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Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.

It provides partial protection from all sources of acid and corrosion.

Preservation was an ego found on cloaks which grants resistance to acid and its corrosive effects. Although unimpressive early on, this ego is useful for fighting the occasional monster with acidic attacks like deep elf sorcerers or yellow draconians, and is especially helpful in late-game areas where acidic attacks are commonplace like the Slime Pits.

A cloak of preservation is good for rounding out your list of resistances, but a ring of resist corrosion or a potion of resistance will do the trick just as well. Many characters may wish to use a cloak with a more broadly useful ego like willpower, if they've found one.

History

In 0.34 this ego was renamed to simply be corrosion resistance.
Preservation returned in 0.25, where it is functionally identical to resist corrosion.
Prior to its removal in 0.15, preservation also granted the conservation intrinsic, which protected the wearer's items from destruction.

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-'''Preservation''' is an [[ego]] found only on [[cloak]]s and the rare [[unrand]] [[artifact]] [[List of unrands#+15 Maxwell's Patent Armour|Maxwell's Patent Armour]]. This provides you with [[conservation]] and [[resist corrosion]] (which grants you one rank of [[acid]] [[resistance]] as well). Although unimpressive early on, this ego is extremely useful in much of the late game where [[fire]], [[cold]], and acidic attacks are commonplace. Consider replacing it with something else when attempting [[branch]]es which pose little risk to your items, such as [[the Crypt]] or [[the Tomb]].
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+{{flavour|It provides partial protection from all sources of acid and corrosion.}}
+'''Preservation''' was an [[ego]] found on [[cloak]]s which grants resistance to [[acid]] and its [[corrosion|corrosive]] effects. Although unimpressive early on, this ego is useful for fighting the occasional monster with acidic attacks like [[deep elf sorcerer]]s or [[yellow draconian]]s, and is especially helpful in late-game areas where acidic attacks are commonplace like the [[Slime Pits]].
-Preservation has no effect on the food-stealing attacks of [[harpies]].
+A cloak of preservation is good for rounding out your list of resistances, but a [[ring of resist corrosion]] or a [[potion of resistance]] will do the trick just as well. Many characters may wish to use a cloak with a more broadly useful ego like [[willpower]], if they've found one.
+==History==
+* In [[0.34]] this ego was renamed to simply  be [[corrosion resistance]].
+*Preservation returned in [[0.25]], where it is functionally identical to [[resist corrosion]].
+*Prior to its removal in [[0.15]], preservation also granted the [[conservation]] intrinsic, which protected the wearer's items from [[item destruction|destruction]].
 [[Category:Egos]]