Demon

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Demons are unholy monsters from the infernal planes of Hell, Pandemonium and the Abyss. They range in difficulty from minor nuisances like the crimson imp to the mighty Greater Demons, and have a wide variety of powers. They can be brought into the world by summoning them, and they also appear in later levels of the Dungeon, especially the aforementioned infernal branches.

All demons are considered evil, and take damage from holy wrath branded weapons and Holy Word. Many gods award piety for destroying them. Makhleb and Xom may grant demonic servants to their worshipers.

In the ASCII version of Crawl, demons are represented by a numeral representing their tier level (1-5).

Demon List

Demons are divided in five tiers:

Tier-5 Demons

Tier-5 Demons are the weakest class of demons. They're common in the early dungeon, and are often summoned in droves by stronger creatures. Only starting characters should have trouble dealing with these. The imps can be summoned by using Call Imp.

  • 5 Crimson imp.png Crimson imp - A pesky little beast that blinks often and regenerates. Very difficult to pin down and kill, but otherwise fairly harmless.
  • 5 White imp.png White imp - Frosty little demons that have Throw Frost and a cold-flavoured melee attack. Watch your potions!
  • 5 Shadow imp.png Shadow imp - Demonic necromancers that cast Pain and occasionally Animate Dead.
  • 5 Iron imp.png Iron imp - Metallic imps that have more HP and melee power, but slower speed, than other imps.
  • 5 Lemure.png Lemure - A vaguely humanoid blob with almost no HP or other redeeming qualities, save poison resistance.
  • 5 Quasit.png Quasit - Small demons with decent HP and dexterity-draining melee attacks.
  • 5 Ufetubus.png Ufetubus - Resists cold and has decent EV, but is otherwise weak. Summoned in droves by the tier-3 ynoxinul.

Tier-4 Demons

Tier-4 Demons are more powerful than tier-5 demons, but are still among some of the weakest demons in the game. They are occasionally granted as allies by Makhleb's Lesser Servant invocation.

  • 4 Blue devil.png Blue devil - Flying devils that resist cold and poison, but are vulnerable to fire. They have no spells.
  • 4 Hellwing.png Hellwing - Skeletal demons that can raise the dead and teleport things (themselves or you).
  • 4 Iron devil.png Iron devil - Upgraded iron imps with good AC and a variety of resistances. They hit for around as much as an ogre, but move slowly.
  • 4 Orange demon.png Orange demon - Mostly unremarkable demons with dexterity-draining melee attacks.
  • 4 Red devil.png Red devil - Flying devils that wield tridents or demon tridents. Vulnerable to cold.
  • 4 Rotting devil.png Rotting devil - Shambling demons that inflict rot with their fetid touch and trail clouds of miasma wherever they go.
  • 4 Sixfirhy.png Sixfirhy - An electrical imp that moves in bursts of speed. Relatively weak, but electric attacks will heal it (though enough electricity will blow it up instead).

Tier-3 Demons

Tier-3 Demons are demons of average power that display an assortment of capabilities. Some are notably more dangerous than others.

Tier-2 Demons

Tier-2 Demons are challenging combatants due to significant melee ability. They are the second most powerful tier of demon. All of them can open doors. Additionally, a worshipper of Makhleb may summon some of them using the Greater Servant ability.

  • 2 Balrug.png Balrug - Huge, fast demons that wield branded demon whips, cast powerful fire magic, and smite their foes.
  • 2 Blizzard demon.png Blizzard demon - Demons that are faster than average and capable of casting powerful Air and Ice Magic.
  • 2 Cacodemon.png Cacodemon - A dangerous debilitating demon that can cast Malmutate, Slow, and Confuse. They can also call in reinforcements or pelt you with energy bolts.
  • 2 Green death.png Green death - Quick demons that attack you with all manner of dangerous toxins.
  • 2 Hell beast.png Hell beast - Dangerous melee demons with two attacks that can trample foes. Their abilities are somewhat randomized.
  • 2 Hellion.png Hellion - Demons that specialize in pelting you with smite-targeted hellfire.
  • 2 Lorocyproca.png Lorocyproca - Invisible demons that resist all elements and sap your MP with their attacks.
  • 2 Reaper.png Reaper - The archetypal Grim Reapers. They wield branded scythes and can deal heavy melee damage.
  • 2 Shadow demon.png Shadow demon - Demonic summoners which can quickly flood their surroundings with summoned demons and Shadow Creatures.
  • 2 Tormentor.png Tormentor - A demon that casts Pain and Torment and is faster than you.

Tier-1 Demons

Tier-1 Demons (also known as Greater Demons) are among the deadliest opponents in Dungeon Crawl. All tier-1 demons can see invisible, and all Fiends are capable of inflicting Torment. Fighting, or even being in sight of multiple tier-1 demons, is not recommended.

  • 1 Brimstone fiend.png Brimstone fiend - Fiends that specialize in hellfire as well as torment. Vulnerable to cold.
  • 1 Executioner.png Executioner - Moves twice as fast as normal, and will cast Haste at the slightest provocation. With its speed and 3 melee attacks, it will tear low AC characters to shreds.
  • 1 Hell Sentinel.png Hell sentinel - A demonic construct with excellent defenses, painful spines, and both Hellfire and Iron Shot.
  • 1 Ice Fiend.png Ice fiend - Fiends that have torment and Bolt of Cold, but are most dangerous in melee with their powerful cold attacks. Vulnerable to fire.
  • 1 Shadow Fiend.png Shadow fiend - Fiends that can damage both the living and the undead with an assortment of cold and negative energy spells.