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'''Body armor''' is [[armor]] worn on the body. The two most valued varieties are the [[mithril-coat]] in the early game and [[dragon scale mail]] as part of an [[ascension kit]]. Neither of these can be corroded or otherwise damaged, and they provide an excellent AC reduction for their weight. The only problem with the mithril-coat is that it impedes spellcasting.
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'''Body armor''', sometimes referred to as a '''suit''' of armor, is a type of [[armor]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is one of three armor types worn on the torso, along with the [[shirt]] and [[cloak]] - as a result, body armor may also refer collectively to all three slots, with '''torso armor''' referring to this slot specifically.
  
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==Description==
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Body armor is generally the primary source of [[AC]] for the [[player]] character and [[monster]]s in the dungeon, and the more AC a piece of body armor provides, the more rare or heavy it usually is. Body armor is also one of two armor types to have any form of [[magic cancellation]], with the other being cloaks.
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==List of body armor==
 
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! Name
 
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! Appearance  
 
! Appearance  
 
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|[[leather jacket]]     ||  10 ||  30 || 1 || 30  || leather    || 0 || —
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|[[leather jacket]]         ||  10 ||  30 || 1 || 30  || leather    || 0 || —
 
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|[[leather armor]]     ||    5 || 150 || 2 || 75  || leather    || 1 || —
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|[[leather armor]]         ||    5 || 150 || 2 || 75  || leather    || 1 || —
 
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|[[orcish ring mail]]   ||  80 || 250 || 2 ||125  || iron        || 1 || crude ring mail
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|[[orcish ring mail]]       ||  80 || 250 || 2 ||125  || iron        || 1 || crude ring mail
 
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|[[studded leather armor]]|| 15 || 200 || 3 || 66.7 || leather    || 1 || —
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|[[studded leather armor]] ||   15 || 200 || 3 || 66.7 || leather    || 1 || —
 
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|[[ring mail]]         ||  100 || 250 || 3 || 83.3 || iron        || 1 || —
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|[[ring mail]]             ||  100 || 250 || 3 || 83.3 || iron        || 1 || —
 
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|[[scale mail]]         ||  45 || 250 || 4 || 62.5 || iron        || 1 || —
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|[[scale mail]]             ||  45 || 250 || 4 || 62.5 || iron        || 1 || —
 
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|[[orcish chain mail]] ||  75 || 300 || 4 || 75  || iron        || 1 || crude chain mail
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|[[orcish chain mail]]     ||  75 || 300 || 4 || 75  || iron        || 1 || crude chain mail
 
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|[[chain mail]]         ||  75 || 300 || 5 || 60  || iron        || 1 || —
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|[[chain mail]]             ||  75 || 300 || 5 || 60  || iron        || 1 || —
 
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|[[elven mithril-coat]] ||  240 || 150 || 5 || 30  || mithril    || 2 || —
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|[[elven mithril-coat]]     ||  240 || 150 || 5 || 30  || mithril    || 2 || —
 
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|[[splint mail]]       ||  80 || 400 || 6 || 66.7 || iron        || 1 || —
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|[[splint mail]]           ||  80 || 400 || 6 || 66.7 || iron        || 1 || —
 
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|[[banded mail]]       ||  90 || 350 || 6 || 58.3 || iron        || 1 || —
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|[[banded mail]]           ||  90 || 350 || 6 || 58.3 || iron        || 1 || —
 
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|[[dwarvish mithril-coat]]||240 || 150 || 6 || 25  || mithril    || 2 || —
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|[[dwarvish mithril-coat]] || 240 || 150 || 6 || 25  || mithril    || 2 || —
 
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|[[bronze plate mail]] ||  400 || 450 || 6 || 75  || bronze      || 1 || —
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|[[bronze plate mail]]     ||  400 || 450 || 6 || 75  || bronze      || 1 || —
 
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|[[plate mail]] (tanko) ||  600 || 450 || 7 || 64.3 || iron        || 2 || —
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|[[plate mail]]             ||  600 || 450 || 7 || 64.3 || iron        || 2 || —
 
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|[[crystal plate mail]] ||  820 || 450 || 7 || 64.3 || glass      || 2 || —
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|[[crystal plate mail]]     ||  820 || 450 || 7 || 64.3 || glass      || 2 || —
 
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|[[dragon scales]]     ||  500 ||  40 || 3 || 13.3 || dragon hide || 0 || —
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|[[dragon scales]]         ||  500 ||  40 || 3 || 13.3 || dragon hide || 0 || —
 
