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'''Swamp nymphs''' are the most powerful type of [[nymph]] in [[dNetHack]].
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A '''swamp nymph''' is a type of [[undead]] [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]]. It is the most powerful type of [[nymph (monster class)|nymph]] that most players will encounter - stronger monsters in the class only appear to specific roles. Swamp nymphs are part-[[Plant (dNetHack)|plant]], and like many nymphs they are [[Fey (dNetHack)|fey creatures]].
  
Swamp nymphs [[Monster spell|cast spells]] in addition to stealing items. If one steals your source of [[magic resistance]], you could be in for a world of hurt.
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Swamp nymphs [[Monster spell|cast spells]] in addition to stealing items, and sometimes retaliate by "collapsing into a noxious fluid" when badly wounded in melee. This kills the the swamp nymph immediately, but will inflict [[disease]] on the attacker.
  
Swamp nymphs have the additional trait of sometimes "collapsing into a noxious fluid" when badly wounded by an attack. If this happens, the swamp nymph dies immediately, but if you made the attack in melee, you become [[disease|deathly ill]].
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==Generation==
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Swamp nymphs are only randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], though they may appear in the courts of a [[Special room (dNetHack)#Throne room (throne occupied)|throne room]] ruled by a [[vampire lord]] or [[drow matron]].
  
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At least one swamp nymph is guaranteed to appear in the lair of [[Zuggtmoy]], and two swamp nymphs named Surrarr and Nueate appear within rooms on each side of [[Mammon]]'s throne room in Minauros. The random nymphs that can generate in one variation each of the lairs of [[Malcanthet]] and [[Graz'zt]] are always swamp nymphs due to generation rules.
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==Strategy==
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Swamp nymphs are the most difficult regular enemy in their monster class by far, especially if one manages to steal your source of [[magic resistance]].
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==Encyclopedia Entry==
 
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As a forest pathogen, a fungus can be very destructive.  
 
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thrive on the dead material.
 
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Revision as of 10:38, 8 September 2021

A swamp nymph is a type of undead monster that appears in dNetHack. It is the most powerful type of nymph that most players will encounter - stronger monsters in the class only appear to specific roles. Swamp nymphs are part-plant, and like many nymphs they are fey creatures.

Swamp nymphs cast spells in addition to stealing items, and sometimes retaliate by "collapsing into a noxious fluid" when badly wounded in melee. This kills the the swamp nymph immediately, but will inflict disease on the attacker.

Generation

Swamp nymphs are only randomly generated in Gehennom, though they may appear in the courts of a throne room ruled by a vampire lord or drow matron.

At least one swamp nymph is guaranteed to appear in the lair of Zuggtmoy, and two swamp nymphs named Surrarr and Nueate appear within rooms on each side of Mammon's throne room in Minauros. The random nymphs that can generate in one variation each of the lairs of Malcanthet and Graz'zt are always swamp nymphs due to generation rules.

Strategy

Swamp nymphs are the most difficult regular enemy in their monster class by far, especially if one manages to steal your source of magic resistance.

Encyclopedia Entry

As a forest pathogen, a fungus can be very destructive.
Its high destructiveness comes from the fact that, unlike
most parasites, it doesn't need to moderate its growth in
order to avoid killing its host, since it will continue to
thrive on the dead material.

[ Adapted from Wikipedia ]