Combat Style

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Basic Combat Strategy

There are a few basic forms of combat that are applicable to any class.

Plinking

Boost Moxie so as to not get hit, attack for relatively small damage, but kill.

Melee

Boost Muscle and smash as hard as you can.

Advanced Combat Strategy

There are also several advanced strategies to choose from.

Shieldbutt

Shieldbutting, sometimes known as "noodlebutting" because it is really a combination of entangling noodles and shieldbutt, is a melee-based combat style designed to fight monsters at a higher monster level than the player's attack and defense stats.

Strengths of Shieldbutting

• Can be used against monsters that the player cannot otherwise hit
• Does not require a large MP pool and is often the most MP-efficient combat style when boosting ML
• Requires a minimal set of perms to get started

Weaknesses of Shieldbutting

• Requires the player to use a shield
• Shieldbutt by itself does not do a lot of damage

Skills which are critical to this combat style:

• Entangling Noodles
• Shieldbutt

In its simplest form, the player casts entangling noodles on a monster so that they will not die while taking down the monster's life, and then shieldbutts the monster until dies. Shieldbutt is a skill which always hits, but does not do as much damage as some other skills. The noodles will allow the player to survive the multiple rounds of combat needed to kill this way.

Skills which are complimentary to this combat style:

• Ur-Kel's Aria of Annoyance lets the player boost their +ML to take advantage of this combat style's ability to handle stronger monsters, which earns them better stat gains
• Springy Fusilli helps the player win initiative, which allows them to cast noodles without taking a hit
• Overdeveloped Sense of Self Preservation is another initiative skill, but less powerful than Springy Fusilli. However, it is passive, which is an advantage.
• Slimy Shoulders is identical to Overdeveloped Sense of Self-Preservation once at full strength, but requires the player to use 10 slime-soaked sweat glands in addition to completing an ascension to perm the skill.
• Armorcraftiness allows the player to craft shields when they may not readily find any during a run. It also allows players to craft a Hipposkin poncho which is a good source of +ML, provided the player also has Torso Awaregness
• Rage of the Reindeer adds to the player's HP and damage.
• Snarl of the Timberwolf adds spooky damage
• Claws of the Walrus adds damage passively
• Claws of the Otter also adds passive damage, but less
• Hero of the Half-Shell is not really a skill in this combat suite, but since the player will be using a shield anyway, it is a useful defensive passive. It is especially helpful when playing muscle classes

Shieldbutting with a Frumious Bandersnatch familiar allows the player to get longer-lasting noodles combined with the smust (stun) from shieldbutt and added damage. This is a powerful combat combination that is often employed by low-level players wanting to gain stats in a challenging high-level area such as the Hobopolis sewer. As long as the player gains initiative and has enough damage skills or damage-adding Stickers, even low-level Hardcore players can make use of sewer leveling.

Pasta-Slinging

Cast Flavour of Magic as appropriate for the zone in question, hit with Cannelloni Cannon until it dies.

Sauce-Slinging

This strategy gets complicated due to it being extremely powerful for Saucerors. See Sauce Synergy for details on this style of combat.