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'''Disintegration resistance''' is a [[resistance]] [[property]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]'', and protects against the effects of [[disintegration]].

==Description==
A [[hero]] or [[monster]] that possesses disintegration resistance is completely immune to the [[breath weapon]] of a [[black dragon]] and the [[wide-angle disintegration beam]] of an [[angry]] [[god]], and the property also protects the target's worn shield, cloak, body armor, and shirt from the effects of disintegration rays.{{refsrc|src/zap.c|3821|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/zap.c|4002|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

Disintegration resistance for the hero can only be obtained through the following methods:

* [[Eating]] the [[corpse]] or [[tin]] of a [[black dragon]] (guaranteed) or the [[Chromatic Dragon]] ({{frac|6}} chance or ~16.67%) to gain the intrinsic
* Wearing [[black dragon scales]] or [[black dragon scale mail]] for the extrinsic
* Polymorphing into a monster with intrinsic disintegration resistance

===List of monsters===
The following monsters have disintegration resistance:

* {{monsymlink|energy vortex}}
* both {{monclass|y}}s
* both {{monclass| }}s
* {{monsymlink|baby black dragon}}
* {{monsymlink|black dragon}}
* {{monsymlink|Chromatic Dragon}}

The [[Riders]] are not formally immune to disintegration, but attempting to disintegrate any of them will cause them to immediately re-form with full [[HP]].{{refsrc|src/zap.c|4141|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

==Strategy==
The most obvious reason to obtain disintegration resistance is to prevent [[instadeath]]s from disintegration. In practice, though, this can be achieved by obtaining [[reflection]] (which also completely protects against disintegration breath) and being careful not to anger the gods. However, it is sometimes still a good idea to seek the intrinsic if possible, in case a black dragon attacks you while you are [[nurse dancing]] or [[polymorph]]ing yourself. [[Genocide]] of black dragons can also possibly circumvent the need for disintegration resistance entirely.

==History==
Disintegration resistance first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].

==Messages==
{{message|You feel very firm.|You gained disintegration resistance from eating an appropriate corpse.}}
{{message|You feel totally together, man.|As above, while [[hallucinating]].}}

{{message|You are not disintegrated.|You were hit by a blast of disintegration, but remained unaffected due to disintegration resistance.}}

{{message|You bask in its <black> glow for a minute...|You were hit by a wide-angle disintegration beam that did not kill you, possibly due to disintegration resistance.}}

{{message|A wide-angle disintegration beam aimed at you hits <the monster>!}}
{{message|<The monster> seems unaffected.|A monster engulfing you was hit by a god's wide-angle disintegration beam, and survived due to disintegration resistance.}}

{{message|You <are/were> protected from disintegration.|You have disintegration as viewed via enlightenment or end-of-game reporting.}}

==Variants==
Some [[variant]]s of ''NetHack'' introduce additional sources of disintegration resistance and additional monsters that possess the property.

===SLASH'EM===
In [[SLASH'EM]], the following monsters are given disintegration resistance:

* {{monsymlink|Shadow}}
* {{monsymlink|Cthulhu|variant=SLASH'EM}}

===UnNetHack===
In [[UnNetHack]], the following monsters are given disintegration resistance:

* {{monsymlink|weeping angel|variant=UnNetHack}}
* {{monsymlink|weeping archangel}}
* {{monsymlink|chromatic dragon|variant=UnNetHack}}
* {{monsymlink|disintegrator}}
* {{monsymlink|crystal ice golem}}
* {{monsymlink|Cthulhu|variant=UnNetHack}}
* {{monsymlink|Punisher}}

===dNetHack===
In [[dNetHack]], [[Monk/dNetHack|Monks]] obtain disintegration resistance by reaching [[experience level]] 25.

