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The {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Calculated Promotion}} was added in the [[v0.12|Alpha v0.12]] update and was the first Easter egg item to be added to the game. Twitch streamer [https://www.twitch.tv/witwix witwix] has promoted Melvor Idle on his stream by discussing the game with his community, leading to an increase in active players. The amulet was added as a response by the [[Malcs (aka MrFrux)|developer]] to show his appreciation for this promotion. The amulet is obtainable by name changing to "witwix" (case sensitive) and opening the {{ItemIcon|Chest of Witwix}}, which is dropped by {{MonsterIcon|Leech|Leeches}}. The chest will always contain the {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Calculated Promotion}} if the player's character name is witwix.

The clue is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_herring red herring] reference to a cutscene from the game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops]. The numbers important for solving the clue come from the TV show [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_(TV_series) Lost], which uses the numbers [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythology_of_Lost#The_Numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42], as a part of the show's mythology. The numbers correspond to the 'item ID' of items in Melvor Idle, 4 is {{ItemIcon|Maple Logs}}, 8 is {{ItemIcon|Redwood Logs}}, 15 is {{ItemIcon|Raw Swordfish}}, 16 is {{ItemIcon|Raw Crab}}, 23 is {{ItemIcon|Herring}}, and 42 is {{ItemIcon|Burnt Cave Fish}}. These items must be manually placed in the aforementioned order, so that the first 6 slots of the [[Bank]] contain them. The items must also have a specific quantity, which is discovered by reversing the number sequence. The correct order and quantity of items is shown below.

{{ItemIcon|Maple Logs|qty=42}}, {{ItemIcon|Redwood Logs|qty=23}}, {{ItemIcon|Raw Swordfish|qty=16}}, {{ItemIcon|Raw Crab|qty=15}}, {{ItemIcon|Herring|qty=8}}, {{ItemIcon|Burnt Cave Fish|qty=4}}.  

Once the items have been moved to the first 6 slots within the leftmost tab of the [[Bank]] in the correct order and quantity, the {{ItemIcon|Clue Chasers Insignia}} will be automatically awarded. If the amulet is not awarded immediately, the player should swap two of the items and then swap them back into the correct order. If there is already a {{ItemIcon|Clue Chasers Insignia}} in the bank, or if the order/quantity of items is wrong, the amulet will not be awarded. If the amulet is equipped, sold or lost, it can be obtained again using the same method.

Typing "8" into the [[Bank]] search bar will add a {{ItemIcon|8}} to the player's [[Bank]]. On use, it has an 1/8 chance to add 8 new {{ItemIcon|8}}'s to the bank, and has a sell value of {{GP|8}}. This Easter egg was added in the [[v0.15|Alpha v0.15]] update.

{{ItemIcon|Lemon}} is an Easter Egg item which was previously given to the player in place of an {{ItemIcon|Aorpheats Signet Ring}} piece, when the requirement of wearing a {{ItemIcon|Gold Topaz Ring}} was not met. This was changed to instead drop a Gold Topaz Ring in [[v0.16.3|Alpha v0.16.3]]. See {{ItemIcon|Signet Ring Half (a)}} and {{ItemIcon|Signet Ring Half (b)}} for more details on how to find the {{ItemIcon|Aorpheats Signet Ring}}.