Archon (dNetHack)

In dNetHack, Archons are a group of related monsters, the most common type of lawful angel. The vanilla Archon is known as a Throne Archon in dNetHack. As with most other angelic monsters, Archons will only be generated in the Planes.

Justice Archon

7 Justice Archon File:Justice Archon.png
Difficulty	9
Attacks	Weapon 1d7 physical, Weapon 1d7 physical

7 Justice Archon File:Justice Archon.png
Difficulty	9
Attacks	Weapon 1d7 physical, Weapon 1d7 physical
Base level	7
Base experience	102
Speed	7
Base AC	7
Base MR	77
Alignment	7 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	No
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	medium
Resistances	fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison, level drain
Resistances conveyed	None
A Justice Archon: can fly. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. can see invisible creatures. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is female. can follow you to other levels. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. can be seen through infravision. never leaves a corpse. resists level drain.

Sword Archon

7 Sword Archon File:Sword Archon.png
Difficulty	17
Attacks	Claw 1d7 Holy fire, Claw 1d7 Holy fire, Rend 3d1 disintegration

7 Sword Archon File:Sword Archon.png
Difficulty	17
Attacks	Claw 1d7 Holy fire, Claw 1d7 Holy fire, Rend 3d1 disintegration
Base level	14
Base experience	456
Speed	17
Base AC	7
Base MR	77
Alignment	7 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	No
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	medium
Resistances	fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison, level drain
Resistances conveyed	None
A Sword Archon: can fly. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. can see invisible creatures. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. can be seen through infravision. never leaves a corpse. resists level drain.

Shield Archon

7 Shield Archon File:Shield Archon.png
Difficulty	16
Attacks	Weapon 3d7 physical

7 Shield Archon File:Shield Archon.png
Difficulty	16
Attacks	Weapon 3d7 physical
Base level	14
Base experience	434
Speed	7
Base AC	7
Base MR	77
Alignment	7 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	No
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	medium
Resistances	fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison, level drain
Resistances conveyed	None
A Shield Archon: can fly. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. can see invisible creatures. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. can be seen through infravision. never leaves a corpse. resists level drain.

Trumpet Archon

7 Trumpet Archon File:Trumpet Archon.png
Difficulty	19
Attacks	Weapon 1d7 physical, Weapon 1d7 physical

7 Trumpet Archon File:Trumpet Archon.png
Difficulty	19
Attacks	Weapon 1d7 physical, Weapon 1d7 physical
Base level	17
Base experience	574
Speed	17
Base AC	7
Base MR	77
Alignment	14 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	No
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	medium
Resistances	fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison, level drain
Resistances conveyed	None
A Trumpet Archon: can fly. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. can see invisible creatures. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. can be seen through infravision. never leaves a corpse. resists level drain.

Trumpet Archons are summoners, and should therefore be a high-priority target.

Warden Archon

7 Warden Archon File:Warden Archon.png
Difficulty	23
Attacks	Claw 2d7 physical, Claw 2d7 physical, Bearhug 3d7 physical

7 Warden Archon File:Warden Archon.png
Difficulty	23
Attacks	Claw 2d7 physical, Claw 2d7 physical, Bearhug 3d7 physical
Base level	21
Base experience	768
Speed	7
Base AC	7
Base MR	77
Alignment	14 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	No
Weight	3000
Nutritional value	400
Size	large
Resistances	fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison, level drain
Resistances conveyed	None
A Warden Archon: can fly. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. can see invisible creatures. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is male. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. can be seen through infravision. never leaves a corpse. resists level drain.

Throne Archon

7 Throne Archon File:Throne Archon.png
Difficulty	34
Attacks	Weapon 2d4 physical, Weapon 2d4 physical, Gaze attack 2d6 blinding, Claw 1d8 physical, Cast 0d7 mage spell

7 Throne Archon File:Throne Archon.png
Difficulty	34
Attacks	Weapon 2d4 physical, Weapon 2d4 physical, Gaze attack 2d6 blinding, Claw 1d8 physical, Cast 0d7 mage spell
Base level	27
Base experience	1185
Speed	17
Base AC	−7
Base MR	77
Alignment	17 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	No
Weight	3000
Nutritional value	400
Size	large
Resistances	fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison, level drain, magic
Resistances conveyed	None
A Throne Archon: can fly. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. can see invisible creatures. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is a lord to its kind. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. can be seen through infravision. never leaves a corpse. resists level drain.

Throne Archons will cast the summon angel or lightning bolt spells 50% of the time.

