Seraph

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For a list of all holy monsters, see list of holy monsters.

seraph A
HP	140-283
HD	25
XP	6093
Speed	15
AC	19
EV	19
Will	160
Attack¹	50 (hit: plain)
Attack²	20 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rF+++ rElec rPois+ rMiasma rN+++ rHoly+++
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Holy
Size	Medium
Type	angel, seraph
Flags	Fighter See invisible Flying Speaks Tall tile

A six-winged servant of the good gods, of the highest rank of the angelic hosts. Its eyes burn with divine fire.

“In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.”
-KJV Bible, Isaiah 6:1-3.

Useful Info

Seraphim are flying holy beings, the rugged, upgraded version of angels. They have a big HP pool, can summon multiple holy beings at once, and share injury with allies. They always generate with a highly-enchanted flaming great sword, and either pearl dragon armour or fire dragon armour.

They are extremely rare, only appearing once per holy-themed Pandemonium floor or very rarely in the orb run. However, they are not unique.

Spells

Name	Damage	Range	Flags
Warning Cry	—	—	Vocal flag, Breath flag
Summon Holies	—	—	Magical flag
Injury Bond	—	LOS	Magical flag
Cleansing Flame	—	—	Magical flag

Strategy

Obviously, seraphim are more dangerous to undead and Demonspawn players. If you're vulnerable to holy, consider skipping holy pan.
If a seraph is using Injury Bond, it's highly vulnerable to area-of-effect attacks. Despite the fact that seraphim are immune to fire, Ignition can deal significant damage (given it has enough allies nearby, and given it's actually using Injury Bond).

History

In 0.16, seraphim received a new, much more powerful spell list. They also began spawning during the Orb run (albeit rarely).
Prior to 0.15, Seraphim (and all other holy creatures) would potentially be neutral toward worshipers of good gods.