Difference between revisions of "Orcus"
(→Strategy) |
|||
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Orcus is dangerous and annoying beyond just his own attacks and his wand of death. Orcus can summon other demons, and he or those other demons can summon Demogorgon, the most difficult monster in the game. This is actually the most likely way that Demogorgon will appear in the game. Because of Orcus teleporting away and the long trek back to the upstairs, he has dozens of turns to wreak havoc and annoy the player. In addition he will deplete his wand of death against you. A key goal is to defeat Orcus with all of the charges in his wand intact, so as to use it against the Wizard or the Riders later. | ||
If your attack merely causes damage, Orcus will normally teleport away to heal as soon as you get a substantial hit in. You need to prevent him from reacting to your attack. One way is to wield a [[cockatrice]] corpse or use a [[potion of paralysis]]. A mounted [[Knight]] can also easily [[joust]] Orcus with the lance repeatedly until dead; the stunning component of the joust prevents him from getting away. | If your attack merely causes damage, Orcus will normally teleport away to heal as soon as you get a substantial hit in. You need to prevent him from reacting to your attack. One way is to wield a [[cockatrice]] corpse or use a [[potion of paralysis]]. A mounted [[Knight]] can also easily [[joust]] Orcus with the lance repeatedly until dead; the stunning component of the joust prevents him from getting away. | ||
| + | |||
| + | When using a wielded potion of paralysis, you can wear a ring of free action so that you will not be paralyzed but Orcus will. This doesn't work 100% of the time so multiple potions are necessary. Potions of paralysis can be thrown if you do not posses a ring of free action, but again this is not guaranteed and you will need multiples. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Chasing him to the upstairs and fighting him while he stands on the upstairs is generally considered a bad idea. When he gets low on hp on the upstairs he will escape upstairs. You will have to follow and then have to walk all the way to the next upstairs of the next level. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Scrolls of Teleportation are the best way to defeat Orcus. As soon as you are aware you are at Orcus Town (by magic mapping, or by seeing the mimic shops), dig down below the level and fall through. Then proceed though the level below and take the upstairs back up to Orcus Town. Immediately you will be in combat with orcus. Hit him with as much damage as you can and he will teleport away to the upstairs to heal. Confuse yourself with a forgotten spell, (or some other means, see CONFUSION) and then read a scroll of teleportation. You will be levelported to a previous level before Orcus Town. This will work even if you don't have teleport control, you will be put on a random level above Orcus Town. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Keep in mind that there is a tiny probbability that you will instead be teleported one level below Orcus town, and there is a small probabbility you will "shudder for a moment" and won't get levelported. Thus multiple scrolls are a necessity. However, scrolls of teleport are one of the most common scrolls in the game. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Now that you've been teleported to a level far above Orcus proceed downwards through the dungeon to Orcustown again. Orcus will be on the upstairs of Orcustown, but when you proceed down the stairs he will be shunted off the stair. Then you can engage in combat with him and kill him without him teleporting away. For a powerful character with high strength and a fully enchanted artifact weapon, you can kill him in 5-10 hits. Two-weaponing will kill him faster, obviously. Silver also does extra damage against Orcus and is advisable if possible. Since Orcus likely will not use his wand of death every round this saves you several charges from the wand. It's also possible to defeat Orcus this way without him using a single charge. | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 15 July 2019
& Orcus 
| |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | 36 |
| Attacks |
Weapon 3d6, claw 3d4, claw 3d4, spell-casting, sting poisonous 2d4 |
| Base level | 30 |
| Base experience | 1445 |
| Speed | 9 |
| Base AC | -6 |
| Base MR | 85 |
| Alignment | -20 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Unique |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 1500 |
| Nutritional value | 500 |
| Size | Huge |
| Resistances | Fire, poison |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
|
Orcus:
| |
| Reference | monst.c#line2684 |
Orcus, &, is one of the demon princes, guaranteed to appear in Orcus Town in Gehennom.
Orcus does physical damage and some spell damage, both of which you should be ready for. He also carries a wand of death, although for any character with magic resistance, the main problem this poses is how to relieve him of it without him wasting too many charges.
As a chaotic Demon Prince, Orcus can summon Yeenoghu and Demogorgon, and cannot be bribed.
Strategy
Orcus is dangerous and annoying beyond just his own attacks and his wand of death. Orcus can summon other demons, and he or those other demons can summon Demogorgon, the most difficult monster in the game. This is actually the most likely way that Demogorgon will appear in the game. Because of Orcus teleporting away and the long trek back to the upstairs, he has dozens of turns to wreak havoc and annoy the player. In addition he will deplete his wand of death against you. A key goal is to defeat Orcus with all of the charges in his wand intact, so as to use it against the Wizard or the Riders later.
If your attack merely causes damage, Orcus will normally teleport away to heal as soon as you get a substantial hit in. You need to prevent him from reacting to your attack. One way is to wield a cockatrice corpse or use a potion of paralysis. A mounted Knight can also easily joust Orcus with the lance repeatedly until dead; the stunning component of the joust prevents him from getting away.
When using a wielded potion of paralysis, you can wear a ring of free action so that you will not be paralyzed but Orcus will. This doesn't work 100% of the time so multiple potions are necessary. Potions of paralysis can be thrown if you do not posses a ring of free action, but again this is not guaranteed and you will need multiples.
Chasing him to the upstairs and fighting him while he stands on the upstairs is generally considered a bad idea. When he gets low on hp on the upstairs he will escape upstairs. You will have to follow and then have to walk all the way to the next upstairs of the next level.
Scrolls of Teleportation are the best way to defeat Orcus. As soon as you are aware you are at Orcus Town (by magic mapping, or by seeing the mimic shops), dig down below the level and fall through. Then proceed though the level below and take the upstairs back up to Orcus Town. Immediately you will be in combat with orcus. Hit him with as much damage as you can and he will teleport away to the upstairs to heal. Confuse yourself with a forgotten spell, (or some other means, see CONFUSION) and then read a scroll of teleportation. You will be levelported to a previous level before Orcus Town. This will work even if you don't have teleport control, you will be put on a random level above Orcus Town.
Keep in mind that there is a tiny probbability that you will instead be teleported one level below Orcus town, and there is a small probabbility you will "shudder for a moment" and won't get levelported. Thus multiple scrolls are a necessity. However, scrolls of teleport are one of the most common scrolls in the game.
Now that you've been teleported to a level far above Orcus proceed downwards through the dungeon to Orcustown again. Orcus will be on the upstairs of Orcustown, but when you proceed down the stairs he will be shunted off the stair. Then you can engage in combat with him and kill him without him teleporting away. For a powerful character with high strength and a fully enchanted artifact weapon, you can kill him in 5-10 hits. Two-weaponing will kill him faster, obviously. Silver also does extra damage against Orcus and is advisable if possible. Since Orcus likely will not use his wand of death every round this saves you several charges from the wand. It's also possible to defeat Orcus this way without him using a single charge.
Origin
Orcus in this form comes from Dungeons and Dragons. In turn inspired from a Roman god of the underworld.
He physically appears as a fat humanoid with a goat's head and legs, the horns of a ram, bat wings and a poisonous reptilian tail
Encyclopaedia entry
Orcus, Prince of the Undead, has a ram's head and a poison
stinger. He is most feared, though, for his powerful magic
abilities. His wand causes death to those he chooses.
This page may need to be updated for the current version of NetHack.
It may contain text specific to NetHack 3.4.3. Information on this page may be out of date.
Editors: After reviewing this page and making necessary edits, please change the {{nethack-343}} tag to the current version's tag or {{noversion}} as appropriate.
