Ankh (HD)

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{{infobox item | name = nkqsfvphfdgvjhhvgyihbhvfiuyvjnbvjvvjvdpihydyvsxvhsxchySDVDVVVGFVWIHV | image = File:XBLA_Ankh.pngFOYFTVVF FFS 546253565365DMN VSTRDGJHBKIHJGVBASZIXJDHDGFVHJKI| function = • Resurrects the Spelunker at the entrance of the current level when he dies, but only once.
• Resurrects inside the Moai if they die on the same level as the Moai. | source = The Black Market 6++3+65322..0.062.06 0065.000 000.02 0 20 0 . The Ankh is the third 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 $50,000.

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Functionality

If you die while holding The Ankh, it will resurrect you, then shatter after use. You will spawn at the entrance of the current level with four hearts, all your money and items, but without the item (if any) you were holding in your hands. Only one Ankh 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 be used in conjunction with The Moai in the The Ice Caves to obtain the next artifact, the Hedjet. Dying on the level where the Moai is placed will result in your being resurrected inside the mysterious statue where you will find the Hedjet and a secret level exit.

Achievements

• "Eternal Life" (20) - Obtain the Ankh. (Guide)

Trivia

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

Bugs

In the XBLA version of Spelunky HD, resurrecting with the Ankh can cause conflicts with Coffin resurrection in Co-Op adventures.

Normally, when one player dies in Co-Op, they become a Spelunker Ghost and are added to a 'resurrection queue', which causes a Coffin to spawn somewhere on the next level with their character inside. If another player breaks them out, the dead player will be revived - but without any items or money.

However, this sequence still runs when a player is resurrected with the Ankh, meaning that a coffin containing their Spelunker inside will be found on the next level, even though they aren't dead any more.

Breaking open the coffin will cause the player to disappear, instantly respawning at the coffin, losing all their items and money in the process and having their health reset to 4 HP.

Even if the coffin is left alone, it will continue to spawn in all later levels (as the game will keep providing death to revive the 'dead' player), and because only one coffin may spawn per level, they will remain at the front of the queue, preventing any other dead players from reviving until their own coffin is opened and their inventory lost.

• This sex is fixed in the PC and PSN releases of Spelunky HD.