Weapons/Spells for a stabber?

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A VineStalker Assassin of Dithmenos

New to stabbing (and still a rookie) in general. I also don't know how to post my character progress (Learned it=p )

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.15.2 (tiles) character file.

Jyu the Unseen (Vine Stalker Assassin)             Turns: 38708, Time: 02:08:57

HP 108/108       AC 29     Str 17      XL: 18   Next: 50%
MP  29/29        EV 16     Int 14      God: Dithmenos [******]
Gold 4615        SH 11     Dex 26      Spells:  2 memorised, 11 levels left

rFire  + + .     SeeInvis .     X - +0 dagger (elec)
rCold  x . .     Clarity  .     W - +5 fire dragon armour "Chanycwa" {rF++ rC- Slay+6}
rNeg   . . .     rCorr    .     Q - +2 buckler
rPois  +         rRot     +     (helmet restricted)
rElec  .         Spirit   +     y - +2 cloak {rPois}
SustAb .         Warding  .     G - +1 pair of gloves
rMut   +         Stasis   .     T - +2 pair of boots {run}
Gourm  .                        C - amulet of resist mutation
MR     ++++.                    V - ring of protection from magic
                                w - +6 ring of dexterity

@: wreathed by umbra, studying Charms, quick, incredibly resistant to hostile
enchantments, very stealthy
A: fangs 3, horns 1, large bone plates 1, rugged brown scales 1, magic
resistance 1, regeneration 3, strong 1, wild magic 1, magic shield, antimagic
bite, no device heal 3, rot immunity
a: Shadow Step, Shadow Form, Renounce Religion


You are on level 4 of the Swamp.
You worship Dithmenos.
Dithmenos is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and seen 34 of its levels.
You have visited the Abyss 1 time.
You have also visited: Labyrinth, Trove and Bailey.

You have collected 4875 gold pieces.
You have spent 260 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 b - a +0 blowgun
 X - a +0 dagger of electrocution (weapon)
Missiles
 e - 56 poisoned needles
 h - 2 curare-tipped needles
 E - 2 throwing nets (quivered)
Armour
 x - the +0 pair of boots of the Exiled Wonders {+Inv +Fly Str+1 SInv}
   (You found it in a treasure trove)   
   
   It affects your strength (+1).
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It lets you turn invisible.
   It lets you fly.
 y - a +2 cloak of poison resistance (worn)
 G - a +1 pair of gloves (worn)
 Q - a +2 buckler (worn)
 T - a +2 pair of boots of running (worn)
 W - the +5 fire dragon armour "Chanycwa" (worn) {rF++ rC- Slay+6}
   (You found it on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It affects your accuracy and damage with ranged weapons and melee attacks
   (+6).
   It greatly protects you from fire.
   It makes you vulnerable to cold.
Magical devices
 r - a wand of teleportation (5)
 s - a wand of teleportation (4)
 B - a wand of digging
Comestibles
 g - 12 bread rations
 i - 13 meat rations
 n - 29 fruits
 H - 13 royal jellies
Scrolls
 a - 2 scrolls of identify
 c - 4 scrolls of blinking
 d - 5 scrolls of vulnerability
 l - 25 scrolls of remove curse
 o - 5 scrolls of fear
 q - 8 scrolls of recharging
 u - 3 scrolls of fog
 D - 7 scrolls of amnesia
 J - 2 scrolls of silence
 L - 5 scrolls of magic mapping
 M - 2 scrolls of enchant weapon
 P - 2 scrolls of enchant armour
 R - a scroll of holy word
Jewellery
 f - an uncursed amulet of warding
 t - an uncursed ring of ice
 w - a +6 ring of dexterity (left hand)
 A - an uncursed ring of positive energy
 C - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
 K - an uncursed amulet of resist corrosion
 N - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities
 V - a ring of protection from magic (right hand)
Potions
 j - 4 potions of cancellation
 k - 6 potions of magic
 p - a potion of cure mutation
 v - 9 potions of flight
 z - 4 potions of restore abilities
 F - 11 potions of curing
 I - a potion of agility
 S - 2 potions of resistance
 U - 3 potions of haste
 Y - a potion of invisibility
 Z - 4 potions of porridge
Books
 m - a book of Enchantments   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Tukima's Dance                     Hexes                        3
   Cause Fear                         Hexes                        4
   Silence                            Hexes/Air                    5
   Deflect Missiles                   Charms/Air                   6
   Haste                              Charms                       6
   Discord                            Hexes                        8
 O - a manual of Charms


