Throwing

Version 0.29: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

The Throwing skill denotes how accurate and powerful your character is with thrown weapons.

Aptitudes

At	Ba	Co	DE	Dg	Ds	Dj	Dr	Fe	Fo	GC	Gr	Gn	Hu	Ko	Mf	Mi	MD	Mu	Na	Op	On	Po	Re	Sp	Te	Tr	VS
-1	0	-1	0	-1	-1	-2	-1	N/A	0	-2	-1	8	0	1	0	0	-2	-2	-1	0	0	2	-1	0	0	-1	-1

The following weapons use the Throwing skill:

Anything not listed above can still be thrown, but it is usually useless to do so, as it will do no damage.

Prior to 0.29, Throwing crosstrained with Slings (skill).
In 0.24, blowguns were removed, tomahawks were replaced with boomerangs, and needles were replaced with new darts.
In 0.18, throwing speed was changed to work like weapons do, making it somewhat slower. The effect of poisoned needles was tied to the Throwing skill.
In 0.17, many species got their Throwing aptitude decreased. Heavy armour stopped penalizing the throwing speed.
In 0.15, ranged combat was changed to work more like melee combat, making throwing more viable option. Also, darts were removed.
In 0.14, tomahawks were added. Spears, daggers, clubs, and hand axes stopped functioning as throwing weapons.
In 0.8, Evaporate stopped using the Throwing skill.
In 0.6, blowguns started using the Throwing skill instead of the Darts skill.
In 0.3, javelins and throwing nets were added.

Skills
Weapons	Short Blades • Long Blades • Ranged Weapons Axes • Maces & Flails • Polearms • Staves • Unarmed Combat • Throwing
Physical	Fighting • Armour • Dodging • Stealth • Shields
Magical	Spellcasting • Invocations • Evocations • Shapeshifting
Spell Schools	Air • Alchemy • Conjurations • Earth • Fire • Forgecraft • Hexes • Ice • Necromancy • Summoning • Translocations