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'''Mimics''' are mischievous entities which harmlessly toy with passing adventurers. They disguise themselves as [[shop]]s, and in certain areas, items - most notably the [[rune of Zot]] in [[Vaults]]:5. However, once you come within a one-tile radius of them, they will "vanish and cackle," disappearing from the game forever. Mimics are most often harmless, though a mimic rune may lead to hazardous situations.
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|glyph={{Black|!}}
 
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|tile=[[file:mimic.png]]
 
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|flags={{No skeleton flag}}<br>{{Stationary flag}}<br>{{Fighter flag}} (feature)
 
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|resistances={{Poison resistance}}, {{Electricity resistance}}, {{Fire resistance}}, {{Cold resistance}}
 
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|vulnerabilities=none
 
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|max_chunks=0
 
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|meat={{No corpse}}
 
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|xp=467
 
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|holiness={{Nonliving}}
 
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|magic_resistance=32
 
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|hp_range=30-58
 
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|avg_hp=44
 
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|armour_class=5
 
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|evasion=1
 
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|habitat=land
 
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|speed=8 (item)<br>10 (feature)
 
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|size=variable
 
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|item_use={{Uses nothing}}
 
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|attack1=12 ({{Hit type}}: {{Poison flavour}})
 
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|attack2=12 ({{Hit type}}: {{Plain flavour}})
 
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|attack3=12 ({{Hit type}}: {{Plain flavour}})
 
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|attack4=
 
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|hit_dice=8
 
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|base_hp=3
 
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|extra_hp=5
 
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|fixed_hp=0
 
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|intelligence={{Normal intelligence}}
 
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|genus=item/feature mimic
 
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|species=item/feature mimic
 
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{{Flavour|An apparently abandoned item, actually a vicious little beast in disguise.}}
 
  
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==Useful Info==
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To clarify, mimics are ''not monsters'', and cannot be killed in any way.  
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'''Mimics''' are irritating creatures which appear to be tantalizing items or common dungeon features, but which will attack and chase you once revealed. They are more than a match for careless, fragile characters, packing poisonous bites and multiple moderately powerful attacks. '''Item mimics''' can be found on [[Dungeon]]:7 or lower, as well as in any branch except for the [[Ecumenical Temple]], and are slightly slower than the average character. The faster '''feature mimics''' can start appearing on D:10, and are absent from the Temple, [[the Slime Pits]], and [[the Vestibule of Hell]].
 
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==Tips & Tricks==
 
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*Be wary of extremely high quality gear found early on. While [[gold dragon armour]] or [[crystal plate mail]] can occasionally appear on any floor, it might be wise to test it for fangs first:
 
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**Casting [[Apportation]] on a mimic will reveal it without moving it ("The <item>/<feature> mimic twitches!").
 
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**Unlike items, nothing can stand on a tile with a mimic in it, so monsters will step around them.
 
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**If your minions stand adjacent to an item mimic, it will attack them.
 
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**If you've already injured a mimic on this floor and it managed to escape, you may find an "item" later on with a health bar.
 
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*How to kill a mimic:
 
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**Powerful melee fighters can usually plow right through them, especially if they have poison resistance.
 
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**They have an [[EV]] score of 1. [[Bolt of Inaccuracy]] can annihilate them in a single hit.
 
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**Almost any [[Summonings]] spell can take them out without risk. They're fragile enough that a pack of imps can make short work of them.
 
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*Mimics almost always identify themselves when you stand next to you. A [[Blink]] spell can put some quick distance between you and it.
 
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*When dealing with feature mimics, escape won't be nearly as easy, but they're otherwise not any harder.
 
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*Note the differences between a weapon mimic and a hostile [[dancing weapon]]:  dancing weapons are much faster, may have any branded attack, and leave behind an actual weapon as a "corpse."  A dancing weapon's attack strength and speed vary on the type of weapon being animated and can be quite powerful.
 
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==Trivia==
 
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It's not impossible to find a feature mimic in the [[The Lair|Lair]] impersonating a stairway to the [[The Swamp|Swamp]]... surrounded by the gases and the initial monsters associated with a Swamp entry stairway.  Like we said, they're clever.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Feature mimics were introduced to the game in [[0.8]]. Due to numerous bugs, they were retired in [[0.9]], to be reintroduced in [[0.10]] after much bugfixing.
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*Prior to [[0.28]], [[portal]] entrances could be a mimic.
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*Prior to [[0.17]], mimics could randomly generate anywhere as an item or as many [[dungeon features]], such as [[stair]]cases.
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Prior to 0.10, item mimics were immobile, and in general they were cowardly creatures that [[teleport]]ed away when struck with a ranged attack.
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*Prior to [[0.16]], mimics were a category of monster which would resemble items or dungeon features, only to attack once the player got close enough. They came in [[mimic (monster)|standard]], [[inept mimic|inept]], and [[ravenous mimic|ravenous]] varieties.
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*Prior to [[0.15]], mimics could disguise themselves as [[door]]s, [[statue]]s, [[fountain]]s, or [[escape hatch|hatches]].

Latest revision as of 15:42, 13 October 2022

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Mimics are mischievous entities which harmlessly toy with passing adventurers. They disguise themselves as shops, and in certain areas, items - most notably the rune of Zot in Vaults:5. However, once you come within a one-tile radius of them, they will "vanish and cackle," disappearing from the game forever. Mimics are most often harmless, though a mimic rune may lead to hazardous situations.

To clarify, mimics are not monsters, and cannot be killed in any way.

History

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