Earth elemental

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

earth elemental E
HP	29-60
HD	6
XP	83
Speed	8
AC	14
EV	4
Will	∞
Attack1	36 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rF+++ rC+++ rElec+++ rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm rPetrify
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Wall
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Large
Type	elemental, earth elemental
Flags	Unbreathing

A spirit drawn from the elemental plane of earth. It exists in this world as a sinuous stream of silt and stone, capable of smoothly flowing through solid rock.

Useful Info

Earth elementals are lumbering brutes. They are easily outrun, but are durable, and are immune to most common elements. They appear in the Elven Halls, though deep elf elementalists can summon them with Awaken Earth. You can summon them by using Qazlal's Elemental Force (when used on clouds of sparse dust or calcifying dust).

Tips & Tricks

• They are slow. If you find a lone earth elemental, you can easily kite it.
• While elemental spellcasters may have a hard time with them, they'll take decent damage from any irresistible spell (Irradiate, Iskenderun's Mystic Blast, etc.).
  • Don't bother using Magic Dart, Sandblast, or throwing stones. Their AC means that you won't deal much damage.
• Try not to let yourself get surrounded by earth elementals. Each elemental can deal up to 40 damage per hit, so 8 elementals can deal lots of damage. Plus, since they are immune to various elements, monsters can fire Lightning Bolts, Stunning Bursts, Fireballs, and other elemental spells through them.

History

• Prior to 0.19, you could summon your own earth elementals by evoking a stone of tremors.