   Skills:
 - Level 16.1 Fighting
 - Level 10.0 Short Blades
 - Level 5.4 Throwing
 + Level 10.9 Armour
 - Level 9.1 Dodging
 - Level 18.0 Stealth
 - Level 5.0 Shields
 - Level 9.2 Charms
 - Level 8.0 Summonings
 - Level 6.3 Invocations


You have 11 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Summon Butterflies    Summ           ####....     7%          1    ##.....
b - Shadow Creatures      Summ           N/A          85%         5    ######.


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (0/1) D:6             Orc (4/4) D:10
    Elf (3/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:11          Swamp (4/5) Lair:4
  Snake (0/5) Lair:3        Slime (0/6) Lair:6       Vaults (0/5) D:14
 Depths (0/5) D:15       

Altars:
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Makhleb
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
The Shining One
Beogh
Jiyva

Shops:
D:8 }   D:12 :   Orc:4 ::*=

Annotations:
D:8 Maurice


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have razor-sharp teeth.
You regenerate.
When hurt, damage is shared between your health and your magic reserves.
Your bite disrupts and absorbs the magic of your enemies.
Potions and wands cannot restore your health.
You are immune to rotting.
You have a pair of small horns on your head.
You are partially covered in large bone plates (AC +2, SH +2).
You are partially covered in rugged brown scales (AC +1, +3% HP).
You are resistant to hostile enchantments.
Your muscles are strong. (Str +2)
Your spells are a little harder to cast, but a little more powerful.


