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Version 0.32: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

The threat level of a monster is a rough indicator of how difficult/dangerous a monster is. This information is accessible through the monster list at the right side of the screen, or in the monster's descriptions. When Ashenzari detects a monster, you'll see their threat level (but not the type of monster). Threat is also used for a few other mechanics throughout the game (such as tension).

The game defines four tiers of threat:

Threat level	Monster's name	Description
Trivial	Dark grey	Minor
Easy	Light grey	Low
Tough	Yellow	High
Nasty	Light red	Lethal

Formula

Threat is based off two factors: a monster's XP value, and the player's current experience points. This is affected by a species' experience aptitude and updates upon reaching a new level.

Tension = Monster's XP points / ( 1 + sqrt(Player's XP points / 30))

If Tension is less than 1, Threat = Trivial
Else if Tension is less than 6, Threat = Easy
Else if Tension is less than 33, Threat = Tough
Else, Threat = Nasty

History

Prior to 0.31, the threat descriptors were as follows:

Threat level	Monster's name	Description
Trivial	Dark grey	"It looks harmless."
Easy	Light grey	"It looks easy."
Tough	Yellow	"It looks dangerous."
Nasty	Light red	"It looks extremely dangerous."

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-The '''threat''' level of a monster is a rough indicator of how difficult/dangerous a monster is. This information is accessible through the monster list at the right side of the screen, or in the monster's descriptions. Revealed through [[Ashenzari]]'s monster detection, and used for a few other mechanics throughout the game (such as [[tension]]).
+The '''threat''' level of a monster is a rough indicator of how difficult/dangerous a monster is. This information is accessible through the monster list at the right side of the screen, or in the monster's descriptions. When [[Ashenzari]] detects a monster, you'll see their threat level (but not the type of monster). Threat is also used for a few other mechanics throughout the game (such as [[tension]]).
-The game defines four tiers:
+The game defines four tiers of threat:
 {| class="prettytable"
 ! Threat level !! Monster's name !! Description
 |-
-| Trivial || {{DarkGrey|Dark grey}} || "It looks harmless."
+| Trivial || {{DarkGrey|Dark grey}} || Minor
 |-
-| Easy || {{LightGrey|Light grey}} || "It looks easy."
+| Easy || {{LightGrey|Light grey}} || Low
 |-
-| Tough || {{Yellow|Yellow}} || "It looks dangerous."
+| Tough || {{Yellow|Yellow}} || High
 |-
-| Nasty || {{LightRed|Light red}} || "It looks extremely dangerous."
+| Nasty || {{LightRed|Light red}} || Lethal
 |}
 ==Formula==
-Threat is a ratio between a monster's XP value, and the player's current [[experience point]]s.
+Threat is based off two factors: a monster's XP value, and the player's current [[experience]] points. This is affected by a species' experience [[aptitude]] and updates upon reaching a new level.
   Tension = Monster's XP points / ( 1 + sqrt(Player's XP points / 30))
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   Else if Tension is less than 33, Threat = Tough
   Else, Threat = Nasty
+==History==
+*Prior to [[0.31]], the threat descriptors were as follows:
+{| class="prettytable"
+! Threat level !! Monster's name !! Description
+|-
+| Trivial || {{DarkGrey|Dark grey}} || "It looks harmless."
+|-
+| Easy || {{LightGrey|Light grey}} || "It looks easy."
+|-
+| Tough || {{Yellow|Yellow}} || "It looks dangerous."
+|-
+| Nasty || {{LightRed|Light red}} || "It looks extremely dangerous."
+|}
 [[Category:Game mechanics]]