Gelatinous cube
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b Gelatinous cube | |
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Difficulty | 8 |
Attacks | |
Base level | 6 |
Base experience | 76 |
Speed | 6 |
Base AC | 0 |
Base MR | 0 |
Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
Frequency (by normal means) | Rare |
Genocidable | Yes |
Weight | 600 |
Nutritional value | 150 |
Size | Large |
Resistances | Fire, cold, shock, sleep, poison, acid, petrification |
Resistances conveyed |
Fire, cold, shock, sleep
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The gelatinous cube, b, is a monster in NetHack. Unlike the Dungeons & Dragons creature from which it is derived, it has no means to engulf the player; however it still possesses the means to paralyze the unwary. Their corpses are acidic, but may also provide fire/cold/shock/sleep resistance.
Gelatinous cubes are noteworthy in that as they move they will eat organic items they pass over and engulf most other items (exceptions being rocks or a punished player's iron ball and chain) which are then placed into the cube's inventory. They are thus useful for cleaning useless items out of a level, and the bane of stashes.