Tool - Revision history

Prowler: Update for 5.0.

2026-05-23T20:01:04Z

Update for 5.0.

Umbire the Phantom: detail

2026-03-25T23:38:42Z

detail

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2026-03-04T12:09:07Z

Add languages template.

Ais523: /* Horn */ grammar fixes, and simplify the discussion of unicorn horns

2025-12-01T02:18:59Z

‎Horn: grammar fixes, and simplify the discussion of unicorn horns

Nethacker: /* Horn */ all horns except a horn of plenty are tonal instruments

2025-11-28T17:20:07Z

‎Horn: all horns except a horn of plenty are tonal instruments

Nethacker: /* List of tools */ reordered: similar tools are together in order of their frequency

2025-11-28T17:17:39Z

‎List of tools: reordered: similar tools are together in order of their frequency

Nethacker: /* Whistle */ fixed a link

2025-11-28T17:01:54Z

‎Whistle: fixed a link

Nethacker: /* Horn */ fixed a sentence

2025-11-28T16:38:31Z

‎Horn: fixed a sentence

Nethacker: /* Drum */ drum of eathquake also angers peaceful monsters

2025-11-23T07:49:59Z

‎Drum: drum of eathquake also angers peaceful monsters

Nethacker: /* Lamp */ style

2025-11-23T07:28:30Z

‎Lamp: style

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 || [[blindfold]] || 20 zm || 2 || 10 || [[blindness|Blinds]] you || 50 ||||No
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-|| [[towel]] || 50 zm || 2 || 25 || [[blindness|Blinds]] you, cleans face and hands || 50 |||| No
+|| [[towel]] || 50 zm || 5 || 10 || [[blindness|Blinds]] you, cleans face and hands || 50 |||| No
 |-
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 | colspan="8"  style="background-color: #DDFFDD"| '''[[Light source]]s'''
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-|| [[brass lantern]] || 20 zm || 30 || 0.67 || || 30 |||| No
+|| [[brass lantern]] || 12 zm || 30 || 0.67 || || 30 |||| No
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 || [[oil lamp]] || 10 zm || 20 || 0.5 || || 45 |||| No
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 || [[beartrap]] || 60 zm || 200 || 0.3 || || 0 |||| No
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-|| [[land mine]] || 180 zm || 300 || 0.6 || || 0 |||| No
+|| [[land mine]] || 180 zm || 200 || 0.9 || || 0 |||| No
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 | colspan="8"  style="background-color: #DDFFDD"| '''[[Weapon-tool]]s'''
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-|| [[grappling hook]] || 50 zm || 30 || 1.67 || || 20 |||| No
+|| [[grappling hook]] || 50 zm || 30 || 1.67 || || 5 |||| No
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-|| [[pick-axe]] || 50 zm || 100 || 0.5 || Digging || 5 |||| No
+|| [[pick-axe]] || 50 zm || 100 || 0.5 || Digging || 20 |||| No
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 || [[unicorn horn]] || 100 zm || 20 || 5 || Cure status effects, various other || 0 |||| Yes
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 || [[bag of tricks]] || 100 zm || 15 || 6.67 || Summoning monsters || 20 || 1-20 charges || Yes
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-|| [[can of grease]] || 20 zm || 20 || 1 || Protects against [[mind flayer]]s, [[drowning attack]]s, and [[wet|water damage]] || 15 || 1-25 charges || No
+|| [[can of grease]] || 20 zm || 15 || 1.33 || Protects against [[mind flayer]]s, [[drowning attack]]s, and [[wet|water damage]] || 15 || 1-25 charges || No
 |-
 || [[crystal ball]] || 60 zm || 150 || .4 || || 15 || 1-5 charges || Yes
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 Tallow candles are much more common.  They constitute 4/5 of all randomly generated candles, or stacks of candles, are tallow.
-{{nethack-343}}
+{{nethack-500}}
 [[Category:Tools| ]]

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 || [[leather drum]] || 25 zm || 25 || 1 || Wakes and [[scare]]s monsters || 4 |||| No
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-|| [[drum of earthquake]] || 25 zm || 25 || 1 || Creates pits, [[scare]]s monsters, angers peacefuls || 2 |||| Yes
+|| [[drum of earthquake]] || 25 zm || 25 || 1 || Causes [[earthquake]] that creates pits, [[scare]]s monsters and angers peacefuls || 2 |||| Yes
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 || [[tin whistle]] || 10 zm || 3 || 3.33 || Calls [[pet]]s || 100 |||| No

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:09, 4 March 2026
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	A '''tool''', represented by {{white\|(}}, is a type of [[item]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. Tools as object type are comprised of the miscellaneous items that do not fall into any other category, and include [[container]]s, [[light source]]s, and [[musical instrument]]s. The [[hero]] can use most tools by [[apply]]ing them via {{kbd\|a}}.		A '''tool''', represented by {{white\|(}}, is a type of [[item]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. Tools as object type are comprised of the miscellaneous items that do not fall into any other category, and include [[container]]s, [[light source]]s, and [[musical instrument]]s. The [[hero]] can use most tools by [[apply]]ing them via {{kbd\|a}}.

