Combat Frequency
When adventuring in a location the second-to-last thing the game decides whether you will receive a combat or non-combat encounter (the final thing is which specific combat/noncombat you will receive). Each location has a preset percentage of yielding a combat encounter.
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Choosing Combat or Noncombat
Every zone has some combat percentage, and this number is an integer (usually a multiple of 5). This number can be modified with +/- combat skills. The game rolls a 1D100, and if the rolled number is higher than the modified combat rate, you get a noncombat. If it's the same or lower, you get a combat.
Here's an example: in the haunted ballroom the combat rate is 80%. If you have -20% combats running then the rate is modified to 60%. The game rolls a 1D100 and it's 59. You get a combat. You adventure again and the roll is a 60, so you get a combat. You adventure one more time and the roll is 61, so you get a noncombat.
For how the game chooses which specific combat/noncombat you get, see Combat-Noncombat Selection
Modifiers
- Modifiers stack with each other; the net modification is computed through simple addition.
- If modifiers are used to adjust combat frequency more than 25% in either direction, additional modifiers contribute only +1% for every +5%. Six effects that provide -5% combat, for example, will provide a total of -26%, not -30%. Underwater only effects, however, are applied after these diminishing returns.
- It is possible to use these modifiers to completely eliminate one type of encounter. For example, The Penultimate Fantasy Airship has an 80% combat rate. If you run +20% combat, you'll have a 100% combat rate, eliminating the Random Lack of an Encounter adventure and any Immateria that you don't have yet.
- A location may have a 100% combat rate, but still have noncombats; to encounter these, you must use frequency modifiers.
- Similarly, there are adventures which can only be encountered while increasing the rate of combat adventures; for example, Getting Clubbed in The Purple Light District and the ninja snowman assassin in the Lair of the Ninja Snowmen. The comedian combats in the all-combat zone The Laugh Floor appear more frequently with +combat.
Increases Combat Rate (+combat)
Modifier | Type | Source | Rate | Avail. | Duration | Cost | Prereq | Notes |
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Song of Battle | Effect | Song of Battle (AoB skill) | +20% | Path | 20 turns | 10 MP | Being an Avatar of Boris | |
Taunt of Horus | Effect | Talisman of Horus | +20% | Path | 10 turns | 5 Ka coins | Being Ed the Undying | |
Waking the Dead | Effect | Summon Minion with Summon Horde (both ZM skills) | +20% | Path | 10 turns | 100 Meat | Being a Zombie Master | |
Coffeesphere | Effect | Coffeesphere (AoJ skill) | +15% | Path | 20 turns | 10 MP | Being an Avatar of Jarlsberg | |
Lion in Ambush | Effect | lion musk | +15% | HC/SC | 20 turns | Item loss | ||
Patent Aggression | Effect | patent aggression tonic | +15% | HC/SC | 30 turns | Item loss | ||
Unmuffled | Effect | Rev Engine with Extra-Loud Muffler | +15% | Path | 10 turns | 5 MP | Being an Avatar of Sneaky Pete | |
carpe | Equipment (Back) | Clan Floundry (Clan VIP Lounge) | +10% | HC/SC | Always | No other Clan Floundry item that day | Access to Clan VIP Lounge |
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Everything Must Go! | Effect | Violent pastilles (potion) | +10% | SC | 10 turns | Item loss | ||
tunac | Equipment (Shirt) | Clan Floundry (Clan VIP Lounge) | +10% | HC/SC | Always | No other Clan Floundry item that day | Access to Clan VIP Lounge |
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Angry | Effect | Anger Glands (GN skill) | +5% | Path | 20 turns | 5 MP | Path-specific: Only usable in a Gelatinous Noob run | |
Ass-Stompers of Violence | Equipment (Accessory) | Shub-Jigguwatt, Elder God of Violence as a Seal Clubber | +5% | SC | Always | 125 Mus | Cannot equip more than one | |
Brogre bucket hat | Equipment (Hat) | Buff Jimmy's Souvenir Shop | +5% | HC/SC | Always | 200 Beach Bucks | 25 Mox | |
Carlweather's Cantata of Confrontation | Effect | Carlweather's Cantata of Confrontation (skill) (AT buff) | +5% | HC/SC | 5-20 turns | 20 MP | ||
Celestial Saltiness | Effect | celestial au jus | +5% | HC/SC² | 10 turns | Item loss | ||
cod cape | Equipment (Back) | Stench vampire | +5% | SC | Always | 200 Mox | +25 Stench Damage | |
Dungeon Fist gauntlet | Equipment (Off-Hand) | Ticket Redemption Counter | +5% | SC | Always | 1000 Game Grid tickets | 35 Muscle, having defeated Dungeon Fist! |
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folder (Ex-Files) | Accessory | Grass Elemental | +5% | Path³, SC | Only usable with a Folder Holder | |||
