Vault warden

Version 0.13: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

vault warden p
HP	68-109
HD	16
XP	1693
Speed	10
AC	1
EV	13
Will	60
Attack1	36 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Normal
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	human, human
Flags	Fighter See invisible Speaks Warm-blooded

Veteran commanders of the Vaults, wardens can seal nearby doorways to prevent intruders from either trespassing further or escaping alive.

Useful Info

Vault wardens are the heads of security in the Vaults. Along with decent melee attacks, these sentries have the ability to seal shut any number of doors and stairs in their line of sight, locking you in with them until the warden is slain or sufficient time has passed. As they usually travel with a sizable band of allies, this can be an extremely dangerous prospect.

Abilities: Seal Doors

Spells

Spell set
Slot1	Seal Doors	Magical flag, No silent flag

Tips & Tricks

• Vault wardens can be selective about which doors they close. If there are more monsters charging you from the next room over, they'll likely ignore that door while sealing off all the useful escape routes. Specifically, they won't allow tension to drop by more than a third when shutting a door.
• Need to escape but don't think you can survive the warden and his allies? Don't be afraid to teleport. You may wind up in an equally dangerous scenario, but it's better to chance that than get killed.
• Be extremely cautious if you see a vault warden upon entering Vaults:5. If they seal shut the six stairways in the center of the floor, you'll be forced to kill it (along with the army guarding the entrance) before you'll be able to leave.

History

Prior to 0.13 they were not able to seal stairways, and sealed doors could be affected by digging or disintegration.

Vault wardens were added to the game in 0.12.