Golden dragon

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For a list of all dragons, see list of dragons.

golden dragon D
HP	87-126
HD	18
XP	4175
Speed	10
AC	15
EV	7
Will	180
Attack¹	40 (bite: plain)
Attack²	20 (claw: plain)
Attack³	20 (trample: trample)
Resistances	rF+, rC+, rElec, rPois+, rDrown, rWater
Vulnerabilities	Dragon Slaying
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Giant
Type	dragon, golden dragon
Flags	Flying See invisible Warm-blooded

A great winged dragon covered in shining golden scales. Legends say that their blood runs both hot and cold, and is venomous to boot.

Useful Info

Golden dragons are extremely powerful dragons that can breathe fire, cold, or poisonous clouds. Butchering their corpses may leave behind gold dragon hides which can be enchanted, creating gold dragon armour, one of the most resilient (but heaviest) armours in the game. Golden dragons appear in the Realm of Zot, as well as the last floors of the Vaults and the Dungeon.

If you have low AC, keep out of melee with your fire, cold, and poison resistances up.
It resists all elements, but its EV and AC are low enough that you can overpower it with physical, negative energy, or irresistible Conjurations (Orb of Destruction, Lehudib's Crystal Spear, etc.). Even elemental Conjurations can break through its resistances if they have enough power behind them.