Weapon-tool
A weapon-tool is a tool that is especially useful as a weapon. Weapon-tools can be enchanted under the same rules as regular weapons, will weld to the hands if cursed, and have weapon skills.
A tool is defined as a weapon-tool if it has a weapon skill.[1]
Weapon-tools in vanilla NetHack are:
Item | Skill | Two-handed | Material |
---|---|---|---|
pick-axe | pick-axe | no | iron |
grappling hook | flail | no | iron |
unicorn horn | unicorn horn | yes | bone |
Note that the dwarvish mattock, despite being usable in exactly the same way as a pick-axe and using the same weapon skill, is actually classified as a weapon. Also, axes and battle-axes can be applied to break down doors, but are not tools.
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