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Mulch is a term for ammo destruction in Crawl. Every time you fire or throw a unit of ammo, there is a chance that that unit will be mulched. The odds of this happening depends on the particular item used.

Stones: 100%
Poisoned darts: 8.33%
Darts (any other brand): 16.67%
Javelins, Boomerangs: 5%
Large rocks: 4%
Throwing nets: Special. Nets corrode when creatures struggle out of them. The more a creature struggles, the less likely it is to recover the net, until it is destroyed.

When boomerangs, javelins, or large rocks mulch, they deal an extra +33% damage.

History

Prior to 0.30, there was no bonus damage on mulch.
Prior to 0.29, ranged weapons had their own ammo: sling bullets, arrows, and bolts mulched 12.5% of the time. Stones also mulched only 12.5% of the time.
Prior to 0.24, Exploding ammo existed, which always mulched.
Prior to 0.16, steel ammo had a decreased mulch rate. Large rock mulch rate was increased in this version.
Prior to 0.11, enchantment bonuses were available on ammo, decreasing mulch rates.
Prior to 0.5, enchantment bonus did not increase a unit of ammo's odds of survival.

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-'''Mulch''' is a term for ammo destruction in Crawl. Every time you fire or throw a unit of ammo, there is a chance that that unit will be mulched. The odds of this happening depends on the particular item used.  Only ammo can mulch: other items, even weapons such as [[hand axe]]s and [[club]]s which are considered throwable, never break.
+'''Mulch''' is a term for ammo destruction in Crawl. Every time you fire or throw a unit of ammo, there is a chance that that unit will be mulched. The odds of this happening depends on the particular item used.
-*[[Curare]] needles, [[dart]]s: 16.66%
+*[[Stone]]s: 100%
-*[[Stone]]s, [[Sling bullet]]s, [[Arrow]]s, [[Bolt]]s: 12.5%
+*Poisoned [[dart]]s: 8.33%
-*[[Needle]]s: 8.33%
+*[[Dart]]s (any other [[brand]]): 16.67%
-*[[Javelin]]s: 5%
+*[[Javelin]]s, [[Boomerang]]s: 5%
-*[[Large rock]]s: 2%
+*[[Large rock]]s: 4%
-*[[Throwing net]]s: N/A. Nets corrode when creatures struggle out of them and are eventually destroyed.
+*[[Throwing net]]s: Special. Nets corrode when creatures struggle out of them. The more a creature struggles, the less likely it is to recover the net, until it is destroyed.
-*Some brands also affect mulch rates:
-**[[Exploding]], [[Dispersal]]: Always mulches.
+When boomerangs, javelins, or large rocks mulch, they deal an extra +33% damage.
-**[[Flame]], [[Frost]]: 200% normal.
-**[[Steel]]: 10% normal.
-Note that launcher brands don't affect mulch rates.
 ==History==
-In [[0.11]], enchantment bonus was removed.
+*Prior to [[0.30]], there was no bonus damage on mulch.
+*Prior to [[0.29]], [[ranged weapon]]s had their own ammo: [[sling bullet]]s, [[arrow]]s, and [[bolt]]s mulched 12.5% of the time. [[Stone]]s also mulched only 12.5% of the time.
-Prior to [[0.5]], enchantment bonus did not increase a unit of ammo's odds of survival.
+*Prior to [[0.24]], [[Exploding]] ammo existed, which always mulched.
+*Prior to [[0.16]], steel ammo had a decreased mulch rate. Large rock mulch rate was increased in this version.
+*Prior to [[0.11]], enchantment bonuses were available on ammo, decreasing mulch rates.
+*Prior to [[0.5]], enchantment bonus did not increase a unit of ammo's odds of survival.
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