The following monsters are given disintegration resistance:

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* {{black|e}} [[pursuer]]
* {{magenta|e}} [[vexing orb]]
* {{yellow|e}} [[flaming orb]]
* {{gray|e}} [[aphanactonan audient]]
* {{orange|e}} [[aphanactonan assessor]]
* {{green|q}} [[deep dweller]]
* {{magenta|z}} [[ammit]]
* {{brightmagenta|7}} [[Poro Aulon]]
* {{magenta|7}} [[Astaphaios]]
* {{monsymlink|Monadic Deva|variant=dNetHack}}
* {{brightcyan|9}} [[dancing blade]]
* {{brightmagenta|9}} [[Mahadeva]]
* {{gray|A}} [[Weeping angel (dNetHack)|weeping angel]]
* {{magenta|A}} [[Keto]]
* {{gray|7}} [[God (dNetHack)|god]]
* {{magenta|w}} [[wide-clubbed tentacle]]
* {{brightmagenta|H}} [[blasphemous lurker]]
* {{magenta|H}} [[blasphemous hand]]
* {{cyan|K}} [[binah sephirah]]
* {{black|U}} [[Grue (dNetHack)|Grue]]
* {{magenta|Z}} [[dread seraph]]
* {{magenta|"}} [[Adamach]]
* {{brown|.}} [[garo]]
* {{green|.}} [[being of Ib]]
* {{brightgreen|.}} [[priest of Ib]]
* {{magenta|.}} [[garo master]]
* {{black|&nbsp;}} [[broken shadow]]
* {{magenta|v}} [[hateful whispers]]
* {{magenta|&}} [[Pale Night]]
* {{monsymlink|Asmodeus|variant=dNetHack}}
* {{magenta|&}} [[Obox-ob]]
* {{magenta|&}} [[Lamashtu]]
* {{monsymlink|Demogorgon|variant=dNetHack}}
* {{magenta|@}} [[Eclavdra]]
* {{magenta|@}} [[Hippocrates]]
* {{magenta|h}} [[Shuushar the Enlightened]]
* {{black|@}} [[Grand Master]]
* {{gray|C}} [[parasitized embraced alider]]
* {{brightblue|h}} [[clairvoyant changed]]
* {{magenta|D}} [[Platinum Dragon]]
* {{magenta|@}} [[Seyll Auzkovyn]]
* {{magenta|@}} [[Daruth Xaxox]]
* {{magenta|@}} [[Blibdoolpoolp, graven-into-flesh]]
* {{magenta|@}} [[Master Kaen]]
* {{magenta|;}} [[Watcher in the Water (dNetHack)|Watcher in the Water]]
** {{magenta|;}} [[swarm of snaking tentacles]]
** {{magenta|w}} [[long sinuous tentacle]]
* {{black|W}} [[Vechernyaya the Sun's Grave-keeper]]
* {{magenta|.}} [[Blackbeard's Ghost]]
* {{brown|&}} [[Chaos]]
* {{black|U}} [[Aspect of the Silence]]
* {{orange|q}} [[Blessed (monster)|blessed]]
* {{brightblue|v}} [[thunder storm]]
* {{black|&nbsp;}} [[voice in the dark]]
* {{green|&}} [[Great Cthulhu]]
* {{magenta|e}} [[Axus]]
* {{red|A}}{{cyan|A}}{{brightblue|A}} [[Oona]]
* {{white|C}} [[alider]]
* {{magenta|@}} [[Sister T'eirastra]]
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===notdNetHack===
In [[notdNetHack]], in addition to dNetHack details, the [[etherealoid]] race starts with disintegration resistance.

The following monsters are given disintegration resistance:

* {{white|&nbsp;}} [[Etherealoid (monster)|etherealoid]]
* {{black|&nbsp;}} [[Orthos]]

===EvilHack===
In [[EvilHack]], the following monsters are given disintegration resistance:

* {{brightmagenta|e}} [[Tal'Gath]]
* {{monsymlink|Antimatter vortex|variant=EvilHack}}
* {{white|J}} [[Snark (EvilHack)|snark]]
* {{yellow|J}} [[Boojum (EvilHack)|boojum]]

Disintegration resistance can be obtained from the following:

* [[Monk/EvilHack|Monks]] obtain disintegration resistance by reaching experience level 27.
* [[The Sword of Annihilation]] grants disintegration resistance while wielded.
* As a [[partial intrinsic]] from the corpse or tin of the following monsters:
** snarks and boojums (+5%)
** Tal'gath (+50%)

Disintegration is not an instadeath for a hero with at least 50% ({{frac|2}}) partial disintegration resistance&mdash;while worn armor will be protected, the hero still takes significant damage unless they are fully resistant. Similarly, [[reflection]] will protect a hero or monster from disintegration rays, but without disintegration resistance they will also take significant damage. Extrinsic disintegration resistance offers complete protection.

==References==
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