Air elemental

Version 0.21: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

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

air elemental E
HP	21-44
HD	6
XP	222
Speed	25
AC	2
EV	18
Will	Immune
Attack1	15 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rElec+++ rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm rSticky
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Brainless
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Large
Type	elemental, air elemental
Flags	See invisible Flying Insubstantial

A spirit drawn from the elemental plane of air. It exists in this world as a lightning-spitting spirit, stunning foes with its crackling bursts.

Useful Info

Air elementals are animated beings of wind. Fast and evasive, they are capable of dealing moderate physical damage and can create weak tornados around them, throwing you into the air and about the room and dealing extra damage to flying characters.

Monsters can summon them using the Summon Air Elementals spell, and sometimes they will be found following spriggan air mages. Otherwise, you typically only find them in the Abyss, the Cloud Mages' Chambers, and certain vaults.

You can also summon them yourself by evoking a deck of destruction and drawing the Storm card or invoking Qazlal's Elemental Force when storm clouds or clouds of smoke are visible.

Monster Spells

Spell set
Slot1	Vortex	Natural flag

Tips & Tricks

• Air elementals are immune to all Air Magic. As such, even though Airstrike and Tornado seem perfectly suited for taking down hard-to-hit flying enemies, these just won't work.
• If using Qazlal's Elemental Force, the friendliness of the elemental will depend on the source of the cloud: Your clouds are friendly, ambient clouds are neutral, enemy clouds are hostile.
• It's better if you engage them on the ground rather than in the air; much like Tornado, their Vortex ability deals more damage if you are in flight.
• Try to fight them in a corridor or enclosed space. Vortex is much less effective in small spaces.

History

Prior to 0.21, air elementals did not have Vortex.

Prior to 0.17, air elementals could dissipate, effectively submerging themselves in air, only to reform a few turns later.