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 Tooled horn costs 18 zm, while all other horns cost 50 zm. You can use price identification to distinguish the tooled horn from the others.
-You can identify a horn by applying it.
+You can identify a horn by applying it:
-* If it produces food or potion, it is a horn of plenty.
+* If it produces food or a potion, it is a horn of plenty.
-* If it asks "Improvise?", it is either tooled horn, fire horn, or frost horn. Answer "yes".
+* If it asks "Improvise?", it is either a tooled horn, fire horn, or frost horn. Answer "yes".
-* If it asks for direction, it is either a fire horn or a frost horn. Give a direction to determine which one is it. Unless you have reflection, stand at a big corridor or one end of a big room to not hurt yourself.  Also be careful not to hurt your pets or peaceful monsters.
+* If it asks for a direction, it is either a fire horn or a frost horn: specify a direction to determine which one it is. Unless you have reflection, you will want to aim down a big corridor or at the opposite end of a large room, in order to avoid hurting yourself – also be careful not to hurt your pets or peaceful monsters.
 * If "nothing happens", it is a horn of plenty without charges.
-* Note that uncharged fire or frost horn would behave as a tooled horn.
+* In the other cases, it is either a tooled horn, or a fire or frost horn without charges (which act like tooled horns).
-If you apply a horn which is a is shop property, you should pay [[usage fee]], unless it is a tooled horn.  You may want to buy it before applying, as all three magic horns are useful.
+If you apply a horn which is [[unpaid]], except for a tooled horn, you will be charged a [[usage fee]].  You may want to buy it before applying, as all three magic horns are useful.
-If you are [[blindness|blind]], [[unicorn horn]] would also present as a horn. To identify it, make sure you are not blind anymore or use the following principles:
+A [[unicorn horn]] also looks like the other horns if you have been [[blindness|blind]] continuously since you obtained it. It will immediately self-identify as a unicorn horn once your character is no longer blind, and can also be distinguished from the other horns via [[price identification]] (it has a base price of 100zm, twice as much as the next-most-valuable horn) or via the way it generates (they only naturally generate upon killing a [[unicorn]]).
 === Flute ===

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 You can identify a horn by applying it.
 * If it produces food or potion, it is a horn of plenty.
-* If it asks "Improvise?", it is a tooled horn. You may play a tune, or improvise. In the latter case, you will wake up and scare nearby monsters.
+* If it asks "Improvise?", it is either tooled horn, fire horn, or frost horn. Answer "yes".
 * If it asks for direction, it is either a fire horn or a frost horn. Give a direction to determine which one is it. Unless you have reflection, stand at a big corridor or one end of a big room to not hurt yourself.  Also be careful not to hurt your pets or peaceful monsters.
 * If "nothing happens", it is a horn of plenty without charges.

