Amulet of guarding - Revision history

Tomsod: /* Description */ super-precise description of digesting effects

2026-06-22T14:19:08Z

‎Description: super-precise description of digesting effects

Tomsod: /* Description */ intrinsic protection does grant mc1

2025-10-31T01:12:08Z

‎Description: intrinsic protection does grant mc1

Umbire the Phantom: detailing + nerfhack

2025-10-08T06:12:53Z

detailing + nerfhack

Umbire the Phantom: revise strategy

2025-10-08T05:44:37Z

revise strategy

Umbire the Phantom: expand on strategy and variants...

2025-10-08T03:25:17Z

expand on strategy and variants...

Umbire the Phantom: do commit citations proper, establish variant section

2025-10-08T02:44:21Z

do commit citations proper, establish variant section

Umbire the Phantom: start proper article-izing - variants will be mentioned like in other articles, since there's no real difference between versions (to my knowledge)

2025-10-08T02:31:26Z

start proper article-izing - variants will be mentioned like in other articles, since there's no real difference between versions (to my knowledge)

Umbire the Phantom: tweak, earmark

2025-10-07T22:03:27Z

tweak, earmark

Umbire the Phantom: some touch-ups

2024-02-19T13:15:41Z

some touch-ups

Actual-nh: /* Effects */ Grammar/style

2021-05-06T20:03:54Z

‎Effects: Grammar/style

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 A [[hero]] that [[puts on]] an amulet of guarding gains a flat bonus of 2 [[AC]] and augments [[magic cancellation]] by 2 similar to a [[ring of protection]], neither of which are affected by [[erosion]]. Putting on or [[removing]] the amulet [[auto-identifies]] it. Monsters can wear an amulet of guarding, but will prioritize an [[amulet of life saving]] or [[amulet of reflection]] over it.
-A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating]] an amulet of guarding has a {{frac|5}} chance of increasing their AC from intrinsic [[protection]] by 2 points, although their magic cancellation will not change beyond the MC1 granted by the intrinsic.
+A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating]] an amulet of guarding has a {{frac|5}} chance of absorbing its magic, which will restore any [[intrinsic protection|protection]] lost to [[intrinsic theft]], and may also augment it by up to two points, subject to the same limitations as digested rings of protection:{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2352|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2219|nethack=5.0.0}} if the hero had 8 or less intrinsic protection, they will always gain 2 points; having between 9 and 18 points will grant [[d notation|1d2]] more; exactly 19 points will increase by one (to 20); between 20 and 37 have a {{frac|2}} chance of getting one more; and 38 or more points of protection will not improve further. In any case, the hero's magic cancellation will not change beyond the MC1 granted by the intrinsic.
 ==Strategy==

