Serpent of Hell (Gehenna)

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

Serpent of Hell (Gehenna) D
HP	213-430
HD	17
XP	6689
Speed	14
AC	16
EV	12
Will	180
Attack¹	35 (bite: fire)
Attack²	35 (bite: fire)
Attack³	35 (bite: fire)
Attack⁴	25 (trample: trample)
Resistances	rF+++ 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 huge, red-glowing, three-headed dragon, shrouded in damnation. It is possessed by the very essence of Gehenna and its eternal fire.

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 Gehenna, the Serpent is capable of breathing great gouts of fire and is completely immune to flames.

Spells

Name	Damage	Range	Flags
Fire Breath	3d34	5	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag
Fireball	3d27	5	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag
Summon Dragon	—	—	Magical flag, Noisy flag
Bolt of Magma	3d26	4	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag

Tips & Tricks

Preparations for Gehenna largely render you ready for handling this iteration of the Serpent of Hell: two or three ranks of fire resistance render its Fire Breath much less devastating. If you don't have that degree of fire resistance already, however, expect to take massive damage.

History

In 0.31, this Serpent of Hell will no longer have damnation resistance.
Prior to 0.17, this Serpent of Hell had Hellfire instead of Flaming Cloud.
In 0.16, it got the third breath attack, Fireball.
In ancient versions of Crawl, the Serpent of Hell did not appear as a unique monster, but rather as a generic dragon that could be found guarding the lowest level of Gehenna en masse. While they may have had fewer hit points, the fact they could appear in considerable numbers made them more dangerous than the single monster ever was: facing multiple 20-HD hellfire-breathing dragons at a time was often a quick death.