Sword
Swords encompass many different kinds of weapons found within Nethack. Click on any weapon name below to visit the relevant page. Swords can be made from iron, wood or silver, cost anything from 10 to 8000zm, and weigh from 30 to 150 units.
In the following table, damage listed below is applied to all targets. Those swords with special properties, such as double damage against specific monsters, are listed as "use link" . See the appropriate page for further details.
Artifact swords are listed in bold, while swords that are not normally generated (but are available via a wish) are in italics.
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| Weapon | Vs Small | Vs Large | Cost | Weight | Material | Appearance |
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| Short sword | 1d6 | 1d8 | 10 | 30 | iron | 
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| Dwarvish short sword | 1d7 | 1d8 | 10 | 30 | iron | 
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| Elven short sword | 1d8 | 1d8 | 10 | 30 | wood | 
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| Orcish short sword | 1d5 | 1d8 | 10 | 30 | iron | 
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| Broadsword | 2d4 | 1d6+1 | 10 | 70 | iron | 
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| Elven broadsword | 1d6+1d4 | 1d6+1 | 10 | 70 | wood | 
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| Runesword | 2d4 | 1d6+1 | 300 | 40 | iron | 
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| Dragonbane | use link | use link | 500 | 70 | iron |
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| Orcrist | use link | use link | 2000 | 70 | wood |
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| Stormbringer | use link | use link | 8000 | 40 | iron |
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| Two handed sword | 1d12 | 3d6 | 50 | 150 | iron | 
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| Tsurugi | 1d16 | 1d8+2d6 | 500 | 60 | iron | 
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| Tsurugi of Muramasa | 1d16+1d8 | 1d8+2d6+1d8 | 4500 | 60 | iron |
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| Long sword | 1d8 | 1d12 | 15 | 40 | iron | 
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| Katana | 1d10 | 1d12 | 80 | 40 | iron | 
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| Demonbane | use link | use link | 2500 | 40 | iron |
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| Excalibur | 1d8+1d10 | 1d12+1d10 | 4000 | 40 | iron |
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| Fire Brand | use link | use link | 3000 | 40 | iron |
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| Frost Brand | use link | use link | 3000 | 40 | iron |
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| Giantslayer | use link | use link | 200 | 40 | iron |
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| Snickersnee | 1d10+1d8 | 1d12+1d8 | 1200 | 40 | iron |
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| Sunsword | use link | use link | 1500 | 40 | iron |
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| Vorpal Blade | 1d8+1 | 1d12+1 | 4000 | 40 | iron |
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| Scimitar | 1d8 | 1d8 | 15 | 40 | iron | 
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| Silver saber | use link | use link | 75 | 40 | silver | 
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| Grayswandir | use link | use link | 8000 | 40 | silver |
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| Werebane | use link | use link | 1500 | 40 | silver |
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