Deleveling

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Every now and again, you may find yourself in a fight where you are in over your head. The game provides a number of mechanics that alter the monster's level in combat. Deleveling tactics make the monster weaker, but your experience will remain the same. Typically, when a monster has been delevelled, you will see the following:

Monster attack power reduced by X

Monster defense reduced by Y

Deleveling can affect either Monster Attack (MA) or Monster Defense (MD), but typically it will affect both. The amount of MA and MD will typically differ.

Deleveling

Source	Source Type	Level Incr	Duration	Cost	Prereq	Notes
The Six-Pack of Pain	Combat Item	-100(?) to -?	Instant	Item Loss	None
broken glass grenade	Combat Item	-50	Instant	Item Loss	None	Also does 130-ish damage
Zombo's empty eye	Combat Item	-30 to -50	Instant		None	Can only be used every 50 turns Cannot own more than one
bronzed locust	Combat Item	-20 to -30	Instant	Item Loss	None
golden ring	Combat Item	-20 to -30	Instant	Item Loss	None
ink bladder	Combat Item	-20 to -30	Instant	Item Loss	None	Only when used above water
spooky sap	Combat Item	-20 to -30	Instant	Item Loss	None
chocolate frosted sugar bomb	Combat Item	-20	Instant	Item Loss	None	Also does 250-ish damage and gives 10 turns of Sugar Rush
Offensive Joke	Combat Skill	-20	Instant	15 MP		Also does 30-40
Fire Black Bottle-Rocket	Combat Skill	-17 to -22	Instant	5 MP		Must have bottle-rocket crossbow equippped Only available once per combat
floorboard cruft	Combat Item	-18 to -20	Instant	Item Loss	None	Deals 100-120 Stuns for 2 rounds
depantsing bomb	Combat Item	-15 to -20	Instant	Item Loss	None
sausage bomb	Combat Item	-15 to -20	Instant	Item Loss	None	Deals 80-120 Stuns for 2 rounds
spangly unitard	Combat Item	-10 to -20	Instant	Item Loss	None	Also does (roughly) 150-250 damage
Russian Ice	Combat Item	-13 to -15?	Instant	Item Loss	None	Can also be consumed
Staff of the Deepest Freeze	Weapon (1H)	-10 to -15	Instant		200 Mys	Chefstaves can only be equipped with special sauce gloves or Spirit of Rigatoni Delevel occurs on jiggle Spell Damage +200% +30 Damage to Cold Spells Regenerate 20-30 MP per adventure
divine cracker	Combat Item	-10 to -15	Instant	Item Loss	None	Also attempts Pickpocket
robotronic egg	Combat Item	-10 to -13	Instant	Item Loss	None	Can also do other things in combat Will always do same amount of delevelling for both attack and defense
kite	Combat Item	-10 to -12	Instant	Item Loss	None	75% chance of success When successful, stuns for 1 round
mylar scout drone	Combat Item	-10 to -12	Instant	Item Loss	None	75% chance of success When successful, stuns for 1 round
powdered organs	Combat Item	-10 to -12	Instant	Item Loss	None
wumpus-hair net	Combat Item	-7 to -15	Instant	Item Loss	None	stuns for one round
palm-frond net	Combat Item	-8 to -12	Instant	Item Loss	None	Stuns for one round
Biologically Shocked	Effect	-10	20 Turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from glowing syringe May also stun for a round, deal 80-100 damage, or deal 80-100 damage
