Friday, 23rd March 2012, 04:57 by smock
I tend to value blinking quite highly. I think that plate armour would be fine for most of a 3-rune game if (1) you already have rF+ and rC+, (2) have some money left over after buying it, and (3) don't have many enchant armour scrolls. (Some gave I find 20, others I find 2.)
Having some source of rC+, rPois, rN and sInv is helpful. Combining them all into one item is great. This would be great on a ring! On a battle axe, not so great. But it would make a good backup for invisible things, draining things, poisoning things, things that freeze you, or hydras. This is not an end game axe and Trog will give you a better one eventually, but if Trog waits until V4 to give you that executioner's axe, then the above randart can fill in in a good many situations until the end game. I would get it if it's cheap and you don't have rC or rPois or sInv yet.
I think that cerebovssquire's comments are in true but they pertain better to experienced players than to newbies. I haven't died any of those threats in a long time, though I'm not a great player yet. Newbies die to poison, invisible stalkers and orc wizards. If you're a newbie, respect those threats by picking up resistances. But also learn other ways to mitigate them, like using projectiles in tunnels and potions of curing.