| Knife ( ( ) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Item Type | Melee weapon |
| Artifact? | No |
| Weight | 8s |
| Danger Level | 1 |
| Material | Iron |
Knives are one of the basic types of Weapon in ADOM. They have default stats of (+0, 1d3), though these do vary from time to time.
Desirability[]
There are few weapons with worse stats. (The whip is one, but it has better chances of being a useful weapon thanks to it using Dexterity instead of Strength for damage.) Actually, 1d3 is also the base damage value of the PC's bare fist; the only advantage of the knife is that it allows true berserking. Backed by Daggers & Knives weapon skill and in a severe case of weapons shortage (hard to imagine when orcs provide orcish knives in abundance), you might want to use a knife. But that kind of situation is not very desirable.
Guaranteed/Common sources[]
They can be obtained in the same manner as all generic loot.
Greater Identify information[]
---------------------------- blessed knife (+0, 1d3)--------------------------- When used in melee combat it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d3 points of damage. When used as a missile it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d3 points of damage.