Silver mace (SLASH'EM)

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Name	silver mace
Appearance	silver mace
Damage vs. small	1d6+1 (+1d20)
Damage vs. large	1d6 (+1d20)
To-hit bonus	+0
Weapon skill	mace
Size	one-handed
Base price	65 zm (+10/positive enchant)
Weight	36
Material	silver

This article is about the weapon in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM. For the weapon in NetHack and other variants, see silver mace (disambiguation).

A silver mace is a type of weapon that appears in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM. It is a one-handed melee weapon that uses the mace skill, and is made of silver.

In SlashTHEM, the silver mace is the base item for the artifact Silverstar.

Generation

Silver maces make up ³⁄₂₅₀ (1.2%) of all weapons randomly generated on the ground, in general shops or as death drops. Used armor dealerships, weapons outlets and the black market can also stock silver maces.

Description

The silver mace has the same base damage as a mace, dealing 1d6+1 damage against small monsters and 1d6 damage against large ones before enchantments and bonuses—this includes the +1d20 damage dealt against silver-hating monsters. It is also 6 aum heavier than the mace, matching the pattern of other silver weapons being 20% heavier than their iron counterparts.

Strategy

The silver mace is among one of the weakest silver weapons available to a hero, with only the silver dagger having lower base damage: both the silver spear and silver short sword are somewhat better in comparison, being slightly weaker against small monsters but slightly stronger against large monsters. Silver maces are far from useless and can be serviceable weapons early on, but will still usually be exchanged for an artifact weapon at minimum—many roles capable of two weapon combat will prefer to offhand an artifact weapon or even a strong mundane weapon, with the silver long sword and silver saber among the best silver options for this purpose.

History

The silver mace first appears in NetHack Plus, and also appears in SLASH 6.