Serpent of Hell

Version 0.15: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

The Serpent of Hell is a unique demonic dragon which can be found guarding one of the four branches of Hell. Its attributes and breath attacks vary based on where you encounter it.

Are you looking for:

• The fiery Serpent of Gehenna?
• The frozen Serpent of Cocytus?
• The metal Serpent of the Iron City of Dis?
• The spectral Serpent of Tartarus?

History

In 0.16 the Serpent of Hell will receive a considerable buff, gaining two extra heads each capable of breathing/attacking individually.

In ancient versions of Crawl, the Serpent of Hell did not appear as a unique monster, but rather as a generic one that could be found in considerable numbers guarding the lowest level of Gehenna. While they may have had fewer HP, the fact they could appear in considerable numbers made them more dangerous than the single monster ever is: facing multiple 20-HD hellfire-casting dragons at a time was often a quick death.