Balrug

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balrug 2
HP	50-103
HD	14
XP	1205
Speed	12
AC	5
EV	12
Will	160
Attack1	25 (hit: fire)
Resistances	rF+++ rPois+ rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Cold Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Large
Type	balrug, balrug
Flags	Fighter See invisible Flying Evil

A huge and very powerful demon, wreathed in fire and shadows.

Useful Info

Balrugs are brutish tier-2 demons, often armed with branded demon whips and capable of casting powerful Fire Magic. Even when unarmed, they still deal significant fire damage (14-27 HP) per hit.

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Bolt of Fire	3d23	6	Magical flag
	Fireball	3d23	5	Magical flag
	Pyre Arrow	2d14/turn	5	Magical flag
	Smiting	7-17	LOS	Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

• The more fire resistance you have when facing them, the better.
• Balrugs are vulnerable to cold. Any decent Ice Elementalist or Conjurer shouldn't have much difficulty with them. Other characters can take advantage of their mediocre EV to zap them with a wand of iceblast.
• Although huge, they are still faster than most characters.
• Maces & Flails specialists will probably want to take a look at their weaponry, as demon whips are among the best weapons in the game.

Trivia

The balrug is almost identical to the balrog, a fiery whip-wielding demon from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novels.

History

• Prior to 0.10, they were tier-1 demons.
• Balrugs knew Teleport Self between 0.6 and 0.10.