Bai Suzhen

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

Bai Suzhen d
HP	122-247
HD	20
XP	5316
Speed	10
AC	14
EV	8
Will	100
Attack1	24 (hit: plain)
Attack2	14 (tail slap: plain)
Resistances	rC+ rElec+++ rPois+
Vulnerabilities	Silver
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	dragon, storm dragon
Flags	See invisible Speaks Cold-blooded Unique Female

A weary draconian with foreign and watery scales. She has come to the Dungeon in hopes of resurrecting her mortal husband; a noble cause, for a being once known for quarreling with saints and flooding unfortunate temples. If pressed to her limits, she will reveal her true form, the mere sight of which struck her husband dead. Adventurers may wish they were so lucky!

Draconian Form

Useful Info

Bai Suzhen, Madame White Snake is a unique mid- to late-game draconian wayfarer. While she's no Tiamat, she does have more HP and AC than most draconians, and can summons hydras to her side. She always spawns with a quarterstaff.

When she reaches half health, she transforms into her true form - see below for details.

Location

• The Depths: 1-3
• Elven Halls: 3
• The Swamp: 3-4
• The Snake Pit: 3-4
• The Shoals: 3-4
• The Spider's Nest: 3-4
• Vaults: 2-5
• Crypt: 1-3

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Summon Hydra	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

• While Bai Suzhen is still in her base draconian form, do your best to fight her in a corridor or other chokepoint. You don't need two or three hydras chewing on you while you're trying to fight her.
• Make sure you have a source of electricity resistance handy; a potion of resistance will work if you have no other options. She can't deal any electrical damage as a draconian, but once she gets hurt...

Dragon Form

Bai Suzhen D
HP	122-247
HD	20
XP	5259
Speed	10
AC	22
EV	4
Will	100
Attack1	30 (bite: plain)
Attack2	16 (claw: plain)
Attack3	16 (trample: trample)
Resistances	rC+ rElec+++ rPois+
Vulnerabilities	Silver
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Giant
Type	dragon, storm dragon
Flags	See invisible Flying Speaks Cold-blooded Unique Female

Useful Info

As Bai Suzhen reaches half health, she'll transform into a storm dragon, dropping her weapon and replacing her spellset. In this form, she has a permanent ring of storm clouds around adjacent tiles (dealing electric damage each turn), increased AC, trample attacks, and a powerful Primal Wave breath attack. Even after recovering HP, she'll permanently stay in this form.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Primal Wave (3d26)	Natural flag, Breath flag

Tips & Tricks

• Once Bai Suzhen transforms, she gains the ability to knock you back, potentially out of your chokepoint. Fortunately, any summoned hydras that are still around are going to be reluctant to enter her ring of storm clouds, but they could cause issues if they can find a way around to you before timing out.
• Kiting Bai Suzhen in her dragon form is made more difficult by her Primal Wave, which not only deals decent damage (especially if you aren't amphibious or unbreathing) but also creates pools of shallow water beneath you. If you can't move easily through water, start flying so you aren't slowed down. Keep in mind that any summoned hydras that are still around move faster in water.

History

• In 0.31, Bai Suzhen will get more HPs and will use Primal Wave a little more often. Also, she'll transform into a dragon when at less than 75% health instead of less than 50%.
• In 0.26, her Ring of Thunder spell was replaced with a permanent enchantment.
• Bai Suzhen was introduced in 0.19.