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 Electric eels are especially concerning when crossing large bodies of water: in addition to drowning you normally like giant eels and [[kraken]], their shocking bite can destroy a [[ring of levitation]], which can instantly drown you if it happens over water. As with other sea monsters, dispatch electric eels at a range outside of their reach to minimize danger, and use any monster-locating method (e.g., [[telepathy]] or [[warning]]) to make sure none of them get the jump on you.
-The usual safeguards against drowning attacks apply, e.g., a non-[[cursed]] [[oilskin cloak]] prevents grabbing, and a [[wand of teleportation]] can reliably warp them away even on [[non-teleport level]]s. You can also use any means of scaring monsters such as [[Elbereth]], or initiate [[levitation]] via other sources like a [[potion of levitation|potion]] or [[spell of levitation|spell]], to shake loose an eel that has wrapped around you. Electric eels are vulnerable to spells and wands since they lack an [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]], but their -3 [[AC]] makes this unreliable for dealing with one that is about to drown you.
+The usual safeguards against drowning attacks apply, e.g., a non-[[cursed]] [[oilskin cloak]] prevents grabbing, and a [[wand of teleportation]] can reliably warp them away even on [[non-teleport level]]s. You can also use any means of scaring monsters such as [[Elbereth]], or initiate [[levitation]] via other sources like a [[potion of levitation|potion]] or [[Spellbook of levitation|spell]], to shake loose an eel that has wrapped around you. Electric eels are vulnerable to spells and wands since they lack an [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]], but their -3 [[AC]] makes this unreliable for dealing with one that is about to drown you.
-Electric eels are most dangerous in the Plane of Water: you are all but forced into proximity to them and cannot [[engrave]] anything. Most methods of keeping them back are still viable, such as wands of teleportation and instruments like [[tooled horn]]s, but the [[wand of cold]] and [[cone of cold]] spell are rendered unusable, as is the [[scroll of earth]]. Many players prefer to not take chances and instead use a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] to wipe out all {{mcsl|;}} right after entering the level.
+Electric eels are most dangerous in the Plane of Water: you are all but forced into proximity to them and cannot [[engrave]] anything. Most methods of keeping them back are still viable, such as wands of teleportation and instruments like [[tooled horn]]s, but the [[wand of cold]] and {{+ of|cone of cold}} spell are rendered unusable, as is the [[scroll of earth]]. Many players prefer to not take chances and instead use a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] to wipe out all {{mcsl|;}} right after entering the level.
 Electric eel corpses are generally passed over as a source of shock resistance, since they must usually be retrieved from the water they were killed in. This is easiest to do in [[swamp]] rooms: you can use a [[wand of fire]] or other fire source to evaporate the pool and its surrounding waters into [[pit]]s, or freeze the square and adjacent waters before [[digging]] out the corpse.

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	Three electric eels are randomly generated in the moat of the first alternate layout for [[Castle (UnNetHack)\|the Castle]] at level creation.		Three electric eels are randomly generated in the moat of the first alternate layout for [[Castle (UnNetHack)\|the Castle]] at level creation.
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		+	===dNetHack===
		+	In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], electric eels and other sea monsters can be randomly generated if a level has water and a water square is selected as a spot for random monster generation, and will be generated on such floors at level creation.
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		+	The electric eel's touch attach is changed for a tailslap attack that deals 1 damage and can wrap the eel around their target.
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		+	Electric eels can be generated with the [[psurlon]] template.

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   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Bite [[shock]] 4d6, touch 0d0 [[drowning attack|drowning]]
+  |attacks=Bite 4d6 [[shock]], touch 0d0 [[drowning attack|drowning]]
   |weight=200
   |nutr=250
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 ==Generation==
-Electric eels are not randomly generated.
+Electric eels are not randomly generated, and normally-created electric eels are always hostile.
 Each square of water in a [[swamp]] where a monster is placed at level creation has a {{frac|10}} of that monster being an electric eel.{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|533|nethack=3.6.7}}
-Six electric eels are generated on the second variant of [[Medusa's Island]] at level creation.
+Six electric eels are generated on the second variant of [[Medusa's Island]] at level creation.{{refsrc|dat/medusa.des|188-L193|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Eight electric eels are generated on the [[Plane of Water]] at level creation.
