Mimic

A mimic (m) is a monster whose main defense is to imitate an item. Mimics can be small, large, or giant, and all three kinds are often located in shops. They are slow but powerful hitters and often kill low-level characters who encounter them.

Eating a mimic's corpse makes you "imitate" a certain item for a few turns.

A mimic is uncloaked when wearing a ring of protection from shape changers.

Mimics are a surprising candidate for early genocide.

Strategy

On low levels, mimics often display as "mimic or strange object" {{blue:]}}; you should not attempt to pick up such objects, as they are always mimics.

If you find yourself fighting a mimic, then Hack-and-Back is generally the best strategy (as long as the mimic is not stuck to you).

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