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The game refers to the [[Muscle Substat]] by the following names:
*Beefiness
*Fortitude
*Muscleboundness
*Strengthliness
*Strongness

Muscle is typically gained through adventures, food, booze or spleen items. Here's a comprehensive list of everything ''else'' in the game that deals with [[Muscle]] substat points. When working to [[Advancement|advance]] a particular [[stat]], many players take advantage of [[Stat Days|Stat Day]] strategies to help themselves.

==Fixed Gains==
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! Source
! Source Type
! Muscle Gain
! Requirement
! Duration
! style="width:80px" | Cost
! Notes
|-
|[[strange leaflet]]
|Item
!200
|Level 9
|&nbsp;
|None
|
*Also gives 200 Mysticality & 200 Moxie
*From secret code
|-
|[[gummi trilobite]]
|Item
!200
|none
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*Also gives 100 turns of [[Sugar Rush]]
*From [[trilobite candy mold]] ([[Crimbo|Crimbo 2011]] content)
|-
|[[chest of the Bonerdagon]]
|Item
!150
|Level 7
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*Also gives 150 Mysticality, 150 Moxie & Meat
*Quest Reward
|-
|[[stat script]]
|Item
!100-150
|Level 9
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*Also gives 100-150 Mysticality & 100-150 Moxie
*Quest Reward
|-
|[[Manual of Labor]]
|Item
!20-100
|Completing the [[Wizard of Ego]] quest
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|
*20 on the 1st and 5th day
*40 on the 2nd and 4th day
*100 on the 3rd day
*Only usable once per day
*Only usable five times total per ascension
|-
|[[very overdue library book]]
|Item
!50-75
|none
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*Also gives Mys and Mox stats
*No per day limit
*Obtained from the top choice in [[Putting Off Is Off-Putting]]
|-
|[[library card]]
|Item
!40-50
|none
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*Can only use one per day
*May also gain Myst or Moxie
|-
|[[gourd potion]]
|Item
!30-35
|Quest reward
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*Gourd Potions give substat gains to your main stat only
*Limit of 21 potions per ascension
|-
|[[meat globe]]
|Item
!30
![[The Shore, Inc.]] access
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*Also gives 30 Mysticality, 30 Moxie & Meat
|-
|[[box of hammers]]
|Item
!30
|none
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*Limit once per day
*Also gives 30 Mysticality and 30 Moxie
|-
|[[divine noisemaker]]
|Item
!1-23
|none
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*Gives stats equal to the square root of your buffed muscle rounded up, capped at 23
*Also does damage equal to your buffed muscle
*Multiple noisemakers can be used in combat
|-
|[[handmade hobby horse]]
|Item
!15-25
|none
|&nbsp;
|None
|
*Limit once per day
*Can also be equipped to boost Muscle stat gain
|-
|[[bottle of used blood]]
|Item
!10-15
|[[The Spooky Forest]] access
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*Muscle class
*Also gives [[Mysticality]] and [[Moxie]]
|-
|[[bottle of used blood]]
|Item
!9-12
|[[The Spooky Forest]] access
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*[[Pastamancer]] and [[Disco Bandit]]
*Also gives [[Mysticality]] and [[Moxie]]
|-
|[[Clan Training|Clan permanent buff]]
|Clan Buff
!8-10
|none
|&nbsp;
|1350 Meat
|Limited to 15 Clan buffs a day
|-
|[[bottle of used blood]]
|Item
!6-8
|[[The Spooky Forest]] access
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*[[Sauceror]] and [[Accordion Thief]]
*Also gives [[Mysticality]] and [[Moxie]]
|-
|[[Clan Training|Clan permanent buff]]
|Clan Buff
!5-7
|none
|&nbsp;
|900 Meat
|Limited to 15 Clan buffs a day
|-
|[[Clan Training|Clan permanent buff]]
|Clan Buff
!2-4
|none
|&nbsp;
|450 Meat
|Limited to 15 Clan buffs a day
|-
|[[baseball]]
|Item
!3
|none
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*Only possible if you have 3 or more baseballs
*Gain is randomly either Muscle, Mysticality or Moxie
|-
|[[Knob Goblin love potion]]
|Item
!<span style="color:red">-15</span>
|none
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|Also gives 5 adventures of [[Knob Goblin Lust Frenzy]]
|}

