SLASH'EM artifacts
The following is a list of SLASH'EM artifacts, including those present in vanilla Nethack. Note that some of the general artifact behaviors have been changed.
In particular:
- Artifacts in vanilla that inflict a random amount of extra damage (Excalibur for example) in SLASH'EM always inflict the maximum; the same is applied to to-hit bonuses as well. This makes them much more useful in general.
- Artifacts which do their damage against a particular type of monster (Sting for example) also have a 15% chance of cancelling said monsters.
- It is possible for roles to have more than one guaranteed artifact gift. They will always be given in the same order.
- It is possible to twoweapon two artifact weapons. (Attempting this in vanilla NetHack only produces the message “Your <artifact weapon> resists being held second to another weapon!”)
Some of the individual artifacts have been changed as well. For example, the Sceptre of Might now only inflicts an extra 5 damage on cross-aligned monsters, instead of double damage.
List of artifacts
- See Source:SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/artilist.h, Source:SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/artifact.c or the article for each artifact for more details. [1]
| Artifact name | Base item type | Alignment[2] | Intelligent | Special properties | Obtaining | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carried | Used (Worn, Wielded, Applied, or Read) | Invoked | |||||
| Bat from Hell | baseball bat | chaotic | No | +3 to-hit & +20 damage. | First sacrifice gift for Rogues. Not randomly generated. | ||
| The Candle of Eternal Flame | magic candle (candle) | neutral | Yes | Warning. Teleport control. Cold resistance. | Summon fire elemental. | Quest artifact for Flame mages. | |
| Cleaver | battle-axe (two-headed axe) | neutral | No | +3 to-hit & +6 damage. | First sacrifice gift for Barbarians. | ||
| The Crown of Saint Edward | helm of telepathy (random helmet) | lawful | Yes | Magic resistance. Half spell damage. | Quest artifact for Yeomen. | ||
| Deathsword | two-handed sword | chaotic | No | +5 to-hit & +14 damage to humans. | Second sacrifice gift for Barbarians. | ||
| Deep Freeze | athame | chaotic | No | +5 to-hit & +5 damage to non-cold-resistant monsters. Cold resistance. | First sacrifice gift for Ice mages. Not randomly generated. | ||
| Deluder | cloak of displacement (random cloak) | neutral | No | Luck. | Stealth. | Second sacrifice gift for Wizards. | |
| Demonbane | long sword | lawful | No | +5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to major demons. | May be given to a new angelic being. | ||
| Disrupter | mace | neutral | No | +5 to-hit & +30 damage to undead. | First sacrifice gift to Priests. | ||
| Doomblade | orcish short sword (crude short sword) | chaotic | No | +10 damage. 25% chance of 5d4 extra damage. | |||
| Dragonbane | broadsword | unaligned | No | +5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to dragons. | |||
| Elfrist | orcish spear (crude spear) | chaotic | No | +5 to-hit, +15 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to elves. | May be produced by naming an ordinary orcish spear Elfrist. | ||
| Excalibur | long sword | lawful | Yes | +5 to-hit & +10 damage. Drain resistance. Searching. Hostile demon princes. Monster tracking. | May be produced for lawful adventurers at fountains. Lawful crowning gift. Not randomly generated. | ||
| The Eye of the Aethiopica | amulet of ESP (random amulet) | neutral | Yes | Magic resistance. Energy regeneration. Half spell damage. | Branchport. | Quest artifact of Wizards. | |
| The Eye of the Beholder | eyeball | neutral | No | Special damage, including possible instadeath of hero! | Obtained by killing the Beholder (found in the Neutral Quest). | ||
| The Eyes of the Overworld | pair of lenses | neutral | Yes | Magic resistance | Astral vision. Protection against blindness & gazes. | Enlightenment. | Quest artifact of Monks. |
| Fire Brand | long sword | unaligned | No | +5 to-hit & x2 damage to non-fire-resistant monsters. Fire resistance. | |||
