# Monster (SLASH'EM)
For other uses, see monster (disambiguation).
This page lists all the new monsters that are added in SLASH'EM.

Monster

Symbol

Level

Attacks

Notes

giant tick

a

1

Bite 1d1

Multiplies, only appears in Gehennom

giant flea

a

3

Bite 1d2, bite 1d2

Multiplies, only appears in Gehennom

snow ant

a

3

Bite 2d4, bite 2d4 (cold)

Never appears in Gehennom

giant louse

a

5

Bite 1d4, bite 1d4

Multiplies, only appears in Gehennom

tsetse fly

a

3

Sting 1d3 (sleep), sting 1d3

Only appears in Gehennom

migo drone

a

7

Sting 1d3 (poison)

Capable of treachery

yellow jacket

a

8

Sting 1d6 (poison)

Never appears in Gehennom

black wasp

a

9

Sting 2d6 (poison)

Never appears in Gehennom

migo warrior

a

10

Sting 1d3 (poison), bite 2d4

Capable of treachery

giant wasp

a

12

Sting 2d8 (poison)

Never appears in Gehennom

spitting beetle

a

14

Bite 4d6, spits acid

Never appears in Gehennom

migo queen

a

15

Sting 1d3 (drains intelligence), bite 6d8

assassin bug

a

10

Bite 4d6 (poison)

Never appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

killer beetle

a

19

Bite 6d6

Never appears in Gehennom

jiggling blob

b

10

Touch 2d8, passive acid 2d4

Never appears in Gehennom

lava blob

b

10

Touch 4d4 (fire), passive fire 2d6

static blob

b

12

Touch 3d8 (shock), passive shock 3d4

Never appears in Gehennom

burbling blob

b

14

Touch 2d8, passive acid 5d4

Never appears in Gehennom

chicken

c

2

Bite 1d3

cockatoo

c

3

Bite 1d4

parrot

c

7

Bite 2d6

pit bull

d

11

Bite 4d4

Never appears in Gehennom

dingo puppy

d

2

Bite 1d6

Never appears in Gehennom

large dingo

d

6

Bite 2d4

Never appears in Gehennom

death dog

d

2

Bite 1d10, bite 1d10

Only appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

rabid wolf

d

6

Bite 2d4 (drains constitution)

Never appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

wolverine

d

9

Bite 4d6, claw 2d6

Never appears in Gehennom

shadow wolf

d

11

Bite 4d6 (cold), bite 2d6

Capable of treachery

mist wolf

d

12

Bite 4d6 (cold), bite 2d6

Never appears in Gehennom

glowing eye

e

5

Gaze 3d4 (blind)

Never appears in Gehennom

bloodshot eye

e

6

Gaze 3d4 (stun)

Never appears in Gehennom

blinking eye

e

8

Gaze (teleports you)

Never appears in Gehennom

werepanther

f

5

Bite 1d10 (lycanthropy), claw 1d6, claw 1d6

Never randomly generated

kamadan

f

4

Breath 1d6 (sleep), bite 1d3, bite 1d3, bite 1d3

Never appears in Gehennom

displacer beast

f

12

Claw 4d4, claw 4d4, bite 2d10

Sometimes displaced instead of taking damage, capable of treachery

caterwaul

f

6

Claw 1d4, claw 1d4, bite 1d6

Never appears in Gehennom

weretiger

f

7

Bite 2d6 (lycanthropy), claw 2d5, claw 2d5

Never randomly generated

sabre-toothed cat

f

9

Claw 4d4, claw 4d4, bite 2d10

Never appears in Gehennom

hellcat

f

12

Claw 4d4, claw 4d4, bite 3d10 (fire)

Only appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

statue gargoyle

g

4

Claw 1d3, claw 1d3

Never appears in Gehennom

galltrit (deferred)

g

3

Claw 1d6, claw 1d6, bite 1d4, claw (steals intrinsics)

Swims

jermlaine (deferred)

g

0

Claw 1d2

Never appears in Gehennom

dwarf thief

h

2

Weapon 1d8, steals items

Only appears in Minetown, capable of treachery

duergar

h

4

Weapon 2d4, weapon 2d4

Only appears in Gehennom

deep one

h

7

Claw 1d6, claw 1d6, bite 2d4

Swims, capable of treachery

deeper one

h

15

Claw 3d4, claw 3d4, bite 4d6

Swims, capable of treachery

deepest one

h

30

Claw 3d6, claw 3d6, bite 5d6

Swims, capable of treachery

dretch

i

2

Claw 1d4

Capable of treachery

rutterkin

i

5

Claw 1d4 (poison)

