# Artifact (SpliceHack)
Contents

1 Wishing for artifacts
2 Non-quest artifacts
3 Quest artifacts
4 References

Wishing for artifacts
Artifacts that are randomly generated on the ground, in containers, or in the inventories of monsters are ignored for purposes of wishing for artifacts.

Non-quest artifacts
Some of these artifacts have randomly-selected base items.[1]

Item

Base type

Alignment

To-hit bonus

Damage bonus

Special

Origin

Acidfall

random one-handed sword

none

1d5

0

Does double damage to monsters that are not acid resistant.
Grants acid resistance.

SpliceHack

Avalon

scabbard

lawful

1

1

Grants regeneration when held.
Can be invoked to heal half of the wielder's total HP.
Allows the wielder to invoke Excalibur.

SpliceHack

Balmung

broadsword

lawful

1d4

1d9

Grants fire resistance.
Upon hitting an opponent, it destroys a random piece of their armor.
Resists all forms of damage and item destruction.

SpliceHack

Bat from Hell

baseball bat

chaotic

1d3

1d20

Unlike SLASH'EM, the Bat from Hell is not a sacrifice gift for rogues.

SLASH'EM

Bradamante's Fury

lance

neutral

1d5

1d10

Instantly unseats any rider from their mount, stunning them.
Has a 1/10 chance of stunning any monster it hits.

SpliceHack

Carnwennan

random dagger or knife

lawful

1d3

1d8

Grants searching.
Grants stealth.
Can be invoked for invisibility.

SpliceHack

Chains of Malcanthet

spiked chain

none

1d6

1d10

Angelic bane weapon (only deals extra damage to angels).
Glows red in the presence of angels.
Boosts charisma to 25 when wielded.
Has a 1/5 chance of paralyzing a monster for 1-4 turns on hit.

SpliceHack

Circe's Witchstaff

quarterstaff

neutral

1d4

1d4

On a critical hit, polymorphs the target into a pig.
Can be invoked to tame nearby monsters.
Made of copper.

SpliceHack

Cleaver

battle axe

neutral

1d3

1d6

Attacks in a wide arc, hitting enemies adjacent to the target.

NetHack

Demonbane

long sword

lawful

1d5

0

Made of silver.
Deals double damage to all major demons.
Blocks demon gating.
Warns the wielder of demons.
Can be invoked for flying.

NetHack

Doomblade

orcish short sword

chaotic

0

1d10

Has a 1/4 chance of dealing 5d4 bonus damage.

SLASH'EM

Dragonbane

broadsword

none

1d5

0

Has a 1/6 chance every hit of spewing forth a gout of dragon breath in the form of a ray of randomly selected energy.
Grants reflection when wielded.
Deals double damage to dragons.

NetHack

The End

grain scythe

neutral

1d3

1d20

Deals cold damage.
Grants drain resistance when carried.
Wielded by the Grim Reaper.
Made of bone.

SpliceHack

Excalibur

long sword

lawful

1d5

1d10

Grants searching.
Grants drain resistance.
Angers demon lords.
Can be invoked for a fiery explosion, but only if the wielder possesses Avalon.
Sacrifice gift for knights.
Generated via dipping in fountains.

NetHack

Fire Brand

random one-handed sword

none

1d5

0

Does double damage to monsters that are not fire resistant.
Hitting a hydra with it does not risk the hydra growing additional heads.
Grants fire resistance.

NetHack

Frost Brand

random one-handed sword

none

1d5

0

Does double damage to monsters that are not cold resistant.
Grants cold resistance.

NetHack

Frostburn

random one-handed sword

none

1d5

0

Created by forging Fire Brand and Frost Brand
Does double damage to all monsters that are not both cold and fire resistant

SpliceHack

Gae Buidhe

elven spear

none

1d3

1d7

Occasionally cancels opponents upon hitting them.
Does not resist being held second to Gae Dearg.

SpliceHack

Gae Bulg

javelin

chaotic

1d5

1d5

Drains levels.
Can instantly kill anything it is thrown at.
Vanishes after a successful throw.

