Moxie Substat

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The game refers to the Moxie Substat by the following names:

• Cheek
• Chutzpah
• Roguishness
• Sarcasm
• Smarm

Moxie is typically gained through adventures, food, booze or spleen items. Here's a list of everything else in the game that deals with Moxie substat points. When working to advance a particular stat, many players take advantage of Stat Day strategies to help themselves.

Fixed Instant Gains

Source	Source Type	Moxie Gain	Requirement	Duration	Cost	Notes
strange leaflet	Item	200	Level 9		None	Also gives 200 Muscle & 200 Mysticality From secret code
gummi belemnite	Item	200	none		Item Loss	Also gives 100 turns of Sugar Rush From belemnite candy mold (Crimbo 2011 content)
chest of the Bonerdagon	Item	150	Level 7		Item Loss	Also gives 150 Muscle, 150 Mysticality & Meat Quest Reward
stat script	Item	100-150	Level 9		Item Loss	Also gives 100-150 Muscle & 100-150 Mysticality Quest Reward
Manual of Dexterity	Item	20-100	Completing the Wizard of Ego quest			20 on the 1st and 5th day 40 on the 2nd and 4th day 100 on the 3rd day Only usable once per day Only usable five times total per ascension
very overdue library book	Item	50-75	none		Item Loss	Also gives Mys and Mus stats No per day limit Obtained from the top choice in Putting Off Is Off-Putting
library card	Item	40-50	none		Item Loss	Can only use one per day May also gain Mus or Myst
gourd potion	Item	30-35	Quest reward		Item Loss	Gourd Potions give substat gains to your main stat only Per ascension limit of 21 potions
meat globe	Item	30	Access to The Shore, Inc.		Item Loss	Also gives 30 Muscle, 30 Mysticality & Meat
box of hammers	Item	30	none		Item Loss	Limit once per day Also gives 30 Muscle and 30 Mysticality
divine blowout	Item	1-23	none		Item Loss	Gives stats equal to the square root of your buffed Moxie rounded up, capped at 23 Also does damage equal to your buffed Moxie Multiple noisemakers can be used in combat
set of jacks	Item	15-25	none		None	Limit once per day Can also be equipped to boost Moxie stat gain
bottle of used blood	Item	10-15	The Spooky Forest access		Item Loss	Moxie class Also gives Muscle and Mysticality
bottle of used blood	Item	9-12	The Spooky Forest access		Item Loss	Seal Clubber and Sauceror Also gives Muscle and Mysticality
Clan permanent buff	Clan Buff	8-10	none		1350 Meat	Limited to 15 Clan buffs a day
bottle of used blood	Item	6-8	The Spooky Forest access		Item Loss	Turtle Tamer and Pastamancer Also gives Muscle and Mysticality
Clan permanent buff	Clan Buff	5-7	none		900 Meat	Limited to 15 Clan buffs a day
Clan permanent buff	Clan Buff	2-4	none		450 Meat	Limited to 15 Clan buffs a day
baseball	Item	3	none		Item Loss	Only possible if you have 3 or more baseballs Gain is randomly either Muscle, Mysticality or Moxie
Knob Goblin steroids	Item	-15	none		Item Loss	Also gives 5 adventures of Steroid Boost

Fixed per Combat Gains

Source	Source Type	Moxie Gain per Combat	Requirement	Duration	Cost	Notes
Knowing Smile	Facial Expression	+1		10	10 MP	Level 14 Accordion Thief skill
They Call Him Shifty Because...	Buff	+5	Clan VIP Lounge key	100	Daily fortune teller choice
Easy Riding	Passive Skill	+5	Avatar of Sneaky Pete	Passive	None	Rank 7 Motorcycle Guy Tree
Sweepy Red Light	Motorcycle Cowling	+5	Avatar of Sneaky Pete	Passive	Can't get other Cowlings that run
Master Thief's utility belt	Accessory	+5	40 Moxie FantasyRealm access	Equipped	None

Percentage Gains

Source	Source Type	Moxie Gain	Requirement	Duration	Cost	Notes
Moxie days	Moon cycle	+25%	None		None	Only available on certain Moon phases Not available in Ronin or Hardcore
Pharmaceutically Cool	Effect	+20%	Using a Marvin's marvelous pill	10 turns	Item Loss	Acquired from The Maelstrom of Lovers
Perfect Hair	Effect	+15%	Using a drum of pomade	10 turns	Item Loss	Acquired from The Haunted Sorority House
The Vole	Moon Sign	+10%	Chosen in Valhalla			Unlocks Degrassi Knoll Also gives +20% Combat Initiative, +20 Maximum HP and +20 Maximum MP
The Marmot	Moon Sign	+10%	Chosen in Valhalla			Unlocks Little Canadia Gives slight Resistance to All Elements (+1)
The Packrat	Moon Sign	+10%	Chosen in Valhalla			Unlocks The Gnomish Gnomads' Camp Also gives +10% Items from Monsters
So Fresh and So Clean	Effect	+5%	Clan VIP Lounge key	50 turns		Acquired by taking a cool shower. Only usable once per day
Stuck That Way	Effect	+5%	Using a Honey stick	10 turns	Item Loss	Also gives +5% Muscle gains and +5% Mysticality gains

Variable Gains

Source	Source Type	Moxie Gain	Requirement	Duration	Cost	Notes
668 scroll	Item	Varies	none		Item Loss	Can be positive ("Power") or negative ("Weakness") Also affects Muscle and Mysticality
Adventures	Adventures	Varies	Varies		Adventures	Fighting monsters, shoring at the Large Donkey Mountain Ski Resort, Clan Rumpus Room, etc.
Food	Food	Varies	Varies		Fullness	See Best Foods
Booze	Booze	Varies	Varies		Drunkenness	See Best Drinks
Spleen	Spleen	Varies	Varies		Spleen	See Best Spleen Items
Familiars	Familiars	Varies	Varies			See Familiars by type
Sneaky Pete's Gate	Location	Varies	Sneaky Pete's key		Meat	Gives 5-10 points per 1,000 meat offered Offerings limited to a total of 10,000 meat per level a day

See Also

• Muscle Substat
• Mysticality Substat

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