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The '''bone devil''', {{monsym|bone_devil}}, is a [[demon]] in [[NetHack]].
 
  
Because of its medium-low [[MR]], it is easy to get stuck with it as a pet when it's being polymorphed. However, because it can use weapons it can be a strong pet in the early game, able to kill threats such as [[water demon]]s.  
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The '''bone devil''', {{monsym|bone_devil}}, is a [[demon]] in [[NetHack]]. It is normally only generated in [[Gehennom]], but can also be generated much earlier by [[polymorph trap]]s, making it a nasty surprise for players.
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==Strategy==
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Bone devils are not particularly threatening to an average player that has reached Gehennom, but as the result of a monster finding a polymorph trap its AC can prove troublesome unless the player is sufficiently prepared and has poison resistance. Like most demons, it is vulnerable to [[cold]] attacks.
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Because of its below-average [[MR]], polymorphing your [[pet]] into a bone devil via trap makes it difficult to change its form afterward.
  
 
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Revision as of 08:30, 6 January 2020

The bone devil, &, is a demon in NetHack. It is normally only generated in Gehennom, but can also be generated much earlier by polymorph traps, making it a nasty surprise for players.

Strategy

Bone devils are not particularly threatening to an average player that has reached Gehennom, but as the result of a monster finding a polymorph trap its AC can prove troublesome unless the player is sufficiently prepared and has poison resistance. Like most demons, it is vulnerable to cold attacks.

Because of its below-average MR, polymorphing your pet into a bone devil via trap makes it difficult to change its form afterward.

Encyclopedia entry

Bone devils attack with weapons and with a great hooked tail
which causes a loss of strength to those they sting.

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