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==Useful Info==
 
==Useful Info==
'''Dart slug'''s are a common nuisance for the first Dungeon levels. They can [[cling]] to walls, which allows them to cross obstacles like water or lava.
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'''Dart slug'''s are a common nuisance for the first few Dungeon levels. They have reasonably damaging ranged attack and can [[cling]] to walls, which allows them to cross obstacles like water or lava, but are otherwise fairly unremarkable.
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
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==Tips & Tricks==
 
==Tips & Tricks==
They are constantly shooting you as long as you are in their [[LOS]], so trod them out quickly. They are fragile.
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*They'll constantly shoot at you as long as you are in their [[LOS]], so crush them quickly. They are quite fragile, at least, so killing them isn't difficult.
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*As with any monster with ranged attacks, ducking around a corner and waiting for them to come to you will reduce the amount of damage you take.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
*Dart slugs came into life in version [[0.18]].
 
*Dart slugs came into life in version [[0.18]].

Revision as of 23:58, 29 November 2019

Version 0.24: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

For a list of all gastropods, see list of gastropods.

dart slug wDart slug.png
HP 6-14
HD 1
XP 4
Speed 7
AC 1
EV 1
Will 0
Attack1 3 (bite: plain)


Resistances None
Vulnerabilities Poison
Habitat Land
Intelligence Animal
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Natural
Size Little
Type elephant slug, dart slug
Flags No skeleton
A small invertebrate. It hunts prey considerably larger than itself by firing chitinous darts, using a concealed air bladder to launch them with remarkable range and power.

Useful Info

Dart slugs are a common nuisance for the first few Dungeon levels. They have reasonably damaging ranged attack and can cling to walls, which allows them to cross obstacles like water or lava, but are otherwise fairly unremarkable.

Location

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1 Slug Dart (2d3) Natural flag

Tips & Tricks

  • They'll constantly shoot at you as long as you are in their LOS, so crush them quickly. They are quite fragile, at least, so killing them isn't difficult.
  • As with any monster with ranged attacks, ducking around a corner and waiting for them to come to you will reduce the amount of damage you take.

History

  • Dart slugs came into life in version 0.18.