Test spawner

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test spawner X
HP	10000
HD	1000
XP	573216
Speed	14 (swim: 60%)
AC	127
EV	127
Will	Immune
Resistances	rF+, rC+, rElec, rPois+, rN+++, rTorm, rSticky, rAcid, rConstr, rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Amphibious
Intelligence	Plant
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Large
Type	test spawner, test spawner
Flags	Insubstantial No poly Regenerates Stationary

(If you see this outside wizmode or the arena, this is a bug.) Whatever it is, it is capable of spawning countless monsters by casting Shadow Creatures, and is virtually undestructible itself. To destroy it, lower the central elevator pillar, then pump rockets into the hole in its exposed brain when the pillar rises to an appropriate height. You can add another rocket while jumping down. Oh wait, wrong game.

Useful Info

A test spawner is a monster created by dolorous for use in stress-testing the game's AI. With 10,000 HP and extreme defenses, it probably won't die anytime soon. Test spawners only exist when manually generated in Wizard mode or the Arena.

Spells

Spell set
Slot1	Shadow Creatures	Demonic flag
Slot2	Plane Rend	Demonic flag
Slot3	Phantom Mirror	Demonic flag

Tips & Tricks

• The developer sorear once killed one in the Arena with 99 daevas. Being completely surrounded by a horde of creatures prevented the test spawner from summoning, at which point the daeva army just gradually wore it down with irresistible smiting attacks.
• Test spawners aren't immune to instakill attacks. The Axe of Woe does the trick, as will Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling, Uskayaw's Grand Finale, etc.
• If you want 2 test spawners to fight each other in the Arena, try using arena:small. You may need to spawn multiple test spawners so that they are actually in LOS of each other.