Death cob

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HP	60-122
HD	14
XP	2278
Speed	25
AC	10
EV	15
Will	40
Attack¹	35 (hit: drain speed)
Resistances	rC+ rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Undead
Size	Tiny
Type	death cob, death cob
Flags	Evil Unbreathing Speaks

A dreadful undead cob of maize. Look, this one was probably a mistake. We're sorry.

Useful Info

Death cobs are undead monsters found throughout the Realm of Zot. Their fast attacks deal decent damage and quickly drain your speed.

Avoid engaging them while near other enemies. You will be promptly slowed for the whole fight. That being said, running is quite difficult.
Quaffing a potion of haste or speeding up otherwise will nullify the slow effect for the whole fight.
Death cobs have relatively low magic resistance, which makes them good targets for hexes.
- If you have a wand of enslavement, you can turn death cobs into powerful allies who can slow down even orbs of fire.
Formicids have permanent stasis, which makes them immune to speed draining attacks.

In 0.18, they stopped draining satiation but drain speed again.
Death cobs received buffs to HP and attack in 0.17. Their attacks also started draining satiation.