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|[[dragon scale mail]] ||  900 ||  40 || 9 ||  4.4 || dragon hide || 0 || —
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|[[dragon scale mail]]     ||  900 ||  40 || 9 ||  4.4 || dragon hide || 0 || —
 
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==Dragon scale mail==
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==Strategy==
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The single most valued item of body armor is [[dragon scale mail]]. For 40 weight, it reduces your AC by 9, provides a useful [[extrinsic]] [[property]] (depending on the color of [[dragon]] it came from), and does not corrode or impede spellcasting. The two most coveted varieties of dragon scale mail are [[gray dragon scale mail|gray]], which provides [[magic resistance]], and [[silver dragon scale mail|silver]], which gives [[reflection]].
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The two most valued varieties are the [[mithril-coat]]s in the early game and [[dragon scale mail]] as part of an [[ascension kit]]. Neither of these can be corroded or otherwise damaged, and they provide an excellent AC reduction for their weight. The only problem with the mithril-coat is that it impedes spellcasting.
  
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==Strategy==
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While body armor is often heavy, it can provide a significant boost to your AC. The most desirable body armor in the early game is a [[mithril-coat]], which is relatively light and gives a good AC bonus.
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The loss of speed due to being [[burdened]] is often more detrimental than the [[AC]] improvement of the heavier body armors. For this reason, experienced players often ignore body armor until a dwarvish or elven mithril-coat is found in the [[Gnomish Mines]].
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==History==
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Body armor is present as an armor slot in [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], as well as Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, and appears in [[Hack 1.0]].
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In [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and previous versions, including some variants based on those versions, some types of body armor have different [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC]] values:
  
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[[Category:Body armor]]
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! Name
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! Cost
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! Weight
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! [[Armor class|AC]]
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! Weight/AC
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! Material
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! [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC]]
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! Appearance
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! First version
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|[[leather jacket]]        ||  10 ||  30 || 1 || 30  || leather    || 0 || —          || [[NetHack 3.1.0]]
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|[[leather armor]]         ||    5 || 150 || 2 || 75  || leather    || 0 || —          || [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]] + [[Hack 1.0]]
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|[[orcish ring mail]]      ||  80 || 250 || 2 ||125  || iron        || 1 || crude ring mail  || [[NetHack 3.0.0]]
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|[[studded leather armor]]  ||  15 || 200 || 3 || 66.7 || leather    || 1 || —          || [[Hack for PDP-11]] + [[Hack 1.0]]
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|[[ring mail]]              ||  100 || 250 || 3 || 83.3 || iron        || 0 || —          || [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]] + [[Hack 1.0]]
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|[[scale mail]]            ||  45 || 250 || 4 || 62.5 || iron        || 0 || —          || [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]] + [[Hack 1.0]]
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|[[orcish chain mail]]      ||  75 || 300 || 4 || 75  || iron        || 1 || crude chain mail || [[NetHack 3.0.0]]
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|[[chain mail]]            ||  75 || 300 || 5 || 60  || iron        || 1 || —          || [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]] + [[Hack 1.0]]
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|[[elven mithril-coat]]    ||  240 || 150 || 5 || 30  || mithril    || 3 || —          || [[NetHack 3.0.0]]
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|[[splint mail]]            ||  80 || 400 || 6 || 66.7 || iron        || 1 || —          || [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]] + [[Hack 1.0]]
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|[[banded mail]]            ||  90 || 350 || 6 || 58.3 || iron        || 0 || —          || [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]] + [[Hack 1.0]]
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|[[dwarvish mithril-coat]]  ||  240 || 150 || 6 || 25  || mithril    || 3 || —          || [[NetHack 3.0.0]]
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|[[bronze plate mail]]      ||  400 || 450 || 6 || 75  || bronze      || 0 || —          || [[NetHack 1.3d]]
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|[[plate mail]]            ||  600 || 450 || 7 || 64.3 || iron        || 2 || —          || [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]] + [[Hack 1.0]]
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|[[crystal plate mail]]    ||  820 || 450 || 7 || 64.3 || glass      || 2 || —          || [[NetHack 1.3d]]
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|[[dragon scales]]          ||  500 ||  40 || 3 || 13.3 || dragon hide || 0 || —          || [[NetHack 3.1.0]] (silver added in [[NetHack 3.3.0]])
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|[[dragon scale mail]]      ||  900 ||  40 || 9 ||  4.4 || dragon hide || 0 || —          || [[NetHack 3.0.0]] (silver added in [[NetHack 3.3.0]])
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==Variants==
 
==Variants==
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In most [[variant]]s, and also in [[NetHack 3.4.3]], mithril coats provide a MC of 3.
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Variants of NetHack often add new types of body armor.
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[[Category:Body armor]]

Latest revision as of 21:49, 24 May 2024

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Body armor, sometimes referred to as a suit of armor, is a type of armor that appears in NetHack. It is one of three armor types worn on the torso, along with the shirt and cloak - as a result, body armor may also refer collectively to all three slots, with torso armor referring to this slot specifically.

