Eyeless

In NetHack, a monster that does not have eyes is considered eyeless. The following monsters are eyeless:

• all bjmptvyFP
• all ​E elementals, except stalkers

Description

Eyeless monsters are generally immune to properties or effects that rely on eyesight - this includes gaze attacks and many sources of blindness. A player polymorphed into an eyeless monster is considered, who are simply made permanently blind.

Specifically, an eyeless monster is unaffected by:

• A thrown potion of blindness.
• The exploding attacks of a yellow light or black light's hallucination attack.
• A floating eye's paralysis attack.
• Blinding from venom.
• Any blinding attack, such as that of a raven.
• Any gaze attack, such as that of an Archon.
• The blinding effect of a poison cloud.

Eyeless monsters cannot block a player's kick attacks or read scrolls, but do not ignore Elbereth as an extrinsically blinded monster would.