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 Very few monsters can randomly possess mercurial gear. There is a single monster that is guaranteed to spawn with them, a [[Jrt Netjer]], and a handful of monsters that each have a {{frac|100}} chance of one of their weapons being made mercurial. Jrt Netjer do not spawn randomly, and are only found trapped in {{frac|20}} of [[hell vault]]s. They always spawn with a blessed [[Object properties#dNetHack|anarchic]] mercurial khopesh.
-The monsters that can have their weapons randomly made mercurial are [[orc of the ages of stars|orcs of the ages of stars]], [[deminymph]]s, [[lilitu]], [[dokkalfar eternal matriarch]]s, and [[marilith]]s. Deminymphs spawn with a random role-based equipment set, and approximately {{frac|7|8}} of their equipment sets have a chance of having a mercurial weapon. All monsters but mariliths have only one weapon this chance can apply to, and mariliths have the chance rolled for every one of their 6 weapons.
+The monsters that can have their weapons randomly made mercurial are [[orcs of the ages of stars]], [[deminymph]]s, [[lilitu]], [[dokkalfar eternal matriarch]]s, and [[marilith]]s. Deminymphs spawn with a random role-based equipment set, and approximately {{frac|7|8}} of their equipment sets have a chance of having a mercurial weapon. All monsters but mariliths have only one weapon this chance can apply to, and mariliths have the chance rolled for every one of their 6 weapons.
 Half-dragon madpeople that start the game as female are implied to be descended from a Zerth, a kind of githzerai monk from D&D lore. They always get a random mercurial weapon into a specific box on the goal level of their quest. This weapon is randomly selected from the following list: broadsword, long sword, two handed sword, katana, tsurugi, spear, trident, mace, morning star. For more information on them and their kit, please see the [[Madman#Female Half-dragon|Madman]] page.

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−	A '''mercurial''' item is an item in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]] that is made of a rare [[material]]. It spawns incredibly rarely in certain monster inventories or late-game locations, and cannot be [[wish]]ed for. Mercurial items have differing properties depending on the wielder's [[sanity]], [[insight]], and potentially alignment.	+	A '''mercurial''' item is an item in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]] that is made of [[Object materials (dNetHack)\|a rare material]]. It spawns incredibly rarely in certain monster inventories or late-game locations, and cannot be [[wish]]ed for. Mercurial items have differing properties depending on the wielder's [[sanity]], [[insight]], and potentially alignment.

	The term "mercurial" is only used internally and in [[wizard mode]] wishing, with the actual "name" of the material being '''chaos stuff'''—for the sake of maintaining clarity, this article uses "mercurial" to refer to the material itself. In-game, mercurial weapons are also described using the name of their current form (see below).		The term "mercurial" is only used internally and in [[wizard mode]] wishing, with the actual "name" of the material being '''chaos stuff'''—for the sake of maintaining clarity, this article uses "mercurial" to refer to the material itself. In-game, mercurial weapons are also described using the name of their current form (see below).

