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A '''soldier ant''' is a hardier version of the [[worker ant]], with the same strengths and vulnerabilities, except that the soldier ant is tougher and of average speed. | A '''soldier ant''' is a hardier version of the [[worker ant]], with the same strengths and vulnerabilities, except that the soldier ant is tougher and of average speed. | ||
==Tips and tricks== | ==Tips and tricks== | ||
| − | + | *Poison works exceptionally well against them. [[Venom]]ous weapons and [[Poison Magic]] will kill them in short order, and [[Mephitic Cloud]] will turn them against each other. | |
| − | Poison works exceptionally well against them. | + | *Their magic resistance is low, so you can confuse and paralyse them without too much trouble. |
| + | *As long as you have [[poison resistance]], facing them shouldn't be too much trouble, though they can still manage to mangle lightly armored spellcasters who let them get into close quarters. | ||
Revision as of 22:00, 1 July 2013
Version 0.12: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
For a list of all insects, see list of insects.
soldier ant a 
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| HP | 21-45 |
| HD | 6 |
| XP | 157 |
| Speed | 10 |
| AC | 8 |
| EV | 10 |
| Will | 24 |
| Attack1 | 14 (sting: nasty poison)
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| Resistances | None |
| Vulnerabilities | Poison |
| Habitat | Land |
| Intelligence | Insect |
| Uses | Uses nothing |
| Holiness | Natural |
| Size | Medium |
| Type | worker ant, soldier ant |
| Flags | No skeleton |
| A tough ant with a disproportionately large head with strong mandibles and a vicious sting capable of injecting a painful venom. It is a soldier, and thus tasked with protecting the colony from invaders. |
Useful info
A soldier ant is a hardier version of the worker ant, with the same strengths and vulnerabilities, except that the soldier ant is tougher and of average speed.
Tips and tricks
- Poison works exceptionally well against them. Venomous weapons and Poison Magic will kill them in short order, and Mephitic Cloud will turn them against each other.
- Their magic resistance is low, so you can confuse and paralyse them without too much trouble.
- As long as you have poison resistance, facing them shouldn't be too much trouble, though they can still manage to mangle lightly armored spellcasters who let them get into close quarters.