Disco Face Stab	DB Combat Skill	-9	Instant	10 MP	None	Deals 15-18 Damage
superamplified boom box	Combat Item	-8 to -10	Instant	Item Loss	None	Stuns for one round
macrame net	Combat Item	-8 to -10	Instant	Item Loss	None	Stuns for one round
Massive Manual of Marauder Mockery	Combat Item	-8 to -10	Instant	None	None	Only works against pirates Only works if pirate does not respond correctly
The Big Book of Pirate Insults	Combat Item	-8 to -10	Instant	None	None	Only works against pirates Only works if pirate does not respond correctly
black pepper	Combat Item	-7 to -10	Instant	Item Loss	None
Miniborg hiveminder	Combat Item	-8	Instant		None	Affects Monster Attack only
Tango of Terror	Combat Skill	-8	Instant	8 MP		Deals 15-18
croquet hedgehog	Combat Item	-5 to -10	Instant	Item Loss	None	Each hedgehog used continues to delevel by 5-10 each round of combat
handful of sand	Combat Item	-5 to -10	Instant	Item Loss	None
Staff of the Walk-In Freezer	Weapon (1H)	-5 to -10	Instant		125 Mys	Chefstaves can only be equipped with special sauce gloves or Spirit of Rigatoni Delevel occurs on jiggle Spell Damage +150% +20 Damage to Cold Spells Regenerate 8-10 MP per adventure
Disco Dance II: Electric Boogaloo	DB Combat Skill	-7	Instant	7 MP	None	Deals 8-10 Damage
possessed top	Combat Item	-6 to -8	Instant	Item Loss	None
top	Combat Item	-6 to -8	Instant	Item Loss	None
handful of sawdust	Combat Item	-4 to -10	Instant	Item Loss	None
off-white plastic oyster egg	Combat Item	-6 to -8	Instant	Item Loss	None	50% Stunning chance
Shoot Web	Combat Skill	-7	Instant	0 MP	None	Must have plastic spider ring equipped
Tom's of the Spanish Main Toothpaste	Combat Item	-6 to -8	Instant	Item Loss	None
really really sticky spider web	Combat Item	-6 Monster Attack only, not ML	Instant	Item Loss	None	Has probability of stunning
ancient spice	Combat Item	-5 to -6	Instant	Item Loss	None	Also does 30-40 damage
Drowsy Sword	Weapon (2H)	-1 to -10	Always		66 Mus	-10 ML at the start of combat
inkwell	Combat Item	-4 to -7	Instant	Item Loss	None	Has probability of stunning opponent
ferret bait	Combat Item	-5	Instant	Item Loss	None	Deals 45-60 Damage
sake bomb	Combat Item	-5	Instant	Item Loss	None	Deals 45-60 Damage
wussiness potion	Combat Item	-5	Instant	Item Loss	None	Has 50% probability of stunning opponent
fancy bath salts	Combat Item	-4 to -5	Instant	Item Loss	None
roofie	Combat Item	-4 to -5	Instant	Item Loss	None	Has 50% probability of stunning opponent
clockwork crossbow	Weapon (1H)	-3 to -5	Always		25 Mox	Delevels only on critical hit Ranged Damage +10 3x Critical Hit Chance
grass clippings	Combat Item	-3 to -5	Instant		None
Miniborg Destroy-O-Bot	Combat Item	-3 to -5	Instant		None	Deals 10-15 physical and 10-15 Hot Damage
Miniborg strangler	Combat Item	-3 to -5	Instant		None
plot hole	Combat Item	-3 to -5	Instant	Item Loss	None	Deals 20-25 Damage Has 50% probability of stunning opponent
patchouli incense stick	Combat Item	-3 to -5	Instant	Item Loss	None	Has 50% probability of stunning opponent
tropical orchid	Combat Item	-1 to -7	Instant	Item Loss	None	May stun opponent
vial of patchouli oil	Combat Item	-4	Instant	Item Loss	None	Has 50% probability of stunning opponent
