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{{Flavour|A fair and noble ruler of an ancient and mighty kingdom, mummified after an early death. His faithful priests subsequently infused him with great and powerful magic, seeking to grant him eternal life. Now he is forgotten and reduced to mouldering bandages and dry, brittle bones.
 
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Ye men of Egypt, ye have heard your king!<br>
 
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I go, and I return not. But the will<br>
 
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Of the great Gods is plain; and ye must bring<br>
 
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Ill deeds, ill passions, zealous to fulfil<br>
 
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Their pleasure, to their feet; and reap their praise,<br>
 
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The praise of Gods, rich boon! and length of days.<br>
 
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-Matthew Arnold, _Mycerinus}}
 
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==Useful Info==
 
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'''Menkaure''' is a [[unique]] [[mummy (monster)|mummy]] with limited access to dangerous [[Necromancy]]. He's just as slow, fragile, and vulnerable to fire as a regular mummy, but his ability to [[torment]] you makes him a significant threat.
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'''Menkaure, Prince of Dust''' is a [[unique]] [[mummy (monster)|mummy]] with limited access to dangerous [[Necromancy]]. He's just as vulnerable to fire as a regular mummy, but his powerful melee attacks, ability to [[haste]] himself, and tendency to [[torment]] half your health away in an instant makes him a significant threat.
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Spells: [[Pain]] (1d8), [[Symbol of Torment]], [[Haste]]
 
  
 
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==Tips & Tricks==
 
==Tips & Tricks==
 
*While undead characters have nothing to fear from Menkaure's spells, the living can lose half their HP in a single turn if he casts Symbol of Torment. Use any [[life protection]] equipment you have if you expect a drawn-out battle with him.
 
*While undead characters have nothing to fear from Menkaure's spells, the living can lose half their HP in a single turn if he casts Symbol of Torment. Use any [[life protection]] equipment you have if you expect a drawn-out battle with him.
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** Undead characters should still be wary about engaging him in melee; as slow and fragile as he is, a potential 25 damage per hit isn't something to sneeze at.
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**Undead characters should still be wary about engaging him in melee; as slow and fragile as he is, a potential 25 damage per hit isn't something to sneeze at this early in the game.
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*His fire vulnerability and awful [[EV]] makes him fall quickly to a [[wand of fire]], [[wand of flame]], or pretty much any [[Fire Magic]]. [[Dispel Undead]] or [[holy wrath]] weapons also work well.
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*His fire vulnerability and awful [[EV]] makes him fall quickly to a [[wand of flame]] or pretty much any [[Fire Magic]]. [[Dispel Undead]] or weapons of [[holy wrath]] also work well.
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*Menkaure's [[death curse]] is a single cursed piece of equipment. Use allies to finish him off if you'd prefer to avoid this.
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*So long as you have a reliable means of killing him, meeting Menkaure can be a good time to use a [[potion of lignification]], as being a tree gives you considerable AC and GDR as well as complete immunity to torment. Of course, you won't be able to flee from any other threats that may wander by.
  
 
==Trivia==
 
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Menkaure may be based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smenkhkare Smenkhkare], who was an Egyptian pharaoh thought to have ruled for a short time after the death of Akhenaten.  Like Menkaure, he was also largely forgotten (at least before the advent of modern scholarship), owing to the Egyptians' desire to erase all memory of Akhenaten's attempted religious reforms.
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Menkaure was an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menkaure early Egyptian pharaoh]. The grandson of [[Khufu]], he also has a pyramid at Giza.
  
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==History==
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Prior to version [[0.17]], Menkaure had a [[death curse]] that would curse a single piece of equipment, much like a regular mummy.
 
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Latest revision as of 02:06, 1 December 2019

Version 0.24: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

For a list of all mummies, see list of mummies.

Menkaure M Menkaure.png
HP 15-32
HD 3
XP 169
Speed 8
AC 3
EV 6
Will 20
Attack1 25 (hit: plain)


Resistances rC+
rPois+++
rDrown
rMiasma
rN+++
rTorm
Vulnerabilities Fire
Holy
Habitat Land
Intelligence Human
Uses Open doors
Holiness Undead
Size Medium
Type mummy, mummy
Flags Evil
See invisible
Unbreathing
Speaks
Unique
Male
A fair and noble ruler of an ancient and mighty kingdom, mummified after an early death. His faithful priests subsequently infused him with great and powerful magic, seeking to grant him eternal life. Now he is forgotten and reduced to mouldering bandages and dry, brittle bones.

“Ye men of Egypt, ye have heard your king!
I go, and I return not. But the will
Of the great Gods is plain; and ye must bring
Ill deeds, ill passions, zealous to fulfil
Their pleasure, to their feet; and reap their praise,
The praise of Gods, rich boon! and length of days.”
-Matthew Arnold, _Mycerinus_

Useful Info

Menkaure, Prince of Dust is a unique mummy with limited access to dangerous Necromancy. He's just as vulnerable to fire as a regular mummy, but his powerful melee attacks, ability to haste himself, and tendency to torment half your health away in an instant makes him a significant threat.

Location

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1 Pain (d14) Wizard flag
Slot2 Haste Wizard flag
Slot3 Symbol of Torment Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

  • While undead characters have nothing to fear from Menkaure's spells, the living can lose half their HP in a single turn if he casts Symbol of Torment. Use any life protection equipment you have if you expect a drawn-out battle with him.
    • Undead characters should still be wary about engaging him in melee; as slow and fragile as he is, a potential 25 damage per hit isn't something to sneeze at this early in the game.
  • His fire vulnerability and awful EV makes him fall quickly to a wand of flame or pretty much any Fire Magic. Dispel Undead or weapons of holy wrath also work well.
  • So long as you have a reliable means of killing him, meeting Menkaure can be a good time to use a potion of lignification, as being a tree gives you considerable AC and GDR as well as complete immunity to torment. Of course, you won't be able to flee from any other threats that may wander by.

Trivia

Menkaure was an early Egyptian pharaoh. The grandson of Khufu, he also has a pyramid at Giza.

History

Prior to version 0.17, Menkaure had a death curse that would curse a single piece of equipment, much like a regular mummy.

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