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Copying is a mechanic that was initially added to the game with the [[Spooky Putty sheet]] in January 2009. The mechanic allows you to copy a monster while fighting it, allowing you to later refight it, the only exceptions to this being the [[A Fax Machine|fax machine]], which will let you copy a monster someone else has fought, and [[Rain Man]], which will let you fight a monster that you have previously encountered. Copying can be used to easily farm items, or to bypass daily caps on fighting certain monsters.

Just about all non-boss monsters in the game can be copied, but even some non-bosses are [[:Category:Uncopyable|exempt]].

==Methods of Copying==
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|- style="background-color: #EFEFEF"
! Source !! Monster Item !! Daily Limit !! Notes
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|{{StackItem|Spooky Putty sheet}}
|{{StackItem|Spooky Putty monster}}
| rowspan="2"| 5-6
| rowspan="2"| Shared limit: five with one item, six with both
|-
|{{StackItem|Rain-Doh black box}}
|{{StackItem|Rain-Doh box full of monster}} 

|-
|{{StackItem|Print screen button}}
|{{StackItem|Screencapped monster}}
| None
| Obtained by using the [[Internet Meme Shop|SPEND]] link on [[BACON]] dropped by the [[Intergnat]]. Costs 111 BACON to obtain with a limit of 1 obtainable per day.

|-
|{{StackItem|portable photocopier}}<br>''or'' Clan [[A Fax Machine|fax machine]]
|{{StackItem|photocopied monster}}
| 1
|
*The photocopier can create a single new copy.
*Any photocopied monster can be put into a fax machine.
*The fax machine can produce unlimited copies.

|-
|{{StackItem|4-d camera}}
|{{StackItem|shaking 4-d camera}}
| 1
| Can be used in [[Bad Moon]]

|-
|{{StackItem|crappy camera}}
|{{StackItem|shaking crappy camera}}
| 1
| Has a 50% chance of failing

|-
|{{StackItem|unfinished ice sculpture}}
|{{StackItem|ice sculpture}}
| 1
| Obtained by using 3 [[snow berries]] and 3 [[ice harvest]] from the [[A Winter Garden|Winter Garden]].

|-
|{{StackItem|alpine watercolor set}}
|N/A
| 1
|
*Obtained from the [[Chateau Mantegna]] [[Chateau Mantegna Gift Shop|Gift Shop]].
*Copied monster carries over even through ascension. 

|-
|{{StackItem|pulled green taffy}}
|{{StackItem|envyfish egg}}
| 1 
| Works [[Underwater adventuring|underwater]] only

|-
|{{StackItem|Rain Man}}
| N/A
| None
| Costs 50 drops of [[aquaconda_brain|rain]] to cast, and will, then, begin combat with a monster of your choice. This monster must have been encountered in any [[Heavy Rains]] [[ascension|run]] and/or have been [[Monster Manuel|examined at least casually]].

|-
|{{StackItem|sticky clay homunculus}}
|{{StackItem|crude monster sculpture}}
| None
|
*[[KOLHS]] challenge path only
*The [[sticky clay homunculus]] is a Quest item that vanishes when you leave the path (eg, break the prism).

|-
|{{StackItem|Crayon shavings}} 
|{{StackItem|wax bugbear}}
| None
| Only works against [[Bugbear Invasion]] challenge path bugbears

|-
| rowspan="3"|{{StackItem|Lit leaf lasso}} 
|{{StackItem|tied-up flaming leaflet}}
| 1
| rowspan="3"| 
*Only works against the monsters available from [[Burning Leaves]]. 
*Only 1 of each type of "tied-up" monster can be fought per day, but there is no restriction on number you can ''use'' per day. 
*Ends combat (as a free loss).
*Can be [[Ambidextrous Funkslinging|funkslung]] to obtain 2 tied-up monsters for the price of 1 fight.
*There are some effects that can occur on the same combat round as this that result in also winning the fight in addition to obtaining the tied-up monster(s), but these are not fully detailed/known
*3 per day can be created via Burning Leaves

|-
| {{StackItem|tied-up flaming monstera}} 
| 1

|-
| {{StackItem|tied-up leaviathan}} 
| 1

|-
|{{StackItem|Time-Spinner}} 
| N/A
| (3)
| Costs 3 Time-Spinner minutes (10 minutes available per day). The monster must have been fought recently enough to still be in the combat [[adventure queue]].

