Amulet of reflection
An amulet of reflection is an amulet that appears in NetHack.
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Generation
The amulet of reflection makes up 7.5% of randomly generated amulets.
There is a 50% chance of the Sokoban prize being an amulet of reflection.
Effects
When worn, the amulet conveys extrinsic reflection. Monsters can also wear this amulet, and it is the only other amulet they will actively wear besides an amulet of life saving. Reflecting a ray or passive gaze while wearing the amulet without any other source of reflection will auto-identify it.
Eating an amulet of reflection will have no effect.
Strategy
The amulet of reflection is a valuable item for any player, and is a powerful defense against wand-wielding monsters and breath attacks. As such, it naturally factors into several ascension kits - compared to other sources, it does not severely penalize spellcasting like a shield of reflection, but is not as frequent a wish as silver dragon scale mail. The amulet of reflection is sometimes replaced upon procuring another source of reflection in order to open the amulet slot for life saving or magical breathing.
Players keeping the amulet of reflection usually combine it with gray dragon scale mail and any magical cloak that is not a cloak of magic resistance - e.g., they may choose to further augment defense via a cloak of protection, and some casters using this combination may supplement their spellcasting with a robe. The amulet is also a primary source of reflection for Monks avoiding body armor and shields, as well as certain conduct players, e.g. vegetarians and vegans covering resistances and nudist players.
Sokoban's potential for an amulet of reflection makes it an enticing early-game destination once a player has established an adequate starting kit. Formally identifying an amulet of reflection is somewhat tricky - in practice, confirmation usually comes in the form of seeing whether or not a typically-undesirable ray affects you. A wand of magic missile is the least harmful wand to have used against you; you may also prefer to zap it at a wall and see if it hits you on the rebound. One risky potential means of testing for an amulet of reflection is using a floating eye - find a space where no other monsters can get to you, then attack the eye in melee; if its passive gaze is reflected by the amulet, it will auto-identify.
History
The amulet of reflection first appears in NetHack 3.0.0.
From version 3.0.0 to NetHack 3.4.3, Sokoban Level 4b was the only final Sokoban map that would contain an amulet of reflection, effectively making it a 50/50 - many variants based on these older versions retain this. As of NetHack 3.6.0, both this and the other final map of Sokoban have a 50% chance to generate tthe amulet or an uncursed bag of holding as the prize.
Messages
- But it reflects from your medallion!
- Something reflected from the amulet.
- But it reflects from <foo>'s amulet!
- Something reflected from the amulet worn by a monster.
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