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| name = Elephant tusk
|name = Elephant Tusk
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| image = Elephant tusk.png
|image = Elephant tusk.png|Elephant tusk
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| type = Equipment
|type = Equipment
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| type2 = Weapons
|type2 = Weapons
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| tech level = Neolithic
|description = "The tusk of an elephant, deadly but somewhat unwieldy."
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| description = An elephant's tusk. It is very durable and valuable. While somewhat unwieldy as a melee weapon, it can still be deadly.
|class =  
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| class =  
|hp= 150
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| hp = 150
|damage = 15
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| deterioration = 0.5
|range = 1
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| meleeattack1dmg = 18.2
|mode = Melee
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| meleeattack1type = stab
|warmup =  
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| meleeattack1part = point
|cooldown = 150
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| meleeattack1cool = 2.6
|DPS = DPS
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| meleeattack1ap = 27
|marketvalue=450
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| meleeattack2dmg = 18.2
|mass base = 1.8
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| meleeattack2type = scratch
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| meleeattack2part = point
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| meleeattack2cool = 2.6
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| meleeattack2ap = 27
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| meleeattack3dmg = 9
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| meleeattack3type = blunt
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| meleeattack3part = base
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| meleeattack3cool = 2
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| meleeattack3ap = 13
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| MeleeWeaponAverageDPS = 6.89
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| MeleeWeaponAverageAP = 27
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| damage type = Sharp
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| mode = Melee
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| marketvalue = 80
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| mass base = 1.8
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| tradeTags = ExoticMisc
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| thingSetMakerTags = AnimalPart
 
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An '''elephant tusk''' is an item obtained from butchering an [[elephant]]. Tusks can be sold to exotic goods [[trade]]rs, or used as a melee [[weapon]].
{{Info|When a [[Elephant|elephant]] is killed there is a chance that it will drop 2 [[{{PAGENAME}}]].}}
 
  
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==Acquisition==
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Butchering an adult male [[elephant]] will yield two elephant tusks, unless the parts have been destroyed by damage. Female elephants do not drop tusks, despite both having a tusk attack and their texture showing tusks. Only a full adult elephant will produce tusks when butchered. All wild elephants spawn as adults.
  
==Gameplay Overview==
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They can also be purchased from [[trader]]s.
When an elephant is killed, there is a possibility of it dropping 2 Elephant Tusks. These can then be sold to Exotic Goods Traders, or used as a melee weapon. For the former option, Elephant Tusks can fetch a nice price.  
 
  
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== Summary ==
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Elephant tusks function identically to any other melee weapon, despite their unorthodox method of production. They do not have a [[quality]] value - all elephant tusks are statistically identical.
  
If you choose to use an Elephant Tusk as a weapon, it is roughly equivalent to a Poor quality [[Steel]] [[Long Sword]] in terms of damage output, so there are many options which can easily beat out an Elephant Tusk - it's an OK weapon if you've got nothing else that's good in storage.
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== Analysis ==
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An elephant tusk is a decent, early choice for melee weapon. It requires no crafting and has no [[quality]], so isn't reliant on having skilled pawns nor does it consume resources. While it has a modest DPS, its AP is fairly high for the early game. It thus an effective choice until [[Research#Smithing|Smithing]] is researched and better melee weapons become available, and can be effective for longer if materials and/or skilled crafters are lacking. The primary difficulty comes in killing an elephant in the early game, but the [[elephant leather|hardy leather]] and large amount of [[meat]] make it a valuable feat if it can be accomplished.  
  
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After the early game, tusks are outcompeted by more effective melee weapons, but they are still a nice freebie that adds to the value in preferentially hunting and/or slaughtering elephants over other big game.
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=== Taming vs hunting ===
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Hunting elephants may be faster but can prove difficult or prohibitively dangerous, especially when herds turn manhunter. As elephants have a 0% manhunting chance on a failed taming attempt, taming them for slaughter has no risk beyond lost pawn time and a small amount of food, while also providing several additional advantages. Slaughtering a tamed elephant will still produce both tusks, along with significantly more meat and leather. Taming elephants requires an [[Skills#Animals|Animals skill]] of 5.
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{{Other Weapon Attack Table}}
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== Version history ==
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* Beta 19 - market price was reduced from 450 silver to 80 silver.
  
 
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Revision as of 02:08, 10 October 2022

Elephant tusk

Elephant tusk

An elephant's tusk. It is very durable and valuable. While somewhat unwieldy as a melee weapon, it can still be deadly.

Base Stats

Type
EquipmentWeapons
Tech Level
Neolithic
Market Value
80 Silver
Mass
1.8 kg
HP
150
Deterioration Rate
0.5

Melee Combat

Mode
Melee
Melee Attack 1
Point
18.2 dmg (Stab)
27% AP
2.6 seconds cooldown
Melee Attack 2 
Point
18.2 dmg (Scratch)
27% AP
2.6 seconds cooldown
Melee Attack 3 
Base
9 dmg (Blunt)
13% AP
2 seconds cooldown
Melee Average DPS
6.89
Melee Average AP
27%
Technical
thingSetMakerTags
AnimalPart
tradeTags
ExoticMisc


An elephant tusk is an item obtained from butchering an elephant. Tusks can be sold to exotic goods traders, or used as a melee weapon.

Acquisition

Butchering an adult male elephant will yield two elephant tusks, unless the parts have been destroyed by damage. Female elephants do not drop tusks, despite both having a tusk attack and their texture showing tusks. Only a full adult elephant will produce tusks when butchered. All wild elephants spawn as adults.

They can also be purchased from traders.

Summary

Elephant tusks function identically to any other melee weapon, despite their unorthodox method of production. They do not have a quality value - all elephant tusks are statistically identical.

Analysis

An elephant tusk is a decent, early choice for melee weapon. It requires no crafting and has no quality, so isn't reliant on having skilled pawns nor does it consume resources. While it has a modest DPS, its AP is fairly high for the early game. It thus an effective choice until Smithing is researched and better melee weapons become available, and can be effective for longer if materials and/or skilled crafters are lacking. The primary difficulty comes in killing an elephant in the early game, but the hardy leather and large amount of meat make it a valuable feat if it can be accomplished.

After the early game, tusks are outcompeted by more effective melee weapons, but they are still a nice freebie that adds to the value in preferentially hunting and/or slaughtering elephants over other big game.

Taming vs hunting

Hunting elephants may be faster but can prove difficult or prohibitively dangerous, especially when herds turn manhunter. As elephants have a 0% manhunting chance on a failed taming attempt, taming them for slaughter has no risk beyond lost pawn time and a small amount of food, while also providing several additional advantages. Slaughtering a tamed elephant will still produce both tusks, along with significantly more meat and leather. Taming elephants requires an Animals skill of 5.

Attack table

  • Name DPS[1] AP[1] Point (Stab) Point (Scratch) Base (Blunt) Value [ExpandCollapse]
    Dam. Cool. AP DPS Chance[2] Dam. Cool. AP DPS Chance[2] Dam. Cool. AP DPS Chance[2]
    Elephant tusk 6.49 23.5% 18.2 2.6s 27% 7 38% 18.2 2.6s 27% 7 38% 9 2s 13% 4.5 25% 80 Silver
    1. 1.0 1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox. It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder
    2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chance for attack to be selected, assuming only the weapon's attack verbs are considered. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder

    Version history

    • Beta 19 - market price was reduced from 450 silver to 80 silver.