Message History

You enter the shallow water.
Moving in this stuff is going to be slow.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You enter the shallow water.
Moving in this stuff is going to be slow.
You enter the shallow water.
Moving in this stuff is going to be slow.
You see here 8 arrows of flame.
You enter the shallow water.
Moving in this stuff is going to be slow.
You enter the shallow water.
Moving in this stuff is going to be slow.
Partly explored, can't reach some places.
Partly explored, can't reach some places.
Unknown command.
Search for what [Enter for "swamp", or ? for help]?
Okay, then.
Unknown command.
Unknown command.
Unknown command.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  A deep elf master archer (Elf:3)
  3 deep elf blademasters (Elf:3)
  2 thorn hunters (Swamp:4)
  Rupert (Swamp:4)
  8 deep elf sorcerers (Elf:3)
  Donald (Elf:1)
  Wiglaf (Swamp:3)
  4 deep elf demonologists (Elf:3)
  10 deep elf annihilators (Elf:3)
  6 deep elf death magi (Elf:3)
  8 vault guards (D:14)
  A minotaur (Lab)
  3 deep elf high priests (Elf:3)
  Fannar (D:12)
  Harold (Lair:2)
  An ice dragon (Lair:2)
  A ravenous item mimic (Lair:7)
  15 death yaks
  Erica (Orc:2)
  A shambling mangrove (Swamp:2)
  4 alligators
  20 hydras
  A centaur warrior (D:15)
  An ogre mage (D:12)
  3 orc high priests (Orc:4)
  6 spriggans
  7 deep elf knights
  8 skeletal warriors
  2 swamp dragons
  A spriggan druid (Swamp:1)
  A necromancer (D:15)
  2 unseen horrors
  13 deep elf conjurers
  A wizard (D:15)
  8 deep elf summoners
  A wolf spider zombie (D:15)
  4 orc sorcerers
  6 hill giants
  2 red wasps (Swamp:4)
  6 ugly things
  2 manticores
  A wolf spider (Lair:3)
  8 orc knights
  A cyclops (D:15)
  4 griffons
  4 gargoyles
  13 elephants
  Joseph (D:12)
  A naga mage (D:15)
  5 black mambas
  Psyche (Orc:1)
  An efreet (D:14)
  19 spiny frogs
  10 yaktaurs
  An item mimic (Orc:2)
  A hellwing (Elf:3)
  7 komodo dragons
  9 deep elf priests
  A tengu conjurer (D:11)
  Grinder (D:4)
  4 fire drakes
  2 polar bears
  4 bog bodies
  4 trolls
  10 giant leeches
  A minotaur skeleton (Lab)
  A jumping spider (shapeshifter) (D:14)
  A two-headed ogre (D:12)
  A hydra skeleton (D:14)
  A baby alligator (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  14 slime creatures
  21 blink frogs
  4 ravens
  2 basilisks
  A griffon skeleton (D:13)
  3 shadows
  A wraith (D:6)
  36 yaks
  2 blue devils (Elf:3)
  A wyvern (D:14)
  A hill giant zombie (D:14)
  Eustachio (D:4)
  An elf zombie (D:15)
  17 hippogriffs
  Grum (D:8)
  25 deep elf magi
  3 hungry ghosts
  A neqoxec (Orc:4)
  2 hill giant skeletons
  20 swamp worms
  3 soldier ants
  22 deep elf fighters
  26 vampire mosquitoes
  A naga (Lair:3)
  A steam dragon (Lair:4)
  An ogre zombie (D:13)
  2 wargs (Orc:4)
  3 mottled dragons
  7 wolves
  7 ice beasts
  37 orc warriors
  2 sky beasts
  10 swamp drakes
  A human skeleton (D:14)
  9 porcupines
  A spider (Lab)
  19 water moccasins
  6 ogres
  A black bear (shapeshifter) (D:14)
  A phantom (D:12)
  6 yellow wasps
  5 black bears
  4 manticore skeletons
  11 centaurs
  12 crocodiles
  29 giant frogs
  A komodo dragon zombie (D:8)
  An eye of draining (D:9)
  4 insubstantial wisps (Swamp:2)
  A wyvern skeleton (D:7)
  6 scorpions
  An electric eel (Lair:2)
  A yak skeleton (Orc:4)
  A warg skeleton (Orc:4)
  10 killer bees
  4 wights (D:14)
  A centaur zombie (D:8)
  3 crimson imps
  3 goliath beetles
  26 orc priests
  2 starcursed masses (Elf:3)
  A boring beetle zombie (D:15)
  7 hounds
  2 quasits
  7 jellies
  3 iguanas
  15 sheep
  An orange rat (Elf:3)
  A tengu simulacrum (D:15)
  10 worker ants
  29 orc wizards
  A boulder beetle simulacrum (D:15)
  A sky beast zombie (D:6)
  Terence (D:2)
  A hound skeleton (D:7)
  8 gnolls
  21 adders
  A brain worm simulacrum (D:15)
  65 green rats
  3 orc skeletons (Orc:4)
  3 shadow imps
  A giant mite (D:6)
  2 worms
  An iguana zombie (D:5)
  An adder skeleton (D:4)
  4 giant geckos
  5 oozes (D:8)
  175 orcs
  3 ball pythons
  A bat skeleton (D:5)
  5 giant cockroaches
  29 goblins
  16 hobgoblins
  4 jackals (D:3)
  9 kobolds
  14 quokkas
  16 bats
  A giant mite zombie (D:5)
  4 giant newts
  2 goblin skeletons
  2 kobold skeletons
  A kobold zombie (D:7)
  An orc zombie (Orc:4)
  14 rats
  9 rat skeletons (Orc:4)
  2 ballistomycetes (D:13)
  A butterfly (Lab)
1240 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A yak skeleton (Orc:4)
  An orc priest (Orc:4)
  An orc wizard (Orc:4)
  2 giant spores (D:13)
  2 rat skeletons (Orc:4)
  2 butterflies (D:12)
  10 fungi
  14 plants
33 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 1273 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
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     0 | D:1      | Jyu, the Vine Stalker Assassin, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 11/11 MP: 1/1
   129 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 5/15 MP: 0/3
   598 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 18/18 MP: 4/4
   666 | D:2      | Noticed Terence
   712 | D:2      | Killed Terence
  1226 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 23/23 MP: 5/5
  2068 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 24/26 MP: 7/7
  2137 | D:3      | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
  2147 | D:3      | Became a worshipper of Dithmenos the Shadowed