Description

Body armor is generally the primary source of AC for the player character and monsters in the dungeon, and the more AC a piece of body armor provides, the more rare or heavy it usually is. Body armor is also one of two armor types to have any form of magic cancellation, with the other being cloaks.

List of body armor

Name Cost Weight AC Weight/AC Material MC Appearance
leather jacket 10 30 1 30 leather 0 —
leather armor 5 150 2 75 leather 1 —
orcish ring mail 80 250 2 125 iron 1 crude ring mail
studded leather armor 15 200 3 66.7 leather 1 —
ring mail 100 250 3 83.3 iron 1 —
scale mail 45 250 4 62.5 iron 1 —
orcish chain mail 75 300 4 75 iron 1 crude chain mail
chain mail 75 300 5 60 iron 1 —
elven mithril-coat 240 150 5 30 mithril 2 —
splint mail 80 400 6 66.7 iron 1 —
banded mail 90 350 6 58.3 iron 1 —
dwarvish mithril-coat 240 150 6 25 mithril 2 —
bronze plate mail 400 450 6 75 bronze 1 —
plate mail 600 450 7 64.3 iron 2 —
crystal plate mail 820 450 7 64.3 glass 2 —
dragon scales 500 40 3 13.3 dragon hide 0 —
dragon scale mail 900 40 9 4.4 dragon hide 0 —

Strategy

The two most valued varieties are the mithril-coats in the early game and dragon scale mail as part of an ascension kit. Neither of these can be corroded or otherwise damaged, and they provide an excellent AC reduction for their weight. The only problem with the mithril-coat is that it impedes spellcasting.

While body armor is often heavy, it can provide a significant boost to your AC. The most desirable body armor in the early game is a mithril-coat, which is relatively light and gives a good AC bonus.

History

Body armor is present as an armor slot in Jay Fenlason's Hack, as well as Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, and appears in Hack 1.0.

In NetHack 3.4.3 and previous versions, including some variants based on those versions, some types of body armor have different MC values:

Name Cost Weight AC Weight/AC Material MC Appearance First version
leather jacket 10 30 1 30 leather 0 — NetHack 3.1.0
leather armor 5 150 2 75 leather 0 — Jay Fenlason's Hack + Hack 1.0
orcish ring mail 80 250 2 125 iron 1 crude ring mail NetHack 3.0.0
studded leather armor 15 200 3 66.7 leather 1 — Hack for PDP-11 + Hack 1.0
ring mail 100 250 3 83.3 iron 0 — Jay Fenlason's Hack + Hack 1.0
scale mail 45 250 4 62.5 iron 0 — Jay Fenlason's Hack + Hack 1.0
orcish chain mail 75 300 4 75 iron 1 crude chain mail NetHack 3.0.0
chain mail 75 300 5 60 iron 1 — Jay Fenlason's Hack + Hack 1.0
elven mithril-coat 240 150 5 30 mithril 3 — NetHack 3.0.0
splint mail 80 400 6 66.7 iron 1 — Jay Fenlason's Hack + Hack 1.0
banded mail 90 350 6 58.3 iron 0 — Jay Fenlason's Hack + Hack 1.0
dwarvish mithril-coat 240 150 6 25 mithril 3 — NetHack 3.0.0
bronze plate mail 400 450 6 75 bronze 0 — NetHack 1.3d
plate mail 600 450 7 64.3 iron 2 — Jay Fenlason's Hack + Hack 1.0
crystal plate mail 820 450 7 64.3 glass 2 — NetHack 1.3d
dragon scales 500 40 3 13.3 dragon hide 0 — NetHack 3.1.0 (silver added in NetHack 3.3.0)
dragon scale mail 900 40 9 4.4 dragon hide 0 — NetHack 3.0.0 (silver added in NetHack 3.3.0)

Variants

Variants of NetHack often add new types of body armor.

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