Crystal echidna

Version 0.32: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

crystal echidna r
HP	42-86
HD	12
XP	775
Speed	13
AC	10
EV	10
Will	Immune
Attack1	20 (bite: plain)
Resistances	rF+++ rC+++ rElec+++ rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Little
Type	crystal echidna, crystal echidna
Flags	Unbreathing

A spiny, long snouted rodent grown out of pure living crystal. It is immune to most forms of magic and hurls both crystallising shots and painful barbs. HAMLET [Drawing his sword.]: How now! a rat? Dead, for a ducat, dead [Stabs through the arras.] -William Shakespeare, _The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark_, III, 4. 1603.

Useful Info

Crystal echidnas are found in the Iron City of Dis. They can fire both barbs and bolts of crystal.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Throw Barbs (2d13)	Natural flag
Slot2	Crystallising Shot (3d20)	Natural flag

Tips & Tricks

• By the time you're in extended, crystal echidnas shouldn't be much of a threat by themselves. However, they can make you fragile with their Crystallizing Shots.
• Crystal echidnas are susceptible to LRD and Shatter.

History

• In 0.33, crystal echidnas will be speed 13.
• Prior to 0.32, crystal echidnas had Crystal Bolt instead of Crystallizing Shot.
• Crystal echidnas were added in 0.28.