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Brand

Predelnik — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:57:39 GMT

Add antimagic launcher brand to table

Rupert

Draconius — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:33:31 GMT

Added Maw Talisman drop

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Regret-index — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 21:35:45 GMT

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Fungal fisticloak

Draconius — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:54:14 GMT

Clarify aux trigger

Mephitic Cloud

Hordes — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:17:52 GMT

‎Strategy

Xak'krixis

Regret-index — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:52:28 GMT

De-stubify and update to the current version, specifying more about spells and equipment and general formicid traits

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Spark wasp

Regret-index — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:25:49 GMT

Mention the size of their Depths bands, bump to 0.34.

List of arthropods

Regret-index — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:11:11 GMT

Update for 0.34, swapping out giant cockroaches for clockroaches and mentioning draugr until another skeleton spell comes up.

Bane of Lethargy

Humeral — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:28:30 GMT

specify the slow down is 1.3 * current speed

Warding

Mattlistener — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:12:42 GMT

Scroll of torment

Kaboissonneault — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:43:45 GMT

Removed redundant sentence about player immunity

Zin

Predelnik — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:32:13 GMT

Update CBA

Scroll of blinking

Hordes — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:40:10 GMT

mention some fog-like god abilities

Clarity

Draconius — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 22:25:47 GMT

Added FDS

Minotaur

Draconius — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:38:32 GMT

Clarify counterattack

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 | [[Chaos]] || Applies different effects with each attack. Only available through [[scrolls of brand weapon]].

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 ==Useful Info==
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 **If you got decent [[Evocations]] skill, a [[phial of floods]] prevents him from using Paralyse (but does not prevent berserk).
 *Rupert has a chance of spawning with one of the rare two-handers, such as a [[triple sword]] or [[executioner's axe]]. It's great if you were looking for one, but actually taking it from Rupert is easier said than done.
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 ==Desirability==
-The '''fungal fisticloak'''<ref>{{source ref|0.33.0|art-data.txt|1870}}</ref> is an overenchanted cloak that trades the helmet slot for an extra gloves slot and also comes with an aux attack that can be made on ''any'' action. The aux attack is very useful for fast attacking characters, such as [[short blades]] users. Even if the chance to activate is relatively low, confusing nearby enemies remains powerful through the entire game and helps plenty with crowd control and [[stabbing]]. The -10 HP penalty means low XL characters and low HP species (e.g. [[Spriggan]]s) should think twice about wearing the fisticloak unless they have a good pair of gloves to fill the extra slot.
+The '''fungal fisticloak'''<ref>{{source ref|0.33.0|art-data.txt|1870}}</ref> is an overenchanted cloak that trades the helmet slot for an extra gloves slot and also comes with an aux attack that can be made on ''any'' action. The aux attack cannot be triggered more often with faster attacks, its chance per turn is fixed regardless of your actions. Even if the chance to activate is relatively low, confusing nearby enemies remains powerful through the entire game and helps plenty with crowd control and [[stabbing]]. The -10 HP penalty means low XL characters and low HP species (e.g. [[Spriggan]]s) should think twice about wearing the fisticloak unless they have a good pair of gloves to fill the extra slot.
 Note that it doesn't prevent any [[auxiliary attacks]] from the head, e.g. [[Tengu|Tengu's]] [[beak]].

