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{{monster
|name=ogre mage
|difficulty=10
|level=7
|experience=107
|speed=12
|AC=3
|MR=30
|align=-5
|frequency=0
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=Weapon 2d6 physical, [[monster spell|Spell-casting]] 0d0 mage
|resistances conveyed=None
|resistances=None
|attributes={{attributes|A ogre mage|humanoid=1|carnivore=1|strong=1|lord=1|male=1|greedy=1|jewels=1|collect=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1|traitor=1|nohell=1}}
|size=Large
|nutr=700
|weight=1700
|reference=
}}
{{for|the monster in other variants|ogre mage}}

An '''ogre mage''', {{monsym|ogre mage}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[Hack'EM]]. The ogre mage is a type of [[Ogre (monster class)|ogre]] that is of comparable strength to the [[ogre lord]]—he is similarly considered a [[M2_LORD|lord]] to his kind, and possesses magical abilities. [[Tame]] ogre mages may turn [[traitor]].

An ogre mage has a weapon attack and will attempt to cast one mage [[monster spell]] during each of its turns.

==Generation==
Ogre mages are not randomly generated, though they are a valid form for [[polymorph]], are flagged to never appear in [[Gehennom]] and may be generated as peaceful towards chaotic heroes—this is most likely due to an oversight, since they are not flagged as <tt>G_NOGEN</tt> and lack a frequency rating altogether, which was carried over from [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]] where it applied to both the [[Ogre mage (SLASH'EM)|ogre mage]] and [[Shadow ogre (SLASH'EM)|shadow ogre]]. Ogre mages can still generate randomly in other aligned [[dungeon branches]].

[[Grund's Stronghold]] generates an ogre mage within the room containing the [[throne]] at level creation, with a {{frac|2}} chance of generating a second ogre mage nearby.

An ogre mage [[Monster starting inventory|always generates with]] some [[gold]] and a weapon, which has a {{frac|12}} chance of being a [[battle-axe]] and will otherwise be a [[club]], and is eligible for [[Offensive item|offensive]], [[defensive item|defensive]] and [[miscellaneous item]]s.

==Strategy==
Ogre mages can be deceptively annoying to deal with: they always have access to the [[disappear]] and [[Haste self (monster spell)|haste self]] spells, and depending on the level they generate at, they will usually be able to cast [[drain strength]] as well, along with [[Destroy armor (monster spell)|destroy armor]] and potentially even [[curse items]]. A hero that lacks [[magic resistance]] will want to dispose of them at a distance if possible, and can take advantage of their lack of resistances, though their [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 30 can make magic unreliable to this end.

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 {{for|the monster in other variants|ogre mage}}
-An '''ogre mage''', {{monsym|ogre mage}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[Hack'EM]]. The ogre mage is a type of [[Ogre (monster class)|ogre]] that is of comparable strength to the [[ogre lord]]&mdash;he is similarly considered a [[M2_LORD|lord]] to his kind, and possesses magical abilities. [[Tame]] ogre mages may turn [[traitor]].
+An '''ogre mage''', {{monsym|ogre mage}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[Hack'EM]]. The ogre mage is a type of [[Ogre (monster class)|ogre]] that is of comparable strength to the [[ogre lord]] and possesses magical abilities, and he is similarly considered a [[Lord (monster attribute)|lord]] to his kind. [[Tame]] ogre mages may turn [[traitor]].
 An ogre mage has a weapon attack and will attempt to cast one mage [[monster spell]] during each of its turns.

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 ==Generation==
-Ogre mages are not randomly generated, though they are a valid form for [[polymorph]], are flagged to never appear in [[Gehennom]] and may be generated as peaceful towards chaotic heroes&mdash;this is most likely due to an oversight, since they are not flagged as <tt>G_NOGEN</tt> and lack a frequency rating altogether, which was carried over from [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]] where it applied to both the [[Ogre mage (SLASH'EM)|ogre mage]] and [[Shadow ogre (SLASH'EM)|shadow ogre]]. Ogre mages can still generate randomly in other aligned [[dungeon branches]].
+Ogre mages are not randomly generated, though they are a valid form for [[polymorph]], are flagged to never appear in [[Gehennom]] and may be generated as peaceful towards chaotic heroes&mdash;this is most likely due to an oversight, since they are not flagged as <tt>G_NOGEN</tt> and lack a frequency rating altogether, which was carried over from [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]] where it applied to both the [[Ogre mage (SLASH'EM)|ogre mage]] and [[Shadow ogre (SLASH'EM)|shadow ogre]]. Ogre mages can still generate randomly in other aligned [[dungeon branches]].<!--double back once malor or whoever updates-->
 [[Grund's Stronghold]] generates an ogre mage within the room containing the [[throne]] at level creation, with a {{frac|2}} chance of generating a second ogre mage nearby.