Erolcha

Version 0.19: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

For a list of all ogres, see list of ogres.

Erolcha O
HP	35-72
HD	6
XP	869
Speed	10 (atk: 150%)
AC	5
EV	7
Will	60
Attack1	30 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Large
Type	ogre, ogre
Flags	See invisible Speaks Warm-blooded Unique Female Evil

An especially cunning ogre-mage.

Useful Info

Erolcha the Cunning is a notoriously dangerous unique ogre mage spawned with one of five sets of spells. Depending on which she gets, she may be able to easily one- or two-shot most mid-level characters, or send a player with low magic resistance to the Abyss.

Location

• The Dungeon:8-13
• The Orcish Mines: 1-3

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Fireball	3d14	5	Wizard flag
	Banishment	—	LOS	Wizard flag
	Blink	—	—	Wizard flag
	Invisibility	—	—	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

• When you see her cast a spell, try to use that information to determine which spell set she has. The two most dangerous are those that contain Crystal Spear and Banishment; fortunately, they are fairly easy to identify. If she blinks, she definitely has one of those two spell sets; if she casts Haste or Invisibility, she definitely doesn't. When you first meet her, assume the worst and buff up your magic resistance.
  • If you think she knows Banish, you can block her line of fire with summons or other monsters; Banish is beam-targeted.
• She has only modest HP and poor defenses. Hit her hard and she'll fall quickly, but be aware that she can have decent melee damage output if she's carrying a giant spiked club.
• Despite her description as an "especially cunning ogre-mage", she actually has considerably less HD than an actual ogre mage, and a generally less-dangerous spell set, since she lacks Haste Other. She does appear considerably earlier than normal ogre mages, though.