Combat Frequency

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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.

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

Adventure Modifiers / Forcing a Noncombat (Sneaks)

There are several mechanics in the game that allow you to force your next turn to be a noncombat if possible. These adventure modifiers will persist until an eligible noncombat is encountered:

• Using Clara's bell - You are temporarily in the mostly-combatless world of Clara's Bell.
• Consuming a stench jelly or toast with stench jelly - With the jelly all over you, you are probably not going to encounter anything
• Casting Launch spikolodon spikes in combat while wearing a Jurassic Parka with the spikolodon tab pulled - Your spikes are scaring away most monsters.
• Taking a Sneakisol pill - You are avoiding fights until something cool happens.
• Casting Cincho: Fiesta Exit from a Cincho de Mayo - You've engaged exit mode on your cincho and will avoid most combats.
• Playing the Apriling band tuba - Your tuba playing has scared away most monsters.
• Casting McHugeLarge Avalanche in combat while wearing a McHugeLarge left ski - You triggered an avalanche clearing the area of monsters.
• Asking for Sniper Support using the Allied Radio Backpack to Request Supply Drop. - A sniper is guiding you out of trouble.

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%. Additionally, combat frequency manipulation is hard capped at 35%. 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
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		Tradeable, but only obtainable from access to the LT&T Office
Patent Aggression	Effect	patent aggression tonic	+15%	HC/SC	30 turns	Item loss		Tradeable, but only obtainable from drops/skills in Avatar of West of Loathing
Unmuffled	Effect	Rev Engine with Extra-Loud Muffler	+15%	Path	10 turns	5 MP	Being an Avatar of Sneaky Pete
Blinking Belly	Effect	Firefly Abdomen (Nuclear Autumn skill)	+10%	Path	10 turns	30 MP	Being in a Nuclear Autumn
carpe	Back Item	Clan Floundry (Clan VIP Lounge)	+10%	HC/SC	Always	No other Clan Floundry item that day	Access to Clan VIP Lounge	Mysticality +50% Regenerate 5-10 MP per adventure +50% Meat from Monsters Disappears at the end of the day
Driving Obnoxiously	Effect	Asdon Martin	+10%	HC/SC	30 turns	37 litres of fuel	Asdon Martin in Your Workshed
Everything Must Go!	Effect	Violent pastilles (potion)	+10%	SC	10 turns	Item loss
latte lovers member's mug	Off-Hand Item	latte lovers club card	+10%	HC/SC	Always		Hot wing ingredient unlocked	Must include a hot wing among its current ingredients for the enchantment to take effect Enchantments can be customized at will
tunac	Shirt	Clan Floundry (Clan VIP Lounge)	+10%	HC/SC	Always	No other Clan Floundry item that day	Access to Clan VIP Lounge	Muscle +50% +25 to Monster Level +25% Item Drops from Monsters Disappears at the end of the day
Very Attractive	Effect	Cargo Cultist Shorts pocket	+10%	HC/SC	20 turns			Obtained from opening any of pockets 53, 154, 336, 552, 626 Can only open one pocket a day
Fresh Breath	Effect	August scepter Aug. 6th: Fresh Breath Day!	+10%	HC/SC	30 turns			Moxie +20% Moxie +10
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	Accessory	Shub-Jigguwatt, Elder God of Violence as a Seal Clubber	+5%	SC	Always		125 Mus	Cannot equip more than one
