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Hordes at 02:07, 22 March 2022

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Spudwalt at 21:30, 11 September 2020

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 **Note that, while the cold damage itself bypasses AC, the physical attack does not. If an ice beast does 0 damage with its physical hit, it is unable to deal any "additional cold damage". High AC characters have less to fear, and low AC characters, more.
 *Their immunity to cold and poison can be a problem for some characters. Characters who have been kiting dangerous foes with poison or curare [[dart]]s will suddenly find that trick useless.
-** The best spell that [[Ice Elementalist]]s have... is Summon Ice Beast. Sounds good on paper, but at the level you'll usually find ice beasts, Summon Ice Beast will be difficult to cast. [[Hailstorm]] (if found) can work, though it doesn't hit targets at melee range.
+**The best spell that [[Ice Elementalist]]s have is Summon Ice Beast itself. When you're fighting ice beasts, Summon Ice Beast will be a bit hard to cast, but it does the job. [[Hailstorm]] (if found) can work, though it doesn't hit targets at melee range.
 *If you have a [[wand of flame]], now's not a bad time to use it.
 *If you don't have any good means of fighting an ice beast, then don't fight an ice beast -- a [[wand of polymorph]] is a good choice to change them into something more manageable.

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Ice beasts introduce new players to the danger of elementally-charged attacks. Unlike most actual spells, the [[cold]] damage they deal bypasses AC. Melee characters should show more caution than usual around these creatures, softening them up at a distance if possible.
+*Ice beasts introduce new players to the danger of elementally-charged attacks - their [[cold]] damage bypasses AC. Melee characters should show more caution than usual around these creatures, softening them up at a distance if possible.
-**Note that, while the cold damage itself bypasses AC, the attack does not. If an ice beast does 0 damage with its physical hit, it is unable to deal any "additional cold damage". High AC characters have less to fear, and low AC characters, more.
+**Note that, while the cold damage itself bypasses AC, the physical attack does not. If an ice beast does 0 damage with its physical hit, it is unable to deal any "additional cold damage". High AC characters have less to fear, and low AC characters, more.
 *Their immunity to cold and poison can be a problem for some characters. Characters who have been kiting dangerous foes with poison or curare [[dart]]s will suddenly find that trick useless.
 ** The best spell that [[Ice Elementalist]]s have... is Summon Ice Beast. Sounds good on paper, but at the level you'll usually find ice beasts, Summon Ice Beast will be difficult to cast. [[Hailstorm]] (if found) can work, though it doesn't hit targets at melee range.

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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.29]], you could make ice beast [[skeleton]]s, but not ice beast [[zombie]]s.
+*Prior to [[0.29]], you could make ice beast [[skeleton]]s.
 *Prior to [[0.27]], creatures made of ice (such as ice beasts) were completely immune to [[Hailstorm]].

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	==History==		==History==
		+	*Prior to [[0.29]], you could make ice beast [[skeleton]]s, but not ice beast [[zombie]]s.
	*Prior to [[0.27]], creatures made of ice (such as ice beasts) were completely immune to [[Hailstorm]].		*Prior to [[0.27]], creatures made of ice (such as ice beasts) were completely immune to [[Hailstorm]].

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 *Their immunity to cold and poison can be a problem for some characters. Characters who have been kiting dangerous foes with poison or curare [[dart]]s will suddenly find that trick useless, and [[Ice Elementalist]]s will likely be  unable to damage them.
 **[[Hailstorm]] can still damage ice beasts, though its targetting is somewhat awkward.
-*If you have any [[fire]]-themed attack [[wand]]s, now's not a bad time to use them.
+*If you have a [[wand of flame]], now's not a bad time to use it.
 *If you don't have any good means of fighting an ice beast, then don't fight an ice beast -- a [[wand of polymorph]] is a good choice to change them into something more manageable.
 *Ultimately, it might not be a bad idea to just avoid ice beasts until you're ready to deal with them. Not killing one rare enemy here and there will hardly leave you underleveled.

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 '''Ice beasts''' are one of the more threatening early game creatures. Their icy bodies are resistant to [[cold]] and [[poison]], and their attacks can deal a significant amount of cold damage with each hit. Fortunately, they are vulnerable to fire. They are occasionally found in the early [[Dungeon]], showing up as early as D:5 or 6, and they can be summoned by [[ice statue]]s or the [[unique]] elf ice mage [[Fannar]].
-Players can use the spell [[Summon Ice Beast]] to call an ice beast into existence to fight for them, with [[hit dice]] determined by their [[spell power]].
+Players can use the spell [[Summon Ice Beast]] to call an ice beast into existence to fight for them.
 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Ice beasts introduce new players to the danger of elementally-charged attacks: the [[cold]] damage they deal bypasses AC. Melee characters should show more caution than usual around these creatures, softening them up at a distance if possible.
 **Lightly armored characters should be especially careful facing them in melee; their cold damage activates more often the more damage it deals.
-*Their immunity to cold and poison can be a problem for some characters. Characters who have been kiting dangerous foes with poison or curare [[dart]]s will suddenly find that trick useless, and [[Ice Elementalist]]s will likely be completely unable to damage them.
+*Their immunity to cold and poison can be a problem for some characters. Characters who have been kiting dangerous foes with poison or curare [[dart]]s will suddenly find that trick useless, and [[Ice Elementalist]]s will likely be  unable to damage them.
-**Unlike with most other cold-resistant enemies, [[Hailstorm]] has absolutely no effect on ice beasts.
+**[[Hailstorm]] can still damage ice beasts, though its targetting is also awkward.
 *If you have any [[fire]]-themed attack [[wand]]s, now's not a bad time to use them.
 *If you don't have any good means of fighting an ice beast, then don't fight an ice beast -- a [[wand of polymorph]] is a good choice to change them into something more manageable.
 *Ultimately, it might not be a bad idea to just avoid ice beasts until you're ready to deal with them. Not killing one rare enemy here and there will hardly leave you underleveled.