Elven broadsword
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Name | elven broadsword |
Appearance | runed broadsword |
Damage vs. small | 1d6+1d4 |
Damage vs. large | 1d6+1 |
To-hit bonus | +0 |
Weapon skill | broadsword |
Size | one-handed |
Base price | 10 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
Weight | 70 |
Material | wood |
An elven broadsword is a type of one-handed melee weapon that appears in NetHack. It is made of wood like other elven weapons and appears as a runed broadsword when unidentified.
The elven broadsword uses the broadsword skill, and is the base item for Orcrist, which can be created by naming any elven broadsword Orcrist.
Generation
Elven broadswords make up about 0.4% of randomly generated weapons (on the floor, as death drops, or in shops).
All non-undead elves have a 1⁄3 to being generated with an elven broadsword.[1]
Strategy
Elven broadswords are a solid choice for twoweaponing, particularly due to their higher damage average against small monsters compared to normal broadswords. They also outdamage another common two-weapon candidate in the long sword dealing 6 damage on average versus the long sword's 4.5; however, the long sword has a better damage average against large monsters 6.5 compared to 4.5.
Naming an elven broadsword Orcrist can be used to make Stormbringer more likely to appear as a [[sacrifice gift].
Average damage calculation
We assume the player is skilled in broadsword (the highest possible skill level for the weapon with any playable class), which gives a +1 damage bonus. A blessed weapon deals 1d4 extra damage against demons and undead. The worst case scenario is against a non-undead, non-demon, large monster. The best case scenario is against a undead, demon, small monster.
Weapon | Against regular small monsters | Against regular large monsters | Worst case scenario | Best case scenario |
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Blessed Elven broadsword +0 | ||||
Blessed Elven broadsword +7 | ||||
Blessed Elven broadsword +9 |