Ancient champion

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HP	46-94
HD	14
XP	2293
Speed	10
AC	23
EV	7
Will	120
Attack1	32 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rC+ rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Undead
Size	Medium
Type	ancient champion, ancient champion
Flags	Fighter Evil Unbreathing

An unfathomably ancient skeleton. It has hundreds of golden sigils etched onto its bones, and pulses with terrible, unholy power.

Useful Info

Ancient champions are dangerous undead foes with powerful spellcasting abilities and good weapons and armour. They can be found in the Crypt, often leading a band of skeletal warriors.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Iron Shot (3d26)	Wizard flag
Slot2	Haste	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

• All ancient champions are considerable threats in melee, wearing plate mail and wielding heavy, branded two-handed weapons, in addition to usually being able to haste themselves. However, their spell sets vary considerably in threat level: Bolt of Draining and Iskenderun's Mystic Blast are both fairly negligible, while Iron Shot and Haunt are much harder to deal with. Consider switching to an amulet of warding if you suddenly find yourself surrounded by summoned ghosts. Or have Aura of Abjuration at hand.
• Despite their deadliness and solid defenses, they don't have terribly high HP; Dispel Undead's irresistible damage will take care of these very easily.

History

Prior to 0.13, ancient champions were a variant of skeletal warriors that were only found in one specific vault.