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 A '''mist wolf''', {{monsym|mist wolf}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The mist wolf is a [[carnivorous]] [[canine]] that is among the more dangerous non-unique canines in the variants where it can be encountered.
-A mist wolf has a strong [[bite attack]] that deals [[cold]] damage and destroy [[potion]]s in the target's open inventory, and a second bite attack that does normal [[physical damage]]. In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, mist wolves [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hit as +2 weapons]] and [[Need +x weapon to hit|require a +1 weapon or better to be hit]]. In Hack'EM, mist wolves possess [[cold resistance]] and can also breathe [[clouds]] of mist as a defensive measure: they deal no damage, but will obscure the vision of the [[hero]] and other monsters.
+A mist wolf has a strong [[bite attack]] that deals [[cold]] damage and destroy [[potion]]s in the target's open inventory, and a second bite attack that does normal [[physical damage]]. In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, mist wolves [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hit as +2 weapons]] and [[Need +x weapon to hit|require a +1 weapon or better to be hit]]. In Hack'EM, mist wolves possess [[cold resistance]] and can also breathe [[cloud]]s of mist as a defensive measure: they deal no damage, but will obscure the vision of the [[hero]] and other monsters.
 Mist wolves are considered "[[children of the night]]" for the purpose of [[chatting]] to vampires in their humanoid form.{{refsrc|sounds.c|543|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

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 A '''mist wolf''', {{monsym|mist wolf}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The mist wolf is a [[carnivorous]] [[canine]] that is among the more dangerous non-unique canines in the variants where it can be encountered.
-A mist wolf has a strong [[bite attack]] that deals [[cold]] damage and destroy [[potion]]s in the target's open inventory, and a second bite attack that does normal [[physical damage]]. In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, mist wolves [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hit as +2 weapons]] and [[Need +x weapon to hit|require a +1 weapon or better to be hit]]. In Hack'EM, mist wolves possess [[cold resistance]].
+A mist wolf has a strong [[bite attack]] that deals [[cold]] damage and destroy [[potion]]s in the target's open inventory, and a second bite attack that does normal [[physical damage]]. In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, mist wolves [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hit as +2 weapons]] and [[Need +x weapon to hit|require a +1 weapon or better to be hit]]. In Hack'EM, mist wolves possess [[cold resistance]] and can also breathe [[clouds]] of mist as a defensive measure: they deal no damage, but will obscure the vision of the [[hero]] and other monsters.
 Mist wolves are considered "[[children of the night]]" for the purpose of [[chatting]] to vampires in their humanoid form.{{refsrc|sounds.c|543|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

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 ==History==
-The mist wolf first appears in [[SLASH 6]], an ancestor of SLASH'EM. In this version, several mist wolves are randomly placed on some floors of the [[Defunct features (SLASH'EM)|defunct]] [[Drow quest]] branch during level creation: one is randomly placed in each of the upper filler levels, two are randomly placed in each of the lower filler levels, and eight are randomly placed on the goal level. Mist wolves also appear among the random {{mcsl|d}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for the [[Drow (starting race)|Drow]] and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated there.
+The mist wolf first appears in [[SLASH 6]], an ancestor of SLASH'EM. In this version, several mist wolves are randomly placed on some floors of the [[Defunct features (SLASH'EM)|defunct]] [[Drow quest]] branch during level creation: one is randomly placed in each of the upper filler levels, two are randomly placed in each of the lower filler levels, and eight are placed on the goal level with six of them in fixed positions. Mist wolves also appear among the random {{mcsl|d}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for the [[Drow (starting race)|Drow]] and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated there.
 ==Origin==