barbed-wire fence	Combat Item	-1 to -7	Instant	Item Loss	None	Has probability of stunning opponent
Disco Dance of Doom	DB Combat Skill	-3	Instant	5 MP	None	Deals 4-6 Damage
Disco Eye-Poke	DB Combat Skill	-3	Instant	3 MP	None	Deals 1-3 Damage
Knob Goblin stink bomb	Combat Item	-3	Instant	Item Loss	None	Has 50% probability of stunning opponent
Psalm of Pointiness	AT Buff Skill	-1 to -5	5-15 turns	15 MP	None	Deals 4-8 Passive Damage Both effects applied each time monster hits you
really sticky spider web	Combat Item	-3 Monster Attack only, not ML	Instant	Item Loss	None	Has probability of stunning
gob of wet hair	Combat Item	-2 to -3	Instant	Item Loss	None	Has 100% probability of stunning opponent
shaving cream	Combat Item	-2 to -3	Instant	Item Loss	None	Has 80% probability of stunning opponent
334 scroll	Combat Item	-1 to -3	Instant	Item Loss	None
30669 scroll	Combat Item	-1 to -3	Instant	Item Loss	None
33398 scroll	Combat Item	-1 to -3	Instant	Item Loss	None
64067 scroll	Combat Item	-1 to -3	Instant	Item Loss	None
668 scroll	Combat Item	-1 to -3	Instant	Item Loss	None
7-Foot Dwarven mattock	Weapon (2H)	-1 to -3	Always		25 Mus	Delevels on hit Part of the Mining Gear
8-ball	Combat Item	-1 to -3	Instant	Item Loss	None
antique spear	Weapon (1H)	-1 to -3	Always		85 Mus	Delevels on hit Part of the Antique Arms And Armor Combat Initiative -30% Pulverizes into useless powder Can break in combat
blammer	Weapon (1H)	-1 to -3	Always			Delevels on hit 3x Critical Hit
curdflinger	Weapon (1H)	-1 to -3	Always		7 Mox	Delevels on hit Moxie +3
disease	Combat Item	-2	Instant	Item Loss	None
Hidden City sphere	Combat Item	-1 to -3	Instant	None	None	May instead deal 8-10 damage May instead deal 6-10 damage May instead restore 4-5 HP
knob bugle	Weapon (1H)	-1 to -3	Always		15 Mox	Delevels with each hit
Loathing Legion chainsaw	Weapon (2H)	-1 to -3	Always			Delevels on hit Weapon Damage +100%
heavy leather-bound tome	Weapon (1H)	-1 to -3	Always		60 Mus	Delevels on hit
pair of bolt cutters	Weapon (2H)	-1 to -3	Always		15 Mus	Delevels on hit
skate blade	Weapon (1H)	-1 to -3	Always		85 Mus	Delevels on hit Moxie +5%
spectre scepter	Combat Item	-1 to -3	Instant	None		May instead deal 8-10 damage May instead deal 6-10 damage May instead restore 4-5 HP
throwing wrench	Weapon (1H)	-1 to -3	Always			Delevels on hit
Unionize The Elves sign	Weapon (1H)	-1 to -3	Always		10 Mus	Delevels on hit No longer drops
yak whip	Weapon (1H)	-1 to -3	Always		None	Delevels on hit
Cloaca grenade	Combat Item	-2 to Monster Attack, not ML	Instant	Item Loss	None	Deals 50-60 Damage
Dyspepsi grenade	Combat Item	-2 to Monster Attack, not ML	Instant	Item Loss	None	Deals 50-60 Damage
adhesive tape dolly	Off-hand Item	-1 to Monster Attack, not ML	Always	None	None	Occurs every round Moxie +5
scissor duck	Off-hand Item	-1 to Monster Defense, not ML	Always	None	None	Occurs every round Mysticality +5
spider web	Combat Item	-1 Monster Attack only, not ML	Instant	Item Loss	None	Has probability of stunning
Suckerpunch	DB Combat Skill	-1	Instant	1 MP	None	Deals 1 Damage
Tattle	Combat Skill	-7 to -12	Instant	7 MP	None

