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This article contains advice from other players, which may be subjective, outdated, inaccurate or ill-advised. Take advice as you see fit, and read at your own risk!

New players should start with the general Walkthrough. After that, please browse our strategy guides for more general advice, and review the early game, mid-game, and late game tips.

Authors: You are responsible for maintaining your guide. Failure to do so will result in your guide moved to the archives until it has been updated.

Updated

Coglin

CoHu / CoHs:
- Coglin Hunter Guide [Advanced] (0.34)

Felid

FeSu:
- Onei's Velvet-Pawed Path to Immortality Walkthrough - FeSu^Kikubaaqudgha/Jiyva [Advanced] (0.33/0.34)

Gnoll

GnAr
- Git Gud Gnoll Guide [Beginner] (0.35)
Gnoll^Ash
- Draconius’ Gnoll of Ashenzari: Win Consistency through Tactical Maximalism [Intermediate] (0.34)

Minotaur

MiFi
- H's Minotaur Fighter Guide [Beginner] (0.33)

Mountain Dwarf

MdFi^Qazlal
- DZKane's Storm Dwarf [Beginner] (0.34)

Oni

OnMo^TSO
- A 3+ Rune Guide to Bonking Your Way Through DCSS with a Giant Club, Divine Shield, and Large Rocks [Beginner] (0.35)

Poltergeist

PoEn
- Deus Hex Machina: PoEn^Sif Muna Guide [Advanced] (0.33)

Troll

TrFi:
- Repo Troll Guide, TrFi^Wu Jian [Beginner] (0.33)

Older Versions

Some of these guides are severely out of date. They still have information that is generally useful, but be aware of references to outdated things.

For more older guides, see the Character Guide archives.

Strategy Guides
General	Walkthrough • Dealing with trouble • Tips and tricks • Identification • FAQ Vaults:5 • Zot:5 • Mega-Zig
Character Building	Early Game • Mid Game • Late Game Beginner Characters • God Choice • Weapon Choice • Specialization
Community Guides	Character guides