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Bite 4d6 [[cold]], Bite 2d6
+  |attacks=[[Bite attack|Bite]] 4d6 [[cold]], bite 2d6 [[Physical damage|physical]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
-  |resistances=None
+  |resistances=[[cold resistance]] (Hack'EM only)
   |attributes={{attributes|A mist wolf|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|hitastwo=1|plusone=1|sgroup=1|nohell=1}}
   |size=Medium
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   |reference=[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line517|SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2 src/monst.c, line 517]]
 }}
-A '''mist wolf''', {{monsym|mist wolf}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The mist wolf is a [[carnivorous]] [[canine]] that is among the most dangerous non-unique canines in the variants where it can be encountered.
+{{for|the monster in dNetHack and similar variants|mist wolf (dNetHack)}}
-A mist wolf possesses a pair of bite attacks - the first bite is strong and can inflict [[cold]] damage.
+A mist wolf has a strong [[bite attack]] that deals [[cold]] damage and destroy [[potion]]s in the target's open inventory, and a second bite attack that does normal [[physical damage]]. In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, mist wolves [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hit as +2 weapons]] and [[Need +x weapon to hit|require a +1 weapon or better to be hit]]. In Hack'EM, mist wolves possess [[cold resistance]].
-In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, mist wolves [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hit as +2 weapons]] and [[Need +x weapon to hit|require a +1 weapon or better to be hit]].
+Mist wolves are considered "[[children of the night]]" for the purpose of [[chatting]] to vampires in their humanoid form.{{refsrc|sounds.c|543|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ==Generation==
 Randomly generated mist wolves are always created hostile. They appear in small [[group]]s, and are not randomly generated in [[Gehennom]].
-Mist wolves appear among the random {{white|d}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Samurai]] and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Samurai quest]]. They also appear among the random {{white|d}} that are part of the second quest monster class for [[Yeomen]] and make up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Yeoman quest]].
+===SLASH'EM===
 ==Strategy==
-The mist wolf has attack strength comparable to that of the [[hell hound]]: though it lacks a breath weapon, it is faster in comparison, increasing the amount of damage it can inflict. [[Cold resistance]] will prevent any damage from the first bite attack.
+Mist wolves are essentially a stronger form of shadow wolf in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM: they have the same bite attacks and an even higher movement [[speed]] of 18, which can make them annoying and outright dangerous, and a hero will need their non-[[artifact]] weapons to be enchanted in order to have any effect. They also appear in groups and can quickly overwhelm the hero unless they seek cover in a hallway or similar area. As with shadow wolves, cold resistance can make mist wolves less deadly. The mist wolf's ability to hit as +2 makes them somewhat decent pets for the mid-game should a hero obtain one.
 ==History==
-The mist wolf first appears in [[SLASH 6]].
+The mist wolf first appears in [[SLASH 6]], an ancestor of SLASH'EM. In this version, several mist wolves are randomly placed on some floors of the [[Defunct features (SLASH'EM)|defunct]] [[Drow quest]] branch during level creation: one is randomly placed in each of the upper filler levels, two are randomly placed in each of the lower filler levels, and eight are randomly placed on the goal level. Mist wolves also appear among the random {{mcsl|d}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for the [[Drow (starting race)|Drow]] and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated there.
 ==Origin==
 The [[encyclopedia]] entry comes from the ''[[wikipedia:Shannara|Shannara]]'' series of high fantasy novels written by [[wikipedia:Terry Brooks|Terry Brooks]], where it is part of an in-universe bestiary written by the character Wizard Endlebrook.
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   |nutr=350
   |weight=850
-  |reference=[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line517|SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2 monst.c, L517]]
+  |reference=[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line517|SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2 src/monst.c, line 517]]
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 A '''mist wolf''', {{monsym|mist wolf}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The mist wolf is a [[carnivorous]] [[canine]] that is among the most dangerous non-unique canines in the variants where it can be encountered.
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 The mist wolf first appears in [[SLASH 6]].
-In the [[Defunct features (SLASH'EM)|defunct]] [[Drow quest]], several mist wolves were generated on some of the floors at level creation: one in each of the upper filler levels, two in each of the lower filler levels, and eight on the goal level. Mist wolves could also appear among the random {{mcsl|d}} that made up 14% of the monsters randomly generated there.
+In the [[Defunct features (SLASH'EM)|defunct]] [[Drow quest]], several mist wolves are generated on some floors of the branch at level creation: one in each of the upper filler levels, two in each of the lower filler levels, and eight on the goal level. Mist wolves also appear among the random {{mcsl|d}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated there.
 ==Origin==
-The [[encyclopedia]] entry likely comes from the ''[[wikipedia:Shannara|Shannara]]'' series of high fantasy novels written by [[wikipedia:Terry Brooks|Terry Brooks]], where it is part of an in-universe bestiary written by the character Wizard Endlebrook.
+The [[encyclopedia]] entry comes from the ''[[wikipedia:Shannara|Shannara]]'' series of high fantasy novels written by [[wikipedia:Terry Brooks|Terry Brooks]], where it is part of an in-universe bestiary written by the character Wizard Endlebrook.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Strategy==
-The mist wolf is among the most dangerous non-unique canines in its appearances, with strength comparable to the [[hell hound]]: though it lacks a breath weapon, it is faster in comparison, increasing the amount of damage it can inflict. [[Cold resistance]] will prevent any damage from the first bite attack.
+The mist wolf is among the most dangerous non-unique canines in the variants it can be encountered, with strength comparable to the [[hell hound]]: though it lacks a breath weapon, it is faster in comparison, increasing the amount of damage it can inflict. [[Cold resistance]] will prevent any damage from the first bite attack.
 ==History==