|-
|{{StackItem|Genie_bottle}} 
| rowspan="2"| N/A
| rowspan="2"| 3
| rowspan="2"| Using either the [[Genie bottle]] or [[Pocket wish]] allows you to [[Rubbed_it_the_Right_Way|wish to fight]] any copy-able monster (limited to wishing for 3 fights per day).
|-
|{{StackItem|Pocket_wish}} 

|-
|{{StackItem|Pocket Professor}} 
| N/A
| Variable
| 
*Performed via a [[%fn, lecture on relativity|lecture on relativity]]; number of uses is dependent on the familiar's weight.
*The copied monster will be fought immediately after the current encounter, effectively creating a chained combat in the same zone.

|-
|{{StackItem|Backup camera}} 
| N/A
| 11
| Through [[Back-Up to your Last Enemy]], which replaces your current monster with the last copiable monster you fought. Can be used repeatedly for a chain of the same monster, and allows for gear changing in between. Requires camera to be worn to use skill. Can be used 16 times instead of 11 during [[You, Robot]]

|-
|{{StackItem|Extrovermectin™}} 
| N/A
| None
([[Spleen]] Item, Costs 2 Toxicity)
| Through [[Be Gregarious]], which adds the copied monster as a native encounter to any zone until it has been encountered this way 3 times. Each charge is 2 spleen. The charges of ''[[Be Gregarious]]'' persist across rollover, and Gregarious ''monsters'' will also persist across rollover.

|-
|{{StackItem|Cloning kit}}
|{{StackItem|Cloned monster}}
| 5
| Obtained from the [[Gift Fabrication Lab]] at [[Site Alpha Research Facility, North Pole]] during [[Crimbo#2021|Crimbo 2021]] for 10 of each type of gooified matter.

|-
|{{StackItem|combat lover's locket}} 
| N/A
| 3
| Stores copies of any monster you fight while it is equipped, and three stored monsters per day can be fought by using the locket. The list of stored monsters persists through rollover and across ascensions, but only one of a given monster can be fought per day. 

|-
|{{StackItem|Book of facts}} 
| N/A
| 15
| Through [[Recall Facts: Monster Habitats]], which adds the copied monster as a native encounter to any zone until it has been encountered this way 5 times. 3 Uses per day, expires on rollover.

|-
|{{StackItem|miniature crystal ball}} 
| N/A
| Variable
| Requires having either the Book of facts or making use of Extrovermectin™. In either case, it can add +1 copy to each cast of "Recall Facts: Monster Habitats" or "Be Gregarious". This copy is acquired by using the ball to predict the monster you want to copy and then unequipping it until the habitat/gregarious charges are used up (provided you never adventure in another zone). Then you re-equip the crystal ball and fight the extra predicted monster.

|-
|{{StackItem|Pocket Meteor Guide}} 
| N/A
| (10)
| Through [[Macrometeorite]], which replaces the current monster with another (different) monster available in the current zone. When released could only guarantee a copy in 2-monster zones, which can now be artifically made with any monster via Be Gregarious or Recall Facts: Monster Habitats and any 1-monster zone (typically the [[The Dire Warren]])

|-
|{{StackItem|Powerful Glove}} 
| N/A
| (10)
| Through [[CHEAT CODE: Replace Enemy]], which replaces the current monster with another (different) monster available in the current zone. When released could only guarantee a copy in 2-monster zones, which can now be artifically made with any monster via Be Gregarious or Recall Facts: Monster Habitats and any 1-monster zone (typically the [[The Dire Warren]])

|-
|{{StackItem|waffle}} 
| N/A
| None
| Use in combat to replace the current monster with another (different) monster available in the current zone. 3 per day can be obtained via [[Aug. 24th: Waffle Day!]].

|-
|{{StackItem|Chest Mimic}}
| rowspan="2"| {{StackItem|mimic egg}}
| rowspan="2"| 11
| Obtained via casting [[%fn, lay an egg|lay an egg]] when in combat with the monster you want to copy (costs 50 familiar experience per cast). Can be cast multiple times in the same combat for multiple eggs if desired.

|-
|[[File:dnabank.gif|link=Mimic DNA Bank]]
| Eggs obtained from the bank cost 100 familiar experience each. The DNA Bank only has eggs available for monsters of which 100 mimic eggs have previously been provided to the DNA Bank collectively across the whole Kingdom - as of writing this is an ongoing project and there are only 14 avaiable monsters the DNA Bank can create eggs for.

|-
|{{StackItem|Roman Candelabra}}
| N/A
| None
| [[Blow the Purple Candle!]], a chained combat copy, 50 turns of Everything Looks Purple, increases Moxie enchantment by 5.