Frown | Effect | Frown Muscles (GN skill) | +5% | Path | 10 turns | 5 MP | Path-specific: Only usable in a Gelatinous Noob run | |
giant turkey leg | Equipment (3-handed Weapon) | Renaissance Giant | +5% | HC/SC¹ | Always | 200 Mus | ||
High Colognic | Effect | musk turtle (potion) | +5% | HC/SC | 15 turns | Item loss | ||
Hippy Stench | Effect | reodorant or a handful of pine needles (both potions) | +5% | HC/SC | 10 turns | Item loss | ||
HOA zombie eyes | Equipment (Accessory) | Zombie Homeowners' Association (Hard Mode) | +5% | SC | Always | 100 Mys |
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Irritabili Tea | Effect | cuppa Irritabili tea | +5% | HC/SC | 30 turns | Item loss | ||
junkyard dog | Food | Hot Dog Stand (Clan VIP Lounge) | +5% | HC/SC | 30 turns | 3 fullness, the ability to eat any other fancy dog that day | Access to Clan VIP Lounge | |
monster bait | Equipment (Accessory) | The Crackpot Mystic's Shed | +5% | HC/SC | Always | 20 red pixels, 15 white pixels | Cannot equip more than one | |
Musk of the Moose | Effect | Musk of the Moose (SC skill) | +5% | HC/SC | 10 turns | 10 MP | ||
portable cassette player | Equipment (Accessory) | Summon Confiscated Things | +5% | HC/SC | Always |
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Screaming! SCREAMING! AAAAAAAH! | Effect | Powerful Vocal Chords (GN skill) | +5% | Path | 40 turns | 5 MP | Path-specific: Only usable in a Gelatinous Noob run | |
Simply Irresistible | Effect | Irresistibility potion (potion) | +5% | SC | 20 turns | Item loss | ||
Jumpsuited Hound Dog | Familiar | The Bounty Hunter Hunter's Shack | +(weight/6)%, to a maximum of 5% | HC/SC | Always | 100 filthy lucre |
¹ The giant turkey leg is easily obtainable in Hardcore, but will typically be unusable during the run.
² The celestial au jus is available in Hardcore only if the player is under an Avatar of Jarlsberg challenge path restriction.
Decreases Combat Rate (-combat)
Modifier | Type | Source | Rate | Avail. | Duration | Cost | Prereq | Notes |
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Disquiet Riot | Skill (Zombie Slayer) | -20% | Path | 10 turns | 5 "MP" | Path-specific: Only usable in a Zombie Slayer run | ||
A Rose by Any Other Material | Effect | squeaky toy rose | -20% | Path/SC | 1 turn | Item Loss | ||
Shelter of Shed | Skill (Actually Ed the Undying) | -20% | Path | 10 turns | 15 MP | Path-specific: Only usable in an Actually Ed the Undying run | ||
Song of Solitude | Skill (Avatar of Boris) | -20% | Path | 20/40 turns | 15 MP | Path-specific: Only usable in an Avatar of Boris run | ||
Throwing Some Shade | Effect | shady shades | -20% | Path/SC | 1 turn | Item Loss | ||
Chocolatesphere | Skill (Avatar of Jarlsberg) | -15% | Path | 20 turns | 10 MP | Path-specific: Only usable in an Avatar of Jarlsberg run | ||
Muffled | Skill (Avatar of Sneaky Pete) | -15% | Path | 10 turns | 5 MP | Path-specific: Only usable in an Avatar of Sneaky Pete run | ||
Patent Invisibility | Effect | patent invisibility tonic | -15% | Path/SC | 30 turns | Item Loss | ||
Ashen | Effect | pile of ashes | -10% | Path | 20 turns | Potion | Path-specific: Only usable in an Avatar of Sneaky Pete run | |
bass clarinet | 1-handed ranged weapon | Clan Floundry (Clan VIP Lounge) | -10% | HC/SC | Always | No other Clan Floundry item that day | Access to Clan VIP Lounge |
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Brooding | Skill (Avatar of Sneaky Pete) | -10% | Path | 10 turns | 20 MP | Path-specific: Only usable in an Avatar of Sneaky Pete run | ||
codpiece | Accessory | Clan Floundry (Clan VIP Lounge) | -10% | HC/SC | Always | No other Clan Floundry item that day | Access to Clan VIP Lounge |
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fish hatchet | 1-handed weapon | Clan Floundry (Clan VIP Lounge) | -10% | HC/SC | Always | No other Clan Floundry item that day | Access to Clan VIP Lounge |
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Predjudicetidigitation | Effect | worst candy | -10% | SC | 10 turns | Potion | ||
Ballroom song ("Sono Un...") | Special (The Haunted Ballroom) | Choosing Sono un Amenten Non Un Combattente in Strung-Up Quartet | -5% | HC/SC | 1 turn | |||
Become Superficially interested | Effect | Daily Affirmation: Be Superficially interested | -5% | SC | 100 turns | Potion | ||
Bent Knees | Effect | Bendable Knees (GN skill) | -5% | Path | 10 turns | 5 MP | Path-specific: Only usable in a Gelatinous Noob run | |
Bram's choker | Accessory | Bram the Stoker | -5% | HC/SC | 50 Mys |
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camouflage T-shirt | Shirt | Mercenary of Fortune | -5% | SC/HC | 25 Mus |
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Celestial Camouflage | Effect | celestial squid ink | -5% | Path⁴, SC | 10 turns | Potion | ||
