Death drake

death drake l
HP	57 - 100
HD	9
XP	829
Speed	13
AC	6
EV	14
Will	36
Attack1	12 (bite: plain)
Resistances	rPois+
Vulnerabilities	Dragon Slaying
Habitat	land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Big
Type	dragon, death drake
Flags	Spellcaster Flying Evil Cold-blooded

A small dragon, radiating pestilence.

Useful info

Death drakes are small, extremely unpleasant members of dragonkind. Although no very physically threatening, their miasma breath attack creates clouds of poisonous rot- and slow-inducing corruption that can near-permanently weaken your character. They can be found in lower portions of the Dungeon, the special 'undead Swamp:5', and in the Abyss, though they are most commonly encountered when summoned by draconian callers.

Spells

Spell set
Slot1	Miasma (3d9)
Slot2	Miasma (3d9)
Slot3	none
Slot4	Miasma (3d9)
Slot5	Miasma (3d9)
Slot6	none

Tips & Tricks

• Read the article on miasma.
• Kill them as quickly as possible or run away fast! Note that despite their name and breath weapon, they are not in fact undead, or even considered unholy or evil. This means holy wrath weapons are not especially effective against them, but it also means they have no resistances other than poison and rotting.
• Unfortunately, killing them quickly may be easier said than done: they have good EV, non-trivial AC, and almost twice as many HP than most HD 9 monsters. If the drake came from a draconian caller, it is usually better to run away, wait for the drakes to unsummon, and try to catch the caller in melee before he fills the area with allies. If it is a real death drake, use your best weapons and/or spells to dispatch them quickly. Note that their low MR means Hexes can often disable them if you have them at a decent power.