SpliceHack

Gae Dearg

elven spear

none

1d3

1d7

Drains life.
Does not resist being held second to Gae Buidhe.

SpliceHack

Giantslayer

long sword

neutral

1d5

0

Double damage versus giants.
Warns the wielder of giants.
Prevents the wielder from being knocked back.

NetHack

Gleipnir

grappling hook

none

1d5

1d8

Can be used to grapple monsters of any size.
Has a much larger range than a normal grappling hook.

SpliceHack

Grayswandir

saber

neutral

1d5

0

Double damage.
Made of silver.
Grants hallucination resistance.

NetHack

Grimtooth

orcish dagger

chaotic

1d2

1d6

Glows red in the presence of elves.

NetHack

Gungnir

dwarvish spear

neutral

1d100

1d4

Sacrifice gift for Valkyrie
Can be invoked for a lightning bolt.

SpliceHack

Hand Grenade of Antioch

frag grenade

lawful

1

1

Explosion deals 50d6 magic damage.
The fuse shall be three turns long, and the number of turns of the fuse shall be three. Five is right out.

SpliceHack

Idspike

athame

none

1d5

0

Does double damage to monsters that are not psychic resistant.
Grants psychic resistance.

SpliceHack

Imhullu

glaive

neutral

1d4

1d5

Prevents the wielder from being knocked back.
Can be invoked for the effect of a blessed scroll of air.
Monsters that are large or slower have a 1/3 chance of being knocked back and dealt 3d4 extra damage upon being hit.

SpliceHack

Luck Blade

broadsword

chaotic

1d5

1d6

Acts as a luckstone.

UnNetHack, Convict Patch

Luckless Folly

short sword

chaotic

1d5

1d5

Gains +1 to hit and +1 damage for each point of negative luck the wielder has.
Acts as a cursed luckstone.
Not randomly generated; must be wished for.

SpliceHack

Magicbane

athame

neutral

1d3

1d4

Inflicts status conditions, as in NetHack.
Grants magic resistance.
Blocks 95% of curses.
Sacrifice gift for wizards.

NetHack

Marauder's Map

scroll of magic mapping

chaotic

0

0

Pirate sacrifice gift.
Can be invoked for object and artifact detection.

Pirate Patch

Mjollnir

war hammer

neutral

1d5

1d24

Does electricity damage.
Can be invoked for a powerful lightning bolt.
Can be thrown by a valkyrie wearing gauntlets of power.
Sacrifice gift for valkyrie.

NetHack

Mortality Dial

executioner's mace

none

1d10

1d10

Created by forging Trollsbane and Werebane
Prevents all monster regeneration

SpliceHack

Ogresmasher

war hammer

none

1d5

0

Warns the wielder of ogres.
Deals double damage to ogres.
1/8 chance of smashing monsters into the ground, creating a pit and dealing 2d5 extra damage.

NetHack

Orcrist

elven broadsword

chaotic

1d5

0

Bonuses apply against orcs.
Deals double damage to orcs.
Glows blue in the presence of orcs.
Can be created via naming.

NetHack

Origin

quarterstaff

none

1d2

1d6

Grants teleport control.
Improves spellcasting ability, as a robe does, when wielded.

SpliceHack

Plague

dark elven bow

chaotic

1d5

1d7

Provides poison resistance.
Automatically poisons arrows fired from it.
Sacrifice gift for Drow.

SLASH'EM

Poseidon's Trident

trident

chaotic

1d3

1d7

Grants water breathing.
Can be invoked to gain temporary water walking and cause earthquakes.

SpliceHack

Pridwen

large shield

lawful

0

0

Grants half physical damage when worn.

SpliceHack

Reaver

scimitar

chaotic

1d5

1d8

Steals items upon hitting an enemy.
Crowning gift for pirates.

Pirate Patch

Serpent's Tongue

dagger

chaotic

1d2

0

Does bonus damage to monsters that do not resist poison.

