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Elder Beholder
500 Hit points
280 Experience points per kill
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| Summon/Convince: |
--/-- (Illusionable) |
| Abilities: |
Melee (0-50+), Distance Life Drain (0-85), Mana Drain (0-30), Paralysis, Fireball (0-80?), Heavy Magic Missile (0-50?), Stalagmite (0-30?), Sudden Death (0-50?), Summons 0 to 6 Gazers or Crypt Shamblers. |
| Pushable: |
? |
| Push Objects: |
? |
| Est. Max. Damage: |
550+ hp per turn |
| Immune To: |
Earth, Life Drain, Invisibility |
| Strong To: |
Death (-30%), Energy (-20%), Ice (-30%) |
| Neutral To: |
Physical, Holy, Drown? |
| Weak To: |
Fire (+10%) |
| Sounds: |
"Inferior creatures, bow before my power!"; "Let me take a look at you!"; "659978 54764!"; "653768764!". |
| Behavior: |
Tries to keep a distance from its attacker, but does not run in low health. |
| Field Notes: |
Beholders are a necromantic race, so Elder Beholders are usually accompanied by some undead creatures like Demon Skeletons, as well as other Beholders. |
| Location: |
Hellgate, near the Hellgate Library, Deeper Catacombs in Banuta, behind piano in Cult Cave to the northeast of Liberty Bay, Goroma, Helheim, underground of Fenrock (on the way to Beregar), Vengoth. |
| Strategy: |
The best way to kill them is for mages to use runes, and paladins to use bolts or arrows since they try to keep their distance from you, and may pull you into more Beholders and Elder Beholders.
High level sorcerers should take Flame Strike on the Elder beholder and its summons, so the summons dies.
If it isn't possible to kill the Elder Beholder right away (for example, because you're taking too much damage) you may need to use runes like Great Fireball to get rid of the summons. You should watch out for Demon Skeletons, which are not summoned and will deal quite a lot of damage if you are unprepared.
If you encounter them when you don't intend to hunt or pass through them, for example while completing The Paradox Tower Quest, it is best to use Sudden Death or Explosion runes; two or three hits should kill them quickly, and they will pose little trouble.
It is often advantageous to wear an Elven Amulet when fighting Elder Beholders, as this will reduce all damage by 5%. |
| Loot: |
0-105 gp, Longsword, Morning Star, Spellbook, Steel Shield, Two-Handed Sword, Elder Beholder Tentacle, Giant Eye (semi-rare), 0-5 Sniper Arrow (semi-rare), Strong Mana Potion (semi-rare), Terra Rod (rare), Beholder Shield (rare), Small Emerald (very rare), Beholder Helmet (very rare). (Loot Statistics) |
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