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The following monsters have gaze attacks:
 
The following monsters have gaze attacks:
* [[Floating eye ([[paralysis|paralyzing]] gaze)
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* [[Floating eye]] (passive [[paralysis|paralyzing]] gaze)
 
* [[Pyrolisk]] (fiery gaze that burns objects in your inventory)
 
* [[Pyrolisk]] (fiery gaze that burns objects in your inventory)
 
* [[Archon]] (radiant gaze that blinds you)
 
* [[Archon]] (radiant gaze that blinds you)

Revision as of 04:23, 10 February 2007

Several monsters have "gaze attacks", which enables them to attack by glaring at you. You can protect yourself from these by blinding yourself in advance. Additionally, a blind monster cannot successfully use a gaze attack. Blinding yourself is more reliable, however.

The following monsters have gaze attacks:

SLASH'EM

The following new SLASH'EM monsters have gaze attacks:

  • Glowing eye (same as Archon)
  • Bloodshot eye (same as Baalzebub)
  • Blinking eye (blinking gaze that teleports you)
  • Catoblepas (fatal gaze)
  • Planetar (same as Archon)
  • Solar (same as Archon)
  • Water hulk (same as umber hulk)
  • Chasme (sleep-inducing gaze)
  • Babau (poisonous gaze)
  • Cthulhu (same as umber hulk)
  • Rhaumbusun (same as floating eye)
  • Beholder (same as catoblepas, Baalzebub, umber hulk, and chasme; also has a gaze that deals direct damage)