Hellwing

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hellwing 4
HP	30-61
HD	7
XP	336
Speed	10
AC	16
EV	10
Will	60
Attack1	17 (hit: swoop)
Attack2	10 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rPois+ rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Large
Type	hellwing, hellwing
Flags	Flying

A hideous skeletal demon. It swoops through the air on powerful wings of ancient withered skin, taking sadistic joy from harrying those who would try to flee its grasp.

Useful Info

Hellwings are pesky tier-4 demons with average melee combat skills and decent regeneration. They can make swooping attacks in range-4: when swooping, they land on the opposite side of a target, and instantly make a melee attack. They are found in the Abyss and Pandemonium, and are often summoned by other monsters through the Summon Demon spell.

Tips & Tricks

• Unless you find a hellwing particularly early (mid-Dungeon, Lair), they usually don't pose much of a melee threat. The bigger threat is the hellwing appearing from behind, blocking your escape path.

History

• Prior to 0.28, hellwings could spawn in the Hells.
• Prior to 0.19, hellwings had the Cigotuvi's Embrace spell and were vulnerable to silver.
• Prior to 0.18, they didn't have the swoop attack formerly possessed by blue devils.
• Prior to 0.17, hellwings had Teleport Self and Teleport Other.
• Prior to 0.16, they couldn't cast Cigotuvi's Embrace.
• Prior to 0.12, player-summoned hellwings could be used to gain permanent undead allies.
• Prior to 0.6, hellwings were tier-3 demons.