Insubstantial wisp

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insubstantial wisp vInsubstantial wisp.png
HP 6-18
HD 6
XP 80
Speed 10
AC 5
EV 20
Will Immune
Attack1 12 (hit: blink)


Resistances rF++, rC++,
rElec++, rPois++,
rN+++, rTorm,
rRot+++, rSticky,
rConstr, rDrown
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence Plant
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Non-living
Size Tiny
Type insubstantial wisp, insubstantial wisp
Flags Insubstantial
Levitate
Silence immune


A thin wisp of floating gas, flickering, disappearing and reforming in a disconcertingly random fashion.
„Dotknij teraz mych czarów
Wichrze czarci tańcu
Oto płoną błędne ognie
Oto bóstwa lasów i gór
Których nie przebłagam
Ich sny srebrzą się ponad jeziorami
Gdzie słyszałem drzewa krzyczące w nocy
Wyją błagając o zemstę po raz, po raz, po raz..."
   Mastiphal, „Nad jeziorami myśli nieśmiertelnej"

Useful Info

Insubstantial wisps are very irritating monsters, even worse than early imps. They have high EV, blink constantly, and resist nearly everything. To make matters worse, they are encountered in packs and can be dangerous if they surround you. Wisps are found in the Dungeon, The Swamp, and the Abyss.

Spell: Blink

Tips & Tricks

  • Melee characters can eventually take them out with standard attack strategies, and heavy armour greatly reduces the threat they pose. It just requires much more patience than usual.
  • Spellcasters should try to use Earth and non-elemental Conjurations, such as Magic Dart, Iskenderun's Mystic Blast, or the highly effective and 100% accurate Airstrike. Poison Arrow and Throw Icicle will also partially work. The Bolt spells can take them out with repeated uses, but lesser elemental spells will take too long.

History

Insubstantial wisps' AC was lowered from 20 to 5 in 0.11, mostly to reduce annoyance.