The Magic Mirror of Merlin - Revision history

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ ...for what invoke??? brain come on

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‎Strategy: ...for what invoke??? brain come on

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Umbire the Phantom: bones, etc.

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 For Knights, spellcasting tends to become difficult until the mid-game or later, where they can reliably boost their mental stats and swap into armor that is non-[[metallic]] or else does not interfere with spellcasting. Knights that want to work towards a mix of magical and physical offense are rewarded with massive gains from completing the quest: the {{+ of|magic missile}} spell in particular does enormous damage, with an average of 112 when cast by a level thirty Knight with the Magic Mirror.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_frm/thread/c67ffc6f2d005d32/7d8d9704d183a623 rec.games.roguelike.nethack @ Google Groups - Tips for playing with Knight] </ref>
-The Magic Mirror of Merlin is a worthwhile choice for other lawful heroes making an artifact [[wish]], due to the slotless magic resistance and telepathy it provides.
+The Magic Mirror of Merlin is a worthwhile choice for other lawful heroes making an artifact [[wish]], due to the slotless magic resistance and telepathy it provides. [[The Orb of Detection]] also offers the these two properties and more, but is also much heavier.
 ==History==

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 ===Double damage===
-A Knight carrying the Magic Mirror of Merlin in open inventory deals double damage to monsters when using the following wands or spells:{{refsrc|src/zap.c|142|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/zap.c|170|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/zap.c|3750|nethack=3.6.7}}
+A Knight carrying the Magic Mirror of Merlin in open inventory deals double damage to monsters when using the following wands or spells:{{refsrc|src/zap.c|142|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/zap.c|3750|nethack=3.6.7}}
-* [[wand of striking]], spell of {{+ of|force bolt}}
+* [[wand of striking]], spell of {{+ of|force bolt}}{{refsrc|src/zap.c|170|nethack=3.6.7}}
-* [[wand of undead turning]], spell of {{+ of|turn undead}}
+* [[wand of undead turning]], spell of {{+ of|turn undead}}{{refsrc|src/zap.c|213|nethack=3.6.7}}
 * {{+ of|sleep}}
-* {{+ of|drain life}}
+* {{+ of|drain life}} {{refsrc|src/zap.c|432|nethack=3.6.7}}
 * {{+ of|magic missile}}
 * {{+ of|cone of cold}} (at Basic or lower [[skill]])

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 ===Double damage===
-A Knight carrying the Magic Mirror of Merlin in open inventory deals double damage to monsters when using the following wands or spells:{{refsrc|src/zap.c|142|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/zap.c|3750|nethack=3.6.7}}
+A Knight carrying the Magic Mirror of Merlin in open inventory deals double damage to monsters when using the following wands or spells:{{refsrc|src/zap.c|142|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/zap.c|170|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/zap.c|3750|nethack=3.6.7}}
 * [[wand of striking]], spell of {{+ of|force bolt}}

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 While carried, The Magic Mirror of Merlin grants [[magic resistance]] and [[telepathy]], and Knights carrying the artifact deal double damage to their enemies with some wands and most spells.
-When [[applied]] or [[wielded]], The Magic Mirror of Merlin behaves as normal while additionally speaking a random rumor: the rumor is true if the Mirror is blessed, false if cursed and either if uncursed.
+When [[applied]] or [[wielded]], The Magic Mirror of Merlin behaves as normal while additionally speaking a random rumor: the rumor is true if the Mirror is blessed, false if cursed and will be either with equal probability if uncursed.
 The Magic Mirror of Merlin will not shatter under normal circumstances as a regular mirror does.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|2059|nethack=3.6.7|comment=artifacts with fragile base items will not break}}

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	==Strategy==		==Strategy==
−	~~{{for\|optimized invocation\|Invoke#Optimum invocation schedule}}~~
	For Knights, spellcasting tends to become difficult until the mid-game or later, where they can reliably boost their mental stats and swap into armor that is non-[[metallic]] or else does not interfere with spellcasting. Knights that want to work towards a mix of magical and physical offense are rewarded with massive gains from completing the quest: the {{+ of\|magic missile}} spell in particular does enormous damage, with an average of 112 when cast by a level thirty Knight with the Magic Mirror.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_frm/thread/c67ffc6f2d005d32/7d8d9704d183a623 rec.games.roguelike.nethack @ Google Groups - Tips for playing with Knight] </ref>		For Knights, spellcasting tends to become difficult until the mid-game or later, where they can reliably boost their mental stats and swap into armor that is non-[[metallic]] or else does not interfere with spellcasting. Knights that want to work towards a mix of magical and physical offense are rewarded with massive gains from completing the quest: the {{+ of\|magic missile}} spell in particular does enormous damage, with an average of 112 when cast by a level thirty Knight with the Magic Mirror.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_frm/thread/c67ffc6f2d005d32/7d8d9704d183a623 rec.games.roguelike.nethack @ Google Groups - Tips for playing with Knight] </ref>

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 While carried, The Magic Mirror of Merlin grants [[magic resistance]] and [[telepathy]], and Knights carrying the artifact deal double damage to their enemies with some wands and most spells.
-When [[applied]] or [[wielded]], the Mirror behaves as normal while additionally speaking a random rumor: the rumor is true if the Mirror is blessed, false if cursed and either if uncursed.
+When [[applied]] or [[wielded]], The Magic Mirror of Merlin behaves as normal while additionally speaking a random rumor: the rumor is true if the Mirror is blessed, false if cursed and either if uncursed.
 ===Double damage===
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 ==Variants==
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]], the effects of binding the [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Naberius]] stack with the double damage effect from a Knight carrying The Magic Mirror of Merlin.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the effects of binding the [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Naberius]] stack with the double damage effect from a Knight carrying The Magic Mirror of Merlin.
 ===EvilHack===
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 {{encyclopedia|
 This powerful mirror was created by Merlin, the druid, in ages past, when trees sang and rocks danced. It protects all who carry it from magic missiles, and gives them ESP.
 }}

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 {{artifact
    |color=silver color
    |glyph=(
    |base=mirror
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 ==Generation==
-For Knights, The Magic Mirror of Merlin always generates blessed on the Knight quest goal level, where it is always placed on the square of [[Ixoth]] at level creation.
+For Knights, The Magic Mirror of Merlin always generates blessed on the Knight quest goal level, where it is always placed on the square of [[Ixoth]] at level creation. If a Knight loads a [[bones]] level containing the quest artifact, it will always be reverted to its base item.
 ==Description==
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 A Knight carrying the Magic Mirror of Merlin in open inventory deals double damage to monsters when using the following wands or spells:{{refsrc|src/zap.c|142|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/zap.c|3750|nethack=3.6.7}}
-* [[wand of striking]], spell of {{Spell of|force bolt}}
+* [[wand of striking]], spell of {{+ of|force bolt}}
-* [[wand of undead turning]], spell of {{Spell of|turn undead}}
+* [[wand of undead turning]], spell of {{+ of|turn undead}}
 * {{+ of|sleep}}
 * {{+ of|drain life}}

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    |cost=1500
    |weight=13
 }}