Caustic shrike
Version 0.28: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
For a list of all birds, see list of birds.
caustic shrike b 
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| HP | 71-144 |
| HD | 18 |
| XP | 4608 |
| Speed | 20 |
| AC | 8 |
| EV | 18 |
| Will | 80 |
| Attack1 | 36 (claw: acid)
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| Resistances | rF+ rC+ |
| Vulnerabilities | None |
| Habitat | Land |
| Intelligence | Animal |
| Uses | Uses nothing |
| Holiness | Natural |
| Size | Tiny |
| Type | caustic shrike, caustic shrike |
| Flags | Flying Warm-blooded |
| A swift, nightmarish bird whose razor-sharp metallic feathers drip with corrosive acid. |
Useful Info
Caustic shrikes are devastatingly powerful flying pack hunters that swarm their victims and tear them apart with brutal corrosive attacks. They can be found in the Depths.
Tips & Tricks
- Shrikes are justification for carrying a ring of resist corrosion around while exploring the mid-game. They can prove devastating if you allow several of them to attack you at once; use narrow hallways (of your own making if need be) to prevent this, especially if you lack acid resistance.
- For those who worship Okawaru, kills of caustic shrikes tend to award maximum piety per kill even well after you've achieved a fairly routine ability to dispatch them. Keep that in mind if you need a boost to take out one or more - if you invoke heroism and/or finesse, odds are you'll recover much of the piety you spent upon your victory.
- Caustic shrikes have decent willpower, but you can use a scroll of vulnerability to improve the chance of hexing them. Charmed shrikes make good allies.
- Even as a very dangerous late-game enemy, they cannot see invisible. The status remains powerful -- just don't expect a potion to be a one-stop solution to a shrike pack. They also aren't resistant to corrosion or even poison themselves, though whenever a wand of acid will hit is another story.
History
- Prior to 0.28, caustic shrikes could see invisible.
- Caustic shrikes were introduced in 0.16.
