Popcorn

Popcorn is a colloquial term for XP-valuable monsters of a low level that are easily killed.

Popcorn is usually the result of careful play that takes advantage of the bonus experience gained from killing high-level monsters exclusively. The surplus lower-level monsters can usually be killed in a single strike, incurring no loss of health. With a large popcorn reserve, players can harvest enough popcorn to level up once or even twice in quick succession. This is a common strategy for fighting bosses or high level enemies, often called a 'mid-level ding', where a player depletes their resources before killing enough popcorn to gain a level and receive full health and mana.

Popcorn can also synergize with many gods who grant large amounts of piety for killing enemies. Popcorn can be a reserve of piety as well as XP and even health for characters with life steal

Aside from regular popcorn, there are various types :

• Salted popcorn : Slowing enemies is an excellent way to make out extra XP from popcorn enemies. The use of WONAFYT and WEYTWUT can be useful, as can certain items and boons.
• Popcorn bowl : Using WONAFYT during early exploration create what is known as a 'popcorn bowl': a central reserve of slowed monsters that are always accessible and easily harvested. This is one of the primary uses for WONAFYT and can be a very powerful resource during the late game.
• Chewy popcorn : Those low xp monsters which will cause you some damages when killing them. That's the example of cursed monsters, or those who have enough life to survive one hit : they will inflict you damages or even debuffs.
• Hot popcorn : Low xp monsters whith deathgaze. If you don't pay attention to your health, they might kill you...