Minotaur
H minotaur 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 17 |
| Attacks |
Claw 3d10, claw 3d10, butt 2d8 |
| Base level | 15 |
| Base experience | 504 |
| Speed | 15 |
| Base AC | 6 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Not randomly generated |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 1500 |
| Nutritional value | 700 |
| Size | Large |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed | None
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The minotaur, H, is an especially deadly NetHack monster. There is always at least one generated on a maze level, and it will often carry a wand of digging. Minotaurs are notoriously difficult to kill and deal out incredible amounts of damage, leading to many deaths by their hands even by experienced players. They are also infamous for being one of the few monsters to ignore Elbereth. Fortunately, they are never randomly generated (except possibly in Sokoban).
To estimate how badly you can expect to be stomped, see armor class.
Strategy
Ranged weapons are good against minotaurs, if you have enough of them and are fast enough to keep out of range. Zapping a minotaur with a wand of sleep and then killing him before he wakes up is another good strategy. Another possibility is taming, as minotaurs aren't magic resistant.
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