Eye of draining

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For a list of all eyeballs, see list of eyeballs.

eye of draining GEye of draining.png
HP 51-104
HD 14
XP 768
Speed 10 (move: 80%)
AC 3
EV 1
Will 80



Resistances rAcid+++
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence Brainless
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Natural
Size Medium
Type floating eye, eye of draining
Flags Flying
See invisible
No skeleton
Cautious
Evil
A hovering horror, rare and unnatural even amongst servitor eyes, radiating baleful energies. They monitor the flow of chaotic life and ever-present death for the divine Jiyva.

Useful Info

Eyes of draining are slow, floating creatures which have no physical attacks. Instead, they can make a gaze attack against you, irresistibly draining 5-17 MP, healing themselves in the process.

They are quite rare outside eye-infested vaults or the Slime Pits. But you may encounter them in midgame from Dungeon:8 downwards.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1 Draining Gaze Magical flag,
Instant flag

Tips & Tricks

  • A spellcaster meeting an eye of draining may wish to immediately cast his most powerful spells in an attempt to quickly overwhelm it. The MP would be devoured anyway, so there's no sense in being frugal.
  • While largely harmless for melee-based characters, remember to re-assess the priority in which you target them should you find such a character relying upon an amulet of guardian spirit.