Artifact name
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Base item type
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Alignment[2]
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Intelligent
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Special properties
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Obtaining
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Carried
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Used (Worn, Wielded, Applied, or Read)
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Invoked
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Bat from Hell
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baseball bat
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chaotic
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No
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+3 to-hit & +20 damage.
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First sacrifice gift for Rogues.
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The Candle of Eternal Flame
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magic candle (candle)
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neutral
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Yes
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Warning. Teleport control. Cold resistance.
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Summon fire elemental.
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Quest artifact for Flame mages.
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Cleaver
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battle-axe (two-headed axe)
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neutral
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No
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+3 to-hit & +6 damage.
|
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First sacrifice gift for Barbarians.
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The Crown of Saint Edward
|
helm of telepathy (random helmet)
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lawful
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Yes
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Magic resistance. Half spell damage.
|
|
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Quest artifact for Yeomen.
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Deathsword
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two-handed sword
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chaotic
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No
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+5 to-hit & +14 damage to humans.
|
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Second sacrifice gift for Barbarians.
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Deep Freeze
|
athame
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chaotic
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No
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+5 to-hit & +5 damage to non-cold-resistant monsters. Cold resistance.
|
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First sacrifice gift for Ice mages.
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Deluder
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cloak of displacement (random cloak)
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neutral
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No
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Luck.
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Stealth.
|
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Second sacrifice gift for Wizards.
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Demonbane
|
long sword
|
lawful
|
No
|
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+5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to major demons.
|
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May be given to a new angelic being.
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Disrupter
|
mace
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neutral
|
No
|
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+5 to-hit & +30 damage to undead.
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First sacrifice gift to Priests.
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Doomblade
|
orcish short sword (crude short sword)
|
chaotic
|
No
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+10 damage. 25% chance of 5d4 extra damage.
|
|
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Dragonbane
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broadsword
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unaligned
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No
|
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+5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to dragons.
|
|
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Elfrist
|
orcish spear (crude spear)
|
chaotic
|
No
|
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+5 to-hit, +15 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to elves.
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May be produced by naming an ordinary orcish spear Elfrist.
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Excalibur
|
long sword
|
lawful
|
Yes
|
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+5 to-hit & +10 damage. Drain resistance. Searching. Hostile demon princes. Monster tracking.
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May be produced for lawful adventurers at fountains. Lawful crowning gift.
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The Eye of the Aethiopica
|
amulet of ESP (random amulet)
|
neutral
|
Yes
|
Magic resistance. Energy regeneration. Half spell damage.
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Branchport.
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Quest artifact of Wizards.
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The Eye of the Beholder
|
eyeball
|
neutral
|
No
|
|
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Special damage, including possible instadeath of hero!
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Obtained by killing the Beholder (found in the Neutral Quest).
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The Eyes of the Overworld
|
pair of lenses
|
neutral
|
Yes
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Magic resistance
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Astral vision. Protection against blindness & gazes.
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Enlightenment.
|
Quest artifact of Monks.
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Fire Brand
|
long sword
|
unaligned
|
No
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+5 to-hit & x2 damage to non-fire-resistant monsters. Fire resistance.
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|
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Firewall
|
athame
|
lawful
|
No
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+4 to-hit & +4 damage non-fire-resistance monsters. Fire resistance.
|
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First sacrifice gift for Flame mages.
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Frost Brand
|
long sword
|
unaligned
|
No
|
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+5 to-hit & x2 damage to non-cold-resistant monsters. Cold resistance.
|
|
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Gauntlets of Defense
|
gauntlets of dexterity (random gauntlets)
|
neutral
|
No
|
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Half physical damage.
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Invisibility.
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First sacrifice gift for Monks.
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Giantkiller
|
axe
|
neutral
|
No
|
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+5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to giants.
|
|
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Grayswandir
|
silver saber
|
lawful
|
No
|
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+5 to-hit & x2 damage. Removal of effect of hallucination.
|
|
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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.
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Grimtooth
|
orcish dagger (crude dagger)
|
chaotic
|
No
|
|
+2 to-hit & +6 damage.
|
|
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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).
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The Heart of Ahriman
|
luckstone
|
neutral
|
Yes
|
Stealth.
|
As projectile, +5 to-hit & x2 damage.
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Levitation.
|
Quest artifact of Barbarian.
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Hellfire
|
crossbow
|
chaotic
|
No
|
|
+5 to-hit, +7 damage, & +2d6 fire damage. Fire resistance.
|
|
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Holy Spear of Light
|
silver spear
|
lawful
|
Yes
|
Light source.
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+5 to-hit & +10 damage to undead.
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Light area. Special damage to undead.
|
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Houchou
|
spoon
|
chaotic
|
No
|
|
Instakill.
|
|
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The Key of Chaos
|
skeleton key (key)
|
chaotic
|
Yes
|
|
Unbreakable. Opens doors Vlad's Tower.
|
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Generated with Vecna (found in the Chaotic Quest).
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The Key of Law
|
skeleton key (key)
|
lawful
|
Yes
|
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Unbreakable. Opens doors Vlad's Tower.
|
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Generated with Nightmare (found in the Lawful Quest).
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The Key of Neutrality
|
skeleton key (key)
|
neutral
|
Yes
|
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Unbreakable. Opens doors Vlad's Tower.
|
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Generated with the Beholder (found in the Neutral Quest).
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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.
|
|
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The Magic Mirror of Merlin
|
mirror (looking glass)
|
lawful
|
Yes
|
Magic resistance. Telepathy. x2 to some spell damage.
|
Rumors.
|
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Quest artifact of Knights.
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Magicbane
|
athame
|
neutral
|
No
|
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+3 to-hit. Special damage. Magic resistance. Protects against cursing.
|
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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.
|
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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.
|
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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.
|
|
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The Orb of Detection
|
crystal ball (glass orb)
|
lawful
|
Yes
|
Magic resistance. Half spell damage. Telepathy.
|
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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.
|
|
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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).
|
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 beheading.
|
|
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).
|
|
|
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.
|