Banishing

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In KoL, banishing a monster removes it from the possible encounters in any zone for a certain number of Adventures. Almost all banishers that cost a turn will run out of their effect 1 turn earlier, because the adventure itself took a turn.

General-Purpose Banishers

Source	Type	Duration	Queue¹	Cost	Costs Turn?²	Combat Ended?	Avail.	Notes
stuffed yam stinkbomb	Combat item	15	1	Item loss	Fast	Run	HC/SC Standard (2024)	Summoned via the Mayam Calendar
spring shoes (Spring Kick)	Equipment (Skill)	Rollover	1		N/A	No!	HC/SC Standard (2024)	Does not end combat!
cursed monkey's paw (Monkey Slap)	Equipment (Skill)	Rollover	1		Fast	Kill	HC/SC Standard (2023)	Requires all 5 fingers of the paw to still be available (i.e., for none of its daily wishes to have been used yet). Kills the enemy but does not give meat or items.
cosmic bowling ball (Bowl a Curveball)	Item in inventory (Skill)	Skill cooldown	1	cosmic bowling ball use	Fast	Run	HC/SC Standard (2022)	Banish duration is your current cosmic bowling ball skill cooldown (a number of combats equal to 2 * number of bowling skills used that day + 3). The bowling ball returns as soon as the banish ends, so additional banishes can be used indefinitely once each previous one wears off.
familiar scrapbook (Show Your Boring Familiar Pictures)	Equipment (Skill)	100	1	100 scraps	Fast	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Requires (and consumes) 100 scraps to use
Feel Hatred	Skill	50	1	-	Fast	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	From the emotion chip; castable 3x/day
tryptophan dart	Combat Item	Rollover	1	Item Loss	Slow	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Dropped by Elf Operative
Lil' Doctor™ bag (Reflex Hammer)	Equipment (Skill)	30	1	-	Fast	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Castable 3x/day
Fourth of May Cosplay Saber (Use the Force, %playername!)	Equipment (Skill)	30	1	1 Charge	Fast	Abort	HC/SC Unrestricted	Skill abruptly exits combat (potentially avoiding some normal end-of-combat operations) and takes you to a choice noncombat, the first option of which ("I am not the adventurer you are looking for") is the banisher; castable 5x/day
human musk	Combat Item	Rollover	1?	Item Loss	Fast (first 3x/day)	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Dropped by Red-Nosed Snapper tracking dudes
latte lovers member's mug (Throw Latte on Opponent)	Equipment (Skill)	30	1	-	Fast	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Castable 4x/day (once at the start of the day, and once after every refill, of which 3/day are allowed)
Breathe Out	Skill	20	1	Item Loss,1 Spleen or 1 Fullness	Fast	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Temporary skill goes away after single use; learn the skill by consuming hot jelly or toast with hot jelly from a Space Jellyfish
Daily Affirmation: Be a Mind Master	Combat Item	80?	1	Item Loss	Slow	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	From New-You Club Membership Form
Kremlin's Greatest Briefcase (KGB tranquilizer dart)	Equipment (Skill)	20	1	-	Fast	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Castable 3x/day
Asdon Martin (Spring-Loaded Front Bumper)	Workshed (Skill)	30	1	50 fuel	Fast	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	30-turn cooldown
Snokebomb	Skill	30	1	50 MP	Fast	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Castable 3x/day. Acquired from Training scroll: Snokebomb.
tennis ball	Combat Item	30	1	Item Loss	Fast	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Acquired from Playing Fetch* with a Hallowiener Dog
Louder Than Bomb	Combat Item	20	1	Item Loss	Fast	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Indirectly acquired from Summon Smithsness (handful of Smithereens + Ben-Gal™ Balm)
crystal skull	Combat Item	20	1	Item Loss	Slow	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Acquired from Summon Clip Art
divine champagne popper	Combat Item	5	1	Item Loss	Fast	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Acquired randomly as one of the rare drops from Summon Party Favor (Libram of Divine Favors)
Nanobrawny (Unleash Nanites*)	Effect (Skill)	Rollover	1	Effect Loss	Slow	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	*There must be 40+ turns remaining of Nanobrawny in order for the monster to be banished. To get Nanobrawny, bring a charged Nanorhino and (immediately) use a Muscle-based combat skill.
