Searing wretch

Version 0.33: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

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

Useful Info

Searing wretches are incendiary undead found in Gehenna and sometimes wandering around with Margery. Tough melee threats, their melee attacks can also temporarily reduce your fire resistance.

Tips & Tricks

• If you can afford to, try to avoid being in melee, since searing wretches have no ranged attacks. Borgnjor's Vile Clutch, Disjunction, throwing nets, etc. can work.
• Unlike most other enemies in Gehenna, searing wretches are resistant to cold damage.
• Searing wretches only travel at normal speed, but are not impeded by lava.

History

• Prior to 0.33, searing wretches could not swim through lava.
• Prior to 0.31, searing wretches had an attack that would apply Sticky Flame to the target.
• Prior to 0.30, searing wretches had fast regeneration.
• Searing wretches were added in 0.28.