Ring of increase accuracy - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ pothole

2026-05-27T05:52:03Z

‎dNetHack: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: slight copyedit

2026-01-10T18:19:14Z

slight copyedit

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2025-04-14T12:43:57Z

Add languages template.

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ word choice

2025-04-01T11:51:21Z

‎SLASH'EM: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ word choice

2025-03-29T09:32:24Z

‎dNetHack: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Identification */ hatnote

2025-03-29T08:38:12Z

‎Identification: hatnote

Umbire the Phantom: incorporate rest of the variant luck changes

2025-03-27T02:08:31Z

incorporate rest of the variant luck changes

Umbire the Phantom: update, formatting, copyedit, etc.

2025-03-27T01:53:32Z

update, formatting, copyedit, etc.

Aximili: Reorganize, add some more info

2019-12-23T02:52:45Z

Reorganize, add some more info

Luxidream: outlined usefulness in some variants, updated to 3.6.1. ring eating

2018-09-10T03:30:33Z

outlined usefulness in some variants, updated to 3.6.1. ring eating

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], a ring of increase accuracy can be used with an [[upgrade kit]] to repair the targeting subsystem of an [[Imperial elven armor|imperial elven helm]], granting that ring's enchantment as a bonus to accuracy while the helm is worn.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], a ring of increase accuracy can be used with an [[upgrade kit]] to repair the targeting subsystem of an [[imperial elven helm]], granting that ring's enchantment as a bonus to accuracy while the helm is worn.
 ===DynaHack===

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 A '''ring of increase accuracy''' is a type of [[ring]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
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 ==Description==
-A [[hero]] [[putting on]] the ring gains a flat, [[enchantment]]-based [[to-hit]] bonus or penalty. The ring can be [[charged]] to increase its enchantment. Monsters will not wear this ring.
+A [[hero]] [[putting on]] the ring gains a flat, [[enchantment]]-based [[to-hit]] bonus or penalty. [[Charging]] the ring increases its enchantment if using a non-cursed source, and decreases it if using a cursed source. Monsters will not wear this ring.
 A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating the ring]] has a {{frac|3}} chance of successfully absorbing its magic and gaining a permanent to-hit bonus or penalty equal to its enchantment at the time, with diminishing returns if the hero already has a high to-hit bonus:{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1896|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1959|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2035|nethack=3.6.7}} specifically, if the bonus from absorbing a positively-enchanted ring's power by eating it would place the hero at 10 or more points of increased to-hit, the bonus is reduced to a random number between 1 and that ring's enchantment; if the bonus would place the hero at 20 or more points of increased to-hit, they have a {{sfrac|''x'' - 1|''x''}} chance (where ''x'' is the ring's enchantment - 1) of gaining any bonus at all, and will only gain a single extra point of increased to-hit; and if the bonus would place the hero at 40 or more points of increased to-hit, then no bonus is gained.

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 In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Flame Mage]]s, [[Ice Mage]]s and [[Necromancer]]s may be given a ring of increase accuracy as the random ring in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|u_init.c|69|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|99|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|136|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-A blessed -9 ring of increase accuracy [[named]] 'polymorph control' is generated within the Chamber of Junk in the [[Lawful Quest]] at level creation.
+The [[Lawful Quest]] has a {{frac|2|5}} chance of generating a blessed -9 ring of increase accuracy [[named]] 'polymorph control' among the items found in the Chamber of Junk at level creation.
 ===SporkHack===

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], a ring of increase accuracy can be used to repair the targeting subsystem of an [[Imperial elven armor|imperial elven helm]], granting that ring's enchantment as a bonus to accuracy while the helm is worn.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], a ring of increase accuracy can be used with an [[upgrade kit]] to repair the targeting subsystem of an [[Imperial elven armor|imperial elven helm]], granting that ring's enchantment as a bonus to accuracy while the helm is worn.
 ===DynaHack===

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	===Identification===		===Identification===
		+	{{main\|Price identification}}
	The ring of increase accuracy has the most common base cost of rings at 150[[zm]], and both it and many other 150zm rings do not [[auto-identify]], making it difficult to distinguish them by [[price identification]] alone. Furthermore, unlike damage which can be tracked with [[probing]] or a [[stethoscope]], there is no way to infer or definitively measure accuracy. While [[dropping]] the ring down a [[sink]] produces distinct messages depending on whether or not the ring's enchantment is positive or negative, a hero may not want to risk the {{frac\|4\|5}} chance of losing what may be a decently-charged ring.{{refsrc\|src/do.c\|446\|nethack=3.6.7}}		The ring of increase accuracy has the most common base cost of rings at 150[[zm]], and both it and many other 150zm rings do not [[auto-identify]], making it difficult to distinguish them by [[price identification]] alone. Furthermore, unlike damage which can be tracked with [[probing]] or a [[stethoscope]], there is no way to infer or definitively measure accuracy. While [[dropping]] the ring down a [[sink]] produces distinct messages depending on whether or not the ring's enchantment is positive or negative, a hero may not want to risk the {{frac\|4\|5}} chance of losing what may be a decently-charged ring.{{refsrc\|src/do.c\|446\|nethack=3.6.7}}