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 ==Strategy==
-[[Confusion]] is a powerful effect: it prevents enemy abilities/[[spell]]casting, gives a ~60% chance for melee attacks to target a wrong tile, and allows [[stab]]bing. The clouds last for multiple turns, making this spell strong in both MP and turn economy, and because it's a level 3 spell, it doesn't take that much investment to cast. Overall, despite Mephitic Cloud checking two properties (rPois and HD), it is a strong spell.
+[[Confusion]] is a powerful effect: it prevents enemy abilities/[[spell]]casting, gives a ~60% chance for melee attacks to target a wrong tile, and allows [[stab]]bing. The clouds last for multiple turns, making this spell strong in both MP and turn economy, and because it's a level 3 spell, it requests a relatively modest XP investment to cast. Overall, despite Mephitic Cloud checking two properties (rPois and HD), it is a strong spell.
 Many of the most dangerous enemies in the early game, such as [[orc priest]]s, [[centaur (monster)|centaurs]], and all sorts of early [[unique]]s, are vulnerable. It has surprising longevity for a level 3 spell, being useful against all sorts of spell-/ability-using monsters, e.g., preventing [[ironbound convoker]]s in [[Vaults]] from completing their [[Word of Recall]], disabling [[list of deep elves|deep elves]] in [[Elven Halls|Elf]], and packs in [[Depths]]. The clouds get multiple confuse attempts, each attempt happens passively, and the spell affects a small area, meaning it can be useful on stronger enemies than the raw confuse% would suggest.

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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Xak'krixis''' is a [[unique]] [[formicid]] who has a dangerous set of spells and spawns with a [[venom]]-branded two-handed weapon and a shield. Also, Xak'krixis can [[dig]] walls while pursuing the player or running away.
+'''Xak'krixis, Royal Expeditionary Alchemist''' is a [[unique]] [[formicid]] mage with a lethal set of rare spells. They also spawn with a [[venom]]-branded two-handed weapon and a [[kite shield]], but wear merely a [[robe]] for armour. As with most formicids, they have [[stasis]], and can [[dig]] walls while pursuing the player or running away.
 ==Location==
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Their Fulminant Prisms don't hurt their allies, so fighting them with other enemies around isn't any safer than fighting them 1v1.
+*When they cast Fulminant Prism, they place '''two''' fulminant prisms at once, kept out of each other's blast radius but with both placed over their target's current position. This can do very high and undodgeable irresistable damage if you can't walk out of either of them, so readying [[Translocations]] or a [[scroll of blinking]] may save your life.
 ==History==
 *In [[0.32]], Xak'krixis was added to the game, replacing [[Arachne]] as a [[Spider's Nest]]-exclusive unique.

