Earth elemental

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earth elemental E
HP	33-57
HD	6
XP	84
Speed	6
AC	14
EV	4
Will	Immune
Attack1	40 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rF+++, rC+++, rElec+++, rPois+++, rN+++, rTorm, rRot+++, rDrown, rWater
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Plant
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Big
Type	elemental, earth elemental
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A spirit drawn from the elemental plane of earth, which exists in this world by inhabiting a lump of earth and rocks.

Useful Info

Earth elementals are lumbering brutes that are easily outrun, but pack a punch when faced head on. They are more durable than the other elementals, immune to virtually every type of damage other than pure physical damage. They are not normally encountered in the dungeon except in special vaults or when summoned by enemy casters, though you can accidentally summon hostile and/or neutral earth elementals with Qazlal's Elemental Force ability.

Tips & Tricks

• They're slow, so almost any character can kite them easily.
• While elemental spellcasters may have a hard time with them, they take decent damage from Airstrike and Iskenderun's Mystic Blast. Earth Magic and spells that have a physical component (such as Throw Icicle) also work.
  • Don't bother using Magic Dart though, since their AC means that it will do no damage over half the time.
• You can summon your own earth elementals by evoking a stone of tremors, or invoking Qazlal's Elemental Force while clouds of dust are visible. If using Qazlal's ability, the friendliness of the elemental will depend on the source of the cloud: Your clouds are friendly, ambient clouds are neutral, enemy clouds are hostile.