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==Effects==
 
==Effects==
Wearing a ring of stealth gives you [[extrinsic]] [[stealth]]; [[polymorphing]] and [[eating jewelry|eating the ring]] may grant you stealth as an [[intrinsic]].
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Wearing a ring of stealth gives you [[extrinsic]] [[stealth]] and will [[auto-identify]] the ring unless you have another source of stealth.
  
As of [[NetHack 3.6.0]], putting on a ring of stealth will [[auto-identify]] the ring in a similar manner to [[elven boots]] or an [[elven cloak]], unless you have another source of stealth.
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[[Polymorphing]] and [[eating jewelry|eating the ring]] may grant you stealth as an [[intrinsic]].
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
The ring of stealth is a good choice for avoiding sleeping monsters and tackling special rooms (such as the [[Sokoban]] [[treasure zoo]]), especially if you do not have intrinsic stealth, and you either have not found any elven equipment or else your current boots and cloak are useful enough as is (e.g. [[speed boots]] or a [[cloak of magic resistance]]). Characters with intrinsic stealth will find the ring redundant, and may opt to polypile it once they have it identified in some manner; alternately, they may want to hang on to it in case intrinsic stealth is lost.
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The ring of stealth is a good choice for avoiding sleeping monsters and tackling special rooms (such as the [[Sokoban]] [[treasure zoo]]), especially if you do not have intrinsic stealth, and you either have not found any elven equipment or else your current boots and cloak are useful enough as is (e.g. [[speed boots]] or a [[cloak of magic resistance]]). Its auto-identification is useful for saving players a trip to the [[sink]].
  
In 3.6.0 and later versions, as well as variants based off them, the ring's auto-identification is useful for saving players a trip to the [[sink]].  
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Characters with intrinsic stealth will find the ring redundant, and may opt to polypile them once they have it identified, as well as hanginh on to one in case intrinsic stealth is lost.
  
 
==Messages==
 
==Messages==
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{{message|You sure are noisy.|You removed your ring of stealth, and didn't have any other source of stealth. The ring is auto-identified.}}
 
{{message|You sure are noisy.|You removed your ring of stealth, and didn't have any other source of stealth. The ring is auto-identified.}}
 
{{message|The sink seems to blend into the floor for a moment.|You dropped the ring of stealth down a sink.}}
 
{{message|The sink seems to blend into the floor for a moment.|You dropped the ring of stealth down a sink.}}
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==History==
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The auto-identifying quality of the ring was introduced in [[NetHack 3.6.0]].
  
 
[[Category:Rings|Stealth]]
 
[[Category:Rings|Stealth]]
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Revision as of 06:16, 21 April 2021

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Name stealth
Appearance random
Base price 100 zm
Weight 3

The ring of stealth is a ring that appears in NetHack.

Effects

Wearing a ring of stealth gives you extrinsic stealth and will auto-identify the ring unless you have another source of stealth.

Polymorphing and eating the ring may grant you stealth as an intrinsic.

Strategy

The ring of stealth is a good choice for avoiding sleeping monsters and tackling special rooms (such as the Sokoban treasure zoo), especially if you do not have intrinsic stealth, and you either have not found any elven equipment or else your current boots and cloak are useful enough as is (e.g. speed boots or a cloak of magic resistance). Its auto-identification is useful for saving players a trip to the sink.

Characters with intrinsic stealth will find the ring redundant, and may opt to polypile them once they have it identified, as well as hanginh on to one in case intrinsic stealth is lost.

Messages

You move very quietly.
You put on a ring of stealth, and didn't already have stealth. The ring is auto-identified.
You sure are noisy.
You removed your ring of stealth, and didn't have any other source of stealth. The ring is auto-identified.
The sink seems to blend into the floor for a moment.
You dropped the ring of stealth down a sink.

History

The auto-identifying quality of the ring was introduced in NetHack 3.6.0.