Demogorgon
& demogorgon 
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| Difficulty | 57 |
| Attacks |
Sting 1d4 drain life, Claw 1d6 disease, Claw 1d6 disease, Spell-casting |
| Base level | 50 |
| Base experience | 3269 |
| Speed | 15 |
| Base AC | -8 |
| Base MR | 95 |
| Alignment | -20 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Unique |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 1500 |
| Nutritional value | 500 |
| Size | Huge |
| Resistances | Fire, Poison |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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Demogorgon:
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| Reference | monst.c#line2731 |
Demogorgon is the most difficult of the demon princes and, indeed, the most difficult monster of any sort to appear in NetHack. Fortunately, his appearance is not guaranteed and can only appear through demon summoning.
The only way to survive Demogorgon is to be prepared. Be very fast and unburdened, capable of curing diseases, and be able to attack him. You must have Magic resistance and cancellation. You will also need speed boots or haste self, and either a unicorn horn or the Staff of Aesculapius as equipment.
As for how to actually kill him, there are several ways. First, you can beat him to death, but this is very slow and difficult to do. He is not immune to stoning or disintegration, so you can kill him in that manner; if you have any wishes left, wishing for a cockatrice corpse could be a really good idea. If you can reach the up-stairs first and engrave Elbereth there, you can beat on him freely with no risk of illness. If you have a non-cursed scroll of earth and a ranged attack other than striking, you can keep him at a distance. Finally, if you can, GET AWAY! Leave immediately and get past him. Teleport to the staircase, zap a wand of digging downwards, quaff a cursed potion of gain level. Discretion is the better part of valor.
