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==Useful Info==
 
==Useful Info==
'''Spriggan riders''' are fast mounted opponents which ride [[wasp]]s, shooting you with [[needle]]s while at range or attacking with [[polearms]] from the back row, often while [[spriggan (monster)|spriggan]] foot soldiers and wildlife charge in to attack you. They are impossible to escape on foot and hit hard, making them surprisingly deadly opponents. If you kill one, there's a chance that you'll only kill the rider or the mount, leaving a wasp or standard spriggan to face you alone. They can be found in the [[Swamp]] and in rare spriggan forests found throughout the dungeon and its branches.
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'''Spriggan riders''' are fast mounted opponents which ride [[hornet]]s, shooting [[dart]]s and attacking you with [[Polearms]]. They are impossible to escape on foot and hit hard, making them surprisingly deadly opponents. They can be found in the [[Swamp]] and in rare "spriggan forest" [[vault]]s found throughout the dungeon and its branches.
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When a spriggan rider is damaged below 50% HP, there's a <code>100% - (2 * current_hp%)</code> chance you kill either the [[spriggan (monster)|spriggan]] or its [[hornet]] mount, leaving the other behind (equal chance for each).<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|monster.cc|5811}}</ref> The survivor will have the same HP value (not percent) as the spriggan rider when it died, and keeps any statuses it had.
  
 
==Tips & Tricks==
 
==Tips & Tricks==
*[[Poison resistance]] renders their needles harmless.
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*[[Poison resistance]] renders their darts harmless.
*They need a clear line of fire to shoot you, which is hard for them to achieve when fighting in the densely wooded forests. Even so, it's best to lure them away from the trees by backing away behind a corner, just in case a [[spriggan druid]] casts [[Awaken Forest]] on you.
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*Darts require a clear line of fire in order to hit you. However, their polearms can [[reach]] over other monsters.
*If you manage to kill a spriggan rider's wasp while it is floating over [[deep water]], it will drop the spriggan into the water and kill it instantly. This can happen fairly easily in the [[Swamp]].
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*If you manage to kill a spriggan rider's hornet while it's flying over [[deep water]], it will drop the spriggan into the water and kill it instantly.
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*Thankfully, spriggan riders don't have the paralytic poison of [[hornet]]s. If the spriggan dies, however, you'll risk [[paralysis]] (if you don't have immunity to poison).
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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*Prior to [[0.19]], they rode [[wasp]]s instead of hornets.
 
*Prior to [[0.15]], they rode [[giant fireflies]] instead of wasps.
 
*Prior to [[0.15]], they rode [[giant fireflies]] instead of wasps.
 
*Spriggan riders were added in [[0.7]].
 
*Spriggan riders were added in [[0.7]].
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==References==
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[[Category:Spriggan]]
 
[[Category:Spriggan]]

Latest revision as of 06:50, 16 December 2023

Version 0.30: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

For a list of all spriggans, see list of spriggans.

spriggan rider iSpriggan rider.png
HP 39-81
HD 11
XP 807
Speed 10 (move: 60%)
AC 1
EV 18
Will 100
Attack1 27 (hit: plain)


Resistances None
Vulnerabilities Poison
Habitat Land
Intelligence Human
Uses Weapons & armour
Starting equipment
Open doors
Holiness Natural
Size Small
Type spriggan, spriggan
Flags Fighter
See invisible
Flying
Speaks
Warm-blooded
A spriggan that has tamed a hornet as its mount, and is tasked with protecting the spriggan fens and cairns from intruders.

Useful Info

Spriggan riders are fast mounted opponents which ride hornets, shooting darts and attacking you with Polearms. They are impossible to escape on foot and hit hard, making them surprisingly deadly opponents. They can be found in the Swamp and in rare "spriggan forest" vaults found throughout the dungeon and its branches.

When a spriggan rider is damaged below 50% HP, there's a 100% - (2 * current_hp%) chance you kill either the spriggan or its hornet mount, leaving the other behind (equal chance for each).[1] The survivor will have the same HP value (not percent) as the spriggan rider when it died, and keeps any statuses it had.

Tips & Tricks

  • Poison resistance renders their darts harmless.
  • Darts require a clear line of fire in order to hit you. However, their polearms can reach over other monsters.
  • If you manage to kill a spriggan rider's hornet while it's flying over deep water, it will drop the spriggan into the water and kill it instantly.
  • Thankfully, spriggan riders don't have the paralytic poison of hornets. If the spriggan dies, however, you'll risk paralysis (if you don't have immunity to poison).

History

References

  1. monster.cc:5811 (0.30.0)