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

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Serpent of Hell (Cocytus) D
HP	213-430
HD	17
XP	6689
Speed	14
AC	20
EV	12
Will	180
Attack¹	35 (bite: cold)
Attack²	35 (bite: cold)
Attack³	35 (bite: cold)
Attack⁴	25 (trample: trample)
Resistances	rC+++ rPois+ rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Giant
Type	dragon, Serpent of Hell
Flags	See invisible Flying Unique Crashes doors Tall tile Named with the Evil

A massive white three-headed dragon, covered with shards of gleaming ice, wholly possessed by the nightmarish cold of Cocytus.

Useful Info

The Serpent of Hell is a unique dragon whose elemental affinity varies based on which branch of Hell you encounter it in. When faced in Cocytus, the Serpent is capable of breathing bitter cold at you. It is also entirely immune to cold damage itself.

Spells

Name	Damage	Range	Flags
Cold Breath	3d34	5	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag
Flash Freeze	3d22	LOS	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag
Summon Dragon	—	—	Magical flag, Noisy flag
Freezing Gust	2d27	5	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag

Tips & Tricks

If you brought enough cold resistance to endure the other threats in Cocytus, the Serpent of Hell here should pose you little threat. All of its special abilities are largely negated by rC++ or higher, and it isn't especially durable otherwise.

History

Prior to 0.32, this Serpent of Hell had 43 fewer HP.
In 0.16, it lost Ozocubu's Refrigeration in favor of Freezing Cloud and Flash Freeze.
Prior to 0.11, this Serpent of Hell had Freezing Cloud instead of Ozocubu's Refrigeration.

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-|intelligence={{High intelligence}}
-|genus=serpent of hell
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-{{Flavour|You can barely move through the hellish cold that's freezing your soul. It emanates from this massive white dragon. Your eyes hurt from the temperature, and from the gleam of shards of ice covering the demonic beast.}}
 ==Useful Info==
-The '''Serpent of Hell''' is a [[unique]] dragon whose elemental affinity varies based on which branch of [[Hell]] you encounter it in. When faced in [[Cocytus]], the Serpent is capable of breathing bitter [[cold]] at you, and can drain its surroundings of heat. It is also especially resilient to cold damage itself.
+The '''Serpent of Hell''' is a [[unique]] dragon whose elemental affinity varies based on which branch of [[Hell]] you encounter it in. When faced in [[Cocytus]], the Serpent is capable of breathing bitter [[cold]] at you. It is also entirely immune to cold damage itself.
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-==Spells==
-{{Spellcaster
-|slot1=[[Ozocubu's Refrigeration]] (3d15)
-|slot2=[[Cold Breath]] (3d40)
-|slot3=''none''
-|slot4=[[Ozocubu's Refrigeration]] (3d15)
-|slot5=[[Cold Breath]] (3d40)
-|slot6=''none''
-}}
-{{clear}}
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*If you brought enough [[cold]] resistance to endure the other threats in Cocytus, the Serpent of Hell here should pose you little threat. Both of its special abilities are largely negated by rC++ or higher, and it isn't especially durable otherwise.
+*If you brought enough [[cold]] resistance to endure the other threats in Cocytus, the Serpent of Hell here should pose you little threat. All of its special abilities are largely negated by rC++ or higher, and it isn't especially durable otherwise.
+==History==
+*Prior to [[0.32]], this Serpent of Hell had 43 fewer HP.
+*In [[0.16]], it lost [[Ozocubu's Refrigeration]] in favor of [[Freezing Cloud]] and [[Flash Freeze]].
+*Prior to [[0.11]], this Serpent of Hell had Freezing Cloud instead of [[Ozocubu's Refrigeration]].