+Eight electric eels are generated on the [[Plane of Water]] at level creation.{{refsrc|dat/endgame.des|424-L431|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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 They are nocturnal, obligate air-breathing animals, with poor vision complemented by electrolocation; they mainly eat fish. Electric eels grow for as long as they live, adding more vertebrae to their spinal column. Males are larger than females. Some captive specimens have lived for over 20 years.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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-An '''electric eel''', {{monsym|electric eel}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is an [[oviparous]] [[sea monster]] like its cousin, the [[giant eel]].
+An '''electric eel''', {{monsym|electric eel}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is an [[oviparous]] [[sea monster]] like its relative, the [[giant eel]].
 Electric eels have a [[shock]]ing bite attack that can destroy [[wand]]s and [[ring]]s in the target's open inventory, and a touch attack that causes it to [[Holding attack|wrap around the target]]: this will result in the [[hero]] [[drowning]] if they are adjacent to a [[pool]] or moat, and are hit by the attack again while already wrapped by it.
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 Electric eel corpses are generally passed over as a source of shock resistance, since they must usually be retrieved from the water they were killed in. This is easiest to do in [[swamp]] rooms: you can use a [[wand of fire]] or other fire source to evaporate the pool and its surrounding waters into [[pit]]s, or freeze the square and adjacent waters before [[digging]] out the corpse.
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 ==Strategy==
-Electric eel attacks are especially concerning, as their shocking bite can destroy a [[ring of levitation]] being used to cross any [[moat]]s or other large bodies of water, instantly drowning the victim even without using its dedicated attack. As with giant eels and other sea monsters, dispatch electric eels at a range outside of their reach to minimize danger, and use any monster-locating method, e.g. [[telepathy]] or [[warning]], to make sure none of them get the jump on you. The usual safeguards against drowning attacks apply, e.g. a non-[[cursed]] [[oilskin cloak]] prevents grabbing, and having [[breathless]]ness or using a [[swimming]] [[polymorph]] form prevents drowning; a [[wand of teleportation]] can reliably warp them away even on [[non-teleport level]]s.
+Electric eel attacks are especially concerning, as their shocking bite can destroy a [[ring of levitation]] being used to cross any [[moat]]s or other large bodies of water, instantly drowning the victim even without using its dedicated attack. As with giant eels and other sea monsters, dispatch electric eels at a range outside of their reach to minimize danger, and use any monster-locating method (e.g., [[telepathy]] or [[warning]]) to make sure none of them get the jump on you. The usual safeguards against drowning attacks apply, e.g. a non-[[cursed]] [[oilskin cloak]] prevents grabbing, and having [[breathless]]ness or using a [[swimming]] [[polymorph]] form prevents drowning; a [[wand of teleportation]] can reliably warp them away even on [[non-teleport level]]s.
-Electric eels are most dangerous in the Plane of Water, where the player is all but forced into proximity to them and the eels can close in [[engraving]] is impossible, and the [[wand of cold]] and [[cone of cold]] spell are rendered unusable, as is the [[scroll of earth]]. Other methods, such as wands of teleport and [[levitation]] that can be stopped at will, are still viable. A scare tool such as a [[tooled horn]], [[bugle]], or [[leather drum]] will not fail because they have 0 MR. However, many players prefer to not take chances and instead used a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] to wipe out all {{mcsl|;}} right after entering the plane.
+Electric eels are most dangerous in the Plane of Water, where the player is all but forced into proximity to them, the eels can close in ([[engraving]] is impossible), and the [[wand of cold]] and [[cone of cold]] spell are rendered unusable, as is the [[scroll of earth]]. Other methods, such as wands of teleport and [[levitation]] that can be stopped at will, are still viable. A scare tool such as a [[tooled horn]], [[bugle]], or [[leather drum]] will not fail because they have 0 MR. However, many players prefer to not take chances and instead use a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] to wipe out all {{mcsl|;}} right after entering the plane.
-Despite being a solid source of shock resistance, with the third-highest chance after [[storm giant]]s and [[blue dragon]]s, other sources may be preferred since electric eel corpses usually end up stuck in the water. They are easiest to retrieve in swamps; for example, the player can either evaporate the water and enter from the resulting pit, or freeze the square and any adjacent tiles of water and then dig out the corpse.
+Despite being a solid source of shock resistance, with the third-highest chance after [[storm giant]]s and [[blue dragon]]s, other sources may be preferred since electric eel corpses usually end up stuck in the water. They are easiest to retrieve in swamps; for example, the player can either evaporate the water and enter the resulting pit, or freeze the square and any adjacent tiles of water and then dig out the corpse.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==