# SLASH'EM artifact weapons
List of artifact weapons
See Source:SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/artilist.h, Source:SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/artifact.c, or each artifact's article for more details.

Artifact name

Base item type

Alignment[1]

Intelligent

Special properties

Mean Damage[2]

Obtaining

Carried

Wielded

Invoked

vs. Small

vs. Large

Bat from Hell

baseball bat

chaotic

No

+3 to-hit &amp; +20 damage.

31.5

30.5

First sacrifice gift for Rogues.

Cleaver

battle-axe (two-headed axe)

neutral

No

+3 to-hit &amp; +6 damage.

20

21.5

First sacrifice gift for Barbarians.

Deathsword

two-handed sword

chaotic

No

+5 to-hit &amp; +14 damage to humans.

27.5 (13.5)

31.5 (17.5)

Second sacrifice gift for Barbarians.

Deep Freeze

athame

chaotic

No

+5 to-hit &amp; +5 damage to non-cold-resistant monsters. Cold resistance.

14.5 (9.5)

14 (9)

First sacrifice gift for Ice mages.

Demonbane

long sword

lawful

No

+5 to-hit, x2 damage &amp; 15% chance of cancellation to major demons.

23 (11.5)

27 (13.5)

May be given to a new angelic being.

Disrupter

mace

neutral

No

+5 to-hit &amp; +30 damage to undead.

41.5 (11.5)

40.5 (10.5)

First sacrifice gift to Priests.

Doomblade

orcish short sword (crude short sword)

chaotic

No

+10 damage. 25% chance of 5d4 extra damage.

23.125

24.625

Dragonbane

broadsword

unaligned

No

+5 to-hit, x2 damage &amp; 15% chance of cancellation to dragons.

24 (12)

23 (11.5)

Elfrist

orcish spear (crude spear)

chaotic

No

+5 to-hit, +15 damage &amp; 15% chance of cancellation to elves.

25 (10)

26.5 (11.5)

May be produced by naming an ordinary orcish spear Elfrist.

Excalibur

long sword

lawful

Yes

+5 to-hit &amp; +10 damage.  Drain resistance. Searching. Hostile demon princes. Monster tracking.

21.5

23.5

May be produced for lawful adventurers at fountains. Lawful crowning gift.

Fire Brand

long sword

unaligned

No

+5 to-hit &amp; x2 damage to non-fire-resistant monsters. Fire resistance.

23 (11.5)

27 (13.5)

Firewall

athame

lawful

No

+4 to-hit &amp; +4 damage non-fire-resistance monsters. Fire resistance.

13.5 (9.5)

13 (9)

First sacrifice gift for Flame mages.

Frost Brand

long sword

unaligned

No

+5 to-hit &amp; x2 damage to non-cold-resistant monsters. Cold resistance.

23 (11.5)

27 (13.5)

Giantkiller

axe

neutral

No

+5 to-hit, x2 damage &amp; 15% chance of cancellation to giants.

21 (10.5)

19 (9.5)

Grayswandir

silver saber

lawful

No

+5 to-hit &amp; x2 damage. Protection against hallucination.

23

23

Grimtooth

orcish dagger (crude dagger)

chaotic

No

+2 to-hit &amp; +6 damage.

15

15

The Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa

great dagger

chaotic

Yes

Magic resistance.

+8 to-hit, +4 damage &amp; level drain to cross-aligned monsters.

Energy boost.

19 (10.5)

19.5 (11)

Quest artifact of Necromancers.

Hellfire

crossbow

chaotic

No

+5 to-hit, +7 damage, &amp; +2d6 fire damage.  Fire resistance.

16.5 (9.5) + bolt enchantment

17.5 (10.5) + bolt enchantment

Holy Spear of Light

silver spear

lawful

Yes

Light source.

+5 to-hit &amp; +10 damage to undead.

Light area. Special damage to undead.

20.5 (10.5)

21.5 (11.5)

The Longbow of Diana

bow

chaotic

Yes

Telepathy.

+5 to-hit. Reflection.

Creates arrows.

arrow damage

arrow damage

Quest artifact of Rangers.

Luckblade

short sword

neutral

No

Luck.

+5 to-hit &amp; +5 damage.

15.5

16.5

Magicbane

athame

neutral

No

+3 to-hit.  Special damage. Magic resistance. Protects against cursing.

14.90 (10.5)[3]

14.40 (10)[3]

First sacrifice gift for Wizards.

Mjollnir

heavy hammer

neutral

No

+5 to-hit &amp; +24 damage to non-shock-resistant monsters. Can return when thrown.

34.5 (10.5)

34.5 (10.5)

First sacrifice gift for Valkyries.

Ogresmasher

war hammer

unaligned

No

+5 to-hit, x2 damage &amp; 15% chance of cancellation to ogres.

21 (10.5)

19 (9.5)

Orcrist

elven broadsword (runed broadsword)

lawful

No

+5 to-hit, x2 damage &amp; 15% chance of cancellation to orcs.