Winifred's whistle	Combat Item	?	?	Item Loss	Fast	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Drops in The Suburbs of Dis, accessed by using a devilish folio (from a Blavious Kloop)
Harold's bell	Combat Item	20	1	Item Loss	Slow	Run	HC/SC Standard	Only one bell can be obtained per ascension
ice house	Combat Item	∞	1	Item Loss	Slow	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Persists through ascension. Monster can be seen, and potentially released (by destroying the ice house), in from the Museum.
Batter Up!	Skill	Rollover	1	5 Fury	Slow	Kill	HC/SC Standard	Class-specific: Only usable by Seal Clubbers; kills the banished monster and gives stats but not meat/item drops
V for Vivala mask (Creepy Grin)	Equipment (Skill)	10	1	30 MP	Fast	Run	SC Unrestricted	Castable 1x/day; removing mask ends banishment
stinky cheese eye (Give Your Opponent the Stinkeye)	Equipment (Skill)	10	1	-	Fast	Run	SC Unrestricted	Castable 1x/day (removing eye does NOT end banishment)
Pantsgiving (Talk About Politics)	Equipment (Skill)	30	1	-	Slow	Kill	SC Unrestricted	Castable 5x/day; kills the banished monster and gives stats, meat, and drops.
mafia middle finger ring (Show them your ring)	Equipment (Skill)	60	1	13 MP	Fast	Run	SC Unrestricted	Castable 1x/day; removing ring does not end banishment
pulled indigo taffy	Combat Item	40	1	Item Loss	Fast	Run	HC/SC Unrestricted	Underwater only; acquired from Summon Taffy
Banishing Shout	Skill	∞	3	50 MP	Slow	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in Avatar of Boris runs
Howl of the Alpha	Skill	∞	3	9 zombies	Slow	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in Zombie Slayer runs
classy monkey	Combat Item	20	1	Item Loss	Slow	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only works in Class Act runs
Staff of the Standalone Cheese (jiggle)	Equipment (special combat action)	Rollover	5	-	Slow	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in Avatar of Jarlsberg runs; useable 5x/day
dirty stinkbomb	Combat Item	Rollover	1	Item Loss	Fast	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in KOLHS runs
deathchucks	Combat Item	30	1	Item Loss	Fast	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in KOLHS runs
Peel Out	Skill	Rollover	1	10 MP	Fast	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in Avatar of Sneaky Pete runs; requires the Extra-Smelly Muffler motorcycle upgrade
Walk Away From Explosion	Skill	30	1	30 MP	Slow	Kill	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in Avatar of Sneaky Pete runs; kill monster and gives stats/etc.
smoke grenade	Combat Item	20	1	Item Loss	Slow	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in Avatar of Sneaky Pete runs.
Thunder Clap	Skill	40	1	40 dB	Slow	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in Heavy Rains runs.
Curse of Vacation	Skill	Rollover	1	30 MP	Slow	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in Actually Ed the Undying runs. Castable 5x/day.
Beancannon	Skill	Rollover	5	15 MP, Item Loss	Slow	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in Avatar of West of Loathing runs. Requires a can of beans equipped in the off-hand slot, which is destroyed.
Baleful Howl	Skill	Rollover	1	30 HP	Fast	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in Dark Gyffte runs. Castable 10x/day.
Ultra Smash	Skill	Rollover	1	2 PP	Slow	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in Path of the Plumber runs. Requires three levels in Hammer attacks.
B. L. A. R. T. (B. L. A. R. T. Spray (wide))	Equipment (Skill)	Rollover	1?	100 water	Fast	Run	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in Wildfire runs.
System Sweep	Skill	Rollover	1	20 MP	Slow	Kill?*	Path	Challenge path-specific: Only available in Grey You runs. *Deals [your Muscle] physical damage, and only banishes if that was sufficient to kill the monster (which still drops items and gives stats).
Punt	Skill	Rollover	1	30 MP	Slow	Kill	Path	Challenge path-specific, Class-specific: Only available in Avatar of Shadows Over Loathing runs when a Pig Skinner. Kills monster gives stats but not meat/item drops

¹ How many monsters can be banished at a time by this particular source. If you use this banisher to banish another monster (in any zone), the first monster in the banisher's "queue" will be un-banished. Most things can only banish one monster at a time.
² Does ending a combat with this item consume an Adventure?

