The Enchantress

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HP	100
HD	15
XP	3705
Speed	10 (move: 60%)
AC	1
EV	28
Will	Immune
Attack1	26 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rF+, rC+
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	High
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Little
Type	spriggan, spriggan
Flags	Actual spells Deflect missiles Phase shift See invisible Speaks Spellcaster Unique Warm-blooded

First and most fearful of her kind, the Enchantress rules over the spriggans of the dungeon. She wears an opalescent outfit made of dragon skin that shimmers with many colours.

Useful Info

The Enchantress is a rare spriggan unique who leads a band of spriggan defenders, berserkers, and air mages. She spawns with a powerful weapon (often a demon whip, 25% chance of distortion) and a suit of faerie dragon armour (essentially a randomly enchanted artifact mottled dragon armour), has an innate Deflect Missiles effect up at all times, is incredibly evasive, and knows several dangerous Hexes.

You can also find the Enchantress in Dungeon Sprint IV: Fedhas' Mad Dash.

Location

• The Depths

Spells

Spell set
Slot1	Dimension Anchor (50% success rate when MR=66)
Slot2	Slow (50% success rate when MR=52)
Slot3	Haste
Slot4	Mass Confusion
Slot5	Strip Resistance
Slot6	Invisibility

Tips & Tricks

• The Enchantress and her band of allies can be devastating if faced all at once, and are very difficult to escape. If you see spriggans, try to lure them away a few at a time; even if the Enchantress isn't part of the band, it's still a good habit.
• You'll want massive amounts of magic resistance to reduce the impact of her hexes, and high AC/GDR will reduce the sting of her demon whip.
• As she can deny you the ability to teleport, try to have another means of escape at your disposal, such as Haste + Swiftness.
• Actually hitting her can be a huge pain, especially for ranged weapon users. If possible, use spells like Airstrike, Fireball, Poisonous Cloud, or anything else that bypasses EV.
• Be sure to check out the faerie dragon armour she drops. Its usefulness can vary wildly, but has the potential to be extremely worthwhile.

History

Prior to 0.14, she would only appear in massive spriggan-themed vaults that would rarely generate in the lower floors of the Dungeon.

Prior to 0.13, she knew Banishment in place of Dimension Anchor, Strip Resistance, and Mass Confusion.

In 0.7, she could be generated in Wizard mode. She was added into the standard game in 0.8.

During the short period in which the Enchanted Forest generated in trunk, the Enchantress was guaranteed to spawn on the lowest floor.