Necromancer (quest nemesis)

For the Wizard rank of the same name in vanilla NetHack, see Wizard#Rank_titles.

For the SLASH'EM-specific role, see Necromancer.

W Necromancer File:Necromancer.png
Difficulty	34
Attacks	weapon 2d6, weapon 2d6, 2d25 sleep breath, 2d6 life-drain gaze, 2d6 magic spell(s), 1d6 steal Quest Artifact or Amulet

W Necromancer File:Necromancer.png
Difficulty	34
Attacks	weapon 2d6, weapon 2d6, 2d25 sleep breath, 2d6 life-drain gaze, 2d6 magic spell(s), 1d6 steal Quest Artifact or Amulet
Base level	26
Base experience	474
Speed	12
Base AC	0
Base MR	45
Alignment	-17 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	Unique
Genocidable	No
Weight	750
Nutritional value	350
Size	Medium
Resistances	cold, sleep, poison, stoning
Resistances conveyed	none
Necromancer: does not breathe. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is undead. is a lord to its kind. is male. is normally generated hostile. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. wants your quest artifact. waits for you to come. has infravision. never leaves a corpse.
Reference	monst.c#line3277

The Necromancer, W, is the Elf quest nemesis in dNetHack He guards the Palantir of Westernesse at the end of the dNethack Elvish Racial Quest.

The Necromancer is a fairly simple quest nemesis. He is classified as a wraith, and is one of the few "non-standard" monsters to hate silver. Silver arrows work well for elven rangers, but he isn't particularly hard for priests, nobles, or wizards either. You'll want drain resistance (preferably) or a blindfold, as his life-draining gaze can quickly lower your level. Keep in mind he also has the ability to drain you with spells, so a blindfold will not fully replace drain resistance.

This page is a stub. Should you wish to do so, you can contribute by expanding this page.