Zombie - Revision history

Qqqqwe2 at 22:56, 25 January 2026

2026-01-25T22:56:53Z

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-11-04T00:24:36Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: mention regen + stairs

2023-11-03T18:09:29Z

mention regen + stairs

Hordes: version bump

2023-11-03T18:03:05Z

version bump

Ge0ff: /* History */ add a note about keeping weapons and armour

2022-10-11T21:38:35Z

‎History: add a note about keeping weapons and armour

Hordes at 18:27, 29 August 2022

2022-08-29T18:27:34Z

Hordes at 18:26, 29 August 2022

2022-08-29T18:26:44Z

Hordes: update

2022-08-29T18:26:17Z

update

Spudwalt at 05:48, 29 August 2022

2022-08-29T05:48:07Z

Spudwalt: /* Identifying Zombies */

2022-02-09T04:46:38Z

‎Identifying Zombies

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 {{Flavour|A corpse raised to undeath by necromancy.
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 *'''EV:''' Original - 5
 *'''Speed:''' Original - 2 (at least 3)
-*'''Melee attacks:''' 80% of original
+*'''Melee attack damage:''' 80% of original
 *'''Attack flavour:''' None
-*'''Special:''' Does not regenerate, cannot traverse stairs
+*'''Resists:''' rC++, rPois+++, rN+++, rTorm, rHoly-. Loses all other resistances or vulnerabilities the monster had in life.
-Zombies are immune to poison, negative energy, torment, and resistant to cold damage. Like all undead, they are vulnerable to [[holy]].
+Friendly zombies may be created by [[Animate Dead]] spell or [[Yredelemnul]]'s passive reaping. Hostile zombies may be found [[the Crypt]] and in various [[vault]]s.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Strategy==
-As servants, zombies are great meatshields. Despite being weaker than the base monster, a mass of zombies can be quite effective. Most monsters tend to be glass cannons (relative to the player), so 80% damage is still a lot.
+As servants, zombies are great meatshields. Despite being weaker than the base monster, a mass of zombies can be quite effective. Most monsters are glass cannons (relative to the player), so 80% damage is still significant.
 Even the weakest zombies can be used as retreat fodder. Keep these zombies behind you, and when things go poorly, go behind the zombies. The fodder will block shots and allow you to escape from [[attacks of opportunity]]. You can also attack behind zombies with [[Polearms]] or [[smite-targeted]] attacks.

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 *'''Melee attacks:''' 80% of original
 *'''Attack flavour:''' None
 Zombies are immune to poison, negative energy, torment, and resistant to cold damage. Like all undead, they are vulnerable to [[holy]].
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 As servants, zombies are great meatshields. Despite being weaker than the base monster, a mass of zombies can be quite effective. Most monsters tend to be glass cannons (relative to the player), so 80% damage is still a lot.
 Even the weakest zombies can be used as retreat fodder. Keep these zombies behind you, and when things go poorly, go behind the zombies. The fodder will block shots and allow you to escape from [[attacks of opportunity]]. You can also attack behind zombies with [[Polearms]] or [[smite-targeted]] attacks.
 ==Identifying Zombies==

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 {{Flavour|A corpse raised to undeath by necromancy.
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 -William Seabrook, _The Magic Island_. 1929.}}
-'''Zombies''' are the reanimated corpses of once-living creatures and are a type of [[derived undead]]. They are considerably slower, stupider, and clumsier than whatever they were when they were alive and are unable to heal, but on the flip side, they do come with undead resistances to [[cold]], [[poison]], and [[negative energy]].
+'''Zombies''' are the reanimated corpses of once-living creatures. As a type of [[derived undead]], their stats are based on what the monster had in life.
-Zombies may appear in the [[Crypt]] and a few of the dungeon's other [[branch]]es as random monsters. They may be created by players by [[Animate Dead]], [[Yredelemnul]], and the [[unrand]] [[Sword of Zonguldrok]]. As servants, zombies are extremely useful for characters who need meat shields; they last indefinitely until you leave the floor. Hiding behind your zombies and waiting or using a [[polearm]] is a good strategy in battle against strong foes. Despite having significant disadvantages, zombies can still be very strong, especially when massed up.
+==Useful Info==
 ==Identifying Zombies==
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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.29]], zombies required a [[corpse]] item to be raised by [[Animate Dead]], which implicitly forbid monsters like [[List of jellies|Slimes]] from being zombies. Zombies could also spawn randomly in the main [[Dungeon]]. Reanimated zombies kept their weapons and armour.
+*Prior to [[0.29]], zombies required a [[corpse]] item to be raised by [[Animate Dead]], which implicitly forbid monsters like [[List of jellies|Slimes]] from being zombies. Reanimated zombies kept their weapons and armour. Zombies could also spawn randomly in the main [[Dungeon]].
 *Prior to [[0.26]], raising a zombie meant losing out on the [[chunk]]s the corpse provided.
 [[Category:Monsters]]
 [[Category:Undead holiness]]

