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[[The Mad Tea Party|Tea party]] hats that are actually useful in a run. This table is mostly aimed at players in Hardcore mode.
[[The Mad Tea Party|Tea party]] buffs that are actually useful. This page is mostly aimed at players in Hardcore ascensions, but many buffs are useful in Softcore as well.


Note: "when it's worth pursuing" means "under what conditions would I invest extra turns or other resources into obtaining this hat", not "under what conditions would I use this buff if I magically happen to have this hat in my sack".
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.


Don't forget that you can get a tea party buff when drunk.
==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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! Hat !! Effect's Effect !! How to get (in [[Hardcore|HC]]) !! When it's worth pursuing
! Hat !! Effect !! Source ([[Hardcore|HC]]) !! Notes
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| [[bum cheek]] || [[Muscle]] +10 || [[The Sleazy Back Alley]] || HC day 1, Daily Dungeon tests
| [[snorkel]] || [[Moxie]] +10 || [[The Armory and Leggery]] (30 Meat) || Used for early [[The Haunted Bedroom|Bedroom]] access; survival for low-skill players
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| [[snorkel]] || [[Moxie]] +10 || Spend 30 Meat || HC day 1, especially pre-[[accordion]] (Also purchasable for 30 meat at The Armory and Leggery
| [[ravioli hat]] || [[Mysticality|Myst]] +10 || Born [[Pastamancer|PM]] or [[chewing gum on a string]] || Used for early [[The Haunted Bedroom|Bedroom]] access
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| [[Dolphin King's crown]] || +10 {{element|Stench}} || Finish the [[Dolphin King's Map Quest]] || Serendipitous use only
| [[pail]] || [[Monster Level]] +20 || [[Ninja Snowman Janitor]] || If you do the ninjas for [[Mt. McLargeHuge Quest|level 8]]
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| [[Ze™ goggles]] || +10 {{element|Cold}} || [[Screwing Around!|diving for Treasure]] in [[An Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool]] || Serendipitous use only
| [[filthy knitted dread sack]] || +40% [[Meat from Monsters]] || [[Filthy Hippy Disguise]] || Used for the [[Recover the Sisters' Meat|Nuns]]
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| [[asshat]] || [[Familiar Weight|Familiar Experience]] +3 || 2 [[bum cheek]]s || Gourd-questing as a moxie class?
| [[reinforced beaded headband]] || +5 [[Familiar Weight]] || [[Mysterious Island Quest]] || Used for stats/item drops in paths that don't do the [[Recover the Sisters' Meat|Nuns]]; tower familiars for low-skill players
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| [[pail]] || [[Monster Level]] +20 || Finish the [[Pretentious Artist Quest]] || [[Oxygenarian|HCO]], [[Way of the Surprising Fist|Fist]], or very long runs
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==Useful 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.
 
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| [[ravioli hat]] || [[Mysticality|Myst]] +10 || Born [[Pastamancer|PM]], or use [[chewing gum on a string]] || More max MP to cast [[Ode to Booze]], or earlier [[Haunted Bedroom]] access as myst class
! Hat !! Effect !! Source ([[Hardcore|HC]]) !! Notes
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| [[astral chapeau]] || [[MP|Max MP]] +25 || [[Pet Heaven]] in Valhalla ||  
| [[bugbear beanie]] || [[MP|Max MP]] +25 || [[General Store]] (70 Meat) || Used to increase max MP for [[The Ode to Booze|Ode]]/[[Inigo's Incantation of Inspiration (effect)|Inigo's]]
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| [[bugbear beanie]] || [[MP|Max MP]] +25 || 70 Meat in Knoll [[Moon sign]]s, or serendipitous monster drop in mandatory quest || More max MP to cast [[Ode to Booze]], etc.
| [[basic meat helmet]] || [[Spell Damage]] +15 || 200 Meat + one [[Innabox]]-able smithing || Used to hit [[Sauce Synergy]] damage caps
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| [[balloon helmet]] || [[MP|Max MP]] +25 || Multi-use [[The "Fun" House|Fun House]] drops || If you're doing the Nemesis quest anyway (hat is also useful on a [[Mad Hatrack]])
| [[Kentucky-style derby]] || +10 {{element|Hot}} || [[The Armory and Leggery]] (30 Meat) || Used to kill [[chalkdust wraith]]s
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| [[double-ice cap]] || [[MP|Max MP]] +25 || [[April Shower]] (Cold) (2 days) || only if you were planning to make one anyway
| [[bum cheek]] || [[Muscle]] +10 || [[The Sleazy Back Alley]] || Used for early [[The Haunted Bedroom|Bedroom]] access
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| [[maiden wig]] || [[Weapon Damage]] +15 || 80 Meat in Knoll [[Moon sign]]s, or serendipitous monster drop in mandatory quest || Sewer leveling, boss fights
| [[viking helmet]] || [[HP Increasers|Maximum HP]] +50 || [[Outskirts of Cobb's Knob]] || Used to survive first hit of high-ML monsters (i.e. [[drunken rat king]]s)
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| [[Crown of the Goblin King]] || [[Weapon Damage]] +30% || Defeat [[The Knob Goblin King]] || Sewer leveling and boss fights
| [[helmet turtle]] || [[HP Increasers|Maximum HP]] +50 || Born [[Turtle Tamer|TT]] or [[chewing gum on a string]] || Used to survive first hit of high-ML monsters (i.e. [[drunken rat king]]s)
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| [[basic meat helmet]] || [[Spell Damage]] +15 || 200 Meat + one [[Innabox]]-able smithing || Sewer leveling, boss fights and [[Sauceror]] synergy
| [[pail]] || [[Monster Level]] +20 || The [[Pretentious Artist Quest]] || Most worthwhile in [[Oxygenarian|HCO]] or [[Way of the Surprising Fist|Fist]] runs
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| [[turtle wax helmet]] || [[Spell Damage]] +15 || [[Turtle Tamer|TT]], guild opened, 50 Meat || Sewer leveling and boss fights
| [[f3d0r4]] || [[Familiar Weight|Familiar Experience]] +3 || [[The Valley Beyond The Orc Chasm]] || Used for leveling up secondary fairies
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| [[Baron von Ratsworth's tophat]] || +3 [[Stat Gains from Fights]] || beating [[Baron Von Ratsworth]] with any [[Monster Aggravation Devices|monster aggravation device]] set to 9 || 1-3 turns post-faucet, but [[Baron von Ratsworth's monocle|monocle]] may be superior
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==Combat/Misc. Buffs==
What to use if you don't have anything better.
 