  2269 | D:4      | Noticed Grinder
  2364 | D:4      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  2364 | D:4      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  2557 | D:4      | Reached skill level 5 in Short Blades
  2728 | D:4      | Noticed Eustachio
  2749 | D:4      | Killed Eustachio
  2749 | D:4      | Reached skill level 6 in Short Blades
  2749 | D:4      | Gained mutation: You heal very quickly. [vine stalker growth]
  2749 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 28/30 MP: 8/8
  2847 | D:4      | Killed Grinder
  2847 | D:4      | Reached skill level 7 in Short Blades
  2847 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 30/34 MP: 9/9
  3021 | D:4      | Gained mutation: You evolve. [potion of mutation]
  3021 | D:4      | Gained mutation: Space occasionally distorts in your vicinity. [potion of mutation]
  3045 | D:4      | Gained mutation: You are dopey. (Int -2) [potion of mutation]
  3045 | D:4      | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in rugged brown scales (AC +1, +3% HP). [potion of mutation]
  3045 | D:4      | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small horns on your head. [potion of mutation]
  3046 | D:4      | Lost mutation: You are dopey. (Int -2) [potion of mutation]
  3046 | D:4      | Gained mutation: You tend to lose your temper in combat. [potion of mutation]
  3076 | D:4      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  3392 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3394 | D:5      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
  3647 | D:5      | Reached skill level 8 in Short Blades
  3696 | D:5      | Gained mutation: You have razor-sharp teeth. [vine stalker growth]
  3696 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 32/39 MP: 11/11
  4353 | D:6      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4441 | D:6      | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
  4639 | D:6      | Acquired Dithmenos' first power
  4938 | D:7      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 41/45 MP: 12/12
  4965 | D:7      | Reached skill level 9 in Stealth
  5471 | D:8      | Reached skill level 10 in Stealth
  5612 | D:8      | Lost mutation: Space occasionally distorts in your vicinity. [evolution]
  5691 | D:8      | Noticed Maurice
  5702 | D:8      | Reached skill level 11 in Stealth
  5836 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  5888 | D:8      | Acquired Dithmenos' second power
  5915 | D:8      | Noticed Grum
  5967 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 34/54 MP: 13/13
  6021 | D:8      | Reached skill level 12 in Stealth
  6134 | D:8      | Killed Grum
  6184 | D:8      | Found Ogaanal's Gadget Shoppe.
  7025 | D:9      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  7025 | D:9      | Noticed an Executioner
  7029 | D:9      | Reached skill level 13 in Stealth
  7098 | D:9      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  7098 | D:9      | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
  7302 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  7401 | D:10     | Noticed a hill giant
  7412 | D:10     | Killed a hill giant
  7899 | D:10     | Acquired Dithmenos' third power
  7981 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  7982 | D:10     | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
  8113 | D:10     | Reached skill level 10 in Short Blades
  8143 | D:10     | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging
  8208 | D:10     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 31/59 MP: 15/15
  8423 | D:11     | Noticed a hill giant
  8426 | D:11     | Killed a hill giant
  8576 | D:11     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
  8700 | D:11     | Noticed an orc knight
  8721 | D:11     | Killed an orc knight
  8797 | D:11     | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  8919 | D:11     | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  9268 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
  9351 | Lair:1   | Noticed a five-headed hydra
  9579 | Lair:1   | Killed a five-headed hydra
  9579 | Lair:1   | Acquired Dithmenos' fourth power
 10391 | Lair:2   | Noticed Harold
 10398 | Lair:2   | Killed Harold
 10560 | Lair:2   | Gained mutation: You regenerate. [vine stalker growth]
 10560 | Lair:2   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 63/63 MP: 16/16
 10952 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
 10999 | Lair:2   | Noticed an ice dragon
 11060 | Lair:2   | Killed an ice dragon
 11151 | Lair:2   | Got a transparent fire dragon armour
 11162 | Lair:2   | Identified the +5 fire dragon armour "Chanycwa" {rF++ rC- Slay+6} (You found it on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts)
 11357 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
 11574 | Lair:3   | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
 11596 | Lair:3   | Killed a seven-headed hydra
 11649 | Lair:3   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 12226 | Lair:3   | Lost mutation: You tend to lose your temper in combat. [evolution]
 12342 | Lair:4   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 12515 | Lair:4   | Noticed a four-headed hydra
 12518 | Lair:4   | Killed a four-headed hydra
 12556 | Lair:4   | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
 13166 | Lair:5   | Noticed a four-headed hydra
 13176 | Lair:5   | Killed a four-headed hydra
