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'''Burrowing Claws''' (the mutation) also grants the creature a pair of {{Favilink|Burrowing claws}} (the item) on their hands.
'''Burrowing Claws''' (the mutation) also grants the creature a pair of {{Favilink|burrowing claws}} (the item) on their hands.
{{qud look|text=Huge spade-like claws as hard as any natural substance (and many unnatural).|title=burrowing claws}}
{{qud look|text=Huge spade-like claws as hard as any natural substance (and many unnatural).|title=burrowing claws}}


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== Advantages ==
== Advantages ==
 
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* Allows the player to dig through walls, making exploration of areas with locked doors or tight corridors much easier.
* Allows the player to dig through walls, making exploration of areas with locked doors or tight corridors much easier.
* If the player has pre-release content enabled, they can create staircases when out of combat, allowing for much easier exploration of the underground.
* If the player has pre-release content enabled, they can create staircases when out of combat, allowing for much easier exploration of the underground.
* Being able to dig through walls gives the player several tactical advantages, such as the ability to create bottlenecks or break line of sight with ranged enemies.
* Being able to dig through walls gives the player several tactical advantages, such as the ability to create bottlenecks or break line of sight with ranged enemies.
* Grants 1, 2, or 3 [[AV]] depending on the level, which is comparable to {{Favilink|Boar-skin gloves}}, {{Favilink|Steel gauntlets}}, and {{Favilink|Carbide gauntlets}}, respectively, though {{Favilink|Burrowing claws}} weigh nothing.
* Grants 1, 2, or 3 [[AV]] depending on the level, which is comparable to {{Favilink|boar-skin gloves}}, {{Favilink|steel gauntlets}}, and {{Favilink|carbide gauntlets}}, respectively, though {{name}} weigh nothing.


== Disadvantages ==
== Disadvantages ==
 
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* Takes up a hands slot, and the [[AV]] does not scale well enough to compensate.
* Takes up a hands slot, and the [[AV]] does not scale well enough to compensate.
* Penetration bonus only applies to walls.
* Penetration bonus only applies to walls.
*Prevents the player from taking the [[Flaming Hands]] or [[Freezing Hands]] mutations.
*Prevents the player from taking the [[Flaming Hands]] or [[Freezing Hands]] mutations.
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