Air elemental

Version 0.17: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

air elemental E
HP	21-44
HD	6
XP	222
Speed	25
AC	2
EV	18
Will	Immune
Attack¹	15 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rElec+++ rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm rSticky
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Brainless
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Large
Type	elemental, air elemental
Flags	See invisible Flying Insubstantial

A spirit drawn from the elemental plane of air. It exists in this world as a lightning-spitting spirit, stunning foes with its crackling bursts.

Useful Info

Air elementals are animated beings of wind. Fast and evasive, they are capable of dealing moderate physical damage.

Monsters can summon them using the Summon Air Elementals spell, and sometimes they will be found following spriggan air mages. Otherwise, you typically only find them in the Abyss, the Cloud Mages' Chambers, and certain vaults.

You can also summon them yourself by evoking the fan of gales, or invoking Qazlal's Elemental Force when storm clouds or clouds of smoke are visible.

Air elementals are immune to all Air Magic. As such, even though Airstrike and Tornado seem perfectly suited for taking down hard-to-hit flying enemies, these just won't work.
If using Qazlal's Elemental Force, the friendliness of the elemental will depend on the source of the cloud: Your clouds are friendly, ambient clouds are neutral, enemy clouds are hostile.

Prior to 0.17, Air Elementals could dissipate, effectively submerging themselves in air, only to reform a few turns later.