SLASH'EM artifacts

The following is a list of artifacts in SLASH'EM, including those present in vanilla nethack. Note that some of the general artifact behaviors have been changed. In particular:

• Artifacts which in vanilla inflict a random amount of extra damage (Excalibur for example) in SLASH'EM always inflict the maximum. This makes them much more useful in general. This is true of to-hit bonuses as well.
• Artifacts which do their damage against a particular type of monster (Sting for example) also have a 15% chance of canceling said monsters.
• It is possible for roles to have more than one guaranteed artifact gift. They will always be given in the same order.

Some of the individual artifacts have been changed as well. For example, the Sceptre of Might now only inflicts an extra 5 damage on cross-aligned monsters, instead of double damage.

List of artifacts

See Source:SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/artilist.h, Source:SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/artifact.c or the article for each artifact for more details.

Artifact name	Base item type	Alignment	Special properties	Obtaining
Bat from Hell	baseball bat	chaotic	+3 to-hit & +20 damage.	First sacrifice gift for Rogues.
Bell of Opening	bell (silver bell)	unaligned	Invocation ritual. Detect secret doors & traps. Opening.	Obtained by killing quest nemesis.
Book of the Dead	spellbook (papyrus spellbook)	unaligned	Invocation ritual. Tame undead. Raise the dead.	Obtained by killing the Wizard of Yendor.
Candelabrum of Invocation	candelabrum	unaligned	Invocation ritual.	Obtained by killing Vlad the Impaler.
The Candle of Eternal Flame	magic candle (candle)	neutral	Warning. Teleport control. Cold resistance. Summon fire elemental. Intelligent.	Quest artifact for Flame mages.
Cleaver	battle-axe (two-headed axe)	neutral	+3 to-hit & +6 damage.	First sacrifice gift for Barbarians.
The Crown of Saint Edward	helm of telepathy (random helmet)	lawful	Magic resistance. Half spell damage. Intelligent.	Quest artifact for Yeomen.
Deathsword	two-handed sword	chaotic	+5 to-hit & +14 damage to humans.	Second sacrifice gift for Barbarians.
Deep Freeze	athame	chaotic	+5 to-hit & +5 damage to non-cold-resistant monsters. Cold resistance.	First sacrifice gift for Ice mages.
Deluder	cloak of displacement (random cloak)	neutral	Luck. Stealth.	Second sacrifice gift for Wizards.
Demonbane	long sword	lawful	+5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to major demons.	May be given to a new angelic being.
Disrupter	mace	neutral	+5 to-hit & +30 damage to undead.	First sacrifice gift to Priests.
Doomblade	orcish short sword (crude short sword)	chaotic	+10 damage. 25% chance of 5d4 extra damage.
Dragonbane	broadsword	unaligned	+5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to dragons.
Elfrist	orcish spear (crude spear)	chaotic	+5 to-hit, +15 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to elves.	May be produced by naming an ordinary orcish spear Elfrist.
Excalibur	long sword	lawful	+5 to-hit & +10 damage. Drain resistance. Searching. Hostile demon princes. Monster tracking. Intelligent.	May be produced for lawful adventurers at fountains. Lawful crowning gift.
The Eye of the Aethiopica	amulet of ESP (random amulet)	neutral	Magic resistance. Energy regeneration. Half spell damage. Branchport. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Wizards.
The Eye of the Beholder	eyeball	neutral	Special damage, including possible instadeath of hero!	Obtained by killing the Beholder on the Neutral Quest.
The Eyes of the Overworld	pair of lenses	neutral	Astral vision. Protection against blindness & gazes. Enlightenment. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Monks.
Fire Brand	long sword	unaligned	+5 to-hit & x2 damage to non-fire-resistant monsters. Fire resistance.
Firewall	athame	lawful	+4 to-hit & +4 damage non-fire-resistance monsters. Fire resistance.	First sacrifice gift for Flame mages.
Frost Brand	long sword	unaligned	+5 to-hit & x2 damage to non-cold-resistant monsters. Cold resistance.
Gauntlets of Defense	gauntlets of dexterity (random gauntlets)	neutral	Half physical damage. Invisibility.	First sacrifice gift for Monks.
Giantkiller	axe	neutral	+5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to giants.
Grayswandir	silver saber	lawful	+5 to-hit & x2 damage. Protection against hallucination.
Grimtooth	orcish dagger (crude dagger)	chaotic	+2 to-hit & +6 damage.
The Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa	great dagger	chaotic	+8 to-hit, +4 damage & level drain to cross-aligned monsters. Magic resistance. Energy boost. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Necromancers.
The Hand of Vecna	severed hand	chaotic	Hungerless regeneration. Half physical damage. Cold resistance. Special damage, including possible damage to hero!	Obtained by killing Vecna on the Chaotic Quest.
The Heart of Ahriman	luckstone	neutral	Stealth. Levitation. +5 to-hit & x2 damage. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Cavepeople.
Hellfire	crossbow	chaotic	Fire resistance. +5 to-hit, +7 damage, & +2d6 fire damage.
Holy Spear of Light	silver spear	lawful	+5 to-hit & +10 damage to undead. Light. Special damage to undead. Intelligent.
Houchou	spoon	chaotic	Instakill.