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 A '''mercurial''' item is an item in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]] that is made of a rare [[material]]. It spawns incredibly rarely in certain monster inventories or late-game locations, and cannot be [[wish]]ed for. Mercurial items have differing properties depending on the wielder's [[sanity]], [[insight]], and potentially alignment.
-The term "mercurial" is only used internally and in [[wizard mode]] wishing, with the actual "name" of the material being '''chaos stuff''' - for the sake of maintaining clarity, this article uses "mercurial" to refer to the material itself. In-game, mercurial weapons are also described using the name of their current form (see below).
+The term "mercurial" is only used internally and in [[wizard mode]] wishing, with the actual "name" of the material being '''chaos stuff'''&mdash;for the sake of maintaining clarity, this article uses "mercurial" to refer to the material itself. In-game, mercurial weapons are also described using the name of their current form (see below).
 ==Generation==
-Mercurial items do not spawn naturally as part of normal item generation. There are currently only three ways to obtain any: certain late-game monster inventories, in the box containing your 'starting kit' in the [[Madman quest]] for female [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragon]]s, and by wishing for the [[Sky Reflected]] artifact. Currently, all possible mercurial items are weapons - there are no special effects for non-weapons either, and mercurial as armor is more or less identical to generic metal albeit slightly heavier.
+Mercurial items do not spawn naturally as part of normal item generation. There are currently only three ways to obtain any: certain late-game monster inventories, in the box containing your 'starting kit' in the [[Madman quest]] for female [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragon]]s, and by wishing for the [[Sky Reflected]] artifact. Currently, all possible mercurial items are weapons&mdash;there are no special effects for non-weapons either, and mercurial as armor is more or less identical to generic metal albeit slightly heavier.
 Very few monsters can randomly possess mercurial gear. There is a single monster that is guaranteed to spawn with them, a [[Jrt Netjer]], and a handful of monsters that each have a {{frac|100}} chance of one of their weapons being made mercurial. Jrt Netjer do not spawn randomly, and are only found trapped in {{frac|20}} of [[hell vault]]s. They always spawn with a blessed [[Object properties#dNetHack|anarchic]] mercurial khopesh.
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 Lastly, the only non-chance based way for all other builds to access a mercurial item is to wish for the [[Sky Reflected]], a mercurial artifact. The Sky Reflected is normally a malleable artifact, capable of be named from any base item type as long as that item is mercurial. However, since no items can be wished for as naturally mercurial, it can only be wished for as a broadsword, it's default state. The Sky Reflected can be merged into the [[Amalgamated Skies]], another mercurial artifact, but only the Sky Reflected can be wished for. Neither artifact can be gifted.
-== Effects ==
+==Effects==
+All mercurial items share certain properties. The enchantment will slowly self-enchant back up to a certain threshold: +0 below experience level 3, +1 at below level 10, +2 at below level 18, and +3 at level 18 or above. This only applies when wielded or worn by the player. In addition, all mercurial weapons count as "fast" when wielded a player or monster above level 9, costing only {{frac|5|6}} of the normal movement cost to attack with (10 vs. 12) when wielded in the main hand or worn as gloves (i.e. not when off-handed). All mercurial weapons apply a minor spellcasting success chance bonus, similar to a [[robe]], when wielded. Mercurial weapons gain double to-hit bonus from enchantment.
 Lastly, if the player is chaotic, void-aligned, or unaligned, then all mercurial items deal bonus damage to chaos-hating monsters (lawful monsters, priests and minions of lawful gods, and [[uvuudaum]]s). It does not matter if the player is wielding the mercurial item. The bonus damage is 1dX, where X is the lowest out of the monster's alignment, and the player's alignment record, level, intelligence, wisdom, and charisma (min 1). As usual for a damage bonus against material-hating monsters, this bonus is not applied to lit [[lightsaber#dNetHack|lightsaber]]s, since the material is for the hilt, not the blade.