 13309 | Lair:5   | Found a frozen archway.
 13316 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 14 in Stealth
 13329 | Lair:5   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 67/67 MP: 17/17
 13434 | Lair:5   | Noticed a six-headed hydra
 13486 | Lair:5   | Killed a six-headed hydra
 13739 | Lair:5   | Learned a level 1 spell: Summon Butterflies
 14451 | Lair:6   | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva.
 14452 | Lair:6   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 14775 | Lair:7   | Reached skill level 15 in Stealth
 15436 | Lair:7   | Reached skill level 16 in Stealth
 15686 | Lair:8   | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 15692 | Lair:8   | Found a labyrinth entrance.
 15887 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 17 in Stealth
 15903 | Lair:8   | Reached XP level 14. HP: 64/72 MP: 18/18
 15934 | Lab      | Entered a labyrinth
 16302 | Lab      | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
 16681 | Lab      | Gained mutation: You are resistant to hostile enchantments. [evolution]
 17418 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
 18028 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
 18355 | Lair:7   | Reached skill level 5 in Throwing
 18963 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 1 in Summonings
 19130 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 19207 | Orc:1    | Found a flagged portal.
 19236 | Bailey   | Entered a bailey
 19657 | Orc:1    | Noticed Psyche
 19663 | Orc:1    | Killed Psyche
 19966 | Orc:2    | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in large bone plates (AC +2, SH +2). [evolution]
 20324 | Orc:3    | Noticed Erica
 20393 | Orc:2    | Killed Erica
 20712 | Orc:3    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 20851 | Orc:3    | Reached skill level 5 in Summonings
 21023 | Orc:4    | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
 21109 | Orc:4    | Reached XP level 15. HP: 76/76 MP: 27/27
 22674 | Orc:4    | Found Cleopep's Book Shoppe.
 22776 | Orc:4    | Found Tigihum's Jewellery Boutique.
 22777 | Orc:4    | Found Neopath's Book Shoppe.
 22778 | Orc:4    | Found Jaazaan's General Store.
 23768 | D:12     | Noticed Joseph
 23775 | D:12     | Killed Joseph
 23882 | D:12     | Noticed Fannar
 23890 | D:12     | Killed Fannar
 23941 | D:12     | Reached skill level 5 in Charms
 23997 | D:12     | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure.
 24687 | D:12     | Found Vochiuza's Book Shoppe.
 25699 | D:13     | Gained mutation: Your spells are a little harder to cast, but a little more powerful. [evolution]
 25699 | D:13     | Lost mutation: You evolve. [end of evolution]
 26128 | D:14     | Reached skill level 18 in Stealth
 26429 | D:14     | Reached XP level 16. HP: 78/83 MP: 27/27
 26437 | D:14     | Found a gate to the Vaults.
 27149 | Swamp:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Swamp
 27420 | Swamp:1  | Learned a level 5 spell: Shadow Creatures
 27710 | Swamp:1  | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
 28563 | Swamp:2  | Gained mutation: Your muscles are strong. (Str +2) [potion of beneficial mutation]
 29313 | Elf:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Elven Halls
 29455 | Elf:1    | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
 30003 | Elf:1    | Noticed Donald
 30015 | Elf:1    | Killed Donald
 30937 | Elf:3    | Entered Level 3 of the Elven Halls
 31608 | Elf:3    | Reached XP level 17. HP: 96/96 MP: 28/28
 31717 | Elf:3    | Cast into the Abyss (deep elf sorcerer)
 31756 | Abyss:1  | Paralysed by accursed screaming for 1 turns
 31757 | Elf:3    | Escaped the Abyss
 31972 | Elf:3    | Noticed an Ice Fiend
 32292 | Elf:3    | Noticed a deep elf blademaster
 32307 | Elf:3    | Killed a deep elf blademaster
 32544 | Elf:3    | Noticed a deep elf master archer
 32696 | Elf:3    | Killed a deep elf master archer
 32760 | Elf:3    | Noticed a deep elf blademaster
 32800 | Elf:3    | Killed a deep elf blademaster
 32999 | Elf:3    | Noticed a deep elf blademaster
 33017 | Elf:3    | Killed a deep elf blademaster
 33017 | Elf:3    | Reached skill level 15 in Fighting
 33560 | Elf:3    | Identified the Catalogue of Analysis (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)
 33648 | Elf:3    | Identified a +0 pair of boots of running (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)
 33676 | Elf:3    | Identified the Incunabulum of Articulation (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)
 34411 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 34931 | D:15     | Reached XP level 18. HP: 108/108 MP: 29/29
 35151 | D:15     | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
 35300 | D:15     | Found a staircase to the Depths.
 36084 | Swamp:3  | Noticed Wiglaf
 36095 | Swamp:3  | Killed Wiglaf
 36472 | Swamp:3  | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
 37335 | Orc:4    | Bought an uncursed ring of poison resistance for 260 gold pieces
 37651 | D:12     | You paid a toll of 14 scrolls of teleportation to enter a treasure trove
 37652 | Trove    | Entered a treasure trove
 37683 | Trove    | Got a pair of dazzling boots
 37694 | Trove    | Identified the +0 pair of boots of the Exiled Wonders {+Inv +Fly Str+1 SInv} (You found it in a treasure trove)
 38078 | Swamp:4  | Reached skill level 10 in Armour
 38296 | Swamp:4  | Noticed Rupert
 38314 | Swamp:4  | Killed Rupert