26 (13)

23 (11.5)

May be produced by naming an ordinary elven broadsword Orcrist.

Plague

dark elven bow (black runed bow)

chaotic

No

+5 to-hit &amp; +7 damage. Poisons arrows.  Poison resistance.

17.5[4] (7) + arrow damage

17.5[4] (7) + arrow damage

Quick Blade

elven short sword (runed short sword)

lawful

No

+9 to-hit &amp; +2 damage.

13.5

13.5

Reaper

halberd (angled poleaxe)

lawful

No

+5 to-hit &amp; +20 damage.

32.5

34

Second sacrifice gift for Yeomen.

The Sceptre of Might

mace

lawful

Yes

Magic resistance.

+3 to-hit &amp; +5 damage to cross-aligned monsters.

Conflict.

16.5 (11.5)

15.5 (10.5)

Quest artifact of Cavepeople.

Serpent's Tongue

dagger

chaotic

No

+2 to-hit &amp; x2 damage.  Extra poison damage.

27.8[4] (19)

26.8[4] (18)

First sacrifice gift for Necromancers.

Skullcrusher

club

lawful

No

+3 to-hit &amp; +10 damage.

20.5

19.0

First sacrifice gift for Cavepeople.

Snickersnee

katana (samurai sword)

lawful

No

+8 damage.

20.5

21.5

First sacrifice gift for Samurai.

The Staff of Aesculapius

quarterstaff (staff)

neutral

Yes

+3 to-hit, x2 damage &amp; level drain to non-drain-resistant monsters. Hungerless regeneration.  Drain resistance.

Healing, curses sickness, blindness, &amp; sliming.

25.5 (10.5)

25.5 (10.5)

Quest artifact of Healers.

The Stake of Van Helsing

wooden stake

lawful

Yes

Magic resistance.

+5 to-hit &amp; +12 damage. Extra damage against vampires &amp; vampire bats, including 10% chance of instakill.

28[5] (22.5)

28[5] (22.5)

Quest artifact of Undead slayers.

Sting

elven dagger (runed dagger)

lawful

No

+5 to-hit &amp; x2 damage to orcs.  Warning of orcs.  Cuts through webs.

20 (10)

18 (9)

May be produced by naming an ordinary elven dagger Sting.

Stormbringer

runesword

chaotic

Yes

+5 to-hit, +2 damage &amp; level drain to non-drain-resistant monsters. Drain resistance. Bloodthirsty.

18.5 (12)

18 (11.5)

Chaotic crowning gift.

Sunsword

long sword

lawful

No

+5 to-hit &amp; x2 damage to undead. Light.  Protection from light-based blinding.

23 (11.5)

27 (13.5)

May be given to a new angelic being.

Sword of Balance

silver short sword

neutral

No

+2 to-hit &amp; +5 damage to cross-aligned monsters.

15.5 (10.5)

16.5 (11.5)

Sword of Justice

long sword

lawful

No

+5 to-hit &amp; +12 damage cross-aligned monsters.

23.5 (11.5)

25.5 (13.5)

First sacrifice gift for Yeomen.

Thiefbane

long sword

chaotic

No

+5 to-hit, +1 damage, level drain , 15% chance of cancellation &amp; 10% chance of beheading to all @.

17[6] (11.5)

19[6] (13.5)

Obtained by killing One-eyed Sam in the black market.

Trollsbane

morning star

unaligned

No

+5 to-hit, x2 damage &amp; 15% chance of cancellation to trolls.

24 (12)

23 (11.5)

The Tsurugi of Muramasa

tsurugi (long samurai sword)

lawful

Yes

Luck.

10% chance of extra damage, including possible bisection.

15.5[6]

20.35

Quest artifact for Samurai.

Vorpal Blade

long sword

neutral

No

+5 to-hit &amp; +1 damage. 10% chance of beheading. Instantly kills jabberwocks.

12.5[6]

14.5[6]

Neutral crowning gift.

Werebane

silver saber

unaligned

No

+5 to-hit, x2 damage &amp; 15% chance of cancellation to werecreatures.

23 (11.5)

23 (11.5)

See also
SLASH'EM Artifacts
NetHack Artifact weapons
References

↑ The hero's quest artifact and any guaranteed sacrifice gifts are adjusted to the hero's starting alignment.  For example, for a wizard who starts chaotic, Magicbane and The Eye of the Aethiopica are generated chaotic. See Source:Artifact.c#line54.

↑ Before any strength, skill, blessed, and silver bonuses. Assumes weapon enchanted to +7.  Assumes monster is susceptible to special attacks, with the damage to resistant monsters in parentheses, if applicable.

↑ 3.0 3.1 For +2 Magicbane, mean 10.98 (6.57) vs. small and 10.48 (6.07) vs. large

↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Plus 10% chance of poison instakill.

↑ 5.0 5.1 Plus 10% chance of vampire instakill.

↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Plus 10% chance of beheading.