Smoke demon

Version 0.32: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

smoke demon 3
HP	25-52
HD	7
XP	429
Speed	10
AC	5
EV	9
Will	60
Attack1	8 (hit: plain)
Attack2	5 (hit: plain)
Attack3	5 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rF++ rPois+ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm rSticky
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Medium
Type	smoke demon, smoke demon
Flags	Flying Unbreathing Insubstantial

An infernal demon that manifests itself as a writhing cloud of smoke. Having considerable pyrokinetic powers, it can very effectively attack its enemies from afar. “Why does the thin grey strand Floating up from the forgotten Cigarette between my fingers, Why does it trouble me?” -D.H. Lawrence, “Sorrow”. 1916.

Useful Info

Smoke demons are tier-3 demons with dangerous ranged abilities. They are found in the Abyss, Pandemonium, and the Hells, and they are often summoned by other monsters through the Summon Demon spell.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Pyre Arrow (2d8*)	Magical flag
Slot2	Steam Ball (3d12)	Magical flag
Slot3	Smiting (7-17)	Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

• Smoke demons are dangerous nuisances that will peg you with attacks as long as they're in your line of sight. Their Sticky Flame can deal fire damage when you're within 5 tiles of them, and their Smite deals irresistible, unavoidable damage. You can use the clouds of steam created by their Steam Balls to give yourself some cover, fortunately.
• They have excellent resistance to fire damage and immunity to poison and negative energy, but otherwise their defenses are poor and they only have average HP.

History

• Prior to 0.31, smoke demons were small.
• Prior to 0.14, they were a bit slower (speed 9).