Capable of treachery

nupperibo

i

7

Claw 3d4 (poison)

Capable of treachery

blood imp

i

9

Claw 3d4 (poison), bite 3d4

Capable of treachery

clear jelly

j

6

Touch 3d6 (acid)

Invisible, never appears in Gehennom

yellow jelly

j

8

Engulf 3d6 (acid), passive stun 2d6

Never appears in Gehennom

orange jelly

j

8

Engulf 2d8 (acid), passive sleep-inducing 2d6

Never appears in Gehennom

rancid jelly

j

12

Engulf 4d6 (acid), passive acid 3d6

Never appears in Gehennom

swamp kobold

k

3

Weapon 1d8

Never appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

rock kobold

k

5

Weapon 2d6

Never appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

kobold warrior

k

7

Weapon 2d8

Never appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

Kroo the Kobold King

k

13

Weapon 2d6

Unique, always generated with a wand

leprechaun wizard

l

8

Claw 1d2 (steals gold), spell-casting (arcane)

Never appears in Gehennom

pixie

n

3

Claw 1d2 (steals items)

Never appears in Gehennom

brownie

n

8

Steals items, spell-casting (arcane)

Never appears in Gehennom

quickling

n

3

Weapon 1d2, steals items

Only appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

Aphrodite

n

10

Steals items, seduces you

Unique

war orc

o

6

Weapon 2d8

Only appears in Gehennom and Grund's Stronghold; also appears in the Gnomish Mines if the PC is a dwarf, capable of treachery

great orc

o

9

Weapon 2d8

Only appears in Gehennom and Grund's Stronghold, capable of treachery

Grund the Orc King

o

20

Weapon 4d8

Unique

snow orc

o

9

Weapon 2d8

Never appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

demon orc

o

12

Weapon 3d6

Only appears in Gehennom and Grund's Stronghold, capable of treachery

lamb

q

1

Butt 1d2, kick 1d2

giant badger

q

2

Claw 1d2, claw 1d2, bite 1d3

Never appears in Gehennom

scramper

q

3

Claw 1d3, claw 1d3, bite 1d8, sting 1d6 (targets legs)

Never appears in Gehennom

sheep

q

3

Butt 1d4, kick 1d3

goat

q

4

Butt 2d4, kick 1d4, kick 1d4

squealer

q

4

Claw 1d3, claw 1d3, bite 1d8, sting 1d6 (targets legs)

Never appears in Gehennom

cow

q

7

Butt 1d8, kick 2d4

mangler

q

8

Claw 3d3, claw 3d3, bite 3d8

Never appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

bull

q

10

Butt 2d8, kick 2d4

Jumbo the Elephant

q

30

Butt 6d8, butt 6d8

Unique, appears in real zoos

juggernaut

q

30

Butt 8d8

Never appears in Gehennom

catoblepas

q

6

Gaze 2d6 death, bite 1d3

Unique, never randomly generated

rabbit

r

0

Bite 1d3

Never appears in Gehennom

black rat

r

0

Bite 1d3

Only appears on the Rat King's level

rabid rabbit

r

3

Bite 2d6 (drains constitution)

Never appears in Gehennom

pack rat

r

0

Bite 1d3, touch 1d1 (steals items)

Only appears on the Rat King's level

hellrat

r

5

Bite 3d3 (fire)

Only appears in Gehennom

Rat King

r

12

Weapon 2d4, bite 2d3

Unique, but oddly enough, is not marked as G_NOGEN in the source code

recluse spider

s

3

Bite 1d4 (poison)

Never appears in Gehennom

barking spider

s

5

Bite 1d2, bite 1d2

Never appears in Gehennom

carrion crawler

s

3

Touch 1d1 (paralyze), touch 1d1 (paralyze), touch 1d1 (paralyze), touch 1d1 (paralyze), touch 1d1 (paralyze), touch 1d1 (paralyze)

Never appears in Gehennom

nickelpede

s

8

Bite 3d4 (poison)

Can hide under items, never appears in Gehennom

giant scorpion

s

12

Claw 5d2, claw 5d2, sting 3d8 (poison)

Never appears in Gehennom

Girtab

s

22

Claw 5d4, claw 5d4, sting 3d8 (poison)

Unique

Shelob

s

26

Bite 8d4, bite 5d4 (poison)

Unique

phase spider

s

8

Bite 3d4 (poison)

werespider

s

11

Bite 4d4 (lycanthropy)

Never randomly generated

Pegasus

u

12

Kick 2d10, bite 1d6

Unique, appears when you kill Medusa

larva

w

1

Bite 1d2

maggot

w

2

Bite 1d3

dung worm

w

3

Bite 1d4

acid worm

w

4

Spits acid, bite 1d4 (poison)

bloodworm

w

6

Bite 2d4 (poison)