Attracting Snakes	Effect	Attract Snakes (Crimbo 2024 permable skill)	+5%	HC/SC	10 turns	50 MP		Allowed under Standard restrictions until January 1, 2028.
Brogre bucket hat	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		Increased to 10% with the fiberglass fedora equipped
Celestial Saltiness	Effect	celestial au jus	+5%	HC/SC²	10 turns	Item loss		Tradeable, but only obtainable from Jarlsberg's pan
cod cape	Back Item	Stench vampire	+5%	SC	Always		200 Mox	+25 Stench Damage
Color of the God Lobster	Effect	God Lobster	+5%	HC/SC	33 turns			Obtained by defeating the God Lobster with the God Lobster's Rod equipped.
Crown of Thrones or Buddy Bjorn, holding Grim Brother	Hat or Back Item		+5%	SC				(Your Grim Brother can only be in one place at a time.)
Crunching Leaves	Effect	autumn-aton	+5%	HC/SC	20 turns	Item Loss		+25% Item Drops from Monsters
Dungeon Fist gauntlet	Off-Hand Item	Ticket Redemption Counter	+5%	SC	Always	1000 Game Grid tickets	35 Muscle, having defeated Dungeon Fist!	Weapon Damage +25 -100% Food Drops from Monsters
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	Weapon (3H)	Renaissance Giant	+5%	HC/SC¹	Always		75 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	Accessory	Zombie Homeowners' Association (Hard Mode)	+5%	SC	Always		100 Mys	All Attributes -100% +10 Stats Per Fight Cannot equip more than one
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	Obtained from a Hot Dog Stand once per day +30 Stench Damage Serious Hot Resistance (+3) Serious Stench Resistance (+3)
Kremlin's Greatest Briefcase	Accessory	suspicious package	+5%	HC/SC	Always			All Attributes +10 Maximum HP +25 Maximum MP +25 Weapon Damage +25% +25% Combat Initiative Regenerate 5-10 MP per Adventure Regenerate 5-10 HP per Adventure Additional enchantments & abilities can be configured at will
McHugeLarge right ski	Accessory	McHugeLarge duffel bag	+5%	HC/SC	Always			Moxie +10 Cold Resistance (+X) +5X Hot Damage +10X% Combat Initiative
monster bait	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
pantogram pants	Pants	portable pantogram	+5%	HC/SC	Always			Obtained by choosing "some self-control" as Sacrifice (Middle) Can be customized upon summoning via Pantagramming
portable cassette player	Accessory	Summon Confiscated Things	+5%	HC/SC	Always			+5 to Monster Level Has An Obnoxious Mix Tape Stuck In It Cannot equip more than one
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
sombrero-mounted sparkler	Hat	Underground Fireworks Shop	+5%	HC/SC	Always	500 meat		+10 Hot Damage +20 Damage to Hot Spells Disappears at the end of the day
Spelunker's khakis	Pants	Spelunker's Guild prize sack	+5%	SC			35 mox	Regenerate 4-8 HP and MP per adventure Combat Initiative +25%
Towering Muscles	Effect	Clan Photo Booth - Get your photo taken - Holding up Fernswarthy's Tower (Clan VIP Lounge)	+5%	HC/SC	Always	Three photos per day	Access to Clan VIP Lounge	Muscle +10 Maximum HP +50 +3 Muscle Stats Per Fight
Jumpsuited Hound Dog	Familiar	The Bounty Hunter Hunter's Shack	+(weight/6)%, to a maximum of 5%	HC/SC	Always	100 filthy lucre		Also increases Item Drops equal to a Fairy at 1.25x weight.
"Remember the Trees" Shirt	Shirt	Tree hugging hippy protestor	+5%	HC/SC	Always		10 Mus	+10 to Monster Level +10 Stench Damage Since April 9, 2018, it takes 10 adventures to get a chance at fighting this monster.
Romantically Roused	Effect	Loathing Idol Microphone	+5%	HC/SC	30 turns	1 charge

