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The Banes are a group of weapons, notable in that they do double damage to a specific group of monsters. They are generally considered to be worthless for most purposes, since they reduce the probability of receiving a more useful artifact.
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A '''Bane''' is a semi-informal name used to refer to a group of [[artifact weapon]]s in ''[[NetHack]]'' that each deal [[double damage]] to a specific group of monsters.
  
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===Dragonslayer===
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==List of Banes==
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This unaligned broadsword deals double damage against all Dragons, as well as has +d5 to hit them.
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* [[Demonbane]]
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* [[Dragonbane]]
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* [[Giantslayer]]
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* [[Ogresmasher]]
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* [[Sting]]
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* [[Sunsword]]
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* [[Orcrist]]
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* [[Trollsbane]]
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* [[Werebane]]
  
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===Giantslayer===
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==Other 'Banes'==
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This neutral long sword does +d5 to hit and double damage against all H, giant mummies, zombies, but not ettins or titans.
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The following uses of "bane" are either unrelated to the above weapons, or else simply a turn of phrase based on them.
  
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===Ogresmasher===
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* [[Magicbane]] has no double damage bonus.
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This unaligned war hammer confers +d5 to hit and double damage against ogres.
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* [[Sprig of wolfsbane|Wolfsbane]] is a [[comestible]] named after a real-life plant.
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* [[Fire and Frost Brand]] have double damage bonuses, but their range of specialty is very large, and so they are not considered banes.
  
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===Sting===
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These terms were additionally coined by the community as a reference to or parody of the Banes:
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This chaotic elven dagger provides +d5 to hit, and does double damage to orcs and no other. It also provides the warning intrinsic against orcs, and cuts through spider-webs.
 
  
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===Orcrist===
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* [[Puddingbane]] is used for any tool, generally a weak and heavily eroded weapon, employed in pudding farming.
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Big brother to Sting, this elven broadsword is chaotically aligned, and gives a +d5 to hit and double damage only against orcs. Sting and Orcrist may be created by #name'ing a single elven dagger or broadsword.
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* [[Vladsbane]] was formerly used to refer to any object used in killing [[Vlad the Impaler]], who is an incredibly weak late-game boss in versions prior to [[NetHack 3.6.1]].
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* [[Dudley's dungeon#Jokes|Newtbane]] appears in [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20050428 the April 28, 2005 issue] of [[Dudley's dungeon]], where it is an ordinary [[long sword]] named by [[Dudley]] in the hopes that it would help him kill newts more easily; he is then felled by a newt named "Dudleyrist".
  
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===Trollsbane===
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==Strategy==
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This does double damage to all T, troll mummies, and troll zombies, and +d5 to-hit.
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The Banes are generally considered to be unnecessary for most purposes or else excessively niche, though this is not always the case; for example, Sunsword is useful as a light source and [[gremlin]]/[[undead]] deterrent, and Dragonbane may see more use than others, due to providing [[reflection]] when wielded and aiding in obtaining [[dragon scale]]s to convert into [[dragon scale mail]].
  
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[[Category:Artifact weapons]]
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==Variants==
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Because the Banes are often considered underpowered, it is very common for them to be buffed in variants.
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{{todo|Include more information about the buffs to Banes where possible, particularly in the SLASH'EM section.}}
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===SLASH'EM===
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In [[SLASH'EM]], Giantslayer is replaced by [[Giantkiller]].
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Both the replacement and vanilla Banes now have a 15% chance of cancelling the monsters they target; the +1d5 to-hit of most Banes is also increased to a flat +5.
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SLASH'EM also adds new weapons specific to particular monster types, none of which deal double damage:
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* [[Deathsword]]
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* [[Disrupter]]
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* [[Elfrist]]
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* [[Holy Spear of Light]]
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* [[Thiefbane]], generated on [[One-Eyed Sam]]
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===UnNetHack===
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In [[UnNetHack]], all vanilla Banes except Sunsword also give you warning of targeted monster types; UnNetHack also adds [[Thiefbane]], which is still generated on [[One-Eyed Sam]] and does not deal double damage.
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===dNetHack===
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In [[dNetHack]], all vanilla Banes are buffed, and also give you [[Warned of monster type|warning of targeted monster types]] with the exception of Sunsword.
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In addition, dNetHack adds more Banes, ranging from moderately useful to highly useless.
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* [[dNetHack artifacts#Nodensfork|Nodensfork]]
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* [[dNetHack artifacts#Gaia's Fate|Gaia's Fate]]
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* [[dNetHack artifacts#Vampire Killer|Vampire Killer]]
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* [[dNetHack artifacts#Kingslayer|Kingslayer]]
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* [[dNetHack artifacts#Peace Keeper|Peace Keeper]]
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* [[dNetHack artifacts#Werebuster|Werebuster]]
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* Three new nameable Banes:
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** [[dNetHack artifacts#Claideamh|Claideamh]]
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** [[dNetHack artifacts#Carnwennan|Carnwennan]]
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** [[dNetHack artifacts#Grimtooth|Grimtooth]]
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dNetHack also replaces Dragonbane with [[dNetHack artifacts#Dragonlance|Dragonlance]].
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===FIQHack===
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In [[FIQHack]], all the vanilla Banes other than [[Sting]] and [[Orcrist]] no longer deal [[double damage]] to monsters they target, but instead deal +1d20 damage, making them more useful at +0 than they would be in vanilla NetHack.
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[[Category:Artifact weapons|Banes]]
 
[[Category:Strategy]]
 
[[Category:Strategy]]

Latest revision as of 21:48, 2 December 2023

A Bane is a semi-informal name used to refer to a group of artifact weapons in NetHack that each deal double damage to a specific group of monsters.

List of Banes

Other 'Banes'

The following uses of "bane" are either unrelated to the above weapons, or else simply a turn of phrase based on them.

These terms were additionally coined by the community as a reference to or parody of the Banes:

Strategy

The Banes are generally considered to be unnecessary for most purposes or else excessively niche, though this is not always the case; for example, Sunsword is useful as a light source and gremlin/undead deterrent, and Dragonbane may see more use than others, due to providing reflection when wielded and aiding in obtaining dragon scales to convert into dragon scale mail.

Variants

Because the Banes are often considered underpowered, it is very common for them to be buffed in variants.

A user has suggested improving this page or section as follows:

"Include more information about the buffs to Banes where possible, particularly in the SLASH'EM section."

SLASH'EM

In SLASH'EM, Giantslayer is replaced by Giantkiller.

Both the replacement and vanilla Banes now have a 15% chance of cancelling the monsters they target; the +1d5 to-hit of most Banes is also increased to a flat +5.

SLASH'EM also adds new weapons specific to particular monster types, none of which deal double damage:

UnNetHack

In UnNetHack, all vanilla Banes except Sunsword also give you warning of targeted monster types; UnNetHack also adds Thiefbane, which is still generated on One-Eyed Sam and does not deal double damage.

dNetHack

In dNetHack, all vanilla Banes are buffed, and also give you warning of targeted monster types with the exception of Sunsword.

In addition, dNetHack adds more Banes, ranging from moderately useful to highly useless.

dNetHack also replaces Dragonbane with Dragonlance.

FIQHack

In FIQHack, all the vanilla Banes other than Sting and Orcrist no longer deal double damage to monsters they target, but instead deal +1d20 damage, making them more useful at +0 than they would be in vanilla NetHack.

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