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 A [[hero]] that [[puts on]] an amulet of guarding gains a flat bonus of 2 [[AC]] and augments [[magic cancellation]] by 2 similar to a [[ring of protection]], neither of which are affected by [[erosion]]. Putting on or [[removing]] the amulet [[auto-identifies]] it. Monsters can wear an amulet of guarding, but will prioritize an [[amulet of life saving]] or [[amulet of reflection]] over it.
-A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating]] an amulet of guarding has a {{frac|5}} chance of increasing their AC from intrinsic [[protection]] by 2 points, which does not affect their magic cancellation.
+A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating]] an amulet of guarding has a {{frac|5}} chance of increasing their AC from intrinsic [[protection]] by 2 points, although their magic cancellation will not change beyond the MC1 granted by the intrinsic.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Description==
-A [[hero]] that [[puts on]] an amulet of guarding provides 2 [[AC]], augments [[magic cancellation]] by 2 similar to a [[ring of protection]], and [[auto-identifies]] the amulet. Monsters can wear an amulet of guarding, but will prioritize an [[amulet of life saving]] or [[amulet of reflection]] over it.
+A [[hero]] that [[puts on]] an amulet of guarding gains a flat bonus of 2 [[AC]] and augments [[magic cancellation]] by 2 similar to a [[ring of protection]], neither of which are affected by [[erosion]]. Putting on or [[removing]] the amulet [[auto-identifies]] it. Monsters can wear an amulet of guarding, but will prioritize an [[amulet of life saving]] or [[amulet of reflection]] over it.
 A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating]] an amulet of guarding has a {{frac|5}} chance of increasing their AC from intrinsic [[protection]] by 2 points, which does not affect their magic cancellation.
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 Amulets of guarding are a decent choice for an early game hero, especially if they are in a role with poor AC, and can be used as late as the mid-game to complement lower-MC builds. It can also be occasionally useful to equip larger [[humanoid]] [[pet]]s with, since they have few options to gain magic cancellation otherwise aside from the [[cornuthaum]] and [[mummy wrapping]].<ref>{{commit|84fabf764a6923a2c929d764c2d27569510c54cf|Commit 84fabf7: allow big humanoids to wear mummy wrappings}}</ref><ref>{{commit|11aaa7020982fe635dc9f9a8371bc8abe3b0a0aa|Commit 11aaa70: build fix for mummy wrapping changes}}</ref> Otherwise, it may be useful as [[polyfodder]] for obtaining better amulets.
-A hero that is not observing [[polyselfless]] conduct may consider [[polymorph]]ing into a [[metallivore]] to eat amulets of guarding: they are always made of [[iron]] and so will always be edible, and can slightly speed up the amount of intrinsic AC gained per success, but they only grant a fixed value of 2 AC and cannot be enchanted like the [[ring of protection]]&mdash;each amulet also has a lower chance of the magic being absorbed when eating it.
+A hero that is not observing [[polyselfless]] conduct may consider [[polymorph]]ing into a [[metallivore]] to eat amulets of guarding: they are always made of [[iron]] and so will always be edible, and can slightly speed up the amount of intrinsic AC gained per success, but they only grant a fixed value of 2 AC and cannot be enchanted by [[charging]] like the ring of protection&mdash;each amulet also has a lower chance of the magic being absorbed when eating it.
 ==Variants==
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 ===Hack'EM===
 In [[Hack'EM]], the Wizard of Yendor has an effective {{frac|3|16}} chance of being generated with an amulet of guarding.
 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Amulets]]

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 Amulets of guarding are a decent choice for an early game hero, especially if they are in a role with poor AC, and can be used as late as the mid-game to complement lower-MC builds. It can also be occasionally useful to equip larger [[humanoid]] [[pet]]s with, since they have few options to gain magic cancellation otherwise aside from the [[cornuthaum]] and [[mummy wrapping]].<ref>{{commit|84fabf764a6923a2c929d764c2d27569510c54cf|Commit 84fabf7: allow big humanoids to wear mummy wrappings}}</ref><ref>{{commit|11aaa7020982fe635dc9f9a8371bc8abe3b0a0aa|Commit 11aaa70: build fix for mummy wrapping changes}}</ref> Otherwise, it may be useful as [[polyfodder]] for obtaining better amulets.
-A hero that is not observing [[polyselfless]] conduct may consider [[polymorph]]ing into a [[metallivore]] to eat amulets of guarding: they have a lower chance of the magic being absorbed per amulet, but grant more intrinsic AC per success.
+A hero that is not observing [[polyselfless]] conduct may consider [[polymorph]]ing into a [[metallivore]] to eat amulets of guarding: they are always made of [[iron]] and so will always be edible, and can slightly speed up the amount of intrinsic AC gained per success, but they only grant a fixed value of 2 AC and cannot be enchanted like the [[ring of protection]]&mdash;each amulet also has a lower chance of the magic being absorbed when eating it.
 ==Variants==

