Ancient champion
Version 0.16: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
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| HP | 61-79 |
| HD | 14 |
| XP | 2102 |
| Speed | 10 |
| AC | 15 |
| EV | 10 |
| Will | 120 |
| Attack1 | 32 (hit: plain)
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| Resistances | rC+, rPois+++, rN+++, rTorm, rRot+++, rDrown, rWater |
| Vulnerabilities | Holy, Holy wrath |
| Habitat | Land |
| Intelligence | Normal |
| Uses | Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors |
| Holiness | Undead |
| Size | Medium |
| Type | ancient champion, ancient champion |
| Flags | Evil Fighter |
| An unfathomably ancient skeleton. It has hundreds of golden sigils etched onto its bones, and pulses with terrible, unholy power. |
Contents
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 | Bolt of Draining (3d21) | Wizard flag |
| Slot2 | Stone Arrow (3d21) | Wizard flag |
| Slot3 | Haste | Wizard flag |
| Spell set II | ||
|---|---|---|
| Slot1 | Iron Shot (3d26) | Wizard flag |
| Slot2 | Pain (d15) | Wizard flag |
| Slot3 | Haste | Wizard flag |
| Spell set III | ||
|---|---|---|
| Slot1 | Iskenderun's Mystic Blast (3d19) | Wizard flag |
| Slot2 | Slow | Wizard flag |
| Slot3 | Haste | Wizard flag |
| Spell set IV | ||
|---|---|---|
| Slot1 | Venom Bolt (3d18) | Wizard flag |
| Slot2 | Haunt | Wizard flag |
| Slot3 | Animate Dead | 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.
Categories:
- 0.16 articles
- Hit type
- Plain flavour
- Cold resistance
- Poison resistance
- Poison resistance 3
- Negative energy resistance
- Negative energy 3
- Torment resistance
- Rot resistance
- Rot resistance 3
- Drown resistance
- Water resistance
- Holy vulnerability
- Holy wrath vulnerability
- Normal intelligence
- Weapons armour
- Starting equipment
- Open doors
- Undead holiness
- Asphyxiation resistance
- Medium monsters
- Evil
- Evil monsters
- Fighter
- Monsters
- Spellcaster
