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 ==History==
-The cornuthaum first appears in [[NetHack 3.2.0]]. From this version to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including variants based on those versions, cornuthaums grant [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC2]] while worn, making them more useful as MC sources for pets and as Archon hats in particular.
+The cornuthaum first appears in [[NetHack 3.2.0]] alongside the dunce cap. From this version to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including variants based on those versions, cornuthaums grant [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC2]] while worn, making them more useful as MC sources for pets and as Archon hats in particular.
 ==Origin==

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 [[Monster]]s wearing a cornuthaum will only gain MC1 from doing so.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|edefa148349221238eb4c95f43e708dadf33030c}}, Tourists are the only role capable of [[reading]] a conical hat, and only {{frac|3}} of such items will have any lettering to read&mdash;reading a cornuthaum with lettering will show the word "WIZZARD", breaking [[illiterate]] conduct and prompting the player to [[type-name]] the hat afterward.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|edefa148349221238eb4c95f43e708dadf33030c}}, Tourists are the only role capable of [[reading]] a conical hat, and only {{frac|3}} of such items will have any lettering to read&mdash;reading a cornuthaum with lettering will show the word "WIZZARD", breaking [[illiterate]] conduct and prompting the player to [[type-name]] the hat afterward.}}<!--verify-->
 ==Strategy==

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 ===Identification===
 As the cornuthaum and the [[autocursing]] dunce cap are both conical hats, picking up and wear-testing a conical hat at random is a [[Bad Idea]]. They can easily be [[price identification|distinguished by price]]: the cornuthaum has a base cost of 80 zorkmids.
 ==History==

