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[[The Mad Tea Party|Tea party]] buffs that are both useful and easy to attain in Hardcore.
[[The Mad Tea Party|Tea party]] buffs that are useful and relatively easy to acquire in-run.


Hats are listed in roughly the order they're encountered during a run. Utility for a given hat/buff combo depends on both the hat and the buff. A buff may be listed more than once if multiple hats provide it or if there are multiple sources for the hat.
==Ascension Buffs==
 
Buffs that directly help with quests, and whose hats can be acquired without spending turns in non-quest zones.
==Speed Ascension Buffs==
Buffs that directly help with quests or otherwise lower your turncount, and whose hats can be acquired without spending turns in non-quest zones.


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! Effect !! Hat !! Source ([[Hardcore|HC]])
! Effect !! Hat !! Source
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| rowspan=2 | +5 Familiar Weight
| rowspan=2 | +5 Familiar Weight
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| Multi-using [[crayon shavings]] from 7 Black Crayon monsters
| Multi-using [[crayon shavings]] from 7 Black Crayon monsters
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| rowspan=2 | +40% Meat
| rowspan=3 | +40% Meat
| [[Daylight Shavings Helmet]]
| [[Daylight Shavings Helmet]]
| Auto-pulled IOTM
| Auto-pulled IOTM
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| [[fedora-mounted fountain]]
| [[fedora-mounted fountain]]
| The +20 ML daily hat option at the [[Underground Fireworks Shop]] (in the [[Clan VIP Lounge key|VIP lounge]])
| The +20 ML daily hat option at the [[Underground Fireworks Shop]] (in the [[Clan VIP Lounge key|VIP lounge]])
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| [[filthy knitted dread sack]]
| Dropped by hippies in [[The Hippy Camp]] at base <5%
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| rowspan="3" | [[Monster Level]] +20
| rowspan="3" | [[Monster Level]] +20
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| [[fire]]
| [[fire]]
| Dropped by [[Burning Daughter]], summoned via the [[sizzling desk bell]] found in [[Cargo Cultist Shorts|Cargo]] [[What has it got in its pocketses?|pocket]] 517
| Dropped by [[Burning Daughter]], summoned via the [[sizzling desk bell]] found in [[Cargo Cultist Shorts|Cargo]] [[What has it got in its pocketses?|pocket]] 517
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| +3 Stats/fight
| [[FantasyRealm Warrior's Helm]]
| Free daily hat option in [[FantasyRealm, by LyleCo|FR]]
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| +10 {{Element|Sleaze}}
| +10 {{Element|Sleaze}}
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| [[The Armory and Leggery]] (30 Meat)
| [[The Armory and Leggery]] (30 Meat)
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| rowspan=2 | +10 {{Element|Stench}}
| rowspan=3 | +10 {{Element|Stench}}
| [[chrome helmet turtle]]
| [[Armorcraftiness|Armorcrafted]]: [[chrome ore]] + ([[helmet turtle]] + [[dense meat stack]])
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| [[knobby helmet turtle]]
| [[knobby helmet turtle]]
| [[Turtle Taming]] at the [[Outskirts of Cobb's Knob]]
| [[Turtle Taming]] at the [[Outskirts of Cobb's Knob]]
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==Useful Buffs==
==Aftercore Buffs==
Buffs that may not be ''optimal'' for no-path, but still provide utility in various situations, or are good but require extra turns to find the hat.
Some simpler aftercore options for the effects above, as well as some other effects not feasibly acquirable in-run.


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! Hat !! Effect !! Source ([[Hardcore|HC]]) !! Notes
! Effect !! Hat
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| [[snorkel]] || [[Moxie]] +10 || [[The Armory and Leggery]] (30 Meat) || survival for low-skill players
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| [[bugbear beanie]] || [[MP|Max MP]] +25 || [[The Degrassi Knoll Bakery and Hardware Store]] (70 Meat) || Used to increase max MP for [[The Ode to Booze|Ode]]/[[Inigo's Incantation of Inspiration (effect)|Inigo's]], or food conjuration as [[Avatar of Jarlsberg|Jarlsberg]]
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| [[bum cheek]] || [[Muscle]] +10 || [[The Sleazy Back Alley]] || save MP in combat by letting attacks hit, or reduce damage taken with [[Hero of the Half-Shell]]
| +5 Familiar Weight
| [[reinforced beaded headband]]
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| [[viking helmet]]
| +20% Items
| rowspan="2" | [[HP Modifiers|Maximum HP]] +50
| [[bubblewrap bottlecap turtleban]]
|| [[Outskirts of Cobb's Knob]]
| rowspan="2" | Used to survive first hit of high-ML monsters (e.g. [[drunken rat king]]s)
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| [[helmet turtle]]
| +20% Muscle
|| Born [[Turtle Tamer|TT]] or [[chewing gum on a string]]
| [[extra-large palm-frond toupee]]
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| [[f3d0r4]] || [[Familiar Weight|Familiar Experience]] +3 || [[The Valley of Rof L'm Fao]] || Used for leveling up secondary fairies
| +20% Mysticality
| [[giant discarded bottlecap]]
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| +20% Moxie
 
| [[high-temperature mining mask]]
==Combat/Misc. Buffs==
What to use if you don't have anything better.
 
