Blizzard demon

Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

blizzard demon 2
HP	43-88
HD	12
XP	937
Speed	10
AC	10
EV	10
Will	140
Attack¹	20 (hit: plain)
Attack²	20 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rC++ rElec+++ rPois+ rMiasma rN+++ rTorm rPetrify rSticky
Vulnerabilities	Fire Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Large
Type	blizzard demon, blizzard demon
Flags	See invisible Flying Insubstantial Evil

A greater demon formed from wistful snow and bitter lightning.

Useful Info

Blizzard demons are cold- and air-themed tier-2 demons. Although less dangerous than hellions or cacodemons, they can still deal significant cold and electricity damage to characters without the proper resistances. They can be found in hard Ice caves, the Abyss, and Pandemonium (particularly in Lom Lobon's domain).

Name	Damage	Range	Flags
Lightning Bolt	3d18	LOS	Magical flag
Deflect Missiles	—	—	Magical flag
Freezing Gust	2d22	5	Magical flag
Sleetstrike	2d14+(3/space)	LOS	Magical flag

Blizzard demons aren't too terrifying on their own - by the time they start appearing naturally, you'll likely have the proper resistances and high enough AC to mitigate the damage output of their spells. Even so, allowing them to hang out around in the background while you deal with other opponents is dangerous; repeated Sleetstrikes can rack up heavy damage over time. Try to keep them out of your line of sight if you can't deal with them immediately, particularly if you're at risk of getting tormented as well.

Prior to 0.34 blizzard demons had Airstrike and Bolt of Cold spells instead of Sleetstrike and Deflect Missiles. Additionally they had monster version of Freezing Cloud which was changed to separate Freezing Gust.
Prior to 0.33 blizzard demons were not insubstantial.
Prior to 0.28, blizzard demons could be found in Cocytus.
Prior to 0.14, blizzard demons were speed 11.
Blizzard demons were added in 0.10, replacing Blue Deaths.