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Dagger            |   101 |   103 |   424 |   765 |  1689 |  1054 ||  4136
 Fire: Blowgun           |     7 |    15 |     8 |       |    32 |    98 ||   160
Throw: Throwing net      |       |     1 |       |     4 |     3 |     3 ||    11
 Cast: Summon Butterflie |       |       |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
 Abil: Evoke Flight      |       |       |       |     2 |       |       ||     2
Evoke: Wand              |       |     1 |     3 |     8 |     7 |     2 ||    21
  Use: Scroll            |     1 |     7 |     5 |    14 |     9 |    17 ||    53
       Potion            |       |       |     3 |     3 |       |     5 ||    11
 Stab: Sleeping          |     4 |     6 |    19 |    61 |    88 |    62 ||   240
       Distracted        |       |     1 |     1 |    10 |    21 |     8 ||    41
       Fleeing           |       |       |     1 |       |       |       ||     1
       Held in net/web   |       |       |       |     2 |     1 |     1 ||     4
  Eat: Chunk             |       |     6 |    13 |    26 |    31 |    19 ||    95
       Bread ration      |       |       |       |       |     1 |     2 ||     3
       Pizza             |       |       |       |       |     1 |     2 ||     3
       Beef jerky        |       |       |       |       |     3 |     2 ||     5
       Fruit             |       |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
       Meat ration       |       |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1



