Elvenking
@ elvenking 
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| Difficulty | 11 |
| Attacks |
Weapon 2d4, weapon 2d4 |
| Base level | 9 |
| Base experience | 196 |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | 10 |
| Base MR | 25 |
| Alignment | -10 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 800 |
| Nutritional value | 350 |
| Size | Medium |
| Resistances | Sleep |
| Resistances conveyed |
Sleep (60%) |
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An Elvenking:
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| Reference | monst.c#line2346 |
The Elvenking, @, is a monster in NetHack. It is the strongest of the elves; as with all elves, their corpses have a chance of granting intrinsic sleep resistance, and they can be generated with any type of elven equipment, which they will use.
In addition to the normal equipment and the usual chance for offensive and defensive items )e. g. a [[wand of death]), they can be generated with a pick-axe (especially on special levels) and, very rarely, a crystal ball.
Outside of normal generation, Elvenkings can be found in throne rooms much deeper in the main branch of the dungeon, and is also eligible for the summon nasties monster spell; this can result in some confusion if done by the Wizard of Yendor, as they share the glyph. In addition, there is a guaranteed Elvenking with a pick-axe on the Plane of Earth.
Strategy
When dealing with Elvenkings alongside the Wizard of Yendor, be sure to far look any @ to ensure you are targeting Rodney himself; as it is common practice to zap the Wizard with a death ray at the first opportunity, it helps to make sure you don't squander a valuable charge from a wand of death on the wrong target.
The pick-axe from the Elvenking on the Plane of Earth can be used to navigate through the plane, bu only if there are little to no other options available; most players should have several wands of digging handy by the time they reach the planes, and the minotaur that also appears will provide another one.
GruntHack
In GruntHack, Elvenkings are replaced by the racial king and queen monsters.
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