Iron giant

Version 0.21: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

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

iron giant C
HP	118-240
HD	18
XP	3211
Speed	10
AC	18
EV	2
Will	120
Attack1	65 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rF+ rC+ rPois+ rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Giant
Type	giant, iron giant
Flags	Fighter See invisible Speaks Warm-blooded

Huge, lumbering, and particularly dull, this rusting monolith packs quite the punch. It is quite possibly the largest giant you have ever seen.

Useful Info

Iron giants are strong, slow, durable humanoids that can deal massive damage with melee attacks, irresistible attack spells, and thrown allies. They are found most often in the Iron City of Dis and Ziggurats, but can occasionally generate in the Depths or Zot as well.

While it's certainly possible to take iron giants on in melee, their range with Iron Shot is a mere four tiles. If you don't want to chance going toe to toe with one, feel free to take advantage of their slow speed and kite them with longer ranged attacks. Just be sure to change strategy if another enemy enters the fray, as the giant's Throw Ally ability can do surprisingly high damage (1d88) if the RNG isn't on your side.

Tips & Tricks

• In certain respects, treat Iron giants like Guardian serpents (who know the Blink Allies Encircling spell): ie, always be aware of the monster(s) adjacent to the Iron giant, since at any point that monster may become adjacent to you. Keep in mind that even if the Iron giant is seemingly alone and at the very edge of your LOS, those tiles out of your LOS next to the giant may harbor a monster he can use as ammunition against you.
• Spawn summons to keep the giant's attention while you attack it or are making an escape. Just remember that the giant's thrown ally behaves like a penetrating bolt, moving through any interposing monsters, instead of stopping at the first hit, the way an arrow might. So, while your spawned summons will impede the giant's movement and possibly be a target of its Iron Shot, they will provide no cover from its projectiles (thrown allies).
• As with nearly all slow enemies, if all else fails, just walk away. However, since they have the potential to throw faster-moving allies or allies with range attacks (say, a Hell Sentinel or another Iron giant), a scroll of blinking or teleport might be the safest escape. A scroll of fog can buy you some time; the Iron giant cannot throw at what he cannot see.
• This would be a good time to have reflection.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Iron Shot (3d32)	Wizard flag
Slot2	Throw Ally	Natural flag
Slot3	Harpoon Shot (2d17)	Natural flag

History

Iron giants were added in 0.18, inspired by Dungeon Sprint's the Iron Giant.