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! Hat !! Effect !! Source ([[Hardcore|HC]]) !! Notes
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| [[ravioli hat]] || [[Mysticality|Myst]] +10 || Born [[Pastamancer|PM]] or [[chewing gum on a string]] || ''could'' be used in a pinch to increase max MP for [[The Ode to Booze|Ode]]/[[Inigo's Incantation of Inspiration (effect)|Inigo's]], or food conjuration as [[Avatar of Jarlsberg|Jarlsberg]] if [[bugbear beanie]] is unavailable
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| [[basic meat helmet]] || [[Spell Damage]] +15 || 200 Meat + one [[Innabox]]-able smithing || Maximizing spell damage to kill faster
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| [[mariachi hat]] || [[Spell Damage]] +30% || [[chewing gum on a string]] || Maximizing spell damage to kill faster
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| [[maiden wig]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Weapon Damage]] +15
|| [[The Degrassi Knoll Bakery and Hardware Store]] (80 Meat)
| rowspan="2" | Maximizing weapon damage to kill faster
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| [[BRICKO hat]]
|| [[Summon BRICKOs]] or [[BRICKO chick]] familiar
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| [[Crown of the Goblin King]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Weapon Damage]] +30%
|| [[The Knob Goblin King]]
| rowspan="2" | Maximizing weapon damage to kill faster
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| [[goofily-plumed helmet]]
| [[The Armory and Leggery]] (525 Meat)
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Latest revision as of 06:35, 14 May 2023

Tea Cup
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Tea party buffs that are useful and relatively easy to acquire in-run.

Ascension Buffs

Buffs that directly help with quests, and whose hats can be acquired without spending turns in non-quest zones.

Effect Hat Source
+5 Familiar Weight sombrero-mounted sparkler The +5% CF daily hat option at the Underground Fireworks Shop (in the VIP lounge)
Baron von Ratsworth's tophat Dropped by the Baron von Ratsworth if your Monster Aggravation Device is set to 9
+3 Familiar Exp wax hat Multi-using crayon shavings from 7 Black Crayon monsters
+40% Meat Daylight Shavings Helmet Auto-pulled IOTM
fedora-mounted fountain The +20 ML daily hat option at the Underground Fireworks Shop (in the VIP lounge)
filthy knitted dread sack Dropped by hippies in The Hippy Camp at base <5%
Monster Level +20 no hat
(req: 150 mox) 		Summoned via the skill Ceci N'Est Pas Un Chapeau
pail 10% drop from Ninja Snowman Janitor in their Lair
fire Dropped by Burning Daughter, summoned via the sizzling desk bell found in Cargo pocket 517
+3 Stats/fight FantasyRealm Warrior's Helm Free daily hat option in FR
+10 Sleaze Damage football helmet The Armory and Leggery (1125 meat)
+10 Cold Damage seal-skull helmet chewing gum on a string
+10 Spooky Damage Hollandaise helmet chewing gum on a string
+10 Hot Damage Kentucky-style derby The Armory and Leggery (30 Meat)
+10 Stench Damage chrome helmet turtle Armorcrafted: chrome ore + (helmet turtle + dense meat stack)
knobby helmet turtle Turtle Taming at the Outskirts of Cobb's Knob
Boris's Helm (askew) Free pull in AoB
+30% Weapon Damage goofily-plumed helmet The Armory and Leggery (525 meat)
+30% Spell Damage mariachi hat chewing gum on a string

Aftercore Buffs

Some simpler aftercore options for the effects above, as well as some other effects not feasibly acquirable in-run.

Effect Hat
+5 Familiar Weight reinforced beaded headband
+20% Items bubblewrap bottlecap turtleban
+20% Muscle extra-large palm-frond toupee
+20% Mysticality giant discarded bottlecap
+20% Moxie high-temperature mining mask

Notes

  • You can still get a Tea Party buff while falling-down drunk.
  • Tea Party buffs last for 30 Adventures.

See Also

Ascension Strategy
Rankings: HC Skills - HC Familiars - HC IotMs
General: Class selection - Familiar usage - Lucky adventures
Paths: BHY - Fist - AoB - BI - ZS - AoJ - BIG! - KOLHS - CA2 - AoSP - SS - HR - Picky - Ed - Random - AoWoL - Source - NA - GN - LtA - L.A.R. - PF - G-Lover - DD
Additional Paths: DG - 2CRS - KoE - PotP - LKS - GG - Y,Robot - QT - WF - GY - JM - FotD
IotMs: Tomes - Faxing - Copying - YR - Garden - Correspondent - Workshed - Tea party - Florist
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