# Angband orc

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Angband

o Angband orc File:Angband orc.png

Difficulty

24

Attacks

Weapon 2d6 physical, Weapon 2d6 physical

o Angband orc File:Angband orc.png

Difficulty

24

Attacks

Weapon 2d6 physical, Weapon 2d6 physical

Base level

20

Base experience

584

Speed

18

Base AC

5

Base MR

25

Alignment

−10 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

1200

Nutritional value

200

Size

medium

Resistances

cold, poison, petrification

Resistances conveyed

cold

An Angband orc:

 has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso.

 can see invisible creatures.

 is omnivorous.

 is an orc.

 is strong.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.
 can pick up weapons and food.

 can be seen through infravision.

 normally appears in large groups.

 may turn against you when tame.
 cannot be tamed.

Angband orcs, found in dNetHack, are much stronger than regular orcs, being survivors from the First Age.  In most cases, they appear only in the company of an orc of the ages of stars.  As such, they will probably not be encountered until the ascension run, at which point the character will probably be more than strong enough to deal with them.
However, Angband orcs do randomly generate in the Borehole, the lowest section of the Tolkien-themed Chaos quest. Angband orcs encountered at this point in the mid-game should not be taken lightly due to their high damage output.