Salamander tyrant
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For a list of salamanders, see the List of salamanders.
salamander tyrant N 
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|---|---|
| HP | 44-90 |
| HD | 15 |
| XP | 770 |
| Speed | 10 (swim: 70%) |
| AC | 5 |
| EV | 7 |
| Will | 60 |
| Attack1 | 15 (hit: fire)
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| Resistances | rF+++ |
| Vulnerabilities | Cold |
| Habitat | Amphibious lava |
| Intelligence | Human |
| Uses | Open doors |
| Holiness | Natural |
| Size | Medium |
| Type | naga, salamander |
| Flags | Warm-blooded |
| An intimidating volcano lord. It commands the magma of its realm as an extension of its body, and the majesty of its gaze can weaken even the proudest challenger. |
Useful info
Salamander tyrants are extremely dangerous foes guarding the Snake Pit against intruders. Their Eruption is a strong, smite-targeted attack which ignores EV and creates lava (blocking the player's retreat if they can't fly). Pyroclastic Surge can only be used if the player is on or adjacent to a lava tile. Also, they can weaken you (-25% melee damage) without using up their turn.
Spells
| Spell set I | ||
|---|---|---|
| Slot1 | Eruption (3d24) | Wizard flag |
| Slot2 | Pyroclastic Surge (3d24) | Wizard flag |
| Slot3 | Weakening Gaze | Wizard flag, Instant flag |
Tips & Tricks
- When you're on/adjacent to lava, salamander tyrants are more dangerous, as they are more likely to cast a damaging spell. Tyrants have a 25% chance to cast Pyroclastic Surge per turn (when valid), in addition to the 10% chance to cast Eruption.[1]
- Eruption has a chance to create a lava tile for each empty tile around you. When standing in a hallway, lava is less likely to generate. But if you aren't flying, a hallway makes it more likely for you to be trapped by the lava.
- Having fire resistance will reduce their damage output significantly. Eruption ignores 50% of your fire resistance, though Pyroclastic Surge is affected normally by rF+.
- Low-HP, high EV characters will find this enemy particularly lethal - but like most natural spellcasters, they are affected by Silence and waterlog.
History
- Salamander tyrants were added in 0.27.
References
- ↑ mon-spell.h:1092 (0.30.1)
Monsters have a X/200 chance to cast a spell - that's 50/200 for Pyroclastic Surge, and 20/200 for Eruption. Not being able to cast a spell does not make other spells more likely. (Also, they can still use Eruption when you're surrounded by lava.)
