Seraph

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For a list of all holy monsters, see list of holy monsters.

seraph A
HP	183-239
HD	25
XP	11250
Speed	15
AC	10
EV	20
Will	160
Attack1	50 (hit: plain)
Attack2	20 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rF+++, rElec, rPois+, rN+++, rRot, rDrown, rHoly
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	High
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Holy
Size	Medium
Type	angel, seraph
Flags	Fighter Flying Glows See invisible Speaks

The Seraphim, or the Burning Ones, are the highest rank of the angelic hosts, the mightiest servants of the good gods. They have six wings and but one face, and are said to sometimes take the forms of fiery serpents. “In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.” -KJV Bible, Isaiah 6:1-3.

Useful Info

Seraphim are flying holy beings, the rugged, upgraded version of angels. Like angels, they can heal themselves over time, but this rarely makes much difference in combat. They have a massive HP pool on par with some of the beefier uniques in the game, and always generate with a highly-enchanted flaming great sword and either pearl dragon armour or fire dragon armour. They are extremely rare, only appearing on holy-themed Pandemonium floors, and only one may generate per floor.

Spells

Spell set
Slot1	Hunting Cry	Natural flag, No silent flag
Slot2	Summon Holies	Priest flag
Slot3	Injury Bond	Demonic flag
Slot4	Cleansing Flame	Priest flag
Slot5	Smiting (7-17)	Demonic flag
Slot6	Minor Healing (2d12)	Emergency flag, Demonic flag

Tips & Tricks

Worshipping a good god (Zin, the Shining One, or Elyvilon) may cause it to calm down and become neutral towards you.

As this monster is solely encountered in holy-themed Pandemonium, it is worth noting that an extremely resilient, normal-speed monster with only melee damage is not much of a threat compared to its level companions, such as pearl dragons. Even undead and demonspawn characters can deal with it relatively safely, as it has no holy damage output. Fire resistance certainly helps though.

History

In 0.16, seraphim recieved a new, much more powerful spell list. They also began spawning during the Orb run (albeit rarely).

Prior to 0.15, Seraphim (and all other holy creatures) will no longer be potentially neutral toward worshipers of good gods.