Meliai
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For a list of all arthropods, see list of arthropods.
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| HP | 16-33 |
| HD | 7 |
| XP | 300 |
| Speed | 20 |
| AC | 2 |
| EV | 14 |
| Will | 20 |
| Attack1 | 14 (hit: plain) |
| Attack2 | 12 (sting: poison)
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| Resistances | None |
| Vulnerabilities | Poison |
| Habitat | Land |
| Intelligence | Human |
| Uses | Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors |
| Holiness | Natural |
| Size | Small |
| Type | killer bee, meliai |
| Flags | Flying No skeleton Web immune |
| A nymphal hybrid, with a winged torso of a human atop of the stinging abdomen of a bee. The meliai serve many roles: priestesses of nature, nurses to the divine, and warrior-champions for their hives. |
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Useful Info
Meliai are fey bee-priestesses that always come in threes. They can appear in the late Dungeon, Spider's Nest, or as part of a killer bee vault.
Spells
| Spell set I | ||
|---|---|---|
| Slot1 | Smiting (7-17) | Priest flag |
| Slot2 | Heal Other (2d3+3) | Priest flag |
Tips & Tricks
- Think of them like killer bee versions of orc priests: Smiting, high speed, and a poisonous sting. Even though they might be frail, don't take meliai packs lightly!
- A group of 3 meliai is equivalent to 6 orc priests, and closer to 8 orc priests in practice (as meliai cast Smiting ~40% more often than priests).
- Meliai are fast, high EV, but frail threats. The following can be good ways to take them out:
- Attacks that never miss. Things like lightning rod, Lee's Rapid Deconstruction, and Freezing Cloud are strong AOE options that always hit. A tin of tremorstones, while it can miss, is very accurate and likely to kill.
- Like many insects, they're weak to poison. Olgreb's Toxic Radiance may prove extremely helpful if they appear in a vault full of other bees.
- They have poor willpower. A wand of charming is very effective, though paralysis is nice to use too.
- Meliai are valid targets for a queen bee's Berserk Other. If that happens, watch out!
History
- Meliai were introduced in 0.19.