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+A '''cornuthaum''' is a type of [[Magical item|magical]] [[helm]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is made of [[cloth]] and appears as a [[conical hat]] when [[Identification|unidentified]], an appearance that it shares with the [[dunce cap]].
 ==Generation==
-In addition to random generation, general [[store]]s and used armor dealerships can sell cornuthaums.
+Cornuthaums are rare and make up {{frac|3|1000}} of all helms randomly generated on the floor, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock cornuthaums.
 ==Description==
-While worn, a cornuthaum provides [[magic cancellation|MC1]] but no base [[AC]]. [[Wizard]]s wearing a cornuthaum gain 1 point of [[charisma]] and extrinsic [[clairvoyance]]; non-Wizards lose 1 point of charisma and have all sources of clairvoyance blocked (whether from the intrinsic or the [[spellbook of clairvoyance|spell]]). Wizards alone can safely enchant a cornuthaum from +5 or lower, while other roles risk destroying one if it is enchanted while above +3.
+While [[worn]], a cornuthaum provides no base [[AC]] (before [[enchantment]]s) and [[MC1]], along with other effects dependent on the [[hero]]'s role: [[Wizard]]s wearing a cornuthaum gain 1 point of [[charisma]] and extrinsic [[clairvoyance]], while non-Wizards lose 1 point of charisma and have all sources of clairvoyance blocked. A Wizard wearing a cornuthaum can safely [[Scroll of enchant weapon|enchant]] one to +5 and further enchant it from that threshold.
 ==Strategy==
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 While Wizards can safely enchant a cornuthaum to +7 similar to an [[elven leather helm]], the [[scroll of enchant armor|scrolls of enchant armor]] required are better spent elsewhere in their mid-to-late game, especially once they obtain [[The Eye of the Aethiopica]] and gain the [[power]] regeneration necessary to make frequent use of higher-level spells. A +5 helm of brilliance can provide the benefits of boosted intelligence and wisdom at only 1 less point of AC than a +7 cornuthaum; patient Wizards can also [[polypile]] their way to a +6 or +7 helm of brilliance using the aforementioned scrolls and readily-available elven armor.
-The cornuthaum is the only MC-granting armor that is not worn on the torso, and is the only source of MC for an intelligent [[humanoid]] [[pet]] that is [[Physical size|too large]] to wear body armor, e.g. a [[titan]] or [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur]] - monsters such as [[Archon]]s that inherently have MC1 gain no further protection from a cornuthaum outside of its enchantment.
+As a helm that grants magic cancellation, the cornuthaum is the only source of MC for an intelligent [[humanoid]] [[pet]] that is [[Physical size|too large]] to wear body armor, e.g. a [[titan]] or [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur]]&mdash;monsters such as [[Archon]]s that inherently have MC1 gain no further protection from a cornuthaum outside of its enchantment.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Large humanoids such as giants and other similar monsters can now wear [[mummy wrapping]]s, which also grant MC1.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Large humanoids such as giants and other similar monsters can wear [[mummy wrapping]]s, which also grant MC1.}}
 ===Identification===
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 ==History==
-The cornuthaum first appears in [[NetHack 3.2.0]]. From this version to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including variants derived from those versions, cornuthaums grant [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC2]] while worn, making them more useful as MC sources for pets and as Archon hats in particular.
+The cornuthaum first appears in [[NetHack 3.2.0]]. From this version to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including variants based on those versions, cornuthaums grant [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC2]] while worn, making them more useful as MC sources for pets and as Archon hats in particular.
 ==Origin==
 {{Wikipedia|Pointed hat}}
-"Cornuthaum" is a term coined by ''NetHack'' [[DevTeam]] member Janet Walz to describe the stereotypical conical, pointed hat associated with traditional depictions of [[Wikipedia:Magician (fantasy)|wizards and other magicians]] in fictional media{{refsrc|src/objects.c|349|nethack=3.6.7}}<ref>{{commit|c155d238236f320ee1e0bd5f1b5b882db6f0b8a5|Commit c155d23}} names the specific DevTeam member that coined the term.</ref> - ''cornu'' is Latin for "horn", and ''thauma'' (θαῦμα) is Greek for "miracle, wonder".
+"Cornuthaum" is a term coined by ''NetHack'' [[DevTeam]] member Janet Walz to describe the conical pointed hat stereotypically associated with traditional depictions of [[Wikipedia:Magician (fantasy)|wizards and other magicians]] in fictional media{{refsrc|src/objects.c|349|nethack=3.6.7}}<ref>{{commit|c155d238236f320ee1e0bd5f1b5b882db6f0b8a5|Commit c155d23}} names the specific DevTeam member that coined the term.</ref>&mdash;''cornu'' is Latin for "horn", and ''thauma'' (θαῦμα) is Greek for "miracle, wonder".
 Among the most common forms of wizard hat is the conical blue hat covered with yellow stars and crescent moons; their shape and decoration are likely based on golden hats found during archeological digs in Europe that are adorned with astronomical sequences, and have been speculated as being worn by ancient wizards. Most other types of headwear that wizards and other magicians are depicted with will be at least conical in shape, and may even resemble a [[witch hat]]. The notion of a thinking hat may also derive from ceremonial conical hats, or even "true" thinking hats.
 ==Messages==
-{{message|You sense a pointy hat on top of your head.|You cast the [[spell of clairvoyance]] while wearing a cornuthaum, but you are not a Wizard.}}
+{{message|You sense a pointy hat on top of your head.|You cast the {{+ of|clairvoyance}} spell while wearing a cornuthaum, but you are not a Wizard.}}
 ==Variants==
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], the cornuthaum grants 0 base AC, 0 DR and MC2 while worn.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the cornuthaum grants 0 base AC, 0 DR and MC2 while worn.
 [[Incantifier (starting race)|Incantifiers]] can gain the same positive effects from a worn cornuthaum as Wizards.
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 In [[EvilHack]], the [[Dark One]] has a {{frac|4}} chance of generating with a cornuthaum, and [[Neferet the Green]] and the [[Wizard of Yendor]] always generate with a cornuthaum. One of the preset kits for a level 20 [[player monster]] includes a cornuthaum as the helm.
-A uncursed cornuthaum is generated atop a wizard [[corpse]] on the second level of the [[Ice Queen's Realm]].
+A uncursed cornuthaum is generated atop a wizard [[corpse]] named Tim the Enchanter on the second level of the [[Ice Queen's Realm]].
 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM changes, the [[Flame Mage]], [[Ice Mage]], [[Electric Mage]], and [[Acid Mage]] roles gain a +1 bonus to charisma when wearing a cornuthaum, though clairvoyance is still blocked for non-Wizards; Wizards gain a +2 bonus instead.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM changes, the [[Flame Mage]], [[Ice Mage]], [[Electric Mage]], and [[Acid Mage]] roles gain a +1 bonus to charisma when wearing a cornuthaum, and Wizards gain a +2 bonus to charisma, though clairvoyance is still blocked by the worn helm for non-Wizards.
 ===Hack'EM===
-In [[Hack'EM]], upgrading a cornuthaum can produce a dunce cap and vice versa, as in SLASH'EM.
+In [[Hack'EM]], upgrading a cornuthaum will produce a dunce cap and vice versa, as in SLASH'EM.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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	[[Incantifier (starting race)\|Incantifiers]] can gain the same positive effects from a worn cornuthaum as Wizards.		[[Incantifier (starting race)\|Incantifiers]] can gain the same positive effects from a worn cornuthaum as Wizards.
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−	~~===TNNT (the game)===~~
−	~~In [[TNNT (the game)]], the [[deathmatch]] opponent will always generate with a cornuthaum if they represent a [[Wizard (player monster)\|wizard]] character that does not have a helm.~~

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 ===TNNT (the game)===
-In [[TNNT|TNNT (the game)]], the [[deathmatch]] opponent will always generate with a cornuthaum if they represent a [[Wizard (player monster)|wizard]] character that does not have a helm.
+In [[TNNT (the game)]], the [[deathmatch]] opponent will always generate with a cornuthaum if they represent a [[Wizard (player monster)|wizard]] character that does not have a helm.
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], the cornuthaum grants 0 base AC, 0 DR and MC2 while worn. [[Incantifier (starting race)|incantifiers]] can gain the same positive effects from a worn cornuthaum as Wizards.
+In [[dNetHack]], the cornuthaum grants 0 base AC, 0 DR and MC2 while worn.
 ===The November NetHack Tournament===