While practically any item can be thrown at your enemies, most will do almost no damage. This page lists items that are designed to serve as (effective) missiles. 'Pure' missiles, as such, are much more likely to be lost/destroyed when thrown/fired — depending on missile type and B/U/C status — but also can be more readily reloaded when accompanied by the corresponding missile weapons, and some types can be mass produced by fletchery and/or 'milking'.
While equipped, iron missiles will cause 0.5 points of damage per turn to mist elf PCs. Wearing gauntlets negates this damage.
For more information on the weapons needed to fire most of these missiles, see the page Missile weapons.
Sling bullets[]
(rock included for comparison since both use slings, sling bullets also can be thrown by hand)
| Name | Missile weapon | Stats | Weight | DL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock | None/Slings | (+0, 1d4) | 5s | 1 | |
| Lead sling bullet | Slings | (+3, 1d5) | 3s | 1 | |
| Mithril sling bullet | Slings | (+4, 2d5) | 3s | 4 | |
| Adamantium sling bullet | Slings | (+4, 3d4) | 3s | 9 | |
| Eternium sling bullet | Slings | (+5, 3d5) | 3s | 15 | |
| Sling bullet of crashing | Slings | (+5, 5d5) | 3s | 20 | |
| Sling bullet of demon slaying | Slings | (+3, 2d3) | 3s | 15 | Demon slayer |
| Sling bullet of construct slaying | Slings | (+3, 2d3) | 3s | 15 | Construct slayer |
| Sling bullet of dragon slaying | Slings | (+3, 2d3) | 3s | 18 | Dragon slayer |
| Sling bullet of giant slaying | Slings | (+3, 2d3) | 3s | ? | Giant slayer |
| Sling bullet of humanoid slaying | Slings | (+3, 2d3) | 3s | 20 | Humanoid slayer |
| Sling bullet of insect slaying | Slings | (+3, 2d3) | 3s | 17 | Insect slayer |
| Sling bullet of plant slaying | Slings | (+3, 2d3) | 3s | 10 | Plant slayer |
| Sling bullet of undead slaying | Slings | (+3, 2d3) | 3s | 17 | Undead slayer |
Thrown rocks and clubs[]
| Name | Missile weapon | Stats | Weight | DL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock | None/Slings | (+0, 1d4) | 5s | 1 | |
| Huge rock | None | (+0, 10d6) | 1000s | 1 | Does not work with slings |
| Throwing club | None | (+0, 1d8) | 30s | 1 | |
| Heavy throwing club | None | (-2, 2d6+4) | 80s | 3 | |
| Curved throwing club | None | (+0, 2d5) | 30s | 7 | Returns when thrown |
| Throwing club of death | None | (+0, 4d6+4) | 40s | 10 |
Arrows[]
| Name | Missile weapon | Stats | Weight | DL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow | Bows | (+0, 1d6) | 2s | 1 | |
| Mithril arrow | Bows | (+0, 1d6+3) | 2s | 3 | |
| Adamantium arrow | Bows | (+1, 1d6+6) | 1s | 6 | |
| Eternium arrow | Bows | (+1, 2d6+8) | 1s | 12 | |
| Arrow of demon slaying | Bows | (+3, 1d6+3) | 2s | 15 | Demon slayer |
| Arrow of construct slaying | Bows | (+3, 1d6+3) | 2s | 6 | Construct slayer |
| Arrow of dragon slaying | Bows | (+3, 1d6+3) | 2s | 12 | Dragon slayer |
| Arrow of giant slaying | Bows | (+3, 1d10+3) | 2s | 9 | Giant slayer |
| Arrow of humanoid slaying | Bows | (+3, 1d6+3) | 2s | 15 | Humanoid slayer |
| Arrow of jelly slaying | Bows | (+3, 2d4+3) | 2s | 3 | Jelly slayer |
| Arrow of undead slaying | Bows | (+3, 2d4+3) | 2s | 3 | Undead slayer} |
| Silvery arrow "True Aim" | Bows | (+10,15d5) | 2s | 20 | Artifact; returns when fired as of v. 1.2.0 |
Quarrels[]
| Name | Missile weapon | Stats | Weight | DL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarrel | Crossbows | (+1, 2d6) | 2s | 1 | |
| Black hurthling quarrel | Hand crossbows | (+1, 1d3+2) | 2s | 3 | |
| Dark elven quarrel | Hand crossbows | (+3, 1d4+3) | 2s | 3 | |
| Mithril quarrel | Crossbows | (+1, 2d6+3) | 2s | 3 | |
| Adamantium quarrel | Crossbows | (+1, 2d6+6) | 1s | 6 | |
| Eternium quarrel | Crossbows | (+1, 4d6+8) | 1s | 10 | |
| Quarrel of construct slaying | Crossbows | (+3, 2d6+3) | 4s | 6 | Construct slayer |
| Quarrel of demon slaying | Crossbows | (+3, 2d6+3) | 4s | 15 | Demon slayer |
| Quarrel of dragon slaying | Crossbows | (+3, 2d6+3) | 4s | 12 | Dragon slayer |
| Quarrel of giant slaying | Crossbows | (+3, 2d8+3) | 4s | 9 | Giant slayer |
| Quarrel of humanoid slaying | Crossbows | (+3, 2d6+3) | 4s | 15 | Humanoid slayer |
| Quarrel of jelly slaying | Crossbows | (+3, 2d6+3) | 4s | 3 | Jelly slayer |
| Quarrel of undead slaying | Crossbows | (+3, 2d6+3) | 4s | 3 | Undead slayer} |
| Obsidian quarrel "Thunderstroke" | Crossbows | (+8,20d4+8) | 2s | 25 | Artifact; returns when fired as of v. 1.2.0 |
Thrown daggers[]
Most daggers and knives have the same stats thrown as wielded and do not induce to hit penalties for being used as missiles.