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 New players should start with the general [[Walkthrough]].  After that, please browse our [[strategy guides]] for more general advice, and review the [[Early Game Tips|early game]], [[Mid Game Tips|mid-game]], and [[Late Game Tips|late game]] tips.
-''Authors:  You are responsible for maintaining your guide. Failure to do so will result in your guide being removed from this list until it has been updated. If the guide you're looking for is no longer available here, check the [[Outdated character guide archives|archives]] to see if it has been archived. Unfortunately, most of these guides are severely outdated; anything from 0.18 or prior is 5 years old, and DCSS updates often shake things up.''
+''Authors:  You are responsible for maintaining your guide. Failure to do so will result in your guide moved to the [[Outdated character guide archives|archives]] until it has been updated.''
 ==Updated==
+'''Coglin'''
+* CoHu / CoHs:
+** [[Coglin Hunter Guide]] [Advanced] (0.34)
 '''Felid'''
 * FeSu:
-** [[Onei's 3-rune Interdimensional Feline Kidnapping Walkthrough - FeSu^Gozag/Jiyva]] [Advanced] (0.29)
+** [[Onei's Velvet-Pawed Path to Immortality Walkthrough - FeSu^Kikubaaqudgha/Jiyva]] [Advanced] (0.33/0.34)
-*** [[Onei’s 15-rune Travel Guide on Thrilling Ventures in the Demonic Funhouses - FeSu^Jiyva]] - extended game walk-through
+'''Gnoll'''
+* GnAr
+** [[Git Gud Gnoll Guide]] [Beginner] (0.35)
+* Gnoll^Ash
+** [[Draconius’ Gnoll of Ashenzari: Win Consistency through Tactical Maximalism]] [Intermediate] (0.34)
 '''Minotaur'''
-*MiFi
+* MiFi
-**[[H's Minotaur Fighter Guide]] [Beginner] (0.28/0.29)
+**[[H's Minotaur Fighter Guide]] [Beginner] (0.33)
+'''Mountain Dwarf'''
+* MdFi^Qazlal
+**[[DZKane's Storm Dwarf]] [Beginner] (0.34)
+'''Oni'''
+* OnMo^TSO
+**[[A 3+ Rune Guide to Bonking Your Way Through DCSS with a Giant Club, Divine Shield, and Large Rocks]] [Beginner] (0.35)
+'''Poltergeist'''
+*PoEn
+**[[Deus Hex Machina: PoEn^Sif Muna Guide]] [Advanced] (0.33)
 '''Troll'''
 * TrFi:
-** [[Repo Troll Guide, TrFi^Wu Jian]] [Beginner] (0.29)
+** [[Repo Troll Guide, TrFi^Wu Jian]] [Beginner] (0.33)
 ==Older Versions==
+''Some of these guides are severely out of date. They still have information that is generally useful, but be aware of references to outdated things.''
+* [[Onei's 3-rune Interdimensional Feline Kidnapping Walkthrough - FeSu^Gozag/Jiyva]] (0.30)
+* [[Onei’s 15-rune Travel Guide on Thrilling Ventures in the Demonic Funhouses - FeSu^Jiyva]] (0.29)
+* [[Majang's Caster Walk-Through]] (0.20)
+* [[Buddy23Lee's Mummy Fighter guide]] (0.14)
-===Species===
-'''Deep Elf'''
-* DEEn:
-** [[Berder's Deep Elf Enchanter of Sif Muna guide]] (0.15)
-'''Gargoyle'''
-** [[Psiweapon's Melee/Evocations Gargoyle guide]] (0.13 & 0.14)
-* GrEE:
-** [[Majang's Caster Walk-Through]] (0.20)
-*** [[Majang's Disquisition on the Nether Reaches]] (0.20) - extended game walk-through
-'''Hill Orc'''
-*HOFi
-** [[Vigrid's Hill Orc Fighter Guide]] (0.13)
-'''Minotaur'''
-*MiBe:
-**[[Beef Jerky's Simple 3 Rune Minotaur Berserker Guide for Beginners]]  (0.14)
-*MiGl:
-**[[Buddy23Lee's Minotaur Staff-Madness guide]] (0.16)
-'''Mummy'''
-* MuFi:
-** [[Buddy23Lee's Mummy Fighter guide]] (0.14)
-'''Naga'''
-* General:
-** [[Tasonir's Melee Naga Guide]] (0.18)
-'''Octopode'''
-* OpFi
-** [[Berder's Octopode Fighter of Dithmenos Guide]] (0.16)
-'''Ogre'''
-* General:
-** [[Davion Fuxa's Ogre guide]] (0.11)
-* OgHu:
-** [[Serfuzz's Ogre Hunter guide]] (unk. v#, pre-0.15)
-* OgWn:
-** [[Demos' Ogre Wanderer guide]] (unk. v#, pre-0.9)
-* OgWpL
-** [[rezek's Ogre Warper of The Shining One guide]] (0.17)
-'''Spriggan'''
-* SpEn:
-** [[Huggz's Spriggan Enchanter guide]] (0.13)
-* SpVM:
-** [[Demos' Spriggan Venom Mage guide]] (unk. v#, pre-0.12)
-* SpWz:
-** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4lclhJ-3jQ Spriggan Wizard Guide <video>] (0.9.1)
-'''Troll'''
-* TrCj:
-** [[Elynae's Troll Conjurer guide]] (unk. v# pre-0.12)
-* TrMo:
-** [[Buddy23Lee's Troll monk of Jiyva ("slime troll") guide]] (Updated to 0.14)
-===Background===
+For more older guides, see the [[Outdated_character_guide_archives|Character Guide archives]].
-'''Abyssal Knight:'''
-* [[IonFrigate's Abyssal Knight guide]] (0.11)
-* [http://pastebin.com/QnHCvEVv Pacra's Abyssal Knight guide] (unk. v#)
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