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-A '''ring of increase accuracy''' adds its [[enchantment]] to your [[to-hit]] rolls. The enchantment can be altered by [[charging]]. Like the [[ring of increase damage]], [[Ring eating|it can be eaten]] for a chance at obtaining an intrinsic accuracy bonus provided it is of an edible material.
+A '''ring of increase accuracy''' is a type of [[ring]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
-== Identification ==
+==Generation==
-The ring is tricky to identify unless the player starts with it, however, as there is no message upon donning it. Using a source of [[enlightenment]] can allow you to deduce that an unidentified ring is increase accuracy; there will be a line stating your bonus or penalty to hit.
+General [[store]]s and jewelers shops can sell rings of increase accuracy.
-Dropping this ring down a [[sink]] produces the message "The water flow hits the drain." If the enchantment is negative, the following message appears: "The water flow misses the drain."
+==Description==
-== Strategy ==
+A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating the ring]] has a {{frac|3}} chance of successfully absorbing its magic and gaining a permanent to-hit bonus or penalty equal to its enchantment at the time, with diminishing returns if the hero already has a high to-hit bonus:{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1896|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1959|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2035|nethack=3.6.7}} specifically, if the bonus from absorbing a positively-enchanted ring's power by eating it would place the hero at 10 or more points of increased to-hit, the bonus is reduced to a random number between 1 and that ring's enchantment; if the bonus would place the hero at 20 or more points of increased to-hit, they have a {{sfrac|''x'' - 1|''x''}} chance (where ''x'' is the ring's enchantment - 1) of gaining any bonus at all, and will only gain a single extra point of increased to-hit; and if the bonus would place the hero at 40 or more points of increased to-hit, then no bonus is gained.
-In the early game, weaker roles may benefit from the accuracy bonus while training weapons from [[skill|unskilled]] to basic. [[Monk]]s who decide to wear body armor may benefit from accuracy bonuses well into the middle game. For most other middle and late game characters, this ring is best used as [[polyfodder]].
+==Strategy==
-Eating the ring is rarely helpful, as eating jewelry generally requires [[polymorph control]], which is hard to obtain in the early game.
+For most other heroes that reach the mid-game, the ring becomes a [[polyfodder]] candidate once they obtain a [[luckstone]] or other [[luck item]] and maximize their [[luck]]&mdash;this similarly makes eating the ring a venture that is rarely ever helpful, since [[polymorph control]] is hard to obtain in the early game and the need for to-hit bonuses is easy to supersede at any point after upon obtaining a luck item.
-== Variants ==
+===Identification===
-Although no NetHack variants change the function of this ring, it's worth noting that several variants have enemies with exceptionally high AC, such as [[One-Eyed Sam]] in [[UnNethack]], [[SLASH'EM]], and [[DynaHack]] who often has AC -20 and below. Also of note, UnNetHack nerfs the bonus that luck gives to accuracy to Luck/3, while DynaHack removes it entirely. Ingesting or wearing rings of increase accuracy may prove useful in these cases.
+The ring of increase accuracy has the most common base cost of rings at 150[[zm]], and both it and many other 150zm rings do not [[auto-identify]], making it difficult to distinguish them by [[price identification]] alone. Furthermore, unlike damage which can be tracked with [[probing]] or a [[stethoscope]], there is no way to infer or definitively measure accuracy. While [[dropping]] the ring down a [[sink]] produces distinct messages depending on whether or not the ring's enchantment is positive or negative, a hero may not want to risk the {{frac|4|5}} chance of losing what may be a decently-charged ring.{{refsrc|src/do.c|446|nethack=3.6.7}}
 [[Category:Rings|Increase accuracy]]

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 A '''ring of increase accuracy''' adds its [[enchantment]] to your [[to-hit]] rolls. The enchantment can be altered by [[charging]].
-In the early game, weaker roles may benefit from the accuracy bonus while training weapons from [[skill|unskilled]] to basic. The ring is tricky to identify unless the player starts with it, however, as there is no message upon donning it. Using a source of [[enlightenment]] can allow you to deduce that an unidentified ring is increase accuracy; there will be a line stating your bonus or penalty to hit. Past the early game, however, accuracy is a non-issue, so these rings are best discarded.
+In the early game, weaker roles may benefit from the accuracy bonus while training weapons from [[skill|unskilled]] to basic. The ring is tricky to identify unless the player starts with it, however, as there is no message upon donning it. Using a source of [[enlightenment]] can allow you to deduce that an unidentified ring is increase accuracy; there will be a line stating your bonus or penalty to hit. Past the early game, however, accuracy is a non-issue, so these rings are best discarded or kept as [[polyfodder]].
 Dropping this ring down a [[sink]] produces the message "The water flow hits the drain." If the enchantment is negative, the following message appears: "The water flow misses the drain."
 [[Category:Rings|Increase accuracy]]
-{{nethack-343}}
+{{nethack-361}}