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Revision as of 23:21, 7 April 2014

Version 0.13: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
balrug 2Balrug.png
HP 56-95
HD 14
XP 1661
Speed 12
AC 5
EV 12
Will 168
Attack1 25 (hit: fire: 14-27)


Resistances damnation, rPois+,
rN+++, rTorm,
rRot, rDrown
Vulnerabilities Cold, Water,
Holy, Holy wrath
Habitat Land
Intelligence High
Uses Weapons & armour
Starting equipment
Open doors
Holiness Demonic
Size Large
Type balrug, balrug
Flags Fighter
Flying
Glows
See invisible
Silence immune
A huge and very powerful demon, wreathed in fire and shadows.


Useful Info

Balrugs are brutish tier-2 demons, often armed with branded demon whips and capable of casting powerful Fire Magic. Even when unarmed, they still deal significant fire damage (14-27 HP) per hit.

Spells

Spell set
Slot1 Bolt of Fire (3d23)
Slot2 Fireball (3d23)
Slot3 none
Slot4 Sticky Flame Range (3d6)
Slot5 Smiting (7-17)
Slot6 none

Tips & Tricks

  • The more fire resistance you have when facing them, the better.
  • Balrugs are vulnerable to cold. Any decent Ice Elementalist or Conjurer shouldn't have much difficulty with them. Other characters can take advantage of their mediocre EV to zap them with a wand of cold.
  • Although huge, they are still faster than most characters.
  • Maces & Flails specialists will probably want to take a look at their weaponry, as demon whips are among the best weapons in the game.

Trivia

The balrug is almost identical to the balrog, a fiery whip-wielding demon from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novels.

History

They knew Teleport Self between 0.6 and 0.10. Prior to 0.10, they were tier-1 demons.