Ancient zyme
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ancient zyme x 
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| HP | 36-69 |
| HD | 8 |
| XP | 327 |
| Speed | 10 |
| AC | 6 |
| EV | 6 |
| Will | 60 |
| Attack1 | 16 (hit: plain) |
| Attack2 | 16 (hit: plain)
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| Resistances | rPois+, rN+++, rTorm, rRot+++, rDrown, rWater |
| Vulnerabilities | None |
| Habitat | Land |
| Intelligence | Animal |
| Uses | Uses nothing |
| Holiness | Non-living |
| Size | Medium |
| Type | ancient zyme, ancient zyme |
| Flags | Levitate No stairs See invisible |
| A nexus of sentient cancer and disease, borne aloft perhaps by malice alone. Its nature inflicts withering illness on all living beings in its presence. |
Useful Info
Ancient zymes are pestilential floating things which inflict sickness by their mere presence. Thankfully, they are not especially durable. They can be found in the Abyss.
Tips & Tricks
- Characters with rotting resistance are immune to the passive sickness and can largely ignore ancient zymes.
- For characters that are still susceptible to sickness, boosting your regeneration rate will make the sickness pass more quickly, and you can cure your disease instantly with a potion of curing in a pinch. Of course, it's best to wait until after you've killed the zyme to use either method.
- A ring of sustain abilities will keep your stats intact if you decide to wait out the sickness (though the stat losses from a single bout of sickness will likely be negligible). Deep dwarf characters should be particularly cautious around ancient zymes.
History
Ancient zymes were added in 0.12.