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| [[bubblewrap bottlecap turtleban]] || +20% [[Items from Monsters]] || [[Turtle Tamer|TT]] + [[Armorcraftiness]] + [[A Battlefield|Cola war]] unlock + [[The Knob Shaft|Knob Shaft]] drop || only if you were planning to make one for the MP regen anyway
! Hat !! Effect !! Source ([[Hardcore|HC]]) !! Notes
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| [[filthy knitted dread sack]] || +40% [[Meat from Monsters]] || Yellow-ray a [[The Hippy Camp|hippy]] or [[business hippy]] || For [[Recover the Sisters' Meat|Nuns]] (all non-Fist runs), or if meat is really needed
| [[maiden wig]] || [[Weapon Damage]] +15 || [[General Store]] (80 Meat) || Maximizing weapon damage to kill faster
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| [[viking helmet]] || [[HP Increasers|Maximum HP]] +50 || Outskirts of Cobb's Knob drop || during a Zombie Slayer-run
| [[mariachi hat]] || [[Spell Damage]] +30% || [[chewing gum on a string]] || Maximizing spell damage to kill faster
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| [[eXtreme scarf]] || [[HP Increasers|Maximum HP]] +50 || during the [[Mt. McLargeHuge Quest]] (if using eXtreme Cold-Weather Gear to get to the peak) ||  
| [[Crown of the Goblin King]] || [[Weapon Damage]] +30% || [[The Knob Goblin King]] || Maximizing weapon damage to kill faster
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| [[fuzzy montera]] || [[HP Increasers|Maximum HP]] +50 || completing the [[Mt. McLargeHuge Quest]] as a Moxie class ||
 
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| [[f3d0r4]] || [[Familiar Weight|Familiar Experience]] +3 || Valley beyond the orc chasm drop || Serendipitous use only
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| [[extra-large palm-frond toupee]] || [[Muscle Modifiers|Muscle]] +20% || Multi-use [[An Oasis|oasis]] drops || Serendipitous use only
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| [[reinforced beaded headband]] || +5 [[Familiar Weight]] || almost guaranteed drop during the war || For the [[Tower_familiars#The_Familiars|NS Tower-familiars]] (only if you already did the Nuns yesterday).
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(Softcore-Players should rather consult the [[The_Mad_Tea_Party#Buffs|full list]])
==Notes==
*You can still get a Tea Party buff while falling-down drunk.
*Tea Party buffs last for 30 Adventures.
 
==See Also==
*[[The Mad Tea Party#Buffs|Full list of Tea Party buffs]]
*[[Hats]]


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[[Category:Ascension Strategy]]

Revision as of 17:26, 9 October 2012

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Tea party buffs that are actually useful. This page is mostly aimed at players in Hardcore ascensions, but many buffs are useful in Softcore as well.

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.

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.

Hat Effect Source (HC) Notes
snorkel Moxie +10 The Armory and Leggery (30 Meat) Used for early Bedroom access; survival for low-skill players
ravioli hat Myst +10 Born PM or chewing gum on a string Used for early Bedroom access
pail Monster Level +20 Ninja Snowman Janitor If you do the ninjas for level 8
filthy knitted dread sack +40% Meat from Monsters Filthy Hippy Disguise Used for the Nuns
reinforced beaded headband +5 Familiar Weight Mysterious Island Quest Used for stats/item drops in paths that don't do the Nuns; tower familiars for low-skill players

Useful 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.

Hat Effect Source (HC) Notes
bugbear beanie Max MP +25 General Store (70 Meat) Used to increase max MP for Ode/Inigo's
basic meat helmet Spell Damage +15 200 Meat + one Innabox-able smithing Used to hit Sauce Synergy damage caps
Kentucky-style derby +10 Hot Damage The Armory and Leggery (30 Meat) Used to kill chalkdust wraiths
bum cheek Muscle +10 The Sleazy Back Alley Used for early Bedroom access
viking helmet Maximum HP +50 Outskirts of Cobb's Knob Used to survive first hit of high-ML monsters (i.e. drunken rat kings)
helmet turtle Maximum HP +50 Born TT or chewing gum on a string Used to survive first hit of high-ML monsters (i.e. drunken rat kings)
pail Monster Level +20 The Pretentious Artist Quest Most worthwhile in HCO or Fist runs
f3d0r4 Familiar Experience +3 The Valley Beyond The Orc Chasm Used for leveling up secondary fairies

Combat/Misc. Buffs

What to use if you don't have anything better.

Hat Effect Source (HC) Notes
maiden wig Weapon Damage +15 General Store (80 Meat) Maximizing weapon damage to kill faster
mariachi hat Spell Damage +30% chewing gum on a string Maximizing spell damage to kill faster
Crown of the Goblin King Weapon Damage +30% The Knob Goblin King Maximizing weapon damage to kill faster

Notes

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

See Also

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