Monsters
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There are many different monster types you will encounter throughout Desktop Dungeons. They have a range of abilities and stats, and each present a unique difficulty to the player. There are two formulas to determine the base stats for every monster. For hp, you use (n+3)²+10, where n is the monsters level, and for attack you use (n*(n+5))/2, where n is the monsters level. Monsters also have an attack and hp percent value. That indicates what percent of the base number provided below they have. For example, Bandits have 100% hp and 66% attack. Therefore a level 3 Bandit would do 8 damage and have 26 hp.
| Level | Base Attack | Base Health |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | 18 | 39 |
| 5 | 25 | 54 |
| 6 | 33 | 71 |
| 7 | 42 | 90 |
| 8 | 52 | 111 |
| 9 | 63 | 134 |
| 10 | 75 | 159 |
What kind of dungeon you are in also affects monster stats. Monsters in easy dungeons have 90% of way they would normally have, monsters in Normal dungeons have their normal stats, monsters in hard dungeons have 120% of what they would normally have, and monsters in vicious dungeons have 133% of what they would normally have.
Monster Summaries
| Name | Picture | Attack Percentage | Health Percentage | Traits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorgon | 100% | 90% | First Strike, 50% Death Gaze | |
| Bandit | 66% | 100% | Lower Resists 5% | |
| Serpent | 100% | 100% | Poisonous | |
| Warlock | 133% | 100% | Magical Attack | |
| Goblin | 115% | 100% | First Strike | |
| Goat | 100% | 90% | Magic Resist 25% |
Bosses do not have the same percentages as monsters, although their base attack and health formula is the same. See Bosses for their percentages.
Monster Traits
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| First strike | Offsets your own first-strike ability, whether from level or status. |
| Poisonous | Being hit by this monster gives the Poison status. |
| Mana Burn | Being hit by this monster gives the Mana Burn status. |
| Corrosive | Being hit by this monster gives one level of Corroded status (+1 damage on hit) |
| Weakens | Being hit by this monster gives one level of Weakened status (-1 damage on attack) |
| Lower resists X% | Being hit by this monster reduces your resist levels by X%. |
| Life steal X% | When this monster is revealed, if your life is above X%, it is drained by (how much?) and added to the monster's life total. |
| Magical attack | Attacks by this monster are magical and apply against magic resist. |
| X% Physical resist | Physical damage to this monster is reduced by X%. |
| X% Magic resist | Magical damage to this monster is reduced by X%. |
| Revives | Monster becomes another monster on death. Specifics depend on creature and level. |
| Cowardly | Monster backs up one square when hit. |
| Blinks | Monster teleports to a random square when hit. |
| Fast regen | Monster regenerates health twice as fast. |
| Counters fireball | Hitting this monster with a fireball will trigger a regular counter-attack (damage is still dealt) |
| Death protection (X) | Monster is protected from death X times: A hit that would kill reduces the monster to 1 HP instead. |
| Berserk X% | Monster does x1.5 damage if its own health is below X% of maximum. |
| Death Gaze X% | Monster's attack instakills if your health is below X% of maximum. |
| Knockback X% | The monster's attack pushes you back one square. If this pushes you into a wall you take an extra X% of the monster's damage and the wall is destroyed. This cannot kill you. |
