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Umbire the Phantom: pothole

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pothole

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‎List of attack types: pothole

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‎Magic cancellation and attack types: potholes

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‎List of attack types: detail

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‎List of attack types: potholes, etc.

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‎List of attack types: pothole

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‎Description: word choice

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‎List of attack types: pothole

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‎List of attack types: some potholes

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 ===Displacement and invisibility===
-A hero with [[displacement]] or [[invisibility]] has a chance of causing a monster attacking them to target an entirely different square instead, which includes potentially attacking a monster occupying that target square&mdash;both of these outcomes depend on the attack type being used. Melee attacks targeted at a hero's displaced image will always miss the hero. A hero's displacement and invisibility have no effect on gaze attacks, nor do they affect a monster currently engulfing the hero.
+A hero with [[Displacement (property)|displacement]] or [[invisibility]] has a chance of causing a monster attacking them to target an entirely different square instead, which includes potentially attacking a monster occupying that target square&mdash;both of these outcomes depend on the attack type being used. Melee attacks targeted at a hero's displaced image will always miss the hero. A hero's displacement and invisibility have no effect on gaze attacks, nor do they affect a monster currently engulfing the hero.
 ==List of attack types==

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 | [[Blindness]] || No || Yes || No (ranged) || [[floating eye]], [[pyrolisk]], [[umber hulk]], [[Medusa]]
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-| AT_TENT || Tentacle attack
+| AT_TENT || [[Tentacle attack]]
 | Strikes the target with tentacles, tendrils or similar limb-like extensions.
 |  || Yes || No || Yes || only [[mind flayer]] and [[master mind flayer]]

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 [[Magic cancellation]] (not to be confused with [[cancellation]], which is discussed just below) has a probability of blocking the effects of certain attack and damage types, which is only possible if the attack has ''both'' an eligible attack type ''and'' an eligible damage type.
-These attack types can be blocked by magic cancellation: claw attacks, bite attacks, kick attacks, [[headbutt]] attacks, touch attacks, sting attacks, tentacle attacks, holding attacks, and melee weapon attacks. In practice, all kicks, headbutts, tentacle attacks, and holding attacks that exist in ''NetHack'' use damage types that bypass magic cancellation, and so will not be blocked by it.
+These attack types can be blocked by magic cancellation: [[claw attack]]s, [[bite attack]]s, kick attacks, [[headbutt]] attacks, [[touch attack]]s, [[sting attack]]s, [[tentacle attack]]s, [[holding attack]]s, and melee weapon attacks. In practice, all kicks, headbutts, tentacle attacks, and holding attacks that exist in ''NetHack'' use damage types that bypass magic cancellation, and so will not be blocked by it.
 ===Cancellation and attack types===

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 | AT_CLAW || [[Claw attack|Claw]]
 | Strikes the target directly with hands, clawed fingers, clawed feet, or rough equivalent. May check the attacker's worn [[gloves]]. Uses wielded weapon when performed by the hero.
-|  || Yes || Damage-type dependent || Yes || [[imp]], [[jaguar]], [[mimic]]
+|  || Yes || Damage-type dependent || Only for ungloved hands || [[imp]], [[jaguar]], [[mimic]]
 |-
 | AT_BITE || [[Bite]]

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 |  || No || Damage-type dependent || No || [[floating eye]], [[yellow mold]], [[disenchanter]]
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-| AT_CLAW || Claw
+| AT_CLAW || [[Claw attack|Claw]]
-| Strikes the target directly with hands, clawed fingers, clawed feet, or rough equivalent. May check the attacker's worn [[gloves]].
+| Strikes the target directly with hands, clawed fingers, clawed feet, or rough equivalent. May check the attacker's worn [[gloves]]. Uses wielded weapon when performed by the hero.
 |  || Yes || Damage-type dependent || Yes || [[imp]], [[jaguar]], [[mimic]]
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 |  || Yes || No || Yes || [[owlbear]], [[rope golem]], [[pit fiend]]
 |-
-| AT_SPIT || [[Spitting attack ]]
+| AT_SPIT || [[Spitting attack]]
 | Spits a substance at the target.
 |  || No || Yes || No (ranged) || [[cobra]], [[black naga]], [[Juiblex]]

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 | AT_BUTT || [[Headbutt|Head-butting attack]]
-| Strikes the target with the forehead or horns. May check the attacker's worn [[helm]].
+| Strikes the target with the forehead or any horns on their head. May check the attacker's worn [[helm]].
 |  || Yes || No || Yes || [[unicorn]]s, [[mastodon]]
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 |  || No || Yes || No || both [[Light (monster class)|lights]]
 |-
-| AT_BOOM || On-death explosion
+| AT_BOOM || [[On-death explosion]]
 | Behaves similar to a passive attack, and causes the target to explode in a 3x3 square range if they are killed by HP loss.
 |  || No || No || No || only [[gas spore]]

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 * ''Ranged'', where the attacker may target the defender from a distance, including targets adjacent to the attacker.
-[[Wielded]] [[item]]s such as [[weapon]]s can be used for various attacks, and various other items, properties and qualities can affect the outcomes of some attacks&mdash;one common example of the latter is the defender's [[worn]] [[armor]] and [[armor class]], a value which can result in certain attacks dealing reduced damage or being blocked entirely, while another is the attacker's own armor, with attacks that use the head or other limbs sometimes factoring in anything worn in the relevant armor slots. [[Magic cancellation]], [[resistance]] [[properties]] and some other items can prevent certain types of attacks from being used.
+[[Wielded]] [[item]]s such as [[weapon]]s can be used for various attacks, and various other items, properties and qualities can affect the outcomes of some attacks&mdash;one common example of the latter is the defender's [[worn]] [[armor]] and [[armor class]], which can result in certain attacks dealing reduced damage or being blocked entirely, while another is the attacker's own armor, with attacks that use the head or other limbs sometimes factoring in anything worn in the relevant armor slots. [[Magic cancellation]], [[resistance]] [[properties]] and some other items can prevent certain types of attacks from being used.
 ===Magic cancellation and attack types===

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 |  || Yes || Damage-type dependent || Yes || [[lichen]], [[cockatrice]], [[rust monster]]
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-| AT_STNG || Sting attack
+| AT_STNG || [[Sting attack]]
 | Pierces the target with a stinging organ or limb.
 |  || Yes || Damage-type dependent || Yes || [[killer bee]], [[xan]], [[jellyfish]]