Combat Initiative

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Here's a comprehensive list of everything in the game that provide Combat Initiative. These allow you to increase the frequency with which you are the first to attack when encountering monsters, and also improve your chances of being able to flee successfully from a combat (according to Jick in this post). To see various maximum levels of initiative, see Maximizing Your Combat Initiative.

Source	Source Type	Initiative	Duration	Cost	Prereq	Notes
Springy Fusilli	P Noncombat Skill	40%	10 turns	10 MP
Bonerdagon necklace	Accessory	30%	Always		25 Myst	+5 Muscle +5 Moxie
Cletus's Canticle of Celerity	AT Buff Skill	30%	5/15 turns	4 MP
Crimbo pants	Pants	30%	Always		35 Mox
plexiglass pants	Pants	25%	Always		75 Mox	+20% Item Drops from Monsters +30% Moxie Oxygenarian Ascension Reward
Overdeveloped Sense of Self Preservation	DB Passive Skill	20%	Always
penguin shorts	Pants	20%	Always		45 Mox
penguinskin mini-kilt	Pants	20%	Always		45 Mox
penguinskin mini-skirt	Pants	20%	Always		45 Mox
star pants	Pants	20%	Always		67 Mox
ice skates	Accessory	15%	Always			+15% Meat from Monsters
sk8board	Accessory	15%	Always		20 Myst
cold ninja mask	Hat	15%	Always		25 Mox
pixel sword	Weapon	15%	Always		10 Mus
stainless steel slacks	Pants	15%	Always		30 Mox	+15% Moxie +20% Meat from Monsters Ascension Reward
leotarrrd	Pants	15%	Always		30 Mox
clockwork pants	Pants	10%	Always		25 Mus	Yes, these pants really require Muscle instead of Moxie to equip.
gnatwing earring	Accessory	10%	Always		20 Myst
crowbarrr	Weapon	10%	Always		25 Mus
infernal insoles	Accessory	10%	Always		15 Myst	Slight Hot Resistance
grave robbing shovel	Weapon	-10%	Always		25 Mus	+5 Spooky Damage
giant discarded plastic fork	Weapon	-10%	Always		62 Mus	2x chance of Critical Hit
Extreme Muscle Relaxation	Item	-25%	10 turns	Item Loss		comes from Mick's IcyVapoHotness Rub +25% Muscle
Speculative - Needs Research
Wallaby	Zodiac Sign	?%	Always
Ticking Clock	Item	20% (?)	10 turns	Item Loss		comes from the cheap wind-up clock figure comes from a mention by fusilliban in /hardcore

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