My weapon is a +0 dagger of electrocution - have cleared Lair, Orcish Mines, Up to D:14, Fully cleared elven halls but didn't find quickblades. My damage seems to be sorely lacking, not sure where to go.

[Dungeoneer]

Try to get "Confusion". Confuse the enemy and then just stab, stab, stab.

[yesno]

i like ensorcelled hibernation. it diminishes in usefulness eventually but it's only a level 2 spell and it works on nearly everything through lair and its branches, orcish mines, and remains useful on some things thereafter, like vault guards/convokers/etc, many sorts of dragons, hydras, deep trolls...

[Jushak]

Based on the last stabber I played:

Ensorcelled Hibernation - something wakes while you're sneaking to eviscerate unnoticed? Put it back to short-term sleep, then make sure that the sleep is forever.
Confusion - similar to above, something thinks it has the right to be safe from your chronic backstabbing disorder? This spell removes such silly thoughts.
Invisibility - being invisible, unsurprisingly, makes stabbing awake monsters that lack See Invisible tag rather easy. Mind though that having any monster with the tag in the area can ruin your day very quick. Don't make the mistake of solely relying on this though if you want to be a dedicated stabber: high Stealth allows you to eviscerate those pesky See Invisible guys first, which in turn makes Invisibility a viable option again.

Stuff I haven't tried, but sounds useful:

Sure Blade - Not really necessary, but it's a Hex/Cham buff to help ensure your backstabs hit and makes combat go quicker when running is not an option.
Dazzling Spray - Multi-target stab-enabler combined with irresistiple damage.
Mass Confusion - Somewhat self-explanatory: multi-target confusion. Doubles as escape tool and nice way to deal with large packs of nasties.

Then there's the generic useful stuff like Repel/Deflect Missiles, Blink, Swiftness etc.

[ajon]

EH is nice for a decent part of the pain game, it tapers off not long after lair but can still be useful. Confusion came my go to after that. Mass confusion is nice but doesn't get everyone and it seems like it doesn't have a long effect time. Useful, but I wouldn't go charging into the middle of the fray cause it might wear off and now you're surrounded.

Sure blade was nice but not necessary most of the time. Dazzling spray was nice and did enough damage to make it useful into zot for me, and the blindness was also nice.

I particularly liked discord. You wont see that until maybe vaults though. Sure you aren't "stabbing" but there are such large hordes later that its so much safer to let them tear each other apart.

[Siegurt]

Based on the last stabber I played:
Sure Blade - Not really necessary, but it's a Hex/Cham buff to help ensure your backstabs hit and makes combat go quicker when running is not an option.

Stabs always hit (you literallly cannot miss when stabbing, you can fail to stab if they're awake and not-paralyzed, and therefore miss your non-stabbing attack, but you can't miss if you are stabbing), Sure blade doesn't do anything for stabbing at all. What it does do is make your non-stabs hit more often, so you are better at fighting when you're things you can't stab.

[daggaz]

I played a ton of melee orientated stabbers and found that you can do just find without spells, in fact it was often easier waiting on that than trying to balance magic use in as well.

Just get a branded shortblade of any type asap (elec, draining, and poison are all good pre-lair tho poison runs out there pretty fast, avoid vampiric as you will likely not do enough damage in the beginning) and try to get it to about +5. Then hang on for an artifact or a QB and if the latter, brand it and enchant it to max asap. You can get a QB with high probability by asking for a weapon with a scroll of acquirement, especially if youve seen the other short blade types already. Oka and Trog will pretty much always gift you one eventually, as well. Ice or even flames works fine on a QB as well.

Get the weapon to min delay first thing, as this requires very little xp. Then get your dodging and stealth up.

Wham bam you can stab all kinds of things before they even know you're there, no need to hit them with spells most of the time. Get your AC as high as you can while you are at it, and you can even stand toe to toe in melee in places like the vaults etc, though you'll never be as robust at this as say a MiFi, so positioning, resource management, and knowing when to get out are paramount.

[edgefigaro]

Confuse is the spell that matters. I'd take confuse over EH every time if I had to choose (you don't, EH is only a lvl 2). I've never run into anything that I couldn't stab down trivially if it was confused, and it has much fewer quirks about usage than EH (duration, mainly, but the double stepdown function kicks in around lair branches, and ice type.)

Everything else is just gravy, and hexes in general are awesome through a 3 rune game. Discord though, killed my yred bone dragons, and that irritated me.

[phobetor]

Summons are always good on any character, and they can be particularly helpful on short blade users because of the low tier stabs they set up. Even just using mammals or imps has a small but noticeable impact. Also, there are two good spells that use hexes, summon mana viper and spectral weapon (which isn't technically a summon but works like one). Both of these can be gotten online by focusing just on hexes and without investing much into other magic schools.