Sky beast
Version 0.12: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
sky beast I 
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|---|---|
| HP | 17-38 |
| HD | 5 |
| XP | 130 |
| Speed | 10 |
| AC | 3 |
| EV | 13 |
| Will | 20 |
| Attack1 | 5 (hit: electricity: 5-6)
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| Resistances | rElec+++, Asphyx |
| Vulnerabilities | None |
| Habitat | Land |
| Intelligence | Animal |
| Uses | Uses nothing |
| Holiness | Natural |
| Size | Large |
| Type | sky beast, sky beast |
| Flags | No skeleton Flying |
| A strange creature formed of clouds and tortured flesh that sparkles with electricity and, every so often, slips from view |
Useful Information
Sky beasts are unusual flying creatures which can be a dangerous nuisance when first encountered (usually D:5 or so, though they can appear out-of-depth). Their melee attacks deal an additional 5-6 electricity damage per hit to those without resistance, and they tend to turn invisible during combat or when fleeing. They also occasionally create tiles of shallow water (or turn shallow water into deep water) when turning invisible.
Tips & Tricks
- Their tendency to turn invisible may make combat with them an aggravating guessing game. Fortunately, they rarely ever do anything more exotic than approach you and start attacking, so it's easy to guess where one will be when you engage it in melee. Alternatively, reading a scroll of fog or hitting it with Corona will make it much easier to spot.
- These are likely the first monsters you'll encounter with mutagenic chunks. If you feel like gambling with mutations, here's an early opportunity.
- They cannot be raised as zombies or skeletons. Don't bother trying.
History
Prior to 0.12, sky beasts would flee once heavily injured. Coupled with their tendency to turn invisible, this made finishing them off very annoying.