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 {{list of | arthropods}}
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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Spark wasps''' are fast, flying insects with an especially nasty [[electrocution|electrical]] sting and the ability to [[blinkbolt|launch themselves as lightning bolts]] at range. Spark wasps are the insect equivalent of [[raiju]]. They are thankfully rare, only occasionally appearing in the [[Spider's Nest]] and [[the Depths]].
+'''Spark wasps''' are fast, flying insects with an especially nasty [[electrocution|electrical]] sting and the ability to [[blinkbolt|launch themselves as lightning bolts]] at range. Spark wasps are the insect equivalent of [[raiju]]. They are thankfully rare, only occasionally appearing alone in the [[Spider's Nest]] or in swarms of 2 to 4 in [[the Depths]].
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-Considering that [[the Dungeon]] is a dark, dank place filled with moist corners and rotting [[corpse]]s, it's no surprise that it contains countless '''arthropods''' ranging in size from freakishly huge to terrifyingly gargantuan. These creepy-crawlies are some of the weaker opponents you'll encounter, but they shouldn't be underestimated; a great many of them have [[venom]]ous bites or stings, more than a few also have exotic and dangerous special abilities, and they tend to come in swarms. While there are some exceptions, vulnerability to [[poison]] is a common arthropod weakness. They lack internal skeletons, so [[Necromancer]]s are unable to raise them as [[skeleton (monster)|skeletons]] (they may still be [[zombie|zombified]], however).
+Considering that [[the Dungeon]] is a dark, dank place filled with moist corners and rotting [[corpse]]s, it's no surprise that it contains countless '''arthropods''' ranging in size from freakishly huge to terrifyingly gargantuan. These creepy-crawlies are some of the weaker opponents you'll encounter, but they shouldn't be underestimated; a great many of them have [[venom]]ous bites or stings, more than a few also have exotic and dangerous special abilities, and they tend to come in swarms. While there are some exceptions, vulnerability to [[poison]] is a common arthropod weakness. They lack internal skeletons, so they cannot form [[draugr]] (they may still be [[zombie|zombified]], however).
 Arthropods in general are fairly common throughout [[the Dungeon]] and [[the Lair]], but certain varieties are quite common in other areas. The [[Spider's Nest]] in particular is full of spiders, as well as a variety of other bugs.
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 *{{monsterlink|Meliai}} - Beefolk priestesses with axes and [[smiting]] that always come in threes.
 *{{monsterlink|Hornet}} - An oversized wasp dyed red in the blood of its [[paralyzed]] victims. Occasionally used as mounts by [[spriggan rider|spriggans]].
-*{{monsterlink|Spark wasp}} - [[Electricity|Electric]] swarming insects capable of launching themselves as bolts of living lightning.
+*{{monsterlink|Spark wasp}} - [[Electricity|Electric]] swarming insects capable of [[Blinkbolt|launching themselves as bolts of living lightning]].
 *{{monsterlink|Vampire mosquito}} - Pesky [[undead]] insects that will happily suck the unwary dry.
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 ==Other Arthropods==<!--sorted by approximate order you encounter them-->
 *{{monsterlink|Formicid (monster)|Formicid}} - Rarely-seen humanoid ants who are most notable for their ability to burrow through rock walls.
-*{{monsterlink|Giant cockroach}} - Common pests of the upper floors of the Dungeon; mostly harmless.
+*{{monsterlink|Clockroach}} - Early magical hybrids that introduce [[Warding]] and spray [[Sandblast]]s from their hourglasses.
 *{{monsterlink|Bombardier beetle}} - Slow-moving and not terribly tough, but carries a bellyful of [[Sticky Flame]].
 *{{monsterlink|Boulder beetle}} - Heavily armored bugs with powerful mandibles that pursue prey by [[roll]]ing at high speed.
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 *{{monsterlink|Bumblebee}} - Bigger, solitary bees with a much less terrifying history of player deaths than the [[killer bee|killer]] variety.
 *{{monsterlink|Chaos butterfly}} - Dangerous [[Abyss]]al butterflies that created [[Tornado|raging storms]] with every flap of their wings.
 *{{monsterlink|Giant firefly}} - Flying insects notable for their signal flash and their use as mounts for [[spriggan rider]]s.
 *{{monsterlink|Giant mite}} - Bloated, poisonous vermin found in the early Dungeon.
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 ==History==
 *[[0.32]] - Added Xak'krixis.
 *[[0.31]] - Added bombardier beetles.

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 ==Sources==
 *Some monsters are naturally warded, this includes [[clockroach]]es and [[mountainshell]]s
 *The [[Bane of Warding]] can apply the warded status to any future monster that is encountered.
 *The [[Bane of Mortality]] summons warded [[reaper]]s near you at low HP.

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 {{flavour|A scroll that calls on the powers of darkness to inflict great pain on any nearby creature -- including the reader! This halves the resilience of all living creatures, although it is never directly fatal.}}
-Reading a [[scroll of torment]] inflicts [[torment]] on yourself and all monsters in your [[line of sight]], cutting their HP in half. Monsters that are [[demonic]], [[undead]], [[nonliving]], or [[holy]] are immune. For players, only undead are immune. Each rank of rN+ offers 10% damage reduction (-5% max HP lost). Only undead players are immune to torment.
+Reading a [[scroll of torment]] inflicts [[torment]] on yourself and all monsters in your [[line of sight]], cutting their HP in half. Monsters that are [[demonic]], [[undead]], [[nonliving]], or [[holy]] are immune. For players, only undead are immune. Each rank of rN+ offers 10% damage reduction (-5% max HP lost).
 This scroll is considered [[evil]], so the [[good god]]s forbid its intentional use.