Colorfully Concealed | Effect | Mer-kin hidepaint | -5% | The Sea | 10 turns | Potion | Underwater only | |
Crown of Thrones or Buddy Bjorn, holding Grimstone Golem | Hat or Back | -5% | SC | (Your Golem can only be in one place at a time.) | ||||
duonoculars | Accessory | biclops | -5% | HC/SC | 17 Mys |
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Extended Toes | Effect | Retractable Toes (GN skill) | -5% | Path | 20 turns | 5 MP | Path-specific: Only usable in a Gelatinous Noob run | |
folder (skull and crossbones) | Accessory | scary pirate | -5% | Path³, SC | Only usable with a Folder Holder | |||
Fresh Scent | Effect | -5% | HC/SC | 10 turns | Potion | |||
Fuzzy Slippers of Hatred | Accessory | Yog-Urt (as a DB) | -5% | SC | 125 Mox |
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Gummed Shoes | Effect | shoe gum | -5% | HC/SC | 50 turns | Item loss | ||
iFlail | 1-handed weapon | The Applecalypse Store | -5% | SC | 35 Mox |
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Ink Cloud | Effect | Ink Gland (GN skill) | -5% | Path | 40 turns | 5 MP | Path-specific: Only usable in a Gelatinous Noob run | |
Inky Camouflage | Effect | vial of squid ink | -5% | HC/SC¹ | 20 turns | Potion | ||
Mer-kin sneakmask | Hat | -5% | The Sea | 85 Mox |
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Obscuri Tea | Effect | cuppa Obscuri tea | -5% | HC/SC | 30 turns | Item loss | ||
protonic accelerator pack | Back Item | -5% | SC/HC |
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Quiets-Your-Steps | Accessory | -5% | SC | 100 Mox |
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red shoe | Accessory | red box | -5% | HC/SC | 40 Mys |
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ring of conflict | Accessory | dead mimic | -5% | HC/SC² | 25 Mys | Cannot equip more than one | ||
rusted-out shootin' iron | 1-handed weapon | Cowskeleton | -5% | SC/HC (during twitch events) | 35 Mus |
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Scaredy Dog | Food (Clan VIP Lounge) | ghost dog | -5% | HC/SC | 30 turns | 3 fullness | Obtained from a Hot Dog Stand once per day | |
silent beret | Hat | A Silent Mime | -5% | SC |
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Silent Running | Effect | Doing submarine sprints in An Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool (once a day) | -5% | HC/SC | 50 turns | |||
Simply Invisible | Effect | invisibility potion | -5% | SC | 20 turns | Potion | ||
Smooth Movements | Effect | Smooth Movement (DB skill) | -5% | HC/SC | 10 turns | 10 MP | ||
Snow Shoes | Effect | snow cleats | -5% | HC/SC | 30 turns | Item loss | ||
The Sonata of Sneakiness | Effect | The Sonata of Sneakiness (AT buff) | -5% | HC/SC | 5-20 turns | 20 MP | ||
Space Trip safety headphones | Accessory | Ticket Redemption Counter | -5% | SC | 1,000 Game Grid tickets | 35 Mys |
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very pointy crown | Hat | Witchess Queen | -5% | SC/HC (with Witchess set) |
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Xiblaxian stealth cowl | Hat | Xiblaxian 5D printer | -5% | SC/HC (with Xi Receiver Unit) | 4 Xiblaxian circuitry 9 Xiblaxian polymer 5 Xiblaxian alloy |
Mysticality +20% | ||
Xiblaxian stealth trousers | Pants | Xiblaxian 5D printer | -5% | SC/HC (with Xi Receiver Unit) | 9 Xiblaxian circuitry 4 Xiblaxian polymer 5 Xiblaxian alloy |
Moxie +20% | ||
Xiblaxian stealth vest | Shirt | Xiblaxian 5D printer | -5% | SC/HC (with Xi Receiver Unit) | 5 Xiblaxian circuitry 4 Xiblaxian polymer 9 Xiblaxian alloy |
Muscle +20% |
¹ The vial of squid ink is a quest item only available to Accordion Thieves who pursue their Nemesis.
² The ring of conflict is technically available in a Hardcore run, but the chances of acquiring one are slim.
³ The Folder Holder is only available in Hardcore during a KOLHS run.
⁴ The celestial squid ink is only available in Hardcore to Avatars of Jarlsberg.
Notes
- Jick had said that combat modifiers will not go higher than 25% either way. However, he has since added more modifiers and stated that there are diminishing returns beyond 25%.
- For noncombats and combats, a +30% modifier is reduced to +26%. It should probably be assumed that any 5% modifier over a net 25% is scaled to 1%.[1]
- Determining (spading) your combat frequency modifier can be done several ways:
- The message displayed by the Head down to the galley choice in the Random Lack of an Encounter adventure in the Airship is determined by your noncombat frequency.
- In some PvP seasons, the Information Booth will display your combat frequency modifier directly.
- You can adventure in a zone with known combat frequency and collect enough data to determine your modifier.
- For more information on how encounters are chosen, see Encounters.
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