Mummy (monster)

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This page is about the various mummy monsters. For the player race, see mummy. For other monstrous mummies, see list of mummies.

mummy M
HP	15-24
HD	3
XP	18
Speed	6
AC	3
EV	6
Will	20
Attack1	20 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rC+, rPois+++, rN+++, rTorm, rRot+++, rDrown
Vulnerabilities	Fire, Holy, Holy wrath
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Normal
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Undead
Size	Medium
Type	mummy, mummy
Flags	Evil

An undead figure covered in bandages and embalming fluids, compelled to walk by an ancient curse. It radiates a malign aura to those who intrude on its domain.

Useful Info

Mummies are the preserved corpses of the dead, raised by Necromancy for various reasons. They are unique in that they give death curses to whatever being kills them. Common mummies have a simple curse, merely cursing a single piece of equipment in your inventory. Apart from that, they are fairly harmless, moving slowly and having meager durability (though more advanced mummies can be terrifying opponents). They can be found in the Ossuary, the Tomb, and certain undead-themed vaults.

Tips & Tricks

• Mummies are vulnerable to fire and holy wrath weapons, but you may wish to avoid killing them yourself, as doing so sticks you with a death curse. Use a wand of enslavement or summoned/raised forces to kill them for you. You'll get less XP, but you'll avoid the death curse.
• Don't waste a scroll of remove curse removing only one cursed item. If there are multiple mummies around, kill them all and then clean yourself of all curses with a single scroll. Barring that, you could run back to your stash and experiment with some unidentified loot -- if any of it's cursed, you can get rid of it along with whatever the mummy zapped.
• If you're carrying extra equipment (changes of jewellery, a weapon with a situationally-useful brand, etc.), consider dropping them before killing any mummies, as a scroll of remove curse only affects what you're currently wearing.
• Worshippers of Ashenzari have nothing to fear from a mummy's death curse, so they can kill them with impunity.
• Ultimately, a single cursed item in your inventory is unlikely to be game-breaking unless you somehow get stuck with an absolutely terrible item, and really, most of those are cursed when you first find them. More powerful mummies, however, are a different story, so be careful when you start seeing the stronger types.
• Mummies are slow enough that you can walk them upstairs and outrun them, leaving them on a cleared level. Be aware that you may encounter them again if you head back up to retrieve items from your stash (though you can just run away from them again).