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ancient zyme x
HP	34-70
HD	8
XP	327
Speed	10
AC	6
EV	6
Will	60
Attack¹	16 (hit: plain)
Attack²	16 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Medium
Type	ancient zyme, ancient zyme
Flags	Flying Unbreathing

A nexus of sentient cancer and disease, borne aloft perhaps by malice alone. Its nature inflicts withering illness on all living beings in its presence.

Useful Info

Ancient zymes are pestilential floating things which inflict sickness by their mere presence. Thankfully, they are not especially durable. They can be found in the Abyss.

Tips & Tricks

The duration of sickness depends on how long the zyme remains in LOS, so destroying it quickly will make sickness less of an issue.
Undead and nonliving characters are immune to the passive sickness and can largely ignore ancient zymes. For everyone else, a potion of cancellation or Elyvilon's Purification ability will remove the status if necessary.

History

Prior to 0.28, ancient zymes could see invisible.
Sickness was made more difficult to deal with in 0.27.
Ancient zymes were added in 0.12.

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-|name=ancient zyme
-|glyph={{Green|x}}
-|flags={{See invisible flag}}
-|resistances={{Poison resistance}}, {{Rot resistance}}, {{Negative energy resistance}}, {{Torment resistance}}
-|vulnerabilities={{Holy vulnerability}}
-|max_chunks=0
-|meat={{No corpse}}
-|xp=327
-|holiness={{Nonliving}}
-|magic_resistance=53
-|hp_range= 35 - 70
-|avg_hp=124
-|armour_class=6
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-|speed=10
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-|attack1=16 (? type: {{Drain strength flavour}})
-|attack2=16 (? type: {{Drain dexterity flavour}})
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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Ancient zymes''' are pestilential floating things which inflict [[sickness]] and [[stat]] drain by their mere presence. In melee, their attacks drain [[strength]] and [[dexterity]] rapidly, but they are thankfully not especially durable. They can be found in [[the Abyss]].
+'''Ancient zymes''' are pestilential floating things which inflict [[sickness]] by their mere presence. Thankfully, they are not especially durable. They can be found in [[the Abyss]].
 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*A [[ring of sustain abilities]] will keep your stats intact, but there's no stopping the passive [[sickness]] effect without being [[undead]]. [[Deep dwarf]] and [[mummy]] characters should be particularly cautious around them.
+*The duration of sickness depends on how long the zyme remains in LOS, so destroying it quickly will make sickness less of an issue.
+*[[Undead]] and [[nonliving]] characters are immune to the passive sickness and can largely ignore ancient zymes. For everyone else, a [[potion of cancellation]] or [[Elyvilon]]'s Purification ability will remove the status if necessary.
 ==History==
-Ancient zymes were added in [[0.12]].
+*Prior to [[0.28]], ancient zymes could [[see invisible]].
+*[[Sickness]] was made more difficult to deal with in [[0.27]].
-[[Category:Crystal Ball Articles]]
+*Ancient zymes were added in [[0.12]].