Serpent of Hell (Cocytus)

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

Serpent of Hell (Cocytus) D
HP	213-430
HD	17
XP	6689
Speed	14
AC	20
EV	12
Will	180
Attack¹	35 (bite: cold)
Attack²	35 (bite: cold)
Attack³	35 (bite: cold)
Attack⁴	25 (trample: trample)
Resistances	rC+++ rPois+ rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Giant
Type	dragon, Serpent of Hell
Flags	See invisible Flying Unique Crashes doors Tall tile Named with the Evil

A massive white three-headed dragon, covered with shards of gleaming ice, wholly possessed by the nightmarish cold of Cocytus.

Useful Info

The Serpent of Hell is a unique dragon whose elemental affinity varies based on which branch of Hell you encounter it in. When faced in Cocytus, the Serpent is capable of breathing bitter cold at you. It is also entirely immune to cold damage itself.

Spells

Name	Damage	Range	Flags
Cold Breath	3d34	5	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag
Flash Freeze	3d22	LOS	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag
Summon Dragon	—	—	Magical flag, Noisy flag
Freezing Gust	2d27	5	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag

Tips & Tricks

If you brought enough cold resistance to endure the other threats in Cocytus, the Serpent of Hell here should pose you little threat. All of its special abilities are largely negated by rC++ or higher, and it isn't especially durable otherwise.
Characters that have learnt Ring of Flames have some defensive and offensive advantages, but be aware that it seriously reduces your cold resistance while in effect.

History

In 0.16, it lost Ozocubu's Refrigeration in favor of Freezing Cloud and Flash Freeze.
Prior to 0.11, this Serpent of Hell had Freezing Cloud instead of Ozocubu's Refrigeration.