Monster Changing

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Some combat actions in the game can change the current monster encounter into a different one, without leaving the combat. This has the following effects:

• The new monster shares the 30-round limit for combat with the previous monster(s).
• Once-per-combat actions are usable once again.
• Monster Modifiers, if any, are rerolled.
• Special effects that only occur on the initialization of combat, such as the Pygmy shaman's curse debuff, do not occur for the new monster.

Most of these actions cannot be used against special monsters, with some exceptions.

Source	Type	Result	Notes
CLEESH	Combat Skill	frog, salamander, or newt	Equal chance of each outcome. Not usable on monsters in The Sea.
Baby Bugged Bugbear	Familiar	frog, salamander, or newt	Has a 2% chance of CLEESHing the current opponent on each combat round when the familiar is in use Does not occur when the bugged balaclava is equipped
software glitch	Combat Item	bugged bugbear	Also gives 1 Adventure when successfully used for the first time in a day.
tangle of rat tails	Combat Item	tomb rat king	Only when used on tomb rat, deals damage otherwise.
Unleash Nanites	Skill	little blob of gray goo, largish blob of gray goo, or enormous blob of gray goo	Only available with the Nanobrainy effect at 40 turns or more The effect is acquired by using a mysticality combat skill with a fully charged Nanorhino in use The monster fought is dependent on the target's ML
wand of pigification	Combat Skill	pig	Usable multiple times per day, with a chance of losing the wand with each use that day.
Daily Affirmation: Adapt to Change Eventually	Combat Item	Random monster from an accessible location	Also usable as a potion to give 100 turns of Adapt to Change Eventually.
Macrometeorite	Combat Skill	Other monster in the location, or tumbleweed	10 uses per day The new monster is chosen using the possible encounters in the zone, and cannot be the current monster. Becomes a tumbleweed if this is not possible (non-adventure.php combat, combat initiated from non-combat Adventure, or no other monsters in the zone). If the new monster is a scaling monster only, its stats will be increased by +ML, but still not gain ML-based abilities.
CHEAT CODE: Replace Enemy	Combat Skill	Other monster in the location, or tumbleweed	Like Macrometeorite, the new monster is chosen using the possible encounters in the zone, and cannot be the current monster. Becomes a tumbleweed if this is not possible (non-adventure.php combat, combat initiated from non-combat Adventure, or no other monsters in the zone).
Back-Up to your Last Enemy	Combat Skill	Previously fought monster	Usable 11 times per day, or 16 in You, Robot. Requires a backup camera equipped. The camera does not need to be equipped during the previous fight.
waffle	Combat Item	Other monster in the location, or no effect if there are none	Like Macrometeorite, the new monster is chosen using the possible encounters in the zone, and cannot be the current monster. Is not consumed and has no effect if this is not possible (non-adventure.php combat, combat initiated from non-combat Adventure, or no other monsters in the zone). Can also be consumed as a food item.
Place your hat on their head	Combat Skill	Magically-animated snowman	3 uses per day Requires a snowman-enchanting tophat equipped.
Sea *dent: Talk to Some Fish	Combat Skill	some fish	Requires a Monodent of the Sea equipped.

History

• Prior to April 1, 2021, the new monster was not affected by bonus Monster Level. Its stats were normal (if it was not a scaling monster), and it would not have extra abilities from exceeding certain thresholds of +ML.