoweapon]] when doing this. However, enchanted non-silver weapons are likely to be better, especially if twoweaponing - at minimum, they may prove sufficient enough that switching to [[wield]] a non-weapon is not worth the bother, except against [[shade]]s. Remember to unwield your non-weapon once you are done fighting your silver-hating target, e.g. to avoid hitting a [[disenchanter]] and draining the charges of that silver wand. If you plan to fight barehanded with a silver ring, take extra care not to accidentally strike a [[cockatrice]].
 == Variants ==