Junk - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole, category, etc.

2026-07-20T05:45:43Z

pothole, category, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-01-16T12:04:30Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Historical uses */ copyedit

2024-06-03T18:06:17Z

‎Historical uses: copyedit

Furey: Change template from nethack-360 to noversion. This article mentions some pre-3.6.0 history, but not in a way that requires version tracking.

2024-06-03T07:46:20Z

Change template from nethack-360 to noversion. This article mentions some pre-3.6.0 history, but not in a way that requires version tracking.

Furey: /* Dealing with junk */ wand of teleport works "at" as well as "down"

2024-06-03T07:44:10Z

‎Dealing with junk: wand of teleport works "at" as well as "down"

Furey: /* Dealing with junk */ let a metallivore eat it. or let a gelatinous cube eat it. or become a gelatinous cube (although most junk is metal).

2024-06-03T07:42:14Z

‎Dealing with junk: let a metallivore eat it. or let a gelatinous cube eat it. or become a gelatinous cube (although most junk is metal).

Actual-nh: Grammar/style

2021-03-12T04:05:35Z

Grammar/style

Actual-nh: /* Dealing with junk */ Grammar/style

2021-03-12T04:04:38Z

‎Dealing with junk: Grammar/style

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

2021-03-12T04:03:12Z

‎Uses: Grammar/style

Actual-nh: /* Uses */ Link

2021-03-12T04:02:40Z

‎Uses: Link

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 * Let a [[metallivore]] or a [[gelatinous cube]] eat it.
 * Polymorph into a [[metallivore]] or a [[gelatinous cube]] and eat it.
-* Simply [[kick]] it out of reach - this can also be especially useful if any of the junk is cursed and obstructing your [[pet]](s) from following you down [[corridor]]s.
+* Simply [[Kick (command)|kick]] it out of reach&mdash;this can also be especially useful if any of the junk is cursed and obstructing your [[pet]](s) from following you down [[corridor]]s.
 * Drop it into a [[pit]] and fill the pit with a [[boulder]].
 * Empty wands can be [[Wand#Breaking wands|broken]] by applying them.
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 {{noversion}}
 [[Category:Items]]

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 * Selling to [[shop]]keepers: This is not usually worthwhile&mdash;gold itself is often considered junk after the early game. However, those who come upon an early [[wand of wishing]] or [[wand of death]] may need to scrounge up some extra cash to buy said item, if they can't or don't wish to use a pet to steal it.
-* [[Nymph]] fodder: Usually it is best to simply have a good AC, so nymphs will miss 95% of the time. However, in the early game, it can be useful to carry a few extra items, so that nymphs are less likely to take something useful. Note that this same concept will ''not'' help protect items from destruction by elemental attacks.
+* [[Nymph (monster class)|Nymph]] fodder: Usually it is best to simply have a good AC, so nymphs will miss 95% of the time. However, in the early game, it can be useful to carry a few extra items, so that nymphs are less likely to take something useful. Note that this same concept will ''not'' help protect items from destruction by elemental attacks.
 * [[Curse items]] fodder: It is actually advisable to have a full inventory by the time you encounter monsters that can cast this spell.  Though it can still hit items you care about (like your luckstone) annoyingly often, having a few buffer items will help. Having a lot of otherwise useful [[wand]]s in open inventory also helps, because curses have only marginal effect on wands (a tiny chance of exploding).
 * [[Polypiling|Polyfodder]]: This is the typical use for junk other than [[iron chain]]s. [[Polypiling|Polymorph]] it into something useful.

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 ===Historical uses===
-These uses are no longer relevant to [[NetHack 3.6.0]], but may still be useful for [[variant]]s based on [[NetHack 3.4.3]]:
+These uses are no longer relevant to [[NetHack 3.6.0]], but may still be useful for versions up to [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and [[variant]]s based on them:
-* Activating [[Elbereth]] squares: For example, if you wish to create an Elbereth cage, you will probably want to use junk to activate the squares, as there will be many. A single gold piece fulfills this role nicely.  Beginning with NetHack 3.6.0, Elbereth squares no longer repel monsters unless you are standing on them.
+* Activating [[Elbereth]] squares: For example, if you wish to create an Elbereth cage, you will probably want to use junk to activate the squares, as there will be many. A single gold piece fulfills this role nicely. Beginning with NetHack 3.6.0, Elbereth squares no longer repel monsters unless you are standing on them.
-* Use it to mark the [[vibrating square]]. Iron chains, having a unique glyph, work quite well for this. Beginning with NetHack 3.6.0, the vibrating square is marked as a [[trap]] automatically, and this tactic is no longer needed.
+* Use it to mark the [[vibrating square]]. Iron chains have a unique glyph and work quite well for this. Beginning with NetHack 3.6.0, the vibrating square is marked as a [[trap]] automatically, and this tactic is no longer needed.
 ==Dealing with junk==

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 * [[Iron chain]]
 * [[Scroll of mail]]
-{{nethack-360}}
+{{noversion}}
 [[Category:Items]]

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 * Smash it with a [[drawbridge]].
-One particularly untidy method of getting rid of junk is to zap a [[wand of teleportation]] down on a pile of it. This will result in the junk being randomly distributed across every square on the level.
+One particularly untidy method of getting rid of junk is to zap a [[wand of teleportation]] at a pile of it (or down onto a pile of it). This will result in the junk being randomly distributed across every square on the level.
 ==See also==

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 * Engrave [[Elbereth]] under a pile of it and don't camp on the level; this is no longer effective in [[NetHack 3.6.0]]. However, some monsters will not be deterred; still, this is good enough for the dwarvish mattocks in the mines because elves rarely use them.
 * Throw it into [[water]] or [[lava]].
-* Polymorph into a [[metallivore]] and eat it.
+* Let a [[metallivore]] or a [[gelatinous cube]] eat it.
 * Simply [[kick]] it out of reach - this can also be especially useful if any of the junk is cursed and obstructing your [[pet]](s) from following you down [[corridor]]s.
 * Drop it into a [[pit]] and fill the pit with a [[boulder]].

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 '''Junk''' is any item that a player does not consider useful. Most items serve at least some purpose, or are a small benefit in the early game, but later become obsolete. By the time your character is ready to ascend, nearly all items that do not belong to your [[ascension kit]] are junk.
-Aside from [[corpse]]s, items in NetHack are generally persistent, i.e. they don't spontaneously vanish. Over the course of a long game, this results in a lot of junk piling up around the dungeons.
+Aside from [[corpse]]s, items in NetHack are generally persistent, i.e., they don't spontaneously vanish. Over the course of a long game, this results in a lot of junk piling up around the dungeons.
 ==Uses==