Editing Elephant tusk

{{Infobox main|weapon
| name = Elephant tusk
| image = Elephant tusk.png
| type = Equipment
| type2 = Weapons
| tech level = Neolithic
| description = An elephant's tusk. It is very durable and valuable. While somewhat unwieldy as a melee weapon, it can still be deadly.
| class = 
| hp = 150
| deterioration = 0.5
| meleeattack1dmg = 18.2
| meleeattack1type = stab
| meleeattack1part = point
| meleeattack1cool = 2.6
| meleeattack1ap = 27
| meleeattack2dmg = 18.2
| meleeattack2type = scratch
| meleeattack2part = point
| meleeattack2cool = 2.6
| meleeattack2ap = 27
| meleeattack3dmg = 9
| meleeattack3type = blunt
| meleeattack3part = base
| meleeattack3cool = 2
| meleeattack3ap = 13
| meleeattack3chancefactor = 0.5
| MeleeWeaponAverageDPS = 6.89
| MeleeWeaponAverageAP = 27
| damage type = Sharp
| mode = Melee
| marketvalue = 80
| mass base = 1.8
| has quality = False
| tradeTags = ExoticMisc
| thingSetMakerTags = AnimalPart
}}
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]].

== 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 [[trader]]s.

== 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 [[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. 

After the early game, tusks are out-competed 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 [[Skills#Animals|Animals skill]] of {{Q|Elephant|Minimum Handling Skill}}. 

{{Weapon Quality Table}}

== Version history ==
* Beta 19 - Market price was reduced from 450 silver to 80 silver.

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