Skyshark

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skyshark l
HP	49-100
HD	10
XP	778
Speed	10 (move: 70%)
AC	6
EV	8
Will	40
Attack1	20 (bite: bloodzerk)
Attack2	10 (tail slap: plain)
Attack3	10 (tail slap: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Large
Type	skyshark, skyshark
Flags	No skeleton Cold-blooded Flying

Skysharks cut through the air with a thoughtless ease. Just a taste of blood gives them an enraged strength, and further morsels drive them into a frenzy.

Useful Info

Skysharks are fast and deadly denizens of the Lair and Shoals. Skysharks get more dangerous after they taste blood: at first they get the Might status (+50% damage) for 10-20 turns, and then they can go berserk, also for the same duration.

Tips & Tricks

• If a skyshark can't taste blood, it can't go berserk. Undead species, Djinn, and Gargoyles don't have blood, so are immune to bloodzerk. For living species, a potion of lignification will turn you into a bloodless tree, and gives hefty AC to boot. Transmuters have access to Ice Form, which can also slow the skyshark through its freezing attacks.
• They don't have any resistances, and their willpower is relatively low. You can disable them from a distance using hex wands, curare darts, etc.
• Skysharks are good targets for Mephitic Cloud. Watch out, since a confused skyshark can become enraged if it hits another monster.

History

• Skysharks have been added in 0.30.