Alpha:Thief
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Contents
Skills
- Stabber - Your first attack against a monster does +30% damage
- Hoarder - +33% more items on map (+1 of each: Health Powerup, Mana Powerup, Attack Powerup, Skill Glyph, Health Potion and Mana Potion)
- Survivor - Potions restore both health and mana
General Strategy
The +30% damage on your first strike could become tricky to calculate because of Attack Powerups and Human Glyph Conversions. Hover your mouse cursor on the Attack icon to display Base Damage and Damage Bonus. It's essential to have the correct calculation when you plan on beating a high level monster. When you are about to drink a potion, be sure that you have exhausted both your Health and Mana so that you don't waste the potion's effects.
Race and Deity Choices
Since potions have exactly the same effects for a Thief, being a Halfling and being a Gnome are essentially the same thing.
Challenge Modes
Crypt
Having the Glowing Guardian early on will make this a breeze using either a Halfling or a Gnome thief. Simply pile up your potions until you can face the bosses while getting a huge power boost from Glowing Guardian. The bosses will easily go down with fireballs and melee attacks. Just make sure that you first bring down BOTH, your health and your mana, before you use a potion and you should be able to clear out the whole crypt.
Without Glowing Guardian things can get a bit nastier. Jehora Jeheyu and the Pactmaker are always helpful, Taurog will power you up but will leave you without helpful fireballs. Tikki Tokki nets you an extra potion and Dodge Bonus and of course you can try an magic only run with Mystera Annur.
Having no Glowing Guardian it will be a big help to make your attacks magical to beat the Tormented One.
Factory
The Factory is relativley easy with the Thief. Pile up Potions (as Halfling or Gnome) and slash your way to the bosses. A combination of HALPMEH and fireballs provides enough endurance to kill high level enemies, just make sure you don't use up too many potions. If you have APHEELSIK use it to take on Super Meat Man at around level 6-8, if you have enough free tiles to regenerate. When it's only you and Iron Man, you can convert your fireballs, for an extra potion and afterwards simply outlast him.
It's not really important which deity you have. Tikki Tooki gives an extra potion and a few free hits. Jehora, Binlor and the Pactmaker buff your stats and Dracula gives Life Steal (an option but not that helpful).
