Magical item

A magical object is an item which when polymorphed, has a tendency to become another magical object of the same type. Junk magical objects can therefore be polypiled to produce other magical objects.

Magical armour

Only the following items of armour are considered magical:

Cloaks

• alchemy smock
• cloak of displacement
• cloak of invisibility
• cloak of magic resistance
• cloak of protection
• elven cloak
• robe

Gloves

• gauntlets of dexterity
• gauntlets of fumbling
• gauntlets of power

Shields

• shield of reflection

Helmets

• cornuthaum
• dunce cap
• helm of brilliance
• helm of opposite alignment
• helm of telepathy

Boots

• elven boots
• fumble boots
• jumping boots
• kicking boots
• levitation boots
• speed boots
• water walking boots

Suits

• Each type of dragon scale mail (not dragon scales however)

Magical tools

Only the following tools are considered magical:

• bag of holding
• bag of tricks
• crystal ball
• drum of earthquake
• figurine
• fire horn
• frost horn
• horn of plenty
• magic harp
• magic lamp
• magic marker
• magic flute
• magic whistle
• unicorn horn

Magical stones

Only the following stones are considered magical:

• loadstone
• luckstone
• touchstone

Other objects

All potions are magical except:

• Potion of acid
• Potion of booze
• Potion of fruit juice
• Potion of oil
• Potion of sickness
• Potion of water

All scrolls, spellbooks, wands, rings, and amulets are magical except for the following:

• scroll of blank paper
• scroll of mail
• blank spellbook
• wand of nothing
• meat stick
• meat ring
• cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor

Note that no weapon, food, boulder, or statue is magical.