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If [[Demonbane]] or [[Sunsword]] have not yet been created, Archons will be generated with one of them; they are also guaranteed a [[shield of reflection]]. | If [[Demonbane]] or [[Sunsword]] have not yet been created, Archons will be generated with one of them; they are also guaranteed a [[shield of reflection]]. | ||
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| + | Archons have such high [[difficulty]] that even for a level 30 [[character]] they cannot appear before [[dungeon level]] 22. Since the [[Dungeons of Doom]] end at or before level 29 and Archons cannot be generated in [[Gehennom]], most characters will not see one before finding the [[Amulet of Yendor]] (and level 22 or lower characters definitely won't). Once you have the Amulet, your effective dungeon level is at least 45, so Archons may be randomly generated from the [[Castle]] up. There are no guaranteed Archons in the game. | ||
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| + | ==Strategy== | ||
| + | Archons will always be peaceful for [[lawful]] characters of sufficiently high [[alignment record|alignment]]. Some players consider this a significant advantage of being lawful. | ||
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| + | Archons will reflect a [[death ray]] (or any other ray, for that matter), but [[Vorpal Blade]] can decapitate them. They are too large to be [[Tsurugi of Muramasa|bisected]]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:38, 27 August 2007
A archon 
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| Difficulty | 26 |
| Attacks |
Weapon 2d4, Weapon 2d4, Gaze 2d6 blinding, Claw 1d8, Spell-casting |
| Base level | 19 |
| Base experience | 706 |
| Speed | 16 |
| Base AC | -6 |
| Base MR | 80 |
| Alignment | 15 (lawful) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Very rare, appears only outside of Gehennom |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 1450 |
| Nutritional value | 400 |
| Size | Large |
| Resistances | Fire, Cold, Shock, Sleep, Poison |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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An archon:
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| Reference | monst.c#line1106 |
Archons are the most powerful of the angelic beings and, indeed, possess the second highest difficulty level of all randomly generated monsters (next to the arch-lich). They are exceedingly popular as pets due to their power (and as pets cannot cast attack spells, the arch-lich is next to useless as a pet due to its weaker physical attacks).
If Demonbane or Sunsword have not yet been created, Archons will be generated with one of them; they are also guaranteed a shield of reflection.
Archons have such high difficulty that even for a level 30 character they cannot appear before dungeon level 22. Since the Dungeons of Doom end at or before level 29 and Archons cannot be generated in Gehennom, most characters will not see one before finding the Amulet of Yendor (and level 22 or lower characters definitely won't). Once you have the Amulet, your effective dungeon level is at least 45, so Archons may be randomly generated from the Castle up. There are no guaranteed Archons in the game.
Strategy
Archons will always be peaceful for lawful characters of sufficiently high alignment. Some players consider this a significant advantage of being lawful.
Archons will reflect a death ray (or any other ray, for that matter), but Vorpal Blade can decapitate them. They are too large to be bisected.
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