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

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%. 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
portable cassette player	Equipment (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
Musk of the Moose	Effect	Musk of the Moose (SC skill)	+5%	HC/SC	10 turns	10 MP
Carlweather's Cantata of Confrontation	Effect	Carlweather's Cantata of Confrontation (skill) (AT buff)	+5%	HC/SC	5-20 turns	20 MP
Hippy Stench	Effect	reodorant or a handful of pine needles (both potions)	+5%	HC/SC	10 turns	Item loss
monster bait	Equipment (Accessory)	The Crackpot Mystic's Shed	+5%	HC/SC	Always	20 red pixels, 15 white pixels		Cannot equip more than one
HOA zombie eyes	Equipment (Accessory)	Zombie Homeowners' Association (Hard Mode)	+5%	SC	Always		100 Mys	All Attributes -100% +10 Stat(s) Per Fight Cannot equip more than one
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
giant turkey leg	Equipment (3-handed Weapon)	Renaissance Giant	+5%	HC/SC¹	Always		200 Mus
Jumpsuited Hound Dog	Familiar	The Bounty Hunter Hunter's Shack	+(weight/6)%, to a maximum of 5%	HC/SC	Always	100 filthy lucre
Simply Irresistible	Effect	Irresistibility potion (potion)	+5%	SC	20 turns	Item loss
Ass-Stompers of Violence	Equipment (Accessory)	Shub-Jigguwatt, Elder God of Violence as a Seal Clubber	+5%	SC	Always		125 Mus	Cannot equip more than one
Dungeon Fist gauntlet	Equipment (Off-Hand)	Ticket Redemption Counter	+5%	SC	Always	1000 Game Grid tickets	35 Muscle, having defeated Dungeon Fist!	Weapon Damage +25 -100% Food Drops from Monsters
Everything Must Go!	Effect	Violent pastilles (potion)	+10%	SC	10 turns	Item loss
cod cape	Equipment (Back)	stench vampire	+5%	SC	Always		200 Mox	+25 Stench Damage
Celestial Saltiness	Effect	celestial au jus	+5%	HC/SC²	10 turns	Item loss
Song of Battle	Effect	Song of Battle (AoB skill)	+20%	Path	20 turns	10 MP	Being an Avatar of Boris
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
Unmuffled	Effect	Rev Engine with Extra-Loud Muffler	+15%	Path	10 turns	5 MP	Being an Avatar of Sneaky Pete

¹ The giant turkey leg is easily obtainable in Hardcore, but will typically be unusable during the run.
² The celestial au jus is available in Hardcore only if the player is under an Avatar of Jarlsberg challenge path restriction.

Decreases Combat Rate (-combat)

Modifier	Type	Source	Rate	Avail.	Duration	Cost	Prereq	Notes
Ballroom song ("Sono Un...")	Special (The Haunted Ballroom)	Choosing Sono un Amenten Non Un Combattente in Strung-Up Quartet	-5%	HC/SC		1 turn
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
Simply Invisible	Effect	invisibility potion	-5%	SC	20 turns	Potion
Smooth Movements	Effect	Smooth Movement (DB skill)	-5%	HC/SC	10 turns	10 MP
The Sonata of Sneakiness	Effect	The Sonata of Sneakiness (AT buff)	-5%	HC/SC	5-20 turns	20 MP
Silent Running	Effect	Doing submarine sprints in An Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool (once a day)	-5%	HC/SC	50 turns
Scaredy Dog	Food (Clan VIP Lounge)	ghost dog	-5%	HC/SC	30 turns	3 fullness		Obtained from a Hot Dog Stand once per day
Fresh Scent	Effect	chunk of rock salt deodorant	-5%	HC/SC	10 turns	Potion
Snow Shoes	Effect	snow cleats	-5%	HC/SC	30 turns	Item loss
Inky Camouflage	Effect	vial of squid ink	-5%	HC/SC¹	20 turns	Potion
Bram's choker	Accessory	Bram the Stoker	-5%	HC/SC			50 Mys	Cannot equip more than one Moxie +10% +3 PvP fight(s) per day when equipped
red shoe	Accessory	red box	-5%	HC/SC			40 Mys	Cannot equip more than one So-So Hot Resistance
ring of conflict	Accessory	dead mimic	-5%	HC/SC²			25 Mys	Cannot equip more than one
duonoculars	Accessory	biclops	-5%	HC/SC			17 Mys	Cannot equip more than one +5 to Monster Level
silent beret	Hat	A Silent Mime	-5%	SC				All Attributes -30% Combat Initiative -50%
Mer-kin sneakmask	Hat		-5%	The Sea			85 Mox	Underwater only Moxie +5% Combat Initiative +30%
iFlail	1-handed weapon	The Applecalypse Store	-5%	SC/HC (during twitch events)			35 Mox	+11 to Monster Level +5 to Familiar Weight
rusted-out shootin' iron	1-handed weapon		-5%	SC/HC (during twitch events)			35 Mus	+10% Meat from Monsters Ranged Damage +50
Xiblaxian stealth cowl	Hat	Xiblaxian 5D printer	-5%	SC/HC		4 Xiblaxian circuitry 9 Xiblaxian polymer 5 Xiblaxian alloy		Mysticality +20%
Xiblaxian stealth trousers	Pants	Xiblaxian 5D printer	-5%	SC/HC		9 Xiblaxian circuitry 4 Xiblaxian polymer 5 Xiblaxian alloy		Moxie +20%
camouflage T-shirt	Shirt	Mercenary of Fortune	-5%	SC/HC			25 Mus	-3 MP to use Skills (in-combat only) All Attributes +10% Weapon Damage +15
Xiblaxian stealth vest	Shirt	Xiblaxian 5D printer	-5%	SC/HC		5 Xiblaxian circuitry 4 Xiblaxian polymer 9 Xiblaxian alloy		Muscle +20%
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
Fuzzy Slippers of Hatred	Accessory	Yog-Urt (as a DB)	-5%	SC			125 Mox	Cannot equip more than one
Quiets-Your-Steps	Accessory		-5%	SC			100 Mox	Cannot equip more than one +50% Pickpocket Chance Combat Initiative -50%
Crown of Thrones or Buddy Bjorn, holding Grimstone Golem	Hat or Back		-5%	SC				(Your Golem can only be in one place at a time.)
folder (skull and crossbones)	Accessory		-5%	Path³, SC				Only usable with a Folder Holder
Predjudicetidigitation	Effect	worst candy	-10%	SC	10 turns	Potion
Chocolatesphere	Skill (Avatar of Jarlsberg)		-15%	Path	20 turns	10 MP		Path-specific: Only usable in an Avatar of Jarlsberg run
Muffled	Skill (Avatar of Sneaky Pete)		-15%	Path	10 turns	5 MP		Path-specific: Only usable in an Avatar of Sneaky Pete run
Disquiet Riot	Skill (Zombie Slayer)		-20%	Path	10 turns	5 "MP"		Path-specific: Only usable in a Zombie Slayer run
Song of Solitude	Skill (Avatar of Boris)		-20%	Path	20/40 turns	15 MP		Path-specific: Only usable in an Avatar of Boris run

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.

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