| Name | Missile weapon | Stats | Weight | DL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throwing knife | Thrown | (+1, 1d3+2) | 8s | 1 | |
| Dagger of returning | Thrown | (+2, 1d4) | 10s | 3 |
Thrown spears[]
Some artifacts like Rune-covered trident or Trident of the Red Rooster return when thrown, Soaker and Long Sting does not but get decent to-hit bonus.
| Name | Missile weapon | Stats | Weight | DL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spear of returning | Thrown | (+2, 1d8) | 40s | 8 | Returns when thrown |
| Javelin of death | Thrown | (+9, 6d6) | 40s | 15 | |
| Javelin of doom | Thrown | (+9, 6d6) | 40s | 30 | Returns when thrown, dooms while equipped |
Boomerangs & Scurgari[]
| Name | Missile weapon | Stats | Weight | DL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomerang | Thrown | (+3, 2d4+1) | 20s | 1 | Returns when thrown |
| Drakish scurgar | Thrown | (+2, 1d8+2) | 10s | 1 | |
| Mithril drakish scurgar | Thrown | (+5, 1d8+5) | 8s | 3 | |
| Adamantium drakish scurgar | Thrown | (+7, 1d8+7) | 7s | 8 | |
| Eternium drakish scurgar | Thrown | (+9, 2d8+9) | 5s | 12 | |
| Drakish scurgar of death | Thrown | (+12, 6d8+6) | 10s | 19 | |
| Drakish scurgar of returning | Thrown | (+2, 2d6+2) | 10s | 9 | Returns when thrown |
Artifact missiles[]
Also listed in corresponding sections.
| Name | Missile weapon | Stats | Weight | DL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devilbane | Thrown | (+15, 2d8+9) | 10s | 6 |
Slays demons, returns |
| Sonic Boom | Thrown | (+15, 4d12+6) | 20s | ? | Increases DV and PV by 5, increases speed and Dexterity by 10, returns, stuns enemies, grants immunity to shock and resistance to confusion |
| Obsidian quarrel "Thunderstroke" | Crossbows | (+8, 20d4+8) | 2s | 25 | returns when fired as of v. 1.2.0 |
| Silvery arrow "True Aim" | Bows | (+10,15d5) | 2s | 20 | returns when fired as of v. 1.2.0 |
Artifacts with missile potential[]
None of artifacts grant their properties while in missile slot (but keep their slaying powers).
| Name | Trained weapon | Stats | Weight | DL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black torc | None | (+2, 2d6+2) | 3s | N/A | returns, undead slayer |
| dwarven rune axe "Rolf's Companion" | Thrown axes & hammers | (+4, 3d8+4) | 50s | N/A | returns |
| rune-covered trident | Thrown spears | (+2,3d8+4) | 80s | N/A | returns, demon and undead slayer |
| Trident of the Red Rooster | Thrown spears | (+8,9d8+16) | 150s | N/A | returns, demon and undead slayer |
| hammer of the gods | Thrown axes & hammers | (-6,3d10) | 400s | 15 | returns |
| jet-black glaive "Long Sting" | Thrown spears | (+66, 7d4) | 100s | 2 | does not return |
| shining long spear "Soaker" | Thrown spears | (+36,10d4) | 100s | 10 | does not return, jelly slayer |
| phial of Caladriel | None | (+0,1d2) | 2s | N/A | Blinds humanoids on hit. |
References[]
Some information taken with permission from Andy Williams' Guidebook.
Some item DLs and/or stat modifier distribution taken from Anilatx's research.