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==Useful Info==
 
==Useful Info==
'''Shadow wraiths''' are one of the more dangerous insubstantial [[undead]] monsters. They are innately [[invisible]], and sneak up on you undetected before [[draining]] your XP with their melee attacks. If you can see where they are, however, they have few other advantages and go down quickly. - They are found in the lower-[[Dungeon]], [[the Crypt]], and [[Gehenna]].
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'''Shadow wraiths''' are incorporeal [[undead]] foes which inflict the [[slow]] [[status effect]] with their melee attacks, much like [[wraith]]s. Having at least one rank of [[negative energy]] resistance renders you immune to this slow effect. Unlike wraiths, however, they are innately [[invisible]], and deal slightly more damage with their attacks. Even so, they are only modestly dangerous on their own, only posing a real threat when they slow you while facing more substantial enemies or suddenly block your passage. They can be found in the lower portions of [[the Dungeon]], [[the Crypt]], and the [[Hell]]s.
  
 
==Tips & Tricks==
 
==Tips & Tricks==
*Even if you only put it on after being attacked once or twice, keeping a source of [[see invisible]] around is a really good idea.
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Shadow wraiths are a very good reason to have [[see invisible]] active while exploring areas they generate in. Wasting turns in combat with invisible popcorn when you intended to run can be extremely hazardous
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[0.13]] Shadow wraiths will drain speed instead of xp. This low-duration slow enchantment is fully-resistable with one level of [[life protection]].
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Prior to [[0.13]], shadow wraiths would drain your experience with their melee attacks. This change accompanied the 0.13 overhaul to draining effects.
  
 
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Revision as of 15:13, 29 October 2013

Version 0.13: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.


shadow wraith WShadow wraith.png
HP 38-70
HD 10
XP 773
Speed 10
AC 7
EV 7
Will 106
Attack1 20 (hit: drain speed)


Resistances rPois+++, rN+++,
rTorm, rRot+++,
rSticky, rConstr,
rDrown
Vulnerabilities Holy, Holy wrath
Habitat Land
Intelligence High
Uses Open doors
Holiness Undead
Size Medium
Type wraith, shadow wraith
Flags Evil
Insubstantial
Levitate
See invisible
A mist-wreathed skeletal shadow hanging in mid-air that leeches away the lifeforce of living beings.

“Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
I wish, I wish he’d go away...”
-Hughes Mearns ,_Antigonish_, 1-4. 1899



Useful Info

Shadow wraiths are incorporeal undead foes which inflict the slow status effect with their melee attacks, much like wraiths. Having at least one rank of negative energy resistance renders you immune to this slow effect. Unlike wraiths, however, they are innately invisible, and deal slightly more damage with their attacks. Even so, they are only modestly dangerous on their own, only posing a real threat when they slow you while facing more substantial enemies or suddenly block your passage. They can be found in the lower portions of the Dungeon, the Crypt, and the Hells.

Tips & Tricks

Shadow wraiths are a very good reason to have see invisible active while exploring areas they generate in. Wasting turns in combat with invisible popcorn when you intended to run can be extremely hazardous

History

Prior to 0.13, shadow wraiths would drain your experience with their melee attacks. This change accompanied the 0.13 overhaul to draining effects.