# Dwarvish iron helm

[   dwarvish iron helm   

Appearance

hard hat

Slot

helm

AC

2

Special

(none)

Base price

20 zm

Weight

40

Material

iron

The dwarvish iron helm is a type of helm that appears in NetHack. It is made of iron, and appears as a hard hat when unidentified.

Contents

1 Generation
2 Description
3 Strategy
4 Variants

4.1 SLASH'EM

Generation
Every dwarf (minus dwarf zombies and dwarf mummies) has a chance of being generated with a dwarvish iron helm, making them common in the Gnomish Mines.

Description
When worn, a dwarvish iron helm grants a base AC of 2.

Strategy
The dwarvish iron helm is the only helm with 2 AC, and is usually the best helm available to players in the early- and mid-game, unless it interferes significantly with spellcasting. It is also the heaviest helm, and is susceptible to rust traps and rust monsters, making rustproofing necessary to preserve its AC.
From the mid-game on, the dwarvish iron helm is often discarded in favor of other helms that provide additional benefits beyond the basics, especially for ascension kits - the helm of telepathy and the helm of brilliance are particular candidates. While the elven leather helm does not protect your head from falling objects, they are rarely a threat beyond the early game; elven leather helms additionally do not interfere with spellcasting, and can safely be enchanted to +7.

Variants
In variants with object materials systems, dwarvish iron helms are simply called dwarvish helms, with iron as their base material.

SLASH'EM
In SLASH'EM, a dwarvish iron helm can be upgraded to a helm of telepathy or a helm of brilliance.

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