Modifiers Dependent on Another Mechanic

Some modifiers are percental, vary with moonlight or even player choice.

Source	Source Type	Level Incr	Duration	Cost	Prereq	Notes
All-You-Can-Beat Wing Buffet	Skill	Varies	Instant	10 MP	None	Must be in Form of...Bird! Delevels by floor(sqrt(buffed Moxie))
Chester's moustache	Accessory	Varies	Always		200 Mox	Part of the Tawdry Tramp Togs Bonus for DBs only Disco Bandit Combat Skills weaken enemies by an additional +50% +20 damage to Disco Bandit Combat Skills +20 Sleaze Damage May not equip more than one
Chester's sunglasses	Accessory	Varies	Always		200 Mox	Moxie +15% +20 Sleaze Damage Reduce enemy defense by 15% May not equip more than one
The Lost Glasses	Accessory	Varies	Always		25 Mys	So-So Hot Resistance (+2) Reduce enemy defense by 15% May not equip more than one
Falling Leaf Whirlwind	Skill	Varies	Instant	10 MP	None	Can be used once per haiku katana equipped Delevels by .3*MA-1 to .3*MA
Fire a fingertrap arrow	Skill	Varies	Instant	0 MP	None	Available with an Obtuse Angel as your familiar Delevels by 2*famwt +1-10 (if the Angel does not have a quake of arrows Delevels by 3*famwt +1-10 (if the Angel has a quake of arrows Only available 10 times per day
Funk Bluegrass Fusion	Skill	Varies	Instant	10 MP	None	Can be used when Seeger's Unstoppable Banjo is equipped Delevels by 10% of your opponent's ML
Give Your Opponent "The Bird"	Skill	Varies	Instant	20 MP	None	Must be in Form of...Bird! with tasty louse charges Delevels by floor(sqrt(buffed Myst))
Knuckle Sandwich	Skill	-3X	Instant	0 MP		Only available during a Way of the Surprising Fist run Reduces Monster Attack only by 3X, where X is the number of Teachings of the Fist skills known Also does physical damage
licorice garrote	Combat Item	Varies	Instant	Item loss, effect loss	None	10+sqrt(turns of Sugar Rush), Sugar Rush effect is then lost
Spice Ghost	P mechanic	Varies	1 turn	1 ghost charge	None	Delevels randomly from 1 to ghost level each round Sometimes drops spices
Spray Sap	Skill	Varies	Instant	15 MP	None	Skill granted by a Saccharine Maple pendant Delevels by floor(MD/6.66)
Zendo Kobushi Kancho	Skill	-3X	Instant	0 MP		Only available during a Way of the Surprising Fist run Reduces Monster Defense only by 3X, where X is the number of Teachings of the Fist skills known Also does Sleaze Damage
Shieldbutt	TT Combat Skill	-ceiling(level / 2) to Monster Attack, not ML (capped at level 10)	Instant	5 MP	Must have shield equipped	Never misses.
Bear-ly Legal	Skill	Varies	Instant	0 MP	None	*Available when holding left bear arm Delevels by 15% of your opponent's ML

Needs Research

The following delevelers require further research.

Source	Source Type	Level Incr	Duration	Cost	Prereq	Notes
Dungeons of Doom potion	Combat Item	Varies by potion effect	Instant	item Loss	None	Confused and Sleepy delevel by 2-3 Teleportitis increases monster attack by 15-20 Izchak's Blessing increases monster attack by 20-30 Strength of Ten Ettins and Strange Mental Acuity have unknown effects
fishy wand	Familiar Equipment	?	Always		None	Acts only while underwater, and therefore is for water-breathing familiars only In combat, can sometimes: Do physical/elemental damage Steal Meat Stun Delevel
Tunnel Downwards	Skill	?	Instant		None	Enabled by Shape of...Mole!
Tunnel Upwards	Skill	?	Instant		None	Enabled by Shape of...Mole!

See Also

• Monster Level
• Barrrnacle and Skeleton like familiars