Weapons sorted by damage done =============================== by Robert DeLoura (deloura@noaapmel.govr), and Boudewijn Wayers (kroisos@win.tue.nl). This file is an almost exact duplication of the file "weapons", except that it lists the various NetHack weapons in a slightly different order. Following are the various weapons, sorted by average damage to small monsters. In case of a tie, to damage to large monsters, in case of another tie by plus to hit (+), then by weight (lowest weight last), then by alphabet (* means two-handed): Weapon Appearance Wt Sdam Ldam Avg Dmg Metal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ bullwhip -- 20 d2 1 1.5/1.0 LEATHER worm tooth -- 20 d2 d2 1.5/1.5 ???? knife -- 5 d3 d2 2.0/1.5 IRON shito -- 5 d3 d2 2.0/1.5 IRON stiletto -- 5 d3 d2 2.0/1.5 IRON dart -- 1 d3 d2 2.0/1.5 IRON orcish dagger (++) crude dagger 10 d3 d3 2.0/2.0 IRON scalpel (++) -- 5 d3 d3 2.0/2.0 IRON rubber hose -- 20 d4 d3 2.5/2.0 ???? athame (++) -- 10 d4 d3 2.5/2.0 IRON dagger (++) -- 10 d4 d3 2.5/2.0 IRON runesword runed broadswd 40 d4 d6 2.5/3.5 IRON elven dagger (++) runed dagger 10 d5 d3 3.0/2.0 IRON orcish arrow crude arrow 1 d5 d6 3.0/3.5 IRON orcish short sword crude shrt swd 30 d5 d8 3.0/4.5 IRON orcish spear crude spear 30 d5 d8 3.0/4.5 IRON pick-axe -- 100 d6 d3 3.5/2.0 IRON club -- 30 d6 d3 3.5/2.0 WOOD aklys thonged club 15 d6 d3 3.5/2.0 IRON axe -- 60 d6 d4 3.5/2.5 IRON war hammer -- 50 d4+1 d4 3.5/2.5 IRON quarterstaff staff 40 d6 d6 3.5/3.5 WOOD * javelin throwing spear 20 d6 d6 3.5/3.5 IRON arrow -- 1 d6 d6 3.5/3.5 IRON silver arrow -- 1 d6 d6 3.5/3.5 SILVER lance -- 180 d6 d8 3.5/4.5 IRON partisan vulgar polearm 80 d6 d6+1 3.5/4.5 IRON * fauchard pole sickle 60 d6 d8 3.5/4.5 IRON * short sword -- 30 d6 d8 3.5/4.5 IRON spear -- 30 d6 d8 3.5/4.5 IRON wakizashi -- 30 d6 d8 3.5/4.5 IRON crossbow bolt -- 1 d4+1 d6+1 3.5/4.5 IRON glaive sngl-edge pole 75 d6 d10 3.5/5.5 IRON * naginata sngl-edge pole 75 d6 d10 3.5/5.5 IRON * elven arrow runed arrow 1 d7 d6 4.0/3.5 IRON ya (+) bamboo arrow 1 d7 d7 4.0/4.0 METAL dwarvish short sword broad shrt swd 30 d7 d8 4.0/4.5 IRON elven spear runed spear 30 d7 d8 4.0/4.5 IRON bec de corbin beaked polearm 100 d8 d6 4.5/3.5 IRON * mace -- 30 d6+1 d6 4.5/3.5 IRON shuriken (++) throwing star 1 d8 d6 4.5/3.5 IRON scimitar curved sword 40 d8 d8 4.5/4.5 IRON silver saber -- 40 d8 d8 4.5/4.5 SILVER dwarvish spear stout spear 35 d8 d8 4.5/4.5 IRON elven short sword runed shrt swd 30 d8 d8 4.5/4.5 IRON flail -- 15 d6+1 2d4 4.5/5.0 IRON nunchaku -- 15 d6+1 2d4 4.5/5.0 IRON long sword -- 40 d8 d12 4.5/6.5 IRON spetum forked polearm 50 d6+1 2d6 4.5/7.0 IRON * trident -- 25 d6+1 3d4 4.5/7.5 IRON lucern hammer pronged pole 150 2d4 d6 5.0/3.5 IRON * morning star -- 120 2d4 d6+1 5.0/4.5 IRON guisarme pruning hook 80 2d4 d8 5.0/4.5 IRON * broadsword -- 70 2d4 d6+1 5.0/4.5 IRON ninja-to -- 70 2d4 d6+1 5.0/4.5 IRON voulge pole cleaver 125 2d4 2d4 5.0/5.0 IRON * ranseur hilted polearm 50 2d4 2d4 5.0/5.0 IRON * boomerang -- 5 d9 d9 5.0/5.0 WOOD bill-guisarme hooked polearm 120 2d4 d10 5.0/5.5 IRON * bardiche long poleaxe 120 2d4 3d4 5.0/7.5 IRON * crysknife (+++) -- 20 d10 d10 5.5/5.5 MINERAL katana (+) samurai sword 40 d10 d12 5.5/6.5 IRON halberd angled poleaxe 150 d10 2d6 5.5/7.0 IRON * elven broadsword runed broadswd 70 d6+d4 d6+1 6.0/4.5 IRON unicorn horn -- 20 d12 d12 6.5/6.5 BONE * two-handed sword -- 150 d12 3d6 6.5/10.5 IRON * dwarvish mattock (-) heavy pick 120 d12 d8+2d6 6.5/11.5 IRON * battle-axe dbl-headed axe 120 d8+d4 d6+2d4 7.0/8.5 IRON * tsurugi (++) lng sam. swd 60 d16 d8+2d6 8.5/11.5 METAL * Weapons sorted by average damage to large monsters. In case of a tie, to damage to small monsters, in case of another tie by plus to hit, then by weight, then by alphabet: Weapon Appearance Wt Sdam Ldam Avg Dmg Metal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ bullwhip -- 20 d2 1 1.5/1.0 LEATHER worm tooth -- 20 d2 d2 1.5/1.5 ???? dart -- 1 d3 d2 2.0/1.5 IRON knife -- 5 d3 d2 2.0/1.5 IRON shito -- 5 d3 d2 2.0/1.5 IRON stiletto -- 5 d3 d2 2.0/1.5 IRON orcish dagger (++) crude dagger 10 d3 d3 2.0/2.0 IRON scalpel (++) -- 5 d3 d3 2.0/2.0 IRON rubber hose -- 20 d4 d3 2.5/2.0 ???? athame (++) -- 10 d4 d3 2.5/2.0 IRON dagger (++) -- 10 d4 d3 2.5/2.0 IRON elven dagger (++) runed dagger 10 d5 d3 3.0/2.0 IRON pick-axe -- 100 d6 d3 3.5/2.0 IRON club -- 30 d6 d3 3.5/2.0 WOOD aklys thonged club 15 d6 d3 3.5/2.0 IRON axe -- 60 d6 d4 3.5/2.5 IRON war hammer -- 50 d4+1 d4 3.5/2.5 IRON runesword runed broadswd 40 d4 d6 2.5/3.5 IRON orcish arrow crude arrow 1 d5 d6 3.0/3.5 IRON quarterstaff staff 40 d6 d6 3.5/3.5 WOOD * javelin throwing spear 20 d6 d6 3.5/3.5 IRON arrow -- 1 d6 d6 3.5/3.5 IRON silver arrow -- 1 d6 d6 3.5/3.5 SILVER elven arrow runed arrow 1 d7 d6 4.0/3.5 IRON bec de corbin beaked polearm 100 d8 d6 4.5/3.5 IRON * mace -- 30 d6+1 d6 4.5/3.5 IRON shuriken (++) throwing star 1 d8 d6 4.5/3.5 IRON lucern hammer pronged pole 150 2d4 d6 5.0/3.5 IRON * ya (+) bamboo arrow 1 d7 d7 4.0/4.0 METAL orcish short sword crude shrt swd 30 d5 d8 3.0/4.5 IRON orcish spear crude spear 30 d5 d8 3.0/4.5 IRON lance -- 180 d6 d8 3.5/4.5 IRON partisan vulgar polearm 80 d6 d6+1 3.5/4.5 IRON * fauchard pole sickle 60 d6 d8 3.5/4.5 IRON * short sword -- 30 d6 d8 3.5/4.5 IRON spear -- 30 d6 d8 3.5/4.5 IRON wakizashi -- 30 d6 d8 3.5/4.5 IRON crossbow bolt -- 1 d4+1 d6+1 3.5/4.5 IRON dwarvish short sword broad shrt swd 30 d7 d8 4.0/4.5 IRON elven spear runed spear 30 d7 d8 4.0/4.5 IRON scimitar curved sword 40 d8 d8 4.5/4.5 IRON silver saber -- 40 d8 d8 4.5/4.5 SILVER dwarvish spear stout spear 35 d8 d8 4.5/4.5 IRON elven short sword runed shrt swd 30 d8 d8 4.5/4.5 IRON morning star -- 120 2d4 d6+1 5.0/4.5 IRON guisarme pruning hook 80 2d4 d8 5.0/4.5 IRON * broadsword -- 70 2d4 d6+1 5.0/4.5 IRON ninja-to -- 70 2d4 d6+1 5.0/4.5 IRON elven broadsword runed broadswd 70 d6+d4 d6+1 6.0/4.5 IRON flail -- 15 d6+1 2d4 4.5/5.0 IRON nunchaku -- 15 d6+1 2d4 4.5/5.0 IRON voulge pole cleaver 125 2d4 2d4 5.0/5.0 IRON * ranseur hilted polearm 50 2d4 2d4 5.0/5.0 IRON * boomerang -- 5 d9 d9 5.0/5.0 WOOD glaive sngl-edge pole 75 d6 d10 3.5/5.5 IRON * naginata sngl-edge pole 75 d6 d10 3.5/5.5 IRON * bill-guisarme hooked polearm 120 2d4 d10 5.0/5.5 IRON * crysknife (+++) -- 20 d10 d10 5.5/5.5 MINERAL long sword -- 40 d8 d12 4.5/6.5 IRON katana (+) samurai sword 40 d10 d12 5.5/6.5 IRON unicorn horn -- 20 d12 d12 6.5/6.5 BONE * spetum forked polearm 50 d6+1 2d6 4.5/7.0 IRON * halberd angled poleaxe 150 d10 2d6 5.5/7.0 IRON * trident -- 25 d6+1 3d4 4.5/7.5 IRON bardiche long poleaxe 120 2d4 3d4 5.0/7.5 IRON * battle-axe dbl-headed axe 120 d8+d4 d6+2d4 7.0/8.5 IRON * two-handed sword -- 150 d12 3d6 6.5/10.5 IRON * dwarvish mattock (-) heavy pick 120 d12 d8+2d6 6.5/11.5 IRON * tsurugi (++) lng sam. swd 60 d16 d8+2d6 8.5/11.5 METAL * For an explanation of the various columns, see the file "weapons", normally available at the same place where you got this file.