| Firewall | athame | lawful | No | +4 to-hit & +4 damage non-fire-resistant monsters. Fire resistance. | First sacrifice gift for Flame mages. Not randomly generated. | ||
| Frost Brand | long sword | unaligned | No | +5 to-hit & x2 damage to non-cold-resistant monsters. Cold resistance. | |||
| Gauntlets of Defense | gauntlets of dexterity (random gauntlets) | neutral | No | Half physical damage. | Invisibility. | First sacrifice gift for Monks. | |
| Giantkiller | axe | neutral | No | +5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to giants. | |||
| Grayswandir | silver saber | lawful | No | +5 to-hit & x2 damage. Removal of effect of hallucination. | |||
| The Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa | great dagger | chaotic | Yes | Magic resistance | +8 to-hit, +4 damage & level drain to cross-aligned monsters. | Energy boost. | Quest artifact of Necromancers. |
| Grimtooth | orcish dagger (crude dagger) | chaotic | No | +2 to-hit & +6 damage. | |||
| The Hand of Vecna | severed hand | chaotic | No | Hungerless regeneration. Half physical damage. Cold resistance. | Drain resistance | Special damage, including possible damage to hero! | Obtained by killing Vecna (found in the Chaotic Quest). |
| The Heart of Ahriman | luckstone | neutral | Yes | Stealth. | As projectile, +5 to-hit & x2 damage. | Levitation. | Quest artifact of Barbarian. |
| Hellfire | crossbow | chaotic | No | +5 to-hit, +7 damage, & +2d6 fire damage. Fire resistance. | |||
| Holy Spear of Light | silver spear | lawful | Yes | Light source. | +5 to-hit & +10 damage to undead. | Light area. Special damage to undead. | |
| Houchou | spoon | chaotic | No | Instakill. | |||
| The Key of Chaos | skeleton key (key) | chaotic | Yes | Unbreakable. Opens doors Vlad's Tower. | Generated with Vecna (found in the Chaotic Quest). | ||
| The Key of Law | skeleton key (key) | lawful | Yes | Unbreakable. Opens doors Vlad's Tower. | Generated with Nightmare (found in the Lawful Quest). | ||
| The Key of Neutrality | skeleton key (key) | neutral | Yes | Unbreakable. Opens doors Vlad's Tower. | Generated with the Beholder (found in the Neutral Quest). | ||
| The Longbow of Diana | bow | chaotic | Yes | Telepathy. | +5 to-hit. Reflection. | Create arrows. | Quest artifact of Rangers. |
| Luckblade | short sword | neutral | No | Luck. | +5 to-hit & +5 damage. | ||
| The Magic Mirror of Merlin | mirror (looking glass) | lawful | Yes | Magic resistance. Telepathy. x2 to some spell damage. | Rumors. | Quest artifact of Knights. | |
| Magicbane | athame | neutral | No | +3 to-hit. Special damage. Magic resistance. Protects against cursing. | First sacrifice gift for Wizards. | ||
| The Master Key of Thievery | skeleton key (key) | chaotic | Yes | Warning. Half physical damage. Teleport control. | Rumors. | Untraps containers with guaranteed success. | Quest artifact of Rogues. |
| Mirrorbright | shield of reflection (polished silver shield) | neutral | No | Hallucination resistance. | First sacrifice gift for Healers. | ||
| The Mitre of Holiness | helm of brilliance (random helmet) | lawful | Yes | Fire resistance. | Half damage from undead & demons. | Energy boost. | Quest artifact of Priests. |
| Mjollnir | heavy hammer | neutral | No | +5 to-hit & +24 damage to non-shock-resistant monsters. Can return when thrown. | First sacrifice gift for Valkyries. | ||
| Nighthorn | unicorn horn | lawful | No | Reflection. | Obtained by killing Nightmare (found in the Lawful Quest). | ||
| Ogresmasher | war hammer | unaligned | No | +5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to ogres. | |||
| The Orb of Detection | crystal ball (glass orb) | lawful | Yes | Magic resistance. Half spell damage. Telepathy. | Invisibility. | Quest artifact of Archeologists. | |
| The Orb of Fate | crystal ball (glass orb) | neutral | Yes | Half physical damage. Half spell damage. Warning. Luck. | Level teleport. | Quest artifact of Valkyries. | |
| Orcrist | elven broadsword (runed broadsword) | lawful | No | +5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to orcs. | May be produced by naming an ordinary elven broadsword Orcrist. | ||
