Ereshkigal

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Ereshkigal &
HP	350
HD	18
XP	12959
Speed	14
AC	10
EV	30
Will	Immune
Attack1	40 (hit: drain experience)
Resistances	rC+, rElec++, rPois+, rN+++, rTorm, rRot
Vulnerabilities	Holy, Holy wrath
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	High
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Large
Type	hell lord, hell lord
Flags	Evil See invisible Speaks Unique Silence immune

A fearsome arch-fiend who rules the deathly netherworld of Tartarus.

Useful Info

Ereshkigal is an umbral demon lord who guards the bone rune on the lowest floor of Tartarus. She is notable for being fast and very difficult to hit, and calls demons to her aid while tormenting and paralyzing you. On top of that, she can recover a tremendous amount of HP with her magic, simultaneously stopping your spells with Silence. She is encountered with a pack of shadow fiends at her side.

Spells

Spell set
Slot1	Bolt of Cold (3d27)
Slot2	Silence
Slot3	Summon Greater Demon
Slot4	Symbol of Torment
Slot5	Paralyse
Slot6	Major Healing

Tips & Tricks

• A source of torment resistance and maxed out negative energy resistance will greatly reduce her own damage output, as well as that of the shadow fiends she'll be accompanied by. On top of that, you'll want very high magic resistance or a source of stasis to avoid paralysis. Cold resistance is also helpful, in case her shadow fiends start resorting to Bolt of Cold.
  • While Necromutation will provide living characters with immunity to torment, her shadow fiends can quickly annihilate undead characters with Dispel Undead. Keep a large pack of summoned minions in the way to block their line of fire if you choose to face her while undead.
• Her evasion can be a major headache unless you have ways around it. Powerful, undodgeable spells suchs as Shatter or Fire Storm work well (Ice Storm is less effective as she has cold resistance, but is still an option). Straight melee characters will have a harder time of it, but the Shining One's divine halo and holy wrath weapons can help make your swings much more effective.
• Try to buff yourself up before getting caught in her silence aura, and remember that potions still function even then. If you need to escape, a wand of teleportation will get you away in a few turns.
• As always, a source of Abjuration is useful to help keep her reinforcements from overwhelming you.

History

Prior to 0.12, she had only 250 HP and her spell set was much weaker; she had Minor Healing in place of Major Healing, and Bolt of Draining in place of Silence.

Trivia

In Mesopotamian mythology, Ereshkigal was the goddess of Irkalla, the land of the dead or underworld.