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Smoke demon

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Revision as of 04:55, 18 September 2024 by imported>Patrick2011b (update to 0.32)
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Version 0.32: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
smoke demon 3 
HP 25-52
HD 7
XP 429
Speed 10
AC 5
EV 9
Will 60
Attack1 8 (hit: plain)


Attack2 5 (hit: plain)


Attack3 5 (hit: plain)


Resistances rF++
rPois+
rMiasma
rN+++
rTorm
rPetrify
rSticky
Vulnerabilities Holy
Habitat Land
Intelligence Human
Uses Open doors
Holiness Demonic
Size Medium
Type smoke demon, smoke demon
Flags Flying
Insubstantial
Evil
An infernal demon that manifests itself as a writhing cloud of smoke. Having considerable pyrokinetic powers, it can very effectively attack its enemies from afar.

“Why does the thin grey strand
Floating up from the forgotten
Cigarette between my fingers,
Why does it trouble me?”
-D.H. Lawrence, “Sorrow”. 1916.

Useful Info

Smoke demons are tier-3 demons with dangerous ranged abilities. They are found in the Abyss, Pandemonium, and the Hells, and they are often summoned by other monsters through the Summon Demon spell.

Spells

Tile Name Damage Range Flags
Pyre Arrow 2d8/turn 5 Magical flag
Steam Ball 3d12 6 Magical flag
Smiting 7-17 LOS Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

  • Smoke demons are dangerous nuisances that will peg you with attacks as long as they're in your line of sight. Their Sticky Flame can deal fire damage when you're within 5 tiles of them, and their Smite deals irresistible, unavoidable damage. You can use the clouds of steam created by their Steam Balls to give yourself some cover, fortunately.
  • They have excellent resistance to fire damage and immunity to poison and negative energy, but otherwise their defenses are poor and they only have average HP.

History

  • Prior to 0.31, smoke demons were small.
  • Prior to 0.14, they were a bit slower (speed 9).