Monster-Specific Banishers

Source	Monster	Source Type	Duration	Costs Turn?	Combat Ended?	Avail.	Notes
cocktail napkin	clingy pirate	Combat Item	20	Fast	Run	Both	Deals 20-40 hot damage to other monsters
Chatterboxing	chatty pirate	Adventure	20	Fast	Run	Both	Requires a valuable trinket, which is consumed
Bowl of Scorpions	drunk pygmy	Item	Rollover	Fast	Run	Both	Each Bowl of Scorpions will cause one free run-away. After the 11th occurrence, the pygmy is banished.
spooky music box mechanism	any in Spookyraven Manor	Combat Item	Rollover	Slow	Run	Both	Deals 100-120 spooky damage to other monsters.
ice hotel bell	any in The Ice Hotel	Combat Item	Rollover	Fast	Run	Both	Deals 250-300 cold damage to other monsters.
Licorice Rope	any dude(?) in Gingerbread City	Skill	Rollover	Slow	Run	Both
plastic cup of beer	any frat boy in Kegger in the Woods	Combat Item	10	Fast	Run	SC Unrestricted	Advances the zone when used on any orquette in Kegger in the Woods Deals 30-40 sleaze damage to other monsters Is also a booze item.

Notes

• Banishing a monster prevents it from appearing in any zone that it would appear in.
  • For example, banishing an A.M.C. gremlin will remove it from all four zones that it could appear in.
• Banishing all possible monsters from a zone results in all of the monsters returning, and will also prevent further other banishes from removing monsters from that zone until at least one of the initial banishes expire.
  • "Unbanishing" a monster by using that same banisher on a different monster in a different zone will cause that monster to return as normal, and the other banishes in that zone will reapply and remove them.
  • For example, using Snokebomb (30 turns) on the VYKEA viking (male) and human musk (until rollover) on the VYKEA viking (female) will cause the following things to occur:
    • Both monsters will stay in the zone, and they will also ignore any further attempts to be banished.
    • After 30 adventures, Snokebomb will expire and the Viking male will return to the zone, while the Viking female will remain banished.
    • If human musk is used on a different monster, such as by using it on a crate, the Viking female will return to the zone because its banish has been lifted, and the Viking male will remain banished until Snokebomb's 30 adventure duration expires.
• Banishing all normal monsters in a zone with conditional monsters in it will instead yield a tumbleweed. You cannot banish the two normal zombies from The Defiled Alcove to force the initiative-dependent modern zmobies.
• Banishing a monster with multiple naturally occurring copies (e.g. there are 2 Astronomers in the Hole in the Sky), will also banish the second copy.
  • However, if a monster receives additional copies such as from Transcendent Olfaction (+3 copies), the additional copies will not be banished. The "native" copy of the monster will be banished, but the 3 bonus copies are still in the zone; so instead of being reduced from 4 copies to 0, banishing an Olfacted monster will reduce it from 4 copies to 3.
  • In this example, using an additional banish will not reduce copies from 3 to 2; rather it will remain at 3 because banishes remove native copies, hence why they apply against the two astronomers but not Olfacted monsters.
  • This is also why banishing a monster with the same phylum that the Red-Nosed Snapper is tracking will fail to remove all copies of that monster.
  • (See the Adventure Queue process for more details.)
• There are multiple zones that are banish-proof; either no sources of banishes will work at all, or only special mechanics will affect the appearance of monsters in the zone.
• Entire types of monsters in Dreadsylvania can be banished as a result of special non-combats; see Advanced Dreadsylvania Mechanics for details.

History

• For a long time, banishing was a game mechanic tied almost exclusively to Mr. Store items. Banishing has been slowly trickling into the base game through channels like challenge paths and Batter Up!
• Bundle of "fragrant" herbs was a once-a-crimbo banisher that no longer works.

See also

• Adventure Queue
• On the Trail (another common way to influence which monsters you encounter)
• Run Away