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 ==Strategy==
-Amulets of guarding are a decent choice for an early hero, especially if they are in a role with poor AC, and can be used as late as the mid-game to complement lower-MC builds. It can be occasionally useful to equip larger [[humanoid]] [[pet]]s with, since they have few options to gain magic cancellation otherwise aside from the [[cornuthaum]] and [[mummy wrapping]].<ref>{{commit|84fabf764a6923a2c929d764c2d27569510c54cf|Commit 84fabf7: allow big humanoids to wear mummy wrappings}}</ref><ref>{{commit|11aaa7020982fe635dc9f9a8371bc8abe3b0a0aa|Commit 11aaa70: build fix for mummy wrapping changes}}</ref>
+Amulets of guarding are a decent choice for an early game hero, especially if they are in a role with poor AC, and can be used as late as the mid-game to complement lower-MC builds. It can also be occasionally useful to equip larger [[humanoid]] [[pet]]s with, since they have few options to gain magic cancellation otherwise aside from the [[cornuthaum]] and [[mummy wrapping]].<ref>{{commit|84fabf764a6923a2c929d764c2d27569510c54cf|Commit 84fabf7: allow big humanoids to wear mummy wrappings}}</ref><ref>{{commit|11aaa7020982fe635dc9f9a8371bc8abe3b0a0aa|Commit 11aaa70: build fix for mummy wrapping changes}}</ref> Otherwise, it may be useful as [[polyfodder]] for obtaining better amulets.
 ==Variants==
 Prior to its inclusion in ''NetHack'', some [[variant]]s include the amulet of guarding among the new amulets that they add.
 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Amulets]]

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 {{amulet
-|name=amulet of guarding
+ |name=amulet of guarding
 }}
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|This item is added via {{commit|4d52332dda48f1a9da637256fd2459fb45730e13}}&mdash;the information below reflects the item's behavior and properties as of {{commit|d007decbe80a1aa8b28ce6f31e75ecaf8b1ec403}}.}}
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 ==Strategy==
-Amulets of guarding are a decent choice for an early hero, especially if they are in a role with poor AC, and can be used as late as the mid-game to complement lower-MC builds. It can be occasionally useful to equip larger [[humanoid]] [[pet]]s with, since they have few options to gain magic cancellation otherwise aside from the [[cornuthaum]] and [[mummy wrapping]].<ref>{{commit|84fabf764a6923a2c929d764c2d27569510c54cf}}</ref><ref>{{commit|11aaa7020982fe635dc9f9a8371bc8abe3b0a0aa}}</ref>
+Amulets of guarding are a decent choice for an early hero, especially if they are in a role with poor AC, and can be used as late as the mid-game to complement lower-MC builds. It can be occasionally useful to equip larger [[humanoid]] [[pet]]s with, since they have few options to gain magic cancellation otherwise aside from the [[cornuthaum]] and [[mummy wrapping]].<ref>{{commit|84fabf764a6923a2c929d764c2d27569510c54cf|Commit 84fabf7: allow big humanoids to wear mummy wrappings}}</ref><ref>{{commit|11aaa7020982fe635dc9f9a8371bc8abe3b0a0aa|Commit 11aaa70: build fix for mummy wrapping changes}}</ref>
 ==References==

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-{{amulet|name=amulet of guarding}}
+{{amulet
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|}}
 The '''amulet of guarding''' is an [[amulet]] that will appear in ''[[NetHack]]'', and currently appears in [[xNetHack]].
 ==Description==
-When worn, the amulet of guarding provides 2 [[AC]], augments [[magic cancellation]] by 2 similar to a [[ring of protection]], and [[auto-identifies]] the amulet.
+A [[hero]] that [[puts on]] an amulet of guarding provides 2 [[AC]], augments [[magic cancellation]] by 2 similar to a [[ring of protection]], and [[auto-identifies]] the amulet.
-[[Eating jewelry|Eating]] an amulet of guarding has a chance to increase intrinsic [[protection]] by 2, but does not affect magic cancellation.
+A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating]] an amulet of guarding has a {{frac|5}} chance of increasing their intrinsic [[protection]] by 2, which does not affect their magic cancellation.
 Monsters can wear an amulet of guarding, but will generally replace it with an [[amulet of life saving]] or [[amulet of reflection]] if they find one.

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 Wearing an amulet of guarding provides 2 [[AC]] and augments [[magic cancellation]] by 2, similar to a [[ring of protection]]. [[Eating jewelry|Eating]] an amulet of guarding has a chance to increase intrinsic [[protection]] by 2, but does not affect magic cancellation.
-Monsters can wear amulets of guarding, but will generally replace it with an [[amulet of life saving]] or [[amulet of reflection]] if they find one.
+Monsters can wear an amulet of guarding, but will generally replace it with an [[amulet of life saving]] or [[amulet of reflection]] if they find one.
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 [[Category:Amulets]]