Electric eel

electric eel ;
HP	9-24
HD	3
XP	54
Speed	10
AC	1
EV	15
Will	12
Resistances	rElec++, rDrown, rWater
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Water
Intelligence	Reptile
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Small
Type	electric eel, electric eel
Flags	Cold-blooded No gen derived Submerges Silence immune

Despite its name, the electric eel is actually a variety of fish. This breed, however, generates far more voltage than its seagoing siblings.

Useful Info

An electric eel is a dangerous aquatic creature that attacks from afar using bolt of electricity. They are often encountered in the watery areas of the Dungeon and the Lair.

Tips & Tricks

• Although their electrical attacks don't destroy scrolls or potions like fire or ice, they do deal significant damage and it's uncommon to have rElec that early in the game. Even worse, they often appear in pairs or small groups. Simply charging in to fight them, especially when standing in shallow water, is suicide.
• They are one of very few monsters to lack a melee attack. Unfortunately, this makes them more dangerous, as they will continue to spam their electrical attack even when you are in melee range.
• Certain wands are very effective against electric eels. A wand of disintegration will often do enough damage kill them outright, while a wand of cold will leave behind freezing vapor clouds which should finish it off. A wand of polymorph other won't kill one, but will leave you with a much more manageable opponent.
• Venomous weapons or other methods of poisoning are useful, as the eel will continue to take poison damage submerged.
• When all else fails, just walk away. They give lousy experience anyway.

History

In older versions, these were called electrical eels. This was simply a misnomer, but it was not corrected until 0.6.