Shard shrike

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shard shrike bShard shrike.png
HP 88-130
HD 21
XP 5332
Speed 30
AC 2
EV 18
Will 80
Attack1 21 (claw: cold: 21-62)


Resistances rC++, rDrown
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence Animal
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Natural
Size Tiny
Type shard shrike, shard shrike
Flags Batty
Flying
See invisible
Warm-blooded
An incredibly fast-moving bird, known for impaling its prey on shards of ice before tearing them to pieces. They have acclimated to the desolate wastes of Cocytus, and its accursed chill now envelopes them.

Useful Info

Shard shrikes are durable, extremely aggressive animals which can be found either individually or in packs. These birds swarm their prey, slashing and impaling them with cold damage attacks. They are thankfully rare, only occurring in the depths of Cocytus.

Spells

Spell set
Slot1 Throw Icicle (3d30)
Slot2 none
Slot3 none
Slot4 none
Slot5 none
Slot6 none

Tips & Tricks

  • As they're found in Cocytus, you'll likely have plenty of cold resistance by the time you encounter them. Don't let that fool you into thinking them harmless, however; their constant Throw Icicle spells deal partially irresistible damage, and a large group of shrikes can hit you with plenty of these in a fairly short amount of time.
  • They have surprisingly high HD, but only a moderate amount of magic resistance. Keep that in mind before trying to inflict them with status effects.

History

Shard shrikes will be added in 0.16.