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HP	64-131
HD	14
XP	2731
Speed	10 (move: 140%)
AC	25
EV	1
Will	∞
Resistances	rF+++ rC+ rElec rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Undead
Size	Tiny
Type	curse toe, curse toe
Flags	Evil See invisible Flying Unbreathing Speaks

A disembodied toe, hanging in the air and radiating an intense field of negative energy.

Useful Info

One of Crawl's sillier monsters, curse toes are hovering severed toes with extremely dangerous abilities. They can torment you, and summon mushroom or deathcaps around you to block your escape. They also have good defenses, and create clouds of miasma when travelling. Thankfully, curse toes move slowly. They can be encountered in the Realm of Zot, certain unpleasant Crypt and Tartarus vaults, and Tartarus-themed Ziggurat floors.

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Symbol of Torment	—	—	Magical flag
	Summon Mushrooms	—	—	Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

A weapon of holy wrath or Dispel Undead makes fighting them a little easier. You can limit the impact of their torments and their summons' drain life with rN or Statue Form, and negate them entirely by being undead or in lichform.
- A potion of lignification will make you immune to torment. Just beware of anything else that could be lurking near.
- Curse toes are unaffected by silence.
Most elemental damage is all but useless against their resistances. Ice Magic is only partially resisted, however, so area-of-effect cold damage spells such as Freezing Cloud and Ozocubu's Refrigeration will at least be somewhat effective.
Curse toes will be more reluctant to use torment if susceptible allies are nearby - if you find one traveling with a group of draconians, you may have a moment to dish out some damage to it.

History

Prior to 0.13, curse toes could only summon wandering mushrooms with their Summon Mushroom spell, but knew Summon Undead as well.

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-{{monster
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-|name=curse toe
+{{monster info}}
-|glyph={{Yellow|z}}
-|tile=[[File:Curse toe.png]]
-|flags={{Levitate flag}}<br>{{Spellcaster flag}}<br>{{See invisible flag}}<br>{{Evil flag}}<br>{{Speaks flag}}
-|resistances={{Electricity resistance}}, {{Poison resistance}}, {{Hellfire resistance}}, {{Cold resistance}}, {{Negative energy resistance}}, {{Torment resistance}}, {{Rot resistance}}
-|vulnerabilities={{Holy vulnerability}}
-|max_chunks=0
-|meat={{No corpse}}
-|xp=7,890
-|holiness={{Undead}}
-|magic_resistance=immune
-|hp_range=77
-|avg_hp=77
-|armour_class=50
-|evasion=1
-|habitat=land
-|speed=12 (move: 200%)
-|size={{Tiny}}
-|item_use={{Uses nothing}}
-|attack1=
-|attack2=
-|attack3=
-|attack4=
-|hit_dice=14
-|base_hp=0
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-|fixed_hp=77
-|intelligence={{High intelligence}}
-|genus=lich
-|species=curse toe
-}}
-{{Flavour|A disembodied toe, hanging in the air and radiating an intense field of negative energy.}}
 ==Useful Info==
-One of the game's sillier monsters, [[curse toe]]s are hovering severed toes with extremely dangerous abilities. They can [[torment]] you, and will summon [[wandering mushroom]]s to confuse you and undead monsters to finish you off. Fortunately, while they cast spells quickly, their actual movement speed is very slow, creating [[cloud]]s of [[miasma]] wherever they go. Killing them can be difficult, as they have respectable [[HP]], a full set of resistances, and a whopping 50 [[AC]]. They can be encountered in [[the Realm of Zot]] and certain unpleasant [[vault]]s.
+One of ''Crawl'''s sillier monsters, '''curse toes''' are hovering severed toes with extremely dangerous abilities. They can [[torment]] you, and summon [[wandering mushroom|mushroom]] or [[deathcap]]s around you to block your escape. They also have good defenses, and create clouds of [[miasma]] when travelling. Thankfully, curse toes move slowly. They can be encountered in [[the Realm of Zot]], certain unpleasant [[Crypt]] and [[Tartarus]] [[vault]]s, and Tartarus-themed [[Ziggurat]] floors.
-Spells: [[Summon Undead]], [[Summon Mushrooms]], and [[Symbol of Torment]]
+{{monster spells}}
-<!--spl-bot-begin-->
+==Tips & Tricks==
-==Spells==
+*A weapon of [[holy wrath]] or [[Dispel Undead]] makes fighting them a little easier. You can limit the impact of their torments and their summons' drain life with [[Negative_energy#Negative_Energy_Resistance|rN]] or [[Statue Form]], and negate them entirely by being undead or in [[lichform]].
+**A [[potion of lignification]] will make you immune to torment. Just beware of anything else that could be lurking near.
-{{Spellcaster
+**Curse toes are unaffected by [[silence]].
-|number=
+*Most elemental damage is all but useless against their resistances. [[Ice Magic]] is only partially resisted, however, so area-of-effect [[cold]] damage spells such as [[Freezing Cloud]] and [[Ozocubu's Refrigeration]] will at least be somewhat effective.
-|slot1=[[Summon Undead]]
+*Curse toes will be more reluctant to use torment if susceptible allies are nearby - if you find one traveling with a group of [[list of draconians|draconians]], you may have a moment to dish out some damage to it.
-|slot2=[[Summon Mushrooms]]
-|slot3=[[Summon Mushrooms]]
-|slot4=[[Symbol of Torment]]
-|slot5=[[Summon Undead]]
-|slot6=[[Symbol of Torment]]
-}}
-{{clear}}
-<!--spl-bot-end-->
-==Tips & Tricks==
+==History==
-*A weapon of [[holy wrath]], [[Dispel Undead]], or [[Abjuration]] makes fighting them a little easier. [[Silence]] does not work on them. You can limit the impact of their torments with rN+++, or via [[lichform]]/being undead.
+*Prior to [[0.13]], curse toes could only summon wandering mushrooms with their Summon Mushroom spell, but knew [[Summon Undead]] as well.