Dead mimic

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dead mimic

This is the corpse of a mimic that was, prior to its having been slain by you, mimicking a chest.

Effectively, it's a chest.

Type: usable
Cannot be discarded
Quest Item

(In-game plural: dead mimics)

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Item number: 1267
Description ID: 668445632
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Drop Location

• The Dungeons of Doom

When Used

• Without a wand of polymorph:

You open the chest. You find a wand inside it. No wonder that mimic was so uptight!

You acquire an item: aluminum wand or You acquire an item: ebony wand or You acquire an item: hexagonal wand or You acquire an item: marble wand or You acquire an item: pine wand

• With a wand of polymorph:

You open the chest. There's all kinds of stuff inside it:

You acquire 11−13 Dungeons of Doom potions and You acquire an item: ring of adornment or You acquire an item: ring of aggravate monster or You acquire an item: ring of cold resistance or You acquire an item: ring of conflict or You acquire an item: ring of fire resistance or You acquire an item: ring of gain strength or You acquire an item: ring of increase damage

Notes

• If used without a wand in inventory, randomly drops one of the above wands (all of which are functionally identical).
• If used with a wand in inventory, randomly drops some Dungeons of Doom potions and a random ring.

References

• This item resembles the dead mimic item from NetHack. A mimic will often take the form of a treasure chest or another seemingly valuable object to lure unsuspecting adventurers into its grasp.
• The use description refers to the common usage of "stick up his butt" to refer to someone who is uptight.