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 Very few monsters can randomly possess mercurial gear. There is a single monster that is guaranteed to spawn with them, a [[Jrt Netjer]], and a handful of monsters that each have a {{frac|100}} chance of one of their weapons being made mercurial. Jrt Netjer do not spawn randomly, and are only found trapped in {{frac|20}} of [[hell vault]]s. They always spawn with a blessed [[Object properties#dNetHack|anarchic]] mercurial khopesh.
-The monsters that can have their weapons randomly made mercurial are [[orc of the ages of stars|orcs of the ages of stars]], [[deminymph]]s, [[lilitu]], [[dokkalfar eternal matriarch]]s, and [[marilith]]s. Deminymphs spawn with a random role-based equipment set, and approximately {{frac|7|8}} of their equipment sets have a chance to have a mercurial weapon. All monsters but mariliths have only one weapon this chance can apply to, and mariliths have the chance rolled for every one of their 6 weapons.
+The monsters that can have their weapons randomly made mercurial are [[orc of the ages of stars|orcs of the ages of stars]], [[deminymph]]s, [[lilitu]], [[dokkalfar eternal matriarch]]s, and [[marilith]]s. Deminymphs spawn with a random role-based equipment set, and approximately {{frac|7|8}} of their equipment sets have a chance of having a mercurial weapon. All monsters but mariliths have only one weapon this chance can apply to, and mariliths have the chance rolled for every one of their 6 weapons.
 Half-dragon madpeople that start the game as female are implied to be descended from a Zerth, a kind of githzerai monk from D&D lore. They always get a random mercurial weapon into a specific box on the goal level of their quest. This weapon is randomly selected from the following list: broadsword, long sword, two handed sword, katana, tsurugi, spear, trident, mace, morning star. For more information on them and their kit, please see the [[Madman#Female Half-dragon|Madman]] page.
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 '''Chained''' weapons begin to drain energy, potentially cancel monsters, and deal extra damage based on weight. At above 20 insight, this drains energy from targets, increasing their spell cooldown by 1d({{frac|insight|10}}), using attacker level instead of insight when used by a monster. Against the player, drains the same amount of your energy. At above 40 insight this effect can crit, reducing the player's current energy by 400 instead and forcibly cancelling monsters. They do not get a save to resist this effect. On top of the energy draining, this also deals extra damage based on the wielder's current carried weight. This is equal to 1d({{frac|weight|160}}), capping at 80.
-'''Kinstealing''' weapons begin to drain levels, shred armor, and steal items. The chance to drain one level is {{frac|(Insanity + Constitution - defender level)|100}} when used by the player, and replaces your insanity (lost sanity) and constitution with the attacker's level when wielded by a monster. This insanity check respects [[clear thoughts]], and this level drain has no effect on drain-resistant monsters. It also cannot kill targets by reducing their level to 0. The armor shred functions similarly - the chance to apply is {{frac|(Insanity + Strength - defender level)|100}} with the same replacement when wielded by monsters. This insanity check ignores clear thoughts, and the shred damage done is 1d(2 per madness you have + 1). When used by a monster, this is always 1d3. Lastly, the item theft is a {{frac|(Insight + Dexterity - defender level)|100}} chance, again replacing your modifier with their level when used by a monster. This always steals 1 item, has a 90% chance to ignore wielded weapons, and cannot steal other worn items.
+'''Kinstealing''' weapons begin to drain levels, shred armor, and steal items. The chance of draining one level is {{frac|(Insanity + Constitution - defender level)|100}} when used by the player, and replaces your insanity (lost sanity) and constitution with the attacker's level when wielded by a monster. This insanity check respects [[clear thoughts]], and this level drain has no effect on drain-resistant monsters. It also cannot kill targets by reducing their level to 0. The armor shred functions similarly, and the chance of it applying is {{frac|(Insanity + Strength - defender level)|100}} with the same replacement when wielded by monsters. This insanity check ignores clear thoughts, and the shred damage done is 1d(2 per madness you have + 1). When used by a monster, this is always 1d3. Lastly, the item theft is a {{frac|(Insight + Dexterity - defender level)|100}} chance, again replacing your modifier with their level when used by a monster. This always steals 1 item, has a {{frac|9|10}} chance of ignoring wielded weapons, and cannot steal other worn items.
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 Mercurial items do not spawn naturally as part of normal item generation. There are currently only three ways to obtain any: certain late-game monster inventories, in the box containing your 'starting kit' in the [[Madman quest]] for female [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragon]]s, and by wishing for the [[Sky Reflected]] artifact. Currently, all possible mercurial items are weapons - there are no special effects for non-weapons either, and mercurial as armor is more or less identical to generic metal albeit slightly heavier.
-Very few monsters can randomly possess mercurial gear. There is a single monster that is guaranteed to spawn with them, a [[Jrt Netjer]], and a handful of monsters that each have a {{frac|1|100}} chance to have one of their weapons made mercurial. Jrt Netjer do not spawn randomly, and are only found trapped in {{frac|20}} of [[hell vault]]s. They always spawn with a blessed [[Object properties#dNetHack|anarchic]] mercurial khopesh.
+Very few monsters can randomly possess mercurial gear. There is a single monster that is guaranteed to spawn with them, a [[Jrt Netjer]], and a handful of monsters that each have a {{frac|100}} chance of one of their weapons being made mercurial. Jrt Netjer do not spawn randomly, and are only found trapped in {{frac|20}} of [[hell vault]]s. They always spawn with a blessed [[Object properties#dNetHack|anarchic]] mercurial khopesh.
 The monsters that can have their weapons randomly made mercurial are [[orc of the ages of stars|orcs of the ages of stars]], [[deminymph]]s, [[lilitu]], [[dokkalfar eternal matriarch]]s, and [[marilith]]s. Deminymphs spawn with a random role-based equipment set, and approximately {{frac|7|8}} of their equipment sets have a chance to have a mercurial weapon. All monsters but mariliths have only one weapon this chance can apply to, and mariliths have the chance rolled for every one of their 6 weapons.

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 '''Kinstealing''' weapons begin to drain levels, shred armor, and steal items. The chance to drain one level is {{frac|(Insanity + Constitution - defender level)|100}} when used by the player, and replaces your insanity (lost sanity) and constitution with the attacker's level when wielded by a monster. This insanity check respects [[clear thoughts]], and this level drain has no effect on drain-resistant monsters. It also cannot kill targets by reducing their level to 0. The armor shred functions similarly - the chance to apply is {{frac|(Insanity + Strength - defender level)|100}} with the same replacement when wielded by monsters. This insanity check ignores clear thoughts, and the shred damage done is 1d(2 per madness you have + 1). When used by a monster, this is always 1d3. Lastly, the item theft is a {{frac|(Insight + Dexterity - defender level)|100}} chance, again replacing your modifier with their level when used by a monster. This always steals 1 item, has a 90% chance to ignore wielded weapons, and cannot steal other worn items.
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