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| − | * As liches resist most elemental damage, combat casters should rely on pure [[Conjurations]] or [[Earth Magic]]. [[Necromancy]] specialists can deal brutal amounts of damage with [[Dispel Undead]], though it requires getting to and staying in point-blank range. Nearly all [[Hexes]] are useless against their infinite [[willpower]], so don't bother with them. | + | *As liches resist most elemental damage, combat casters should rely on pure [[Conjurations]] or [[Earth Magic]]. [[Necromancy]] specialists can deal brutal amounts of damage with [[Dispel Undead]], though it requires getting to and staying in point-blank range. Nearly all [[Hexes]] are useless against their infinite [[willpower]], so don't bother with them. |
| − | * Melee fighters should lure them around corners or use [[scrolls of blinking]] to get into melee range as quickly as possible, lest you get swarmed by summoned demons or paralysed. Once there, casting [[Silence]] or reading a [[scroll of silence]] will disable the vast majority of their abilities. It may be worth swapping to a [[Holy wrath]]- or [[antimagic]]-[[brand]]ed weapon, if available. | + | *Melee fighters should lure them around corners or use [[scrolls of blinking]] to get into melee range as quickly as possible, lest you get swarmed by summoned demons or paralysed. Once there, casting [[Silence]] or reading a [[scroll of silence]] will disable the vast majority of their abilities. It may be worth swapping to a [[Holy wrath]]- or [[antimagic]]-[[brand]]ed weapon, if available. |
| − | * [[Throwing net]]s are very useful against dread liches. Throwing a net at the edge of LOS guarantees that the lich won't be able to follow you for several turns, allowing a fairly safe escape. Nets distract monsters, granting any player multiple chances to attack for free; [[Short Blade]] users may take particular advantage of this strategy. | + | *[[Throwing net]]s are very useful against dread liches. Throwing a net at the edge of LOS guarantees that the lich won't be able to follow you for several turns, allowing a fairly safe escape. Nets distract monsters, granting any player multiple chances to attack for free; [[Short Blade]] users may take particular advantage of this strategy. |
| − | * As always, remember that killing a summoner destroys all its summons. If you are confident you can finish off a dread lich before its summoned fiends can tear you to pieces, go for it. If you ''aren't'' confident of that, consider what safe escape routes you have available. | + | *As always, remember that killing a summoner destroys all its summons. If you are confident you can finish off a dread lich before its summoned fiends can tear you to pieces, go for it. If you ''aren't'' confident of that, consider what safe escape routes you have available. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
Dread liches were added in [[0.27]] as a summoning-focused version of the [[ancient lich]]. | Dread liches were added in [[0.27]] as a summoning-focused version of the [[ancient lich]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:10, 21 June 2022
Version 0.28: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
dread lich L 
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| HP | 71-144 |
| HD | 27 |
| XP | 5119 |
| Speed | 10 |
| AC | 20 |
| EV | 10 |
| Will | Immune |
| Attack1 | 20 (touch: drain experience)
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| Resistances | rF+ rC++ rElec rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm |
| Vulnerabilities | Holy |
| Habitat | Land |
| Intelligence | Human |
| Uses | Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors |
| Holiness | Undead |
| Size | Medium |
| Type | lich, lich |
| Flags | Evil See invisible Speaks |
| A lich who has made terrible pacts with demonic forces to augment its dark magic |
Contents
Useful info
Dread liches are powerful undead summoners with a wide array of resistances.
Spells
| Spell set I | ||
|---|---|---|
| Slot1 | Summon Greater Demon | Wizard flag |
| Slot2 | Paralyse | Wizard flag |
| Slot3 | Haste | Wizard flag |
| Slot4 | Invisibility | Wizard flag |
Tips & Tricks
- As liches resist most elemental damage, combat casters should rely on pure Conjurations or Earth Magic. Necromancy specialists can deal brutal amounts of damage with Dispel Undead, though it requires getting to and staying in point-blank range. Nearly all Hexes are useless against their infinite willpower, so don't bother with them.
- Melee fighters should lure them around corners or use scrolls of blinking to get into melee range as quickly as possible, lest you get swarmed by summoned demons or paralysed. Once there, casting Silence or reading a scroll of silence will disable the vast majority of their abilities. It may be worth swapping to a Holy wrath- or antimagic-branded weapon, if available.
- Throwing nets are very useful against dread liches. Throwing a net at the edge of LOS guarantees that the lich won't be able to follow you for several turns, allowing a fairly safe escape. Nets distract monsters, granting any player multiple chances to attack for free; Short Blade users may take particular advantage of this strategy.
- As always, remember that killing a summoner destroys all its summons. If you are confident you can finish off a dread lich before its summoned fiends can tear you to pieces, go for it. If you aren't confident of that, consider what safe escape routes you have available.
History
Dread liches were added in 0.27 as a summoning-focused version of the ancient lich.
Categories:
- 0.28 articles
- Touch type
- Drain experience flavour
- Fire resistance
- Cold resistance
- Cold resistance 2
- Electricity resistance
- Poison resistance
- Poison resistance 3
- Drown resistance
- Miasma resistance
- Negative energy resistance
- Negative energy 3
- Torment resistance
- Holy vulnerability
- Human intelligence
- Weapons armour
- Starting equipment
- Open doors
- Undead holiness
- Asphyxiation resistance
- Medium monsters
- Evil
- Evil monsters
- See invisible
- Speaking monster
- Monsters
- Spellcaster
