Difference between revisions of "Bane"
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* [[Werebane]] | * [[Werebane]] | ||
| − | They are generally considered to be worthless for most purposes, | + | They are generally considered to be worthless for most purposes or else excessively niche, though this is not always the case (e.g. [[Sunsword]] is useful as a light source and [[gremlin]] deterrent). |
==False banes== | ==False banes== | ||
| − | In some cases, ''NetHack'' uses the phrase "bane" for items that | + | In some cases, ''NetHack'' uses the phrase "bane" for items that do not necessarily belong in the above group. |
* [[Magicbane]] has no double damage bonus. | * [[Magicbane]] has no double damage bonus. | ||
| − | * [[Sprig of wolfsbane|Wolfsbane]] is not a weapon at all but a [[comestible]] | + | * [[Sprig of wolfsbane|Wolfsbane]] is not a weapon at all, but a [[comestible]] named after a real-life plant |
| − | There are also terms common in the community that | + | There are also terms common in the community that parody the banes. |
* [[Puddingbane]] | * [[Puddingbane]] | ||
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[[Category:Artifact weapons|Banes]] | [[Category:Artifact weapons|Banes]] | ||
[[Category:Strategy]] | [[Category:Strategy]] | ||
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Revision as of 04:13, 25 March 2020
The banes are a group of artifact weapons that each deal double damage to a specific group of monsters:
They are generally considered to be worthless for most purposes or else excessively niche, though this is not always the case (e.g. Sunsword is useful as a light source and gremlin deterrent).
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False banes
In some cases, NetHack uses the phrase "bane" for items that do not necessarily belong in the above group.
- Magicbane has no double damage bonus.
- Wolfsbane is not a weapon at all, but a comestible named after a real-life plant
There are also terms common in the community that parody the banes.
Fire and Frost Brand are not considered banes, as their range of specialty is very large.
Variants
Because the banes are often considered underpowered, it is very common for them to be buffed in variants.
dNetHack
In addition to buffing the banes from vanilla, dNetHack adds more banes, ranging from moderately useful to highly useless.
In addition, more nameable banes exist:
SLASH'EM
In SLASH'EM, Giantslayer is replaced by Giantkiller.
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