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balrug 2
HP	50-103
HD	14
XP	1205
Speed	12
AC	5
EV	12
Will	160
Attack¹	25 (hit: fire)
Resistances	rF+++ rPois+ rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Cold Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Large
Type	balrug, balrug
Flags	Fighter See invisible Flying Evil

A huge and very powerful demon, wreathed in fire and shadows.

Useful Info

Balrugs are brutish tier-2 demons, often armed with branded demon whips and capable of casting powerful Fire Magic. Even when unarmed, they still deal significant fire damage (14-27 HP) per hit.

Spells

Name	Damage	Range	Flags
Bolt of Fire	3d23	6	Magical flag
Fireball	3d23	5	Magical flag
Pyre Arrow	2d14/turn	5	Magical flag
Smiting	7-17	LOS	Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

The more fire resistance you have when facing them, the better.
Balrugs are vulnerable to cold. Any decent Ice Elementalist or Conjurer shouldn't have much difficulty with them. Other characters can take advantage of their vulnerability with freezing-branded weapons or by zapping them with a wand of iceblast.
Don't let their size fool you; balrugs are still faster than most characters.
Maces & Flails specialists will probably want to take a look at their weaponry, as demon whips are among the best weapons in the game.

Trivia

Balrugs are almost identical to the balrog, a fiery whip-wielding demon from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novels.

History

Prior to 0.28, balrugs were vulnerable to water.
Prior to 0.10, they were tier-1 demons.
Balrugs knew Teleport Self between 0.6 and 0.10.

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-|tile=[[File:Balrug.png]]
-|flags={{Fighter  flag}}<br>{{Spellcaster flag}}<br>{{Flying flag}}<br>{{See invisible flag}}<br>{{Evil flag}}<br>{{Glows flag}}
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-|vulnerabilities={{Cold vulnerability}}, {{Holy vulnerability}}
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-|meat={{No corpse}}
-|xp=2,376
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-|item_use={{Weapons armour}}
-|attack1=25 ({{Hit type}}: {{Fire flavour}})
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-|intelligence={{High intelligence}}
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-{{Flavour|A huge and very powerful demon, wreathed in fire and shadows.}}
 ==Useful Info==
 [[Balrug]]s are brutish [[tier-2 demon]]s, often armed with [[brand]]ed [[demon whip]]s and capable of casting powerful [[Fire Magic]]. Even when unarmed, they still deal significant fire damage (14-27 HP) per hit.
-Spells: [[Bolt of Fire]] (3d23), [[Fireball]] (3d23), [[Sticky Flame]] (3d6, ranged), [[Smite]] (7-17), and [[Teleport Self]]
+{{monster spells}}
 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *The more [[fire resistance]] you have when facing them, the better.
-*Balrugs are vulnerable to cold. Any decent [[Ice Elementalist]] or [[Conjurer]] shouldn't have much difficulty with them. Other characters can take advantage of their mediocre [[EV]] to zap them with a [[wand of cold]].
+*Balrugs are vulnerable to [[cold]]. Any decent [[Ice Elementalist]] or [[Conjurer]] shouldn't have much difficulty with them. Other characters can take advantage of their vulnerability with [[freezing]]-branded weapons or by zapping them with a [[wand of iceblast]].
-*Although huge, they are still faster than most characters.
+*Don't let their size fool you; balrugs are still faster than most characters.
-*They will attempt to teleport away when low on [[HP]].
+*[[Maces & Flails]] specialists will probably want to take a look at their weaponry, as [[demon whip]]s are among the best weapons in the game.
 ==Trivia==
-The balrug is almost identical to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balrog balrog], a fiery whip-wielding demon from J.R.R. Tolkien's ''Lord of the Rings'' novels.
+Balrugs are almost identical to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balrog balrog], a fiery whip-wielding demon from J.R.R. Tolkien's ''Lord of the Rings'' novels.
 ==History==
-Prior to [[0.6]], they did not know Teleport Self.
+*Prior to [[0.28]], balrugs were [[:Category:Water_vulnerability|vulnerable to water]].
+*Prior to [[0.10]], they were tier-1 demons.
+*Balrugs knew Teleport Self between [[0.6]] and [[0.10]].
 [[Category:Demon]]