¹ The giant turkey leg is easily obtainable in Hardcore, but will typically be unusable during the run due to its high muscle requirement. On Sunday, August 16th 2020, the giant turkey leg had the muscle requirement decreased from 200 to 75 so it can be equipped in run.
² The celestial au jus is available in Hardcore only if the player is under an Avatar of Jarlsberg challenge path restriction.
³ The Folder Holder is only available in Hardcore during a KOLHS run.

Decreases Combat Rate (-combat)

Modifier	Type	Source	Rate	Avail.	Duration	Cost	Prereq	Notes
Disquiet Riot	Effect	Zombie Slayer skill	-20%	Path	10 turns	5 "MP"		Path-specific: Skill only available in a Zombie Slayer run (though effect is wishable universally)
Shelter of Shed	Effect	Actually Ed the Undying skill	-20%	Path	10 turns	15 MP		Path-specific: Skill only available in an Actually Ed the Undying run
Song of Solitude	Effect	Avatar of Boris skill	-20%	Path	20/40 turns	15 MP		Path-specific: Skill only available in an Avatar of Boris run
A Rose by Any Other Material	Effect	squeaky toy rose	-20%	Path/SC	1 turn	Item Loss
Throwing Some Shade	Effect	shady shades	-20%	Path/SC	1 turn	Item Loss
Ashen	Effect	pile of ashes (potion)	-15%	Path	20 turns	Potion		Path-specific: Quest potion only available in an Avatar of Sneaky Pete run, via the skill Incite Riot
Brooding	Effect	Brood (Avatar of Sneaky Pete skill)	-15%	Path	10 turns	20 MP		Path-specific: Skill only available in an Avatar of Sneaky Pete run
Camouflage Curtain	Special	Reassembly Station	-15%	Path	Always	30 Scrap	Robot Attachment	Path-specific: Potentially replaces your weapon slot during a You, Robot run
Chocolatesphere	Effect	Avatar of Jarlsberg skill	-15%	Path	20 turns	10 MP		Path-specific: Skill only available in an Avatar of Jarlsberg run
Cloak of Shadows	Effect	Blood Cloak (Dark Gyffte skill)	-15%	Path	20 turns	10 HP		Path-specific: Skill only available in a Dark Gyffte run
Muffled	Effect	Rev Engine (Avatar of Sneaky Pete skill), with an Extra-Quiet Muffler installed	-15%	Path	10 turns	5 MP		Path-specific: Skill only available in an Avatar of Sneaky Pete run
Patent Invisibility	Effect	patent invisibility tonic	-15%	Path/SC	30 turns	Item Loss
Team Sloth cap	Hat	The Pokémporium	-15%	Path	Always	50 1,960 pokédollar bills		Path-specific: Only obtainable in a Pocket Familiars run (and persists through aftercore, but is lost on ascension)
Blessing of the Bird and/or Visit your Favorite Bird	Effect	Bird-a-Day calendar	-3, -5%, -7%, -9%, or -11%	HC/SC	10 turns	5 MP, cost doubling each cast	Relevant Bird seed	Effect strength is variable: Monsters will be slightly less attracted to you (-3%) Monsters will be less attracted to you (-5%) Monsters will be more than a little less attracted to you (-7%) Monsters will be quite a bit less attracted to you (-9%) Monsters will be very much less attracted to you (-11%)
Visit your Favorite Bird	Effect	Bird-a-Day calendar	-3, -5%, -7%, -9%, or -11%	HC/SC	20 turns	50 MP	Relevant Bird seed, once per day	Effect strength is variable: Monsters will be slightly less attracted to you (-3%) Monsters will be less attracted to you (-5%) Monsters will be more than a little less attracted to you (-7%) Monsters will be quite a bit less attracted to you (-9%) Monsters will be very much less attracted to you (-11%)
Bandit mask	Special		-10%	Path	Always	Mask slot		Path-specific: Only usable in an Disguises Delimit run
Barely Visible	Effect	Cargo Cultist Shorts pocket	-10%	HC/SC	20 turns			Obtained from opening any of pockets 347, 470, 479, 564, 588 Can only open one pocket a day
bass clarinet	Weapon (1H)	Clan Floundry (Clan VIP Lounge)	-10%	HC/SC	Always	No other Clan Floundry item that day	Access to Clan VIP Lounge	Moxie +100% Ranged Damage +50 -3 MP to use Skills 10 white pixels once per day Disappears at the end of the day
codpiece	Accessory	Clan Floundry (Clan VIP Lounge)	-10%	HC/SC	Always	No other Clan Floundry item that day	Access to Clan VIP Lounge	Mysticality +100% Maximum MP +100 Spell Damage +50 8 bubblin' crudes once per day Disappears at the end of the day