| Plague | dark elven bow (black runed bow) | chaotic | No | +5 to-hit & +7 damage. Poisons arrows. Poison resistance. | |||
| The Platinum Yendorian Express Card | credit card | neutral | Yes | Magic resistance. Half spell damage. Telepathy. | Charging. | Quest artifact of Tourists. | |
| Quick Blade | elven short sword (runed short sword) | lawful | No | +9 to-hit & +2 damage. | |||
| Reaper | halberd (angled poleaxe) | lawful | No | +5 to-hit & +20 damage. | Second sacrifice gift for Yeomen. | ||
| The Sceptre of Might | mace | lawful | Yes | Magic resistance. | +3 to-hit & +5 damage to cross-aligned monsters. | Conflict. | Quest artifact of Cavepeople. |
| Serpent's Tongue | dagger | chaotic | No | +2 to-hit & x2 damage. Extra poison damage. | First sacrifice gift for Necromancers. | ||
| Skullcrusher | club | lawful | No | +3 to-hit & +10 damage. | First sacrifice gift for Cavepeople. | ||
| Snickersnee | katana (samurai sword) | lawful | No | +8 damage. | First sacrifice gift for Samurai. | ||
| The Staff of Aesculapius | quarterstaff (staff) | neutral | Yes | +3 to-hit, x2 damage & level drain to non-drain-resistant monsters. Hungerless regeneration. | Healing, cures sickness, blindness, & sliming. | Quest artifact of Healers. | |
| The Stake of Van Helsing | wooden stake | lawful | Yes | Magic resistance | +5 to-hit & +12 damage. Extra damage against vampires & vampire bats, including 10% chance of instakill. | Quest artifact of Undead slayers. | |
| Sting | elven dagger (runed dagger) | lawful | No | +5 to-hit & x2 damage to orcs. Warning of orcs. Cuts through webs. | May be produced by naming an ordinary elven dagger Sting. | ||
| The Storm Whistle | magic whistle (whistle) | lawful | Yes | Warning. Teleport control. Fire resistance. | Summon water elemental. | Quest artifact of Ice mages. | |
| Stormbringer | runesword | chaotic | Yes | +5 to-hit, +2 damage & level drain to non-drain-resistant monsters. Drain resistance. Bloodthirsty. | Chaotic crowning gift. | ||
| Sunsword | long sword | lawful | No | +5 to-hit & x2 damage to undead. Light. Protection from light-based blinding. | May be generated with some angelic beings. | ||
| Sword of Balance | silver short sword | neutral | No | +2 to-hit & +5 damage to cross-aligned monsters. | |||
| Sword of Justice | long sword | lawful | No | +5 to-hit & +12 damage cross-aligned monsters. | First sacrifice gift for Yeomen. | ||
| Thiefbane | long sword | chaotic | No | +5 to-hit, +1 damage, level drain, 15% chance of cancellation & 10% chance of beheading to all @. | Generated with One-eyed Sam (found in the black market). Cannot be randomly generated, granted by a god, or wished for, even if the black market hasn't yet been found. | ||
| Trollsbane | morning star | unaligned | No | +5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to trolls. | |||
| The Tsurugi of Muramasa | tsurugi (long samurai sword) | lawful | Yes | Luck. | 10% chance of extra damage, including possible bisection. | Quest artifact for Samurai. | |
| Vorpal Blade | long sword | neutral | No | +5 to-hit & +1 damage. 10% chance of beheading. Instantly kills jabberwocks. | Neutral crowning gift. | ||
| Wallet of Perseus | bag of holding (bag) | unaligned | No | Reduced weight (increase if cursed). | Cannot be randomly generated, as the game never attempts to convert tools to artifacts. | ||
| Werebane | silver saber | unaligned | No | +5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to werecreatures. Protection from lycanthropy. | |||
| Whisperfeet | speed boots (random boots) | neutral | No | Luck. | Stealth. | First sacrifice gift for Tourists. | |
References
- ↑ Borrowed heavily from http://www.angelfire.com/trek/mazewest/spoilers/arti_007e6.txt
- ↑ The hero's quest artifact and any guaranteed sacrifice gifts are adjusted to the hero's starting alignment. For example, for a wizard who starts chaotic, Magicbane, Deluder and The Eye of the Aethiopica are generated chaotic. See Source:SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/artifact.c#line56.
