Eye of draining: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 04:08, 27 September 2026

Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

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HP	51-104
HD	14
XP	768
Speed	10 (move: 80%)
AC	3
EV	1
Will	80
Resistances	rAcid+++
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Brainless
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	floating eye, eye of draining
Flags	Flying See invisible No skeleton Cautious Evil

A hovering horror, rare and unnatural even amongst servitor eyes, radiating baleful energies. They monitor the flow of chaotic life and ever-present death for the divine Jiyva.

Useful Info

Eyes of draining are floating organs which have no physical attacks. Instead, they attack the player by draining 10% of their current maximum health with each cast of their Draining Gaze, which can be extremely dangerous if left unchecked. Negative energy resistance can reduce this to 5%, 2%, and 0% with rN+, rN++ and rN+++ respectively. They can be found mainly in the Slime Pits, or very rarely in the Depths.

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Draining Gaze	—	LOS	Magical flag, Instant flag

Tips & Tricks

Bring equipment with negative energy resistance to the Slime Pits.
If you lack rN, use scrolls of fog or walls to break line of sight.
Undead species are completely immune to eyes of draining and can safely ignore them.

History

Eyes of draining were re-added in 0.34.
Eyes of draining were removed in 0.27. They acted slowly, and their Draining Gaze drained MP and healed themselves.

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+==Useful Info==
+'''Eyes of draining''' are floating organs which have no physical attacks. Instead, they attack the player by [[drain]]ing 10% of their current maximum health with each cast of their [[Draining Gaze]], which can be extremely dangerous if left unchecked. [[Negative energy]] resistance can reduce this to 5%, 2%, and 0% with rN+, rN++ and rN+++ respectively. They can be found mainly in the [[Slime Pits]], or very rarely in [[the Depths]].
-''For a list of all eyeballs, see [[List of eyeballs]].''
+{{monster spells}}
-{{Flavour|A hovering horror that waxes strong on mana.}}
-==Useful Info==
+==Tips & Tricks==
-'''Eyes of draining''' are slow, floating creatures which have no physical attacks. Instead, they can make a gaze attack against you, irresistibly draining 5-17 [[MP]], healing themselves in the process.
+*Bring equipment with [[negative energy resistance]] to the Slime Pits.
+*If you lack rN, use [[scroll of fog|scrolls of fog]] or walls to break line of sight.
+*[[Undead]] species are completely immune to eyes of draining and can safely ignore them.
-==Tips & Tricks==
+==History==
-*A spellcaster meeting an eye of draining may wish to immediately cast his most powerful spells in an attempt to quickly overwhelm it. The MP would be devoured anyway, so there's no sense in being frugal.
+*Eyes of draining were re-added in [[0.34]].
+*Eyes of draining were removed in [[0.27]]. They acted slowly, and their Draining Gaze drained [[MP]] and healed themselves.