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 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.32|Zin's wrath will be able to inflict [[blind]]ness when reciting the Axioms of Law.}}
+*Prior to [[0.32]], Axioms of Law during Zin's wrath could not inflict [[blind]]nes.
 *Prior to [[0.27]], Sanctuary provided a [[holy word]] effect inside it.
 *Prior to the removal of the [[food]] system in [[0.26]], Zin forbid eating the flesh of monsters with [[Monster intelligence|human intelligence]], [[holy]] beings, and cannibalism. Species with high hunger costs, namely [[Troll]]s, were more difficult to play as a result.

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 *Being unable to read scrolls: being [[silence]]d, [[confused]], [[berserk]], or having [[No Unsafe Scrolls]].
 *Being unable to translocate: [[Dimension Anchor|-Tele]], [[Tree Form]], [[Mesmerize]]. Note that [[Blink (status)|-Blink]] does ''not'' prevent this scroll from working (it only stops the [[Blink]] spell).
-*Not having [[LOS]] to a proper escape route. Using [[fog]] can interfere with sight. Being in a dangerous area, like [[the Tomb]], may not have a safe area to begin with.
+*Not having [[LOS]] to a proper escape route. Using [[fog]] can interfere with sight, as well as certain abilities like [[Dithmenos]]' Primordial Nightfall and [[Wu Jian]]'s Heavenly Storm. Being in a dangerous area, like [[the Tomb]], may not have a safe area to begin with.
 *In Zot or holding the Orb of Zot: Blinking is no longer precise, meaning the scrolls are unreliable for landing on [[stair]]s, and one scroll may not let you escape [[LOS]] from enemies. Still, 2 scrolls of blinking, with [[haste]] on top, should be enough to escape most situations. Being [[shaft]]ed or [[teleport]]ed in Zot, especially in [[Zot:5]], may require even more scrolls and consumables.
 *Try not to blink into an unexplored area. A squad of [[yaktaur]]s waiting behind an unexplored corner will have a free turn to shoot at you if you land right next to them.

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 {{flavour|It protects you against confusion.}}
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 *[[Ashenzari]] grants clarity at *** [[piety]]
 *The [[Clarity (mutation)|Clarity]] [[mutation]]
 *From certain [[unrand]] artefacts:
 **{{unrandlink|Amulet of the Four Winds}}
 **{{unrandlink|Orange crystal plate armour}}
 **{{unrandlink|Victory}}
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-{{flavour|The Minotaurs are a species of hybrids, posessing human bodies with bovine heads. They delve into the Dungeon because of their instinctive love of twisting passageways.
+{{flavour|The Minotaurs are a species of hybrids, possessing human bodies with bovine heads. They delve into the Dungeon because of their instinctive love of twisting passageways.
 Minotaurs are extremely good at all forms of physical combat, but are awful at using any type of magic. They can wear all armour except for some headgear. When in close combat, Minotaurs are able to reflexively headbutt those who dare attack them.}}
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 ==Innate Abilities==
 *'''[[Horns]] 2''': Minotaurs get a secondary melee attack from their horns, but cannot wear [[helmet]]s.
-*Minotaurs instinctively counterattack foes in melee with a [[auxiliary attack|headbutt]] (using their Horns) with an <code>[[XL]] + 22.5</code>% chance. This equates to roughly 25% at XL2 and 50% at XL27.
+*Minotaurs instinctively counterattack foes in melee with a [[auxiliary attack|headbutt]] (using their Horns) with an <code>[[XL]] + 22.5</code>% chance. This equates to roughly 25% at XL2 and 50% at XL27. This can only trigger when you dodge an attack (being hit or blocking will not trigger a counterattack).
 Minotaurs have a base [[Strength]] of 12, [[Intelligence]] of 5 and [[Dexterity]] of 5 (before Background modifiers). They have -1 to their base [[magic points]].