|-
|{{StackItem|Burly Bodyguard}} 
| N/A
| One every 50 adv
(only available in [[Avant Guard]])
| After defeating a certain number of enemies a link will appear next to your familiar. Clicking it leads to [[Chatting with your Burly Bodyguard]] which will allow you to directly choose the next monster you encounter.
A list of available monsters is documented [[Chatting_with_your_Burly_Bodyguard/list|here]].

|-
|{{StackItem|crepe paper parachute cape}} 
| N/A
| One every [[Everything looks Beige|50 adv]]
| The item has a [parachute] link, which takes you to [[Parachute into a Fight]]. There you are able to select any non-uncopyable monster which appears normally in the zone you last adventured in and fight it in. This fight will be zoneless.

|-
|{{StackItem|Phosphor traces}} 
| N/A
| None
([[Spleen]] Item, Costs 3 Toxicity)
| Grants one use of the combat skill [[Create an Afterimage]] that stacks with prior uses (may persist after rollover?). When used it will cause a combat with a copy of the foe you are fighting to occur immediately after the current one.

|-
|{{StackItem|Obtuse Angel}} 
| N/A
| One every 15-25 adv
| Grants the combat skill [[Fire a badly romantic arrow]]. Using on a monster creates 2 [[Wandering_monsters#Sources_of_Wanderers|wandering monster copies]] (3 if [[quake of arrows]] is equipped on the Angel) appearing 15-25 adventures apart. Copies are cleared by rollover. Shares usage counter with [[Wink at (Familiar Name)]].

|-
|{{StackItem|Reanimated Reanimator}} 
| N/A
| One every 15-25 adv
| Grants the combat skill [[Wink at (Familiar Name)]]. Using on a monster creates 3 [[Wandering_monsters#Sources_of_Wanderers|wandering monster copies]] appearing 15-25 adventures apart. Copies are cleared by rollover. Shares usage counter with [[Fire a badly romantic arrow]].

|-
|{{StackItem|Digitize}} 
| N/A
| One after 7 adv <br> Then one every 20 adv
| Creates a [[Wandering_monsters#Sources_of_Wanderers|wandering monster copy]] that appears 7 turns after combat, then 20, 30, 40, 50, etc. turns after the previous wanderer. Unlimited number of copies. Re-casting skill resets duration between wanderer copies and can be done 1, 2, or 3 times per day based on [[Source_Terminal#Upgrades|upgrades]]. Copies are cleared by rollover.

|-
|{{StackItem|LOV Enamorang}} 
| N/A
| One every 14 adv
| A single-use combat item that creates a [[Wandering_monsters#Sources_of_Wanderers|wandering monster copy]] 14 turns after the fight in which the item is used. Effect persists past rollover.

|-
|{{StackItem|Spooky VHS Tape}} 
| N/A
| One every 7 adv
| A single-use combat item that creates a [[Wandering_monsters#Sources_of_Wanderers|wandering monster copy]] 7 turns after the fight in which the item is used. When copy is encountered, it is free-killed and all of its non-conditional drops are forced to drop. Monster must be instakillable to be eligible to be VHSed.
|}

==Notes==
*Combat against a copy does not technically take place in the zone from which the monster originated. For instance, a copy of a monster from an [[underwater adventuring|underwater zone]] can be fought without suffering any penalties associated with fighting underwater, and does not require underwater breathing methods for you or your familiar.
*The copied monster can be summoned and fought even if you are falling-down drunk, as long as you aren't out of adventures. This is because it invokes ''combat.php'' directly instead of ''adventure.php''.
*The daily limit works slightly differently for Spooky Putty/Rain-Doh than the other items. With Spooky Putty/Rain-Doh, you can ''make'' only five copies per day, whereas with the others you can ''fight'' only one copy per day. This distinction can be important if you keep the copy overnight, or use a fax machine.
*If you possess both the Spooky Putty and the Rain-Doh, the shared counter for copying increases to 6 if both are used on the same day.
*Fighting copied ducks from [[McMillicancuddy's Farm (Post-War)|McMillicancuddy's Farm]] after the war will count against your daily limit. However, you can continue to fight copied ducks past this limit.  (That is, if your limit is 10 ducks, and you fight 5 copied ducks first, you can then only fight 5 more ducks at the Farm.  However, if you fight all 10 ducks at the farm first, you can then fight 5 more copied ducks as well.)
[[Category:Game Mechanics]]

==See Also==
*[[Wandering monsters]]