Changes: Ankh (Classic)

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The Ankh is the second of four Egyptian artifacts required to access the City of Gold.
It can only be acquired from a certain shop in the Black Market, and always costs a set price of $50,000.

The Ankh is one of the most useful items in the game, capable of resurrecting the Spelunker if he dies.
It is always recommended to purchase it, though it can also be stolen at great risk.

Functionality

The Ankh will resurrect you whenever you die, spawning you at the entrance of the current level with four hearts, along with all your money and items, but you will lose anything you were holding in your hands and on your back unless you died by suicide.
The Ankh will shatter once it is used, so will only save you the one time. Only one can be bought in each game.

Although this power probably makes the Ankh one of the most desirable items in the game, you will most likely have to squander the Ankh before it is needed in order to reach the City of Gold.

The Ankh's true purpose is to use in conjunction with the Moai in the Ice Caves in order to obtain the next artifact, the Hedjet.
Dying within a certain distance of the Moai will result in you being resurrected not at the level entrance as you usually would, but inside the mysterious statue where you will find the Hedjet and a secret level exit.
For this to work, and should avoid using a bomb, due to the risk of aftershock effect killing you again as soon as you respawn.
The best method of resurrecting safely is to simply press ESC+F1.

If you are currently wanted by the Shopkeepers, you may wish to be in sight of the Moai when killing yourself, otherwise a shopkeeper may appear inside the Moai with you.

Should you decide to bypass the City of Gold and keep the Ankh as insurance, you must still avoid lava in the Temple. Falling in will melt the Ankh before it can revive you, preventing you from being resurrected.

Trivia

The Ankh is an Egyptian symbol representing eternal life - appropriate for an artifact that can raise the dead.

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-[[Image:Ankh shop.png|thumb|112px|The Ankh shop in the Black Market]]
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-The Ankh is an equipped item that must be bought from the [[Black market]] for a whopping $50,000 if you want to have any hope of reaching the [[City of Gold]].
+{{infobox item
-==     Functionality     ==
+| name       = Ankh
+| image      = File:21_Ankh.png
+| caption    = Eternal life... Until you die again.
+| type       = Equipment
+| function   = • Resurrects [[The Spelunker]] at the entrance of the current level when he dies, but only once.<br />
+• Will resurrect inside [[the Moai]] if it is nearby.
+| source     = [[The Black Market]]
+| cost       = $50,000}}
+The '''Ankh''' is the second of four Egyptian artifacts required to access [[the City of Gold]].<br />
+It can only be acquired from a certain [[shop]] in [[The Black Market/Classic|the Black Market]], and always costs a set price of $50,000.
+The Ankh is one of the most useful items in the game, capable of resurrecting [[the Spelunker]] if he dies.<br />
-The Ankh does one thing and one thing only - it breaks when you die, and revives you with four [[heart]]s. Although this feature is probably one of the most useful in the game, in order to reach the City of Gold you MUST consume the Ankh in one of the levels of [[Area]] 3. You will know which area this is when you see a giant blue skull with an ankh on top of it. You may kill yourself anywhere on the level with the skull on it for this to work, and CANNOT use a [[bomb]], due to the aftershock effect which will kill you twice. The best method of doing this is simply pressing Escape and hitting F1. Successfully using the Ankh on the skull level will cause you to respawn inside the giant skull, where the [[Hedjet]] is lying on the floor in front of an exit door that will allow you to instantly skip the level you are on.
+It is always recommended to purchase it, though it can also be stolen at great risk.
+==Functionality==
-Note: When reviving with the Ankh, the game will keep your current bomb/[[rope]] count, and any equipped items.  Held items (such as the [[shotgun]] or the [[pistol]]) are usually left behind if you bomb yourself, but are always teleported with you if you use ESC+F1.
+The Ankh will resurrect you whenever you die, spawning you at the entrance of the current level with four [[hearts]], along with all your [[money]] and [[items]], but you will lose anything you were holding in your hands and on your back unless you died by [[ESC F1|suicide]].<br />
+The Ankh will shatter once it is used, so will only save you the one time. Only one can be bought in each game.
+Although this power probably makes the Ankh one of the most desirable items in the game, you will most likely have to squander the Ankh before it is needed in order to reach the City of Gold.
-[[Category: Equipped]]
-[[Category: Items]]
+The Ankh's true purpose is to use in conjunction with [[the Moai]] in
+[[the Ice Caves]] in order to obtain the next artifact, the [[Hedjet]].<br />
+Dying within a certain distance of the Moai will result in you being resurrected not at the level entrance as you usually would, but inside the mysterious statue where you will find the Hedjet and a secret level exit.<br />
+For this to work, and should avoid using a [[bomb]], due to the risk of aftershock effect killing you again as soon as you respawn.<br />
+The best method of resurrecting safely is to simply press ESC+F1.
+If you are currently wanted by the [[Shopkeeper]]s, you may wish to be in sight of the Moai when killing yourself, otherwise a shopkeeper may appear inside the Moai with you.
+Should you decide to bypass the City of Gold and keep the Ankh as insurance, you must still avoid [[lava]] in [[the Temple]]. Falling in will melt the Ankh before it can revive you, preventing you from being resurrected.
+==Trivia==
+The [[Wikipedia:Ankh|Ankh]] is an Egyptian symbol representing eternal life - appropriate for an artifact that can raise the dead.
+[[Category:Spelunky Classic]]