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King of Dwarves

BOSS
King of Dwarves
Location
Spawns in 20 (Dwarven City)
Walk speed 1 tile per turn
Defense
Health 300 HP
Dodge 25
Armor 14
Resistant to Toxic gas
Grim weapon
Scroll of Psionic Blast
Wand of Disintegration
Immune to Paralyzed
Vertigo
On damage Nothing special
Attack
Range Melee
Accuracy 32
Damage 20 to 38 (29 ±3.89)
Attack delay 1 turn per attack
On hit Nothing special
Death
Max level
(inclusive)
30 for XP
32 for drop
Experience 40 XP
Drops Skeleton key (always)

Armor kit (always)


The King of Dwarves is the boss of Dwarven City.

Description

Dwarf King gif
King of Dwarves
The last king of dwarves was known for his deep understanding of processes of life and death. He has[sic] persuaded members of his court to participate in a ritual,[sic] that should have granted them eternal youthfulness. In the end he was the only one,[sic] who got it - and an army of undead as a bonus.

Abilities

  • When noticing you, King of Dwarves yells: “How dare you!”
  • The King of Dwarves can summon 1 to 5 undead dwarves to fight the player when standing over the two pedestals in the center of the hall.
    • This can be seen when the message says “King of Dwarves: "Arise, slaves!"”
  • The maximum number of simultaneous undead dwarves increases from 1 to 5 depending on how much the King of Dwarves is hurt; if the King's current HP is:
    • 1 to 60: 5 undead dwarves
    • 61 to 120: 4 undead dwarves
    • 121 to 180: 3 undead dwarves
    • 181 to 240: 2 undead dwarves
    • 241 to 300: 1 undead dwarf
  • The undead dwarves do not die when the King of Dwarves dies.
  • The undead dwarves have the chance of paralyzing the player.
  • The King of Dwarves can call out, like a Scroll of Challenge, to notify where you are to the undead dwarves.
  • When dying, King of Dwarves yells: “You cannot kill me, <Hero (Sub-)Class>... I am... immortal...”

The Fight

The King of Dwarves has no ranged attack. It is advised for the player to focus on the King, however, if the player is surrounded by undead dwarves they should focus on clearing them.

  • Wand of Slowness can help by making him slower with his attacks.
    • Also, a melee weapon with the Chilling Enchantment can be used in place of this.
  • Good armor can help take some damage.
  • A good weapon is always a must to defeat any boss or monster.
  • Scroll of Lullaby are useful to get a couple extra hits on him.
  • Potion of Healing to help heal throughout the fight.
  • The player should stay away from getting surrounded by the undead dwarves as the King can spawn a lot!
  • As the King will go from one pedestal to the other (if he can summon more undead dwarves), planting seeds on pedestals will provide useful traps.
  • Plant a Seed of Earthroot on one pedestal and step on the plant. This will cause the King to only use one pedestal and will give you the Herbal armor buff.
  • The King of Dwarves is immune to many potions. Don't use a potion of Paralytic Gas on him or you might end up paralyzing yourself!
  • In contradiction to paralytic gas, toxic gas is a better choice as the King and his undead dwarves will take some serious damage and maybe suffocate to death!
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