SLASH'EM

Shamblestick

random blunt weapon

none

random

random

has random effects when worn or wielded
has random base type

SpliceHack

Snickersnee

katana

lawful

0

1d8

NetHack

Sonicboom

morning star

none

1d5

0

Does double damage to monsters that are not sonic resistant.
Grants sonic resistance.

SpliceHack

Squall

morning star

none

1d5

0

Created by forging Sonicboom and Sunspot
Does double damage to monsters that are not sonic resistant
Fires lightning bolts

SpliceHack

Sting

elven dagger

chaotic

1d5

0

Bonuses apply against orcs.
Deals double damage to orcs.
Glows blue in the presence of orcs.
Cuts through webs easily.
Can be created via naming.

NetHack

Stormbringer

runesword

chaotic

1d5

1d2

Grants drain resistance.
Drains levels.
Can be invoked for the effects of a scroll of scare monster.

NetHack

Sunspot

mace

none

1d5

1d5

Has a 1/3 chance of blinding monsters it hits for 17 turns.
Prevents blinding.

SpliceHack

Sunsword

long sword

lawful

1d5

0

Prevents blinding.
Double damage versus undead.
Made of crystal (+3 damage).
Acts as a light source.

NetHack

Sword of Balance

short sword

neutral

1d2

1d5

Made of silver.
Bonuses apply against cross-aligned monsters.

SLASH'EM

Sword of Justice

broadsword

lawful

1d5

1d12

Bonuses apply against cross-aligned monsters.

SLASH'EM

Thiefbane

two-handed sword

chaotic

1d5

1

Drains levels.
1/10 chance of decapitating @.
Wielded by One-Eyed Sam.

UnNetHack

Trollsbane

morning star

none

1d5

0

Deals double damage to trolls.
Warns the wielder of trolls.
Grants hungerless regeneration to the wielder.
Prevents troll revival.

NetHack

Vladsbane

food ration

none

1d5 penalty

1d5 penalty

Glows purple in the presence of undead.
Undead "bane."
Joke artifact. Only obtainable via wishing.

SpliceHack

Vorpal Blade

long sword

neutral

1d5

1

Beheads monsters on a critical hit.

NetHack

War's Sword

random sword

none

1d5

1d5

Causes conflict while wielded.
Gains a +1 bonus to damage for each extinct or otherwise eliminated creature.
Made of bone.

SpliceHack

Werebane

saber

none

1d5

0

Double damage versus werecreatures.
Made of silver.
Warns against werecreatures.
Does not resist being held second to another weapon.

NetHack

Quest artifacts
For the purposes of brevity, only quest artifacts that do not appear in NetHack or differ in function from NetHack are reproduced here.

Item

Role

Base type

Alignment

To-hit bonus

Damage bonus

Special

Origin

Heart of Ahriman

Barbarian

luckstone

neutral

1d5

0

Can be invoked for levitation.
Grants stealth to the carrier.
Grants teleport control to the carrier.

NetHack

The Holographic Void Lily

Cartomancer

credit card

chaotic

0

0

Grants energy regeneration when carried.
Grands half spell damage when carried.
Grants reflection when carried.
Can be invoked to summon monsters.

SpliceHack

The Iron Ball of Liberation

Convict

heavy iron ball

neutral

0

0

Grants stealth when carried.
Grants warning when carried.
Grants searching when carried.
Grants magic resistance when carried.
Can invoke for phasing, but chains itself to you when invoked.

Convict Patch

Longbow of Diana

Ranger

longbow

chaotic

1d5

0

Made of silver.
Always gives the wielder a +1 bonus to damage and accuracy, regardless of the type of arrows they use.
Grants reflection to the wielder.
Grants reflection when carried.
Can be invoked to create ammo.

NetHack

Sharur

Dragonmaster

ornate mace

lawful

1d5

1d5

Made of gold.
Can speak.
Transforms into a tame lamassu when invoked.
Grants warning when wielded.
Grants magic resistance when wielded.

SpliceHack

References

↑ https://github.com/NullCGT/SpliceHack/blob/Spl-R-1.1.0/src/artifact.c#L70