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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.29]], zombies required a [[corpse]] item to be raised by [[Animate Dead]], which implicitly forbid monsters like [[List of jellies|Slimes]] from being zombies. Zombies could also spawn randomly in the main [[Dungeon]].
+*Prior to [[0.29]], zombies required a [[corpse]] item to be raised by [[Animate Dead]], which implicitly forbid monsters like [[List of jellies|Slimes]] from being zombies. Zombies could also spawn randomly in the main [[Dungeon]]. Reanimated zombies kept their weapons and armour.
 *Prior to [[0.26]], raising a zombie meant losing out on the [[chunk]]s the corpse provided.
 [[Category:Monsters]]
 [[Category:Undead holiness]]

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 '''Zombies''' are the reanimated corpses of once-living creatures and are a type of [[derived undead]]. They are considerably slower, stupider, and clumsier than whatever they were when they were alive and are unable to heal, but on the flip side, they do come with undead resistances to [[cold]], [[poison]], and [[negative energy]].
-Zombies may appear in the [[Crypt]] and a few of the dungeon's other [[branch]]es as random monsters. They may be created by players by [[Animate Dead, [[Yredelemnul]], and the [[unrand]] [[Sword of Zonguldrok]]. As servants, zombies are extremely useful for characters who need meat shields; and they last indefinitely until you leave the floor. hiding behind your zombies and waiting is a good strategy in battle against strong foes; what works even better is reaching past your minions with [[polearms]]. Despite having significant disadvantages, zombies can still be very strong, particularly in the case of strong physical monsters or well-equipped [[unique]]s.
+Zombies may appear in the [[Crypt]] and a few of the dungeon's other [[branch]]es as random monsters. They may be created by players by [[Animate Dead]], [[Yredelemnul]], and the [[unrand]] [[Sword of Zonguldrok]]. As servants, zombies are extremely useful for characters who need meat shields; and they last indefinitely until you leave the floor. hiding behind your zombies and waiting is a good strategy in battle against strong foes; what works even better is reaching past your minions with [[polearms]]. Despite having significant disadvantages, zombies can still be very strong, especially when massed up.
 ==Identifying Zombies==

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 [[Image:Zombie elf.png]] [[List of deep elves|Elves]]
 [[Image:Zombie faun.png]] [[List of centaurs#Satyrs|Fauns]]
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 [[Image:Zombie hornet.png]] [[Hornet]]s/[[Spark wasp|Wasps]]
 [[Image:Zombie howler monkey.png]] [[Howler monkey]]s
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 [[Image:Zombie jackal.png]] [[Jackal]]s
 [[Image:Zombie juggernaut.png]] [[Juggernaut]]s

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 [[Image:Zombie juggernaut.png]] [[Juggernaut]]s
-[[Image:Zombie kobld.png]] [[Kobold (monster)|Kobolds]]
+[[Image:Zombie kobld.png]] [[List of kobolds|Kobolds]]
 [[Image:Zombie kraken head.png]] [[Kraken]]s
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 [[Image:Zombie octopode.png]] [[Octopode (monster)|Octopodes]]
-[[Image:Zombie ogre.png]] [[Ogre (monster)|Ogres]]
+[[Image:Zombie ogre.png]] [[List of ogres|Ogres]]
 [[Image:Zombie orc.png]] [[List of orcs|Orcs]]