Light Archon

7 Light Archon File:Light Archon.png
Difficulty	34
Attacks	Weapon 2d4 physical, Claw 1d8 physical, Arrow 3d1 silver, Gaze attack 2d6 blinding, Cast 0d7 clerical spell

7 Light Archon File:Light Archon.png
Difficulty	34
Attacks	Weapon 2d4 physical, Claw 1d8 physical, Arrow 3d1 silver, Gaze attack 2d6 blinding, Cast 0d7 clerical spell
Base level	27
Base experience	1183
Speed	17
Base AC	−7
Base MR	77
Alignment	17 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	No
Weight	3000
Nutritional value	400
Size	large
Resistances	fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison, level drain, magic
Resistances conveyed	None
A Light Archon: can fly. regenerates HP quickly. can see invisible creatures. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is a lord to its kind. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. can be seen through infravision. never leaves a corpse. gives out light. resists level drain.

The Light Archons' volleys of silver arrows make them particularly dangerous to Vampire characters.

Iasoian Archon

7 Iasoian Archon File:Iasoian Archon.png
Difficulty	14
Attacks	Touch 1d3 sleep, Magic blades (floating) 4d4 silver rapier

7 Iasoian Archon File:Iasoian Archon.png
Difficulty	14
Attacks	Touch 1d3 sleep, Magic blades (floating) 4d4 silver rapier
Base level	11
Base experience	376
Speed	12
Base AC	4
Base MR	30
Alignment	-13 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	3000
Nutritional value	400
Size	large
Resistances	fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison, level drain
Resistances conveyed
An Iasoian Archon: can fly. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. can see invisible creatures. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. can be seen through infravision. never leaves a corpse. resists death magic. resists level drain.

Iasoian Archons use their star blades automatically, like Coure Eladrin, with a chance of attacking each adjacent monster every turn. They are skipped in their main attack sequence. Although they are not randomly generated, there is a statue of one on the Healer quest. It will revive tame and loyal, but will have the plague and be unable to move until cured.

Iasoian Archons will lifesave any allied monsters (monsters of the same tame/peaceful/hostile status) on the level, as well as the player if tame. Lifesaving a monster increases mspec_used by the lifesaved monster's max HP. Lifesaving the player will cancel the Iasoian Archon.

Panakeian Archon

7 Panakeian Archon File:Panakeian Archon.png
Difficulty	26
Attacks	Weapon 1d8 physical, Cast 0d9 clerical spell

7 Panakeian Archon File:Panakeian Archon.png
Difficulty	26
Attacks	Weapon 1d8 physical, Cast 0d9 clerical spell
Base level	22
Base experience	957
Speed	16
Base AC	-8
Base MR	30
Alignment	0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	3000
Nutritional value	400
Size	large
Resistances	fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison, level drain, magic
Resistances conveyed
A Panakeian Archon: can fly. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. can see invisible creatures. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is a lord to its kind. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. can be seen through infravision. never leaves a corpse. resists death magic. resists level drain.

Panakeian Archons cast recover, mass cure far, paralyze, mass cure close, sleep, destroy armor, destroy weapon, make web, and cure self. Although they are not randomly generated, there is a statue of one on the Healer quest. It will revive tame and loyal, but will have the plague and be unable to move until cured.

Hygieian Archon

7 Hygieian Archon File:Hygieian Archon.png
Difficulty	37
Attacks	Weapon 2d7 Holy fire, Weapon 2d7 Holy fire, Offhand Weapon 2d7 Holy fire, Secondary bite 2d4 physical, Touch 0d0 physical, Claw 2d4 drowning, Bearhug 4d4 physical, Cast 0d7 mage spell

7 Hygieian Archon File:Hygieian Archon.png
Difficulty	37
Attacks	Weapon 2d7 Holy fire, Weapon 2d7 Holy fire, Offhand Weapon 2d7 Holy fire, Secondary bite 2d4 physical, Touch 0d0 physical, Claw 2d4 drowning, Bearhug 4d4 physical, Cast 0d7 mage spell
Base level	27
Base experience	1302
Speed	17
Base AC	-7
Base MR	77
Alignment	17 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	3000
Nutritional value	400
Size	large
Resistances	fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison, level drain, magic
Resistances conveyed
A Hygieian Archon: can fly. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. can see invisible creatures. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is a lord to its kind. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. can be seen through infravision. never leaves a corpse. resists death magic. resists level drain.

Hygieian Archons cast death touch, lightning, geyser, acid rain, cure self, and fire pillar. Although they are not randomly generated, there is a statue of one on the Healer quest. It will revive tame and loyal, but will have the plague and be unable to move until cured.