Lich

lich L
HP	59-99
HD	20
XP	4059
Speed	10
AC	10
EV	10
Will	Immune
Attack1	15 (touch: drain experience)
Resistances	rC++, rPois+++, rN+++, rTorm, rRot+++, rDrown
Vulnerabilities	Holy, Holy wrath
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	High
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Undead
Size	Medium
Type	lich, lich
Flags	Actual spells Speaks Evil Spellcaster See invisible

A wizard who didn't want to die, a Lich is a skeletal, desiccated corpse kept alive by a mighty exercise of necromancy. These undead creatures can wield great magic and are best avoided by all but the most confident.

Useful Info

Liches are extremely powerful casters, some of the nastiest creatures in the game. They can summon demons, haste themselves, and fire off extremely lethal Conjurations. They're capable of killing a reasonably powerful character in one shot, if you're unlucky. They can be found in the deeper portions of the Dungeon, the Vaults, the Abyss, Pandemonium, the Hells, and the Realm of Zot.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Bolt of Cold (3d29)
Slot2	Paralyse
Slot3	Summon Greater Demon
Slot4	Animate Dead
Slot5	Iron Shot (3d34)
Slot6	Teleport Self

Spell set II
Slot1	Bolt of Draining (3d24)
Slot2	Slow
Slot3	Invisibility
Slot4	Throw Icicle (3d29)
Slot5	Lehudib's Crystal Spear (3d40)
Slot6	Invisibility

Spell set III
Slot1	Bolt of Fire (3d29)
Slot2	Confuse
Slot3	Haste
Slot4	Bolt of Draining (3d24)
Slot5	Summon Greater Demon
Slot6	Banishment

Spell set IV
Slot1	Iskenderun's Mystic Blast (3d24)
Slot2	Bolt of Cold (3d29)
Slot3	Invisibility
Slot4	Animate Dead
Slot5	Orb of Destruction (8d17)
Slot6	Invisibility

Tips & Tricks

• Melee fighters should use corners to lure them next to you, or a scroll of blinking to get into range immediately.
• Their HP and defenses are low enough that a strong offense can defeat one in two or three hits. Weapons of Holy wrath, and Dispel Undead can speed this up even more.
• Silence limits the lich to using its melee attack. While this does have an experience drain effect, it is still preferable to a lich that can cast spells.
• Spellcasters should keep their distance (6+ tiles to avoid Bolt of Iron, 7+ to avoid Bolt of Draining and Bolt of Fire, and 8+ to avoid Bolt of Cold), haste themselves, use their longest range spells, and possibly use Abjuration to get rid of any summons.
• Want to know what kinds of destruction you can expect from the lich you're facing? Watch the first spell it casts and use that to rule out spell sets that don't apply. For example, a lich that casts Iskenderun's Mystic Blast will also know Orb of Destruction, but not Lehudib's Crystal Spear.