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 || [[blindfold]] || 20 zm || 2 || 10 || [[blindness|Blinds]] you || 50 ||||No
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 || [[lenses]] || 80 zm || 3 || 27 || [[Spellbook]] reading || 5 |||| No
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 || [[The Eyes of the Overworld]] || 2500 zm || 3 || 833 || [[Enlightenment]] || 0 || [[Monk quest]] artifact || No
 |-
 | colspan="8" style="background-color: #DDFFDD" | '''[[Pet]] accessories'''
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 | colspan="8"  style="background-color: #DDFFDD"| '''[[Container]]s'''
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 || [[bag of holding]] || 100 zm || 15 || 5.67 || Makes items lighter || 20 || Contains 0-1 items || Yes
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 || [[chest]] || 16 zm || 600 || 0.027 || || 35 || Contains 0-5 items || No
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 || [[large box]] || 8 zm || 350 || 0.023 || || 40 || Contains 0-3 items || No
 |-
-|| [[oilskin sack]] || 100 zm || 15 || 5.67 || Prevents [[wet|blanking]] || 5 || Contains 0-1 items || No
+|| [[ice box]] || 42 zm || 900 || 0.047 || Keeps [[corpse]]s [[food poisoning|fresh]] || 5 || Contains 0-20 corpses || No
 |-
 | colspan="4"  style="background-color: #DDFFDD"| '''[[Tonal instrument]]s''' ||style="background-color: #DDFFDD"| [[Passtune]] || colspan="4" style="background-color: #DDFFDD"|
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 || [[bugle]] || 15 zm || 10 || 1.5 || Aggravates nearby soldiers || 4 |||| No
 |-
 || [[fire horn]] || 50 zm || 18 || 2.78 || Ray of fire || 2 |||| Yes
 |-
 || [[frost horn]] || 50 zm || 18 || 2.78 || Ray of frost || 2 |||| Yes
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 || [[magic flute]] || 36 zm || 5 || 7.2 || Lulls monsters to [[sleep]] || 2 |||| Yes
 |-
 || [[magic harp]] || 50 zm || 30 || 1.67 || [[Pet|Tames]] monsters || 2 |||| Yes
 |-
 | colspan="8"  style="background-color: #DDFFDD"| '''[[Atonal instrument]]s'''
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 || [[Bell of Opening]] ||  5000 zm || 10 || 500 || [[Invocation]] || || get from [[quest nemesis]] || Yes
 |-
 || [[drum of earthquake]] || 25 zm || 25 || 1 || Creates pits, [[scare]]s monsters, angers peacefuls || 2 |||| Yes
 |-
-|| [[leather drum]] || 25 zm || 25 || 1 || Wakes and [[scare]]s monsters || 4 |||| No
+|| [[tin whistle]] || 10 zm || 3 || 3.33 || Calls [[pet]]s || 100 |||| No
 |-
 || [[magic whistle]] || 10 zm || 3 || 3.33 || Teleports [[pet]]s to you || 30 |||| Yes
 |-
 | colspan="8"  style="background-color: #DDFFDD"| '''[[Light source]]s'''
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 || [[brass lantern]] || 20 zm || 30 || 0.67 || || 30 |||| No
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-|| [[Candelabrum of Invocation]] || 5000 zm || 10 || 500 || [[Invocation]] || || get from [[Vlad the Impaler|Vlad]] || Yes
+|| [[oil lamp]] || 10 zm || 20 || 0.5 || || 45 |||| No
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 || [[magic lamp]] || 50 zm || 20 || 2.5 || Possible [[wish]] || 15 |||| Yes
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 || [[tallow candle]] || 10 zm || 2 || 5 || [[Invocation]] || 20 || stack of 1 (4/7 prob.) or 2-7 (1/14 prob. each) || No
 |-
 || [[wax candle]] || 20 zm || 2 || 10 || [[Invocation]] || 5 || stack of 1 (4/7 prob.) or 2-7 (1/14 prob. each) || No
 |-
 | colspan="8"  style="background-color: #DDFFDD"| '''[[Trap]]s'''
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 | colspan="8"  style="background-color: #DDFFDD"| '''[[Unlocking tool]]s'''
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-|| [[credit card]] || 10 zm || 1 || 10 || || 15 |||| No
+|| [[skeleton key]] || 10 zm || 3 || 3.33 || || 80 |||| No
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-|| [[The Platinum Yendorian Express Card]] || 7000 zm || 1 || 7000 || [[Charging]] || || [[Tourist quest]] artifact || No
+|| [[The Master Key of Thievery]] || 3500 zm || 3 || 1166 || || 0 || [[Rogue quest]] artifact || No
 |-
 || [[lock pick]] ('''osaku''' to [[Samurai]]) || 20 zm || 4 || 5 || || 60 |||| No
 |-
-|| [[skeleton key]] || 10 zm || 3 || 3.33 || || 80 |||| No
+|| [[credit card]] || 10 zm || 1 || 10 || || 15 |||| No
 |-
-|| [[The Master Key of Thievery]] || 3500 zm || 3 || 1166 || || 0 || [[Rogue quest]] artifact || No
+|| [[The Platinum Yendorian Express Card]] || 7000 zm || 1 || 7000 || [[Charging]] || || [[Tourist quest]] artifact || No
 |-
 | colspan="8"  style="background-color: #DDFFDD"| '''[[Weapon-tool]]s'''

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 Price identification doesn't work for whistles, as both of them cost 10 zm.
-To identify a whistle, apply it. If you produce a "high whistling sound" or a "shrill whistling sound", it is a [[tin whistle.]] If you produce a "strange whistling sound", a "normal whistling sound", a "high-pitched humming noise", or a "high-frequency vibration" it is a [[magic whistle]]. (Sometimes the word "very" is added, or the sound is both strange and high-pitched).
+To identify a whistle, apply it. If you produce a "high whistling sound" or a "shrill whistling sound", it is a [[tin whistle]]. If you produce a "strange whistling sound", a "normal whistling sound", a "high-pitched humming noise", or a "high-frequency vibration" it is a [[magic whistle]]. (Sometimes the word "very" is added, or the sound is both strange and high-pitched).
 Applying a tin whistle, or sometimes a cursed magic whistle, wakes up nearby monsters and scares some of them, so use with caution.

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 While you can identify a drum by applying it, do it with caution, as the effects of the drum of earthquake are rather strong.
-When applied, a leather drum would "beat a deafening row!", awake and scare nearby monsters. A drum of earthquake would "produce a heavy, thunderous rolling!", awake and possibly scare all monsters on the level, create pits around and possibly under you, and destroy fountains, altars and other dungeon features.
+When applied, a leather drum would "beat a deafening row!", awake and scare nearby monsters. A drum of earthquake would "produce a heavy, thunderous rolling!", awake and possibly scare all monsters on the level, anger nearby peaceful monsters, create pits around and possibly under you, and destroy fountains, altars and other dungeon features around you.
 Uncharged drum of earthquake behaves as a leather drum.

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 === Lamp ===
-Each lamp is either a magic lamp or an oil lamp.  A newly generated lamp has 1/4 chance of being magic.  Magic lamp costs 50, and oil lamp costs 10, so you can use price identification.
+Each lamp is either a [[magic lamp]] or an [[oil lamp]].  A randomly generated lamp has 1/4 chance of being magic.
 If a lamp "flickers", "flickers considerably", "seems about to go out", or "has gone out", or "has no oil", it is an oil lamp.