Driving Stealthily	Effect	Asdon Martin	-10%	HC/SC	30 turns	37 litres of fuel	Asdon Martin in Your Workshed
fish hatchet	Weapon (1H)	Clan Floundry (Clan VIP Lounge)	-10%	HC/SC	Always	No other Clan Floundry item that day	Access to Clan VIP Lounge	Muscle +100% Weapon Damage +50 +5 to Familiar Weight 5 planks and 5 fasteners for the bridge once per day Disappears at the end of the day
In The Darkness	Combat Skill	Knife In The Darkness (Jazz Agent skill)	-10%	Path	10 turns	50 MP	Jazz Agent	Path-specific: Combat skill only available in an Avatar of Shadows Over Loathing run as a Jazz Agent Also deals 50% of the foe's HP in damage
Inked Well	Effect	Squid Glands (Nuclear Autumn skill)	-10%	Path	10 turns	30 MP	Being in a Nuclear Autumn
Invisible Avatar	Effect	Powerful Glove	-10%	HC/SC	10 turns	5% Powerful Glove battery charge
latte lovers member's mug	Off-Hand Item	latte lovers club card	-10%	HC/SC	Always		Ink ingredient unlocked	Must include ink among its current ingredients for the enchantment to take effect Enchantments can be customized at will
li'l eyeball costume	Familiar equipment	Fallout Shelter Medical Supply	-10%	Path	Always	1000 meat	Must have a Trick-or-Treating Tot in your Terranium	Path-specific: Only obtainable in a Nuclear Autumn run Familiar equipment specifically for the Trick-or-Treating Tot Quest item
Ministrations in the Dark	Effect	EMD holo-record (potion)	-10%	Path	10 turns	Item Loss	Must have a Wrist-Boy in your inventory	Path-specific: Only usable in a Nuclear Autumn run
Predjudicetidigitation	Effect	worst candy	-10%	SC	10 turns	Potion
Shadow Waters	Effect	Like a Loded Stone (Adventure)	-10%	SC/HC	30 turns	1 Adventure -or- 1 turn of Shadow Affinity	Shadow Rift access, Rufus's shadow lodestone in inventory	Adventure encountered in any Shadow Rift Combat Initiative +100% +100% Item Drops from Monsters +200% Meat from Monsters
unbreakable umbrella	Off-Hand Item	undamaged Unbreakable Umbrella	-10%	HC/SC	Always		Must be in 'cocoon' configuration	Must select "Close it, but with you inside" after using the umbrella Maximum HP +25 Maximum MP +25 All Attributes +25% Combat Initiative +25% +25% Meat from Monsters
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		Effect may be toggled (in the effect description) to Become Intensely interested
Bent Knees	Effect	Bendable Knees (GN skill)	-5%	Path	10 turns	5 MP		Path-specific: Skill only available in a Gelatinous Noob run
Bram's choker	Accessory	Bram the Stoker	-5%	HC/SC			50 Mys	Cannot equip more than one Moxie +10% +3 Extra PvP Fights
camouflage T-shirt	Shirt	Mercenary of Fortune	-5%	SC			25 Mus	-3 MP to use Skills (in-combat only) All Attributes +10% Weapon Damage +15
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 Item		-5%	SC				(Your Golem can only be in one place at a time.)
dark horse	Horse	A Horsery	-5%	HC/SC	Rollover	0 or 500 meat		First horse is free; switching costs 500 meat
discarded bowtie	Accessory	Elf Operative	-5%	HC/SC				-10 to Monster Level Disappears at the end of the day
duonoculars	Accessory	biclops	-5%	HC/SC			17 Mys	Cannot equip more than one +5 to Monster Level
Extended Toes	Effect	Retractable Toes (GN skill)	-5%	Path	20 turns	5 MP		Path-specific: Skill only available in a Gelatinous Noob run
Feeling Lonely	Effect	Feel Lonely	-5%	HC/SC	20 turns		Emotionally Chipped	Usable 3 times a day
folder (skull and crossbones)	Accessory	scary pirate	-5%	Path³, SC				Only usable with a Folder Holder
Fresh Scent	Effect	chunk of rock salt deodorant	-5%	HC/SC	10 turns	Potion
Fuzzy Slippers of Hatred	Accessory	Yog-Urt (as a DB)	-5%	SC			125 Mox	Cannot equip more than one Reduce enemy defense by 10% Spell Damage +60% Makes running more comfortable
Gummed Shoes	Effect	shoe gum	-5%	HC/SC	50 turns	Item loss
Hiding From Seekers	Effect	Hide From Seekers (Crimbo 2024 permable skill)	-5%	HC/SC	10 turns	50 MP		Allowed under Standard restrictions until January 1, 2028.
