Quasit: Difference between revisions

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Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.

quasit 5
HP	9-20
HD	3
XP	45
Speed	13
AC	5
EV	17
Will	10
Attack¹	3 (bite: drain dexterity)
Attack²	2 (claw: drain dexterity)
Attack³	2 (claw: drain dexterity)
Resistances	rF+ rC+ rPois+ rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Small
Type	quasit, quasit
Flags

A cowardly little demon with a long, viciously pointed tail. Its sharp claws are coated with a venom that stiffens muscles.

“You’ll have to pay double reckoning; ’tis only fair you should pay for your dexterity.”
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, _Egmont_, I, 1. 1788.
trans. Anna Swanwick, 1914.

Useful Info

Quasits are fast and annoying tier-5 demons whose attacks drain your dexterity. They've got high evasion and a wide variety of resistances, making it difficult for low-level characters to defeat them without taking some stat damage. They are one of the few demons you can encounter naturally in the upper floors of the Dungeon.

Tips & Tricks

While their Dexterity-draining attacks can be annoying, they are very rarely dangerous. You'll just be a little worse at dodging and stealth for a while.
Searing Ray and Iskenderun's Mystic Blast ignore resistances, so they're perfect for the quasit, and even Magic Dart is an option if you don't mind taking a while killing them. Earth Magic like Stone Arrow or Sandblast can also work. If you only have fire or cold damage at your disposal, use the biggest spells you've got; their resistances aren't insurmountable.
Quasits have low willpower, which makes them good targets for Hexes or wands of paralysis and disintegration.

History

In 0.33, quasits were removed.

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+{{monster info}}
-|glyph={{LightGrey|5}}
-|flags={{Evil flag}}
-|resistances={{Poison resistance}}, {{Fire resistance}}, {{Cold resistance}}, {{Rot resistance}}, {{Negative energy resistance}}, {{Torment resistance}}
-|vulnerabilities={{Holy vulnerability}}
-|max_chunks=0
-|meat={{No corpse}}
-|xp=45
-|holiness={{Demonic}}
-|magic_resistance=5
-|hp_range=6 - 24
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-|armour_class=5
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-|habitat=land
-|speed=13
-|size={{Small}}
-|item_use={{Uses nothing}}
-|attack1=3 ({{Bite type}}: {{Drain dexterity flavour}})
-|attack2=2 ({{Claw type}}: {{Drain dexterity flavour}})
-|attack3=2 ({{Claw type}}: {{Drain dexterity flavour}})
-|attack4=
-|hit_dice=3
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-|intelligence={{Insect intelligence}}
-|genus=quasit
-|species=quasit
-}}
-{{Flavour|A small twisted demon with a long, sharply pointed tail.}}
 ==Useful Info==
-'''Quasits''' are annoying [[tier-5 demon]] whose attacks drain your [[dexterity]]. They've got high [[ev]]asion and a wide variety of resistances, making it difficult for low-level characters to defeat them without taking some stat damage. They are one of the few [[demon]]s you can encounter naturally in the upper floors of the [[Dungeon]].
+'''Quasits''' are fast and annoying [[tier-5 demon]]s whose attacks drain your [[dexterity]]. They've got high [[ev]]asion and a wide variety of resistances, making it difficult for low-level characters to defeat them without taking some stat damage. They are one of the few [[demon]]s you can encounter naturally in the upper floors of the [[Dungeon]].
 ==Tips & Tricks==
-A [[ring of sustain abilities]] will nullify their dexterity-draining attack. [[Iskenderun's Mystic Blast]] ignores resistances, so it's perfect for the quasit, and [[Magic Dart]] is an option if you don't have Mystic Blast yet.
+*While their Dexterity-draining attacks can be annoying, they are very rarely dangerous. You'll just be a little worse at [[EV|dodging]] and [[stealth]] for a while.
+*[[Searing Ray]] and [[Iskenderun's Mystic Blast]] ignore resistances, so they're perfect for the quasit, and even [[Magic Dart]] is an option if you don't mind taking a while killing them. [[Earth Magic]] like [[Stone Arrow]] or [[Sandblast]] can also work. If you only have [[fire]] or [[cold]] damage at your disposal, use the biggest spells you've got; their resistances aren't insurmountable.
+*Quasits have low [[willpower]], which makes them good targets for [[Hexes]] or wands of [[wand of paralysis|paralysis]] and [[wand of disintegration|disintegration]].
+==History==
+*In [[0.33]], quasits were removed.
 [[Category:Demon]]