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''This page is about the various mummy [[monster]]s. For the player race, see [[mummy]]. For other monstrous mummies, see [[list of mummies]].''
 
''This page is about the various mummy [[monster]]s. For the player race, see [[mummy]]. For other monstrous mummies, see [[list of mummies]].''
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==Useful Info==
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'''Mummies''' are the preserved corpses of the dead, raised by [[Necromancy]] for various reasons. They have a decent attack which low-level characters should watch out for, but they move slowly and have meager durability. They can be found in the [[Ossuary]], [[the Tomb]], and certain undead-themed vaults.
  
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{{Flavour|An undead figure covered in bandages and embalming fluids, compelled to walk by an ancient curse. It radiates a malign aura to those who intrude on its domain.}}
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==Tips & Tricks==
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*Mummies are vulnerable to [[fire]] and [[holy wrath]] weapons. A simple [[wand of flame]] can make short work of them.
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*Mummies are slow enough that you can walk them upstairs and outrun them, leaving them on a cleared level.
  
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==Useful Info==
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===Variant Mummy===
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'''Mummies''' are the preserved corpses of the dead, raised by [[Necromancy]] for various reasons. They are unique in that they give [[death curse]]s to whatever being kills them. Common mummies have a simple curse, merely cursing a single piece of equipment in your inventory. Apart from that, they are fairly harmless, moving slowly and having meager durability (though more advanced mummies can be terrifying opponents). They can be found in the [[Ossuary]], [[the Tomb]], and certain undead-themed vaults.
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Occasionally, you will find an [[Ossuary]] with a couple '''bog mummies'''. This monster is capable of casting [[Throw Frost]] (3d5) and [[Slow]], but otherwise is similar to regular mummies.
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{{flavour|An undead figure preserved by the brackish waters of a bog. It has begun to decay heavily, and looks fragile.}}
  
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==Tips & Tricks==
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==History==
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*Mummies are vulnerable to fire and [[holy wrath]] weapons, but you may wish to avoid killing them yourself, as doing so sticks you with a [[death curse]]. Use a [[wand of enslavement]] or summoned/raised forces to kill them for you. You'll get less XP, but you'll avoid the death curse.
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*Prior to [[0.17]], basic mummies had a [[death curse]] that could randomly curse one item in the player's inventory when killed.
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*Don't waste a [[scroll of remove curse]] removing only one cursed item. If there are multiple mummies around, kill them all and then clean yourself of all curses with a single scroll. Barring that, you could run back to your stash and experiment with some unidentified loot -- if any of it's cursed, you can get rid of it along with whatever the mummy zapped.
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*Prior to [[0.15]], allowing allied or enslaved creatures to kill mummies would spare you from the death curse.
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*If you're carrying extra equipment (changes of jewellery, a weapon with a situationally-useful brand, etc.), consider dropping them before killing any mummies, as a scroll of remove curse only affects what you're currently wearing.
 
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*Worshippers of [[Ashenzari]] have nothing to fear from a mummy's death curse, so they can kill them with impunity.
 
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*Ultimately, a single cursed item in your inventory is unlikely to be game-breaking unless you somehow get stuck with an absolutely terrible item, and really, most of those are cursed when you first find them. More powerful mummies, however, are a different story, so be careful when you start seeing the stronger types.
 
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*Mummies are slow enough that you can walk them upstairs and outrun them, leaving them on a cleared level. Be aware that you may encounter them again if you head back up to retrieve items from your stash (though you can just run away from them again).
 
  
 
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[[Category:Mummy]]

Latest revision as of 02:51, 21 October 2024

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

This page is about the various mummy monsters. For the player race, see mummy. For other monstrous mummies, see list of mummies.

mummy M Mummy.png
HP 12-26
HD 3
XP 18
Speed 6
AC 3
EV 6
Will 20
Attack1 20 (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
Unbreathing
An undead figure covered in bandages and embalming fluids, compelled to walk by an ancient curse. It radiates a malign aura.

“I see Egypt and the Egyptians — I see the pyramids and obelisks;
I look on chisel’d histories, songs, philosophies, cut in slabs
of sand-stone, or on granite-blocks;
I see at Memphis mummy-pits, containing mummies, embalm’d, swathed
in linen cloth, lying there many centuries;
I look on the fall’n Theban, the large-ball’d eyes, the side-drooping
neck, the hands folded across the breast.”
-Walt Whitman, “Salut au Monde”

Useful Info

Mummies are the preserved corpses of the dead, raised by Necromancy for various reasons. They have a decent attack which low-level characters should watch out for, but they move slowly and have meager durability. They can be found in the Ossuary, the Tomb, and certain undead-themed vaults.

Tips & Tricks

  • Mummies are vulnerable to fire and holy wrath weapons. A simple wand of flame can make short work of them.
  • Mummies are slow enough that you can walk them upstairs and outrun them, leaving them on a cleared level.

Variant Mummy

Occasionally, you will find an Ossuary with a couple bog mummies. This monster is capable of casting Throw Frost (3d5) and Slow, but otherwise is similar to regular mummies.

An undead figure preserved by the brackish waters of a bog. It has begun to decay heavily, and looks fragile.

History

  • Prior to 0.17, basic mummies had a death curse that could randomly curse one item in the player's inventory when killed.
  • Prior to 0.15, allowing allied or enslaved creatures to kill mummies would spare you from the death curse.
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