The Key of Chaos	skeleton key (key)	chaotic	Unbreakable. Opens doors Vlad's Tower. Intelligent.	Obtained by killing Vecna on the Chaotic Quest.
The Key of Law	skeleton key (key)	lawful	Unbreakable. Opens doors Vlad's Tower. Intelligent.	Obtained by killing Nightmare on the Lawful Quest.
The Key of Neutrality	skeleton key (key)	neutral	Unbreakable. Opens doors Vlad's Tower. Intelligent.	Obtained by killing the Beholder on the Neutral Quest.
The Longbow of Diana	bow	chaotic	+5 to-hit. Telepathy. Reflection. Create arrows. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Rangers.
Luckblade	short sword	neutral	+5 to-hit & +5 damage. Luck.
The Magic Mirror of Merlin	mirror (looking glass)	lawful	Magic resistance. Telepathy. x2 to some spell damage. Rumors. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Knights.
Magicbane	athame	neutral	+3 to-hit. Special damage. Magic resistance. Protects against cursing.	First sacrifice gift for Wizards.
The Master Key of Thievery	skeleton key (key)	chaotic	Warning. Half physical damage. Teleport control. Rumors. Untraps. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Rogues.
Mirrorbright	shield of reflection (polished silver shield)	neutral	Hallucination resistance.	First sacrifice gift for Healers.
The Mitre of Holiness	helm of brilliance (random helmet)	lawful	Fire resistance. Half damage from undead & demons. Energy boost. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Priests.
Mjollnir	heavy hammer	neutral	+5 to-hit & +24 damage to non-shock-resistant monsters. Can return when thrown.	First sacrifice gift for Valkyries.
Nighthorn	unicorn horn	lawful	Reflection.	Obtained by killing Nightmare on the Lawful Quest.
Ogresmasher	war hammer	unaligned	+5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to ogres.
The Orb of Detection	crystal ball (glass orb)	lawful	Magic resistance. Half spell damage. Telepathy. Invisibility. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Archeologists.
The Orb of Fate	crystal ball (glass orb)	neutral	Half physical damage. Half spell damage. Warning. Luck. Level teleport. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Valkeries.
Orcrist	elven broadsword (runed broadsword)	lawful	+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	+5 to-hit & +7 damage. Poisons arrows. Poison resistance.
The Platinum Yendorian Express Card	credit card	neutral	Magic resistance. Half spell damage. Telepathy. Charging. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Tourists.
Quick Blade	elven short sword (runed short sword)	lawful	+9 to-hit & +2 damage.
Reaper	halberd (angled poleaxe)	lawful	+5 to-hit & +20 damage.	Second sacrifice gift for Yeomen.
The Sceptre of Might	mace	lawful	+3 to-hit & +5 damage to cross-aligned monsters. Magic resistance. Conflict. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Cavepeople.
Serpent's Tongue	dagger	chaotic	+2 to-hit & x2 damage. Extra poison damage.	First sacrifice gift for Necromancers.
Skullcrusher	club	lawful	+3 to-hit & +10 damage.	First sacrifice gift for Cavepeople.
Snickersnee	katana (samurai sword)	lawful	+8 damage.	First sacrifice gift for Samurai.
The Staff of Aesculapius	quarterstaff (staff)	neutral	+3 to-hit, x2 damage & level drain to non-drain-resistant monsters. Hungerless regeneration. Drain resistance. Healing, curses sickness, blindness, & sliming. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Healers.
The Stake of Van Helsing	wooden stake	lawful	+5 to-hit & +12 damage. Extra damage against vampires & vampire bats, including 10% chance of instakill. Magic resistance.	Quest artifact of Undead slayers.
Sting	elven dagger (runed dagger)	lawful	+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	Warning. Teleport control. Fire resistance. Summon water elemental. Intelligent.	Quest artifact of Ice mages.
Stormbringer	runesword	chaotic	+5 to-hit, +2 damage & level drain to non-drain-resistant monsters. Drain resistance. Bloodthirsty. Intelligent.	Chaotic crowning gift.
Sunsword	long sword	lawful	+5 to-hit & x2 damage to undead. Light. Protection from light-based blinding.	May be given to a new angelic being.
Sword of Balance	silver short sword	neutral	+2 to-hit & +5 damage to cross-aligned monsters.
Sword of Justice	long sword	lawful	+5 to-hit & +12 damage cross-aligned monsters.	First sacrifice gift for Yeomen.
Thiefbane	long sword	chaotic	+5 to-hit, +1 damage, level drain, 15% chance of cancellation & 10% chance of beheading to all @.	Obtained by killing One-Eyed Sam in the Black Market.
Trollsbane	morning star	unaligned	+5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to trolls.
The Tsurugi of Muramasa	tsurugi (long samurai sword)	lawful	10% chance of extra damage, including possible beheading. Luck. Intelligent.	Quest artifact for Samurai.
Vorpal Blade	long sword	neutral	+5 to-hit & +1 damage. 10% chance of beheading. Instantly kills jabberwocks.	Neutral crowning gift.
Wallet of Perseus	bag of holding (bag)	unaligned	Reduced weight.
Werebane	silver saber	unaligned	+5 to-hit, x2 damage & 15% chance of cancellation to werecreatures. Protection from lycanthropy.
Whisperfeet	speed boots (random boots)	neutral	Luck. Stealth.	First sacrifice gift for Tourists.

See also

• Artifact
• Quest artifact
• Artifact blast
• Artifact YANIs

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