iFlail	Weapon (1H)	The Applecalypse Store	-5%	SC			35 Mox	+11 to Monster Level +5 to Familiar Weight
Ink Cloud	Effect	Ink Gland (GN skill)	-5%	Path	40 turns	5 MP		Path-specific: Skill only available in a Gelatinous Noob run
Inkily Obscured	Effect	Octopus ink bladder	-5%	The Sea	20 turns	Potion		Underwater only
Inky Camouflage	Effect	vial of squid ink	-5%	HC/SC¹	20 turns	Potion
Jurassic Parka	Shirt	packaged Jurassic Parka	-5%	HC/SC	Always		Must be in 'pterodactyl' mode	Must select "pull the pterodactyl tab" after using the "adjust" link All Attributes +10% Slight Resistance to All Elements (+1) +50% Combat Initiative So-So Hot Resistance (+2) Deters an opponent's first attack
Kremlin's Greatest Briefcase	Accessory	suspicious package	-5%	HC/SC	Always			All Attributes +10 Maximum HP +25 Maximum MP +25 Weapon Damage +25% +25% Combat Initiative Regenerate 5-10 MP per Adventure Regenerate 5-10 HP per Adventure Additional enchantments & abilities can be configured at will
McHugeLarge left ski	Accessory	McHugeLarge duffel bag	-5%	HC/SC	Always			Muscle +10 Cold Resistance (+X) +5X Hot Damage +10X% Combat Initiative
Mer-kin sneakmask	Hat		-5%	The Sea			85 Mox	Underwater only Moxie +5% Combat Initiative +30%
Obscuri Tea	Effect	cuppa Obscuri tea	-5%	HC/SC	30 turns	Item loss
pantogram pants	Pants	portable pantogram	-5%	HC/SC	Always			Obtained by choosing "some self-respect" as Sacrifice (Middle) Can be customized upon summoning via Pantagramming
porkpie-mounted popper	Hat	Underground Fireworks Shop	-5%	SC/HC	Always	500 meat		+20 Hot Damage +20 damage to Hot Spells Disappears at rollover
protonic accelerator pack	Back Item		-5%	SC/HC				+25 Damage vs. Ghosts Regenerate 2-20 MP per adventure +15% Item Drops from Monsters All Attributes +10 +5% Chance of Critical Hit Allows you to bust ghosts (which makes you feel good)
Quiets-Your-Steps	Accessory		-5%	SC			100 Mox	Cannot equip more than one +50% Pickpocket Chance Combat Initiative -50%
Rational Thought	Effect	Intergnat	-5%	HC/SC	11 turns			Obtained by casting Science! Fight with Rational Thought when the Intergnat has the suffix: WITH SCIENCE!
red shoe	Accessory	red box (sometimes)	-5%	HC/SC	Equipped		40 Mys	So-So Hot Resistance (+2) Can only equip one
ring of conflict	Accessory	dead mimic	-5%	HC/SC²			25 Mys	Cannot equip more than one
rusted-out shootin' iron	Weapon (1H)	Cowskeleton	-5%	SC/HC (during twitch events)			35 Mus	+10% Meat from Monsters Ranged Damage +50
Scaredy Dog	Food (Clan VIP Lounge)	ghost dog	-5%	HC/SC	30 turns	3 fullness, the ability to eat any other fancy dog that day		Obtained from a Hot Dog Stand once per day +30 Spooky Damage Serious Cold Resistance (+3) Serious Sleaze Resistance (+3)
Silence of the God Lobster	Effect	God Lobster	-5%	HC/SC	33 turns			Obtained by defeating the God Lobster with the God Lobster's Ring equipped.
silent beret	Hat	A Silent Mime	-5%	SC				All Attributes -30% Combat Initiative -50%
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		Increased to 10% with the fiberglass fedora equipped
Space Trip safety headphones	Accessory	Ticket Redemption Counter	-5%	SC		1,000 Game Grid tickets	35 Mys	Cannot equip more than one -100% to Monster Level Damage Reduction: 10
very pointy crown	Hat	Witchess Queen	-5%	SC/HC (with Witchess set)				+5 Moxie Stats per Fight +5 Extra Rollover Adventures Moxie +50% Weakens Monster on Critical Hit Item disappears at rollover
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%
Peace Turkey	Familiar	Mr. Store	-[wt/5]%	HC/SC	Always			Maximum of -10% @ 50 lbs
Disgeist	Familiar	Tall Grass, Very Tall Grass	-[wt/7.5]%	HC/SC	Always			Maximum of -10% @ 75 lbs

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.
• As of 2020/01/09, some Combat Frequency modifying items and effects started gaining adverbs to describe their effectiveness (Monsters will be very very very much less attracted to you, etc).

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