==Percentage Gains==
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|- style="background-color: #EFEFEF"
! Source
! Source Type
! Muscle Gain
! Requirement
! Duration
! style="width:80px" | Cost
! Notes
|-
|[[Stat Days|Muscle days]]
|Moon cycle
!+25%
|None
|&nbsp;
|None
|
*Only available on certain [[Moons|Moon phases]]
*Not available in Ronin or Hardcore
|-
|[[Buff as a Baobab]]
|Effect
!+20%
|Using a [[Baobab sap]]
|10 turns
|Item Loss
|
*Acquired from [[The Clumsiness Grove]]
|-
|[[trench coat]]
|Shirt
!+20%
|100 Muscle
|
|
|
*Also give +20% [[Muscle]] and Stupendous (+4) [[Spooky]] Resistance
*Not available in Ronin or Hardcore
|-
|[[The Mongoose]]
|Moon Sign
!+10%
|Chosen in Valhalla
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|
*Unlocks [[Degrassi Knoll]]
*Also gives +20% [[Bonus Weapon Damage|Physical Damage]] 
|-
|[[The Platypus]]
|Moon Sign
!+10%
|Chosen in Valhalla
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|
*Unlocks [[Little Canadia]]
*Also gives +5 lbs [[Familiar Weight]]
|-
|[[The Wombat]]
|Moon Sign
!+10%
|Chosen in Valhalla
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|
*Unlocks [[The Gnomish Gnomads' Camp]]
*Also gives +20% [[Meat from Monsters]]
|-
|[[Muscle Unbound]]
|Effect
!+5%
|[[Clan VIP Lounge key]]
|50 turns
|&nbsp;
|
*Acquired by taking a warm shower.
*Only usable once per day
|-
|[[Stuck That Way]]
|Effect
!+5%
|Using a [[honey stick]]
|10 turns
|Item Loss
|
*Also gives +5% Mysticality gains and +5% Moxie gains
|}

==Variable Gains==
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|- style="background-color: #EFEFEF"
! Source
! Source Type
! Muscle Gain
! Requirement
! Duration
! style="width:80px" | Cost
! Notes
|-
|[[668 scroll]]
|Item
!Varies
|none
|&nbsp;
|Item Loss
|
*Can be positive ("Power") or negative ("Weakness")
*Also affects [[Mysticality]] and [[Moxie]]
|-
|[[Adventures]]
|Adventures
!Varies
|none
|&nbsp;
|Adventures
|Fighting [[Monster Compendium|monsters]], [[The Shore, Inc.|shoring]] at the [[Distant Lands Dude Ranch Adventure]], [[Hobo-Flex Workout System|Clan Rumpus Room]], etc.
|-
|[[Best Foods|Food]]
|Food
!Varies
|Varies
|&nbsp;
|Fullness
|See [[Best Foods]]
|-
|[[Best Drinks#Best Drinks for Stat Gains|Booze]]
|Booze
!Varies
|Varies
|&nbsp;
|Drunkenness
|See [[Best Drinks]]
|-
|[[Best Spleen Items|Spleen]]
|Spleen
!Varies
|Varies
|&nbsp;
|Spleen
|See [[Best Spleen Items]]
|-
|[[:Category:Familiars|Familiars]]
|Familiars
!Varies
|Varies
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|See [[Familiars by type#Stat gain|Familiars by type]]
|-
|[[Boris's Gate]]
|Location
!Varies
|[[Boris's key]]
|&nbsp;
|Meat
|
*Gives 5-10 points per 1,000 meat donated
*Donations limited to a total of 10,000 meat per level a day
|}

==See Also==
*[[Moxie Substat]]
*[[Mysticality Substat]]

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