Never appears in Gehennom

tunnel worm

w

7

Bite 3d4

Tunnels, never appears in Gehennom

rot worm

w

1

Bite 1d2 (disease)

Only appears in the Wyrm Caves

spark bug

x

2

Bite 1d3 (shock)

Never appears in Gehennom

arc bug

x

4

Bite 2d4 (shock)

Never appears in Gehennom

lightning bug

x

6

Bite 2d6 (shock)

Never appears in Gehennom

echidna

z

2

Claw 1d2, claw 1d2

Never appears in Gehennom

platypus

z

4

Claw 1d4, kick 1d4 (poison)

Swims, never appears in Gehennom

koala

z

7

No attacks, but a tame koala can make a hostile monster peaceful.
A hostile koala can make your pets non-tame (peaceful).

Never appears in Gehennom

wombat

z

5

Kick 1d6, bite 1d2

Never appears in Gehennom

Tasmanian devil

z

9

Claw 3d4, claw 3d4, bite 3d6

Eats organic items

wallaby

z

5

Kick 2d4, bite 1d4

Never appears in Gehennom

wallaroo

z

6

Kick 2d6, bite 1d6

Never appears in Gehennom

kangaroo

z

10

Kick 2d8, kick 2d8, bite 1d6

Never appears in Gehennom

movanic deva

A

12

Weapon 3d4 (fire), weapon 3d4 (fire), claw 3d4, spell-casting (clerical)

Never appears in Gehennom

monadic deva

A

15

Weapon 3d4, weapon 6d4, spell-casting (clerical)

Never appears in Gehennom

astral deva

A

18

Weapon 3d12, weapon 1d4 (stun), spell-casting (clerical)

Never appears in Gehennom

Planetar

A

29

Weapon 4d4, weapon 4d4, gaze 3d6 (blind), claw 2d8, spell-casting (arcane)

Never appears in Gehennom

Solar

A

39

Weapon 5d4, weapon 5d4, gaze 5d6 (blind), claw 5d8, spell-casting (arcane)

Never appears in Gehennom

rhumbat

B

3

Bite 1d10

Only appears in Gehennom and in one version of Kroo's level

athol

B

2

Bite 1d5

Only appears in Gehennom

hellbat

B

7

Bite 1d12 (fire)

Only appears in Gehennom.

mongbat

B

7

Bite 1d12

Only appears in Gehennom and on the Necromancer quest

mobat

B

9

Bite 2d8

Only appears in Gehennom

harpy

B

9

Bite 1d12

Only appear in Gehennom and as a statue trap in Grund's Stronghold, capable of treachery

byakhee

B

11

Bite 1d6, claw 2d4, claw 2d4, sting 1d3 (stun)

Capable of treachery

nightgaunt

B

15

Claw 1d6 (tickle)

Capable of treachery

baby shimmering dragon

D

4

Bite 2d6

Also a deferred feature in vanilla NetHack

baby deep dragon

D

4

Bite 2d6

shimmering dragon

D

18

Breath 4d6 (magic missiles), bite 3d8, claw 1d4, claw 1d4

Also a deferred feature in vanilla NetHack

deep dragon

D

18

Breath 4d10 (poison), bite 4d8 (drains life), claw 3d4, claw 3d4

Capable of treachery

wyvern

D

18

Sting 4d6 (poison), bite 3d8

hydra

D

26

Bite 2d6, bite 2d6, bite 2d6, bite 2d6, bite 2d6, bite 2d6

disgusting mold

F

5

Passive poison 1d8, passive acid 2d4

Only appears in Gehennom

black mold

F

6

Passive poison 0d4, passive acid 1d8

Only appears in Gehennom

gnome thief

G

1

Weapon 1d6, steals items

Only appears in Minetown, capable of treachery

deep gnome

G

5

Weapon 2d6

Only appears in the Gnomish Mines and Gehennom

gnome warrior

G

5

Weapon 2d6

Only appears in the Mine King level

Ruggo the Gnome King

G

16

Weapon 2d6

Unique, found in the Mine King's level

gnoll

G

18

Weapon 3d6, weapon 3d6

Capable of treachery

gnoll warrior

G

24

Weapon 3d6, weapon 3d6

Capable of treachery

gnoll chieftain

G

30

Weapon 3d6, weapon 3d6

Only appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

gnoll shaman

G

18

Spell-casting (arcane), spell-casting (clerical)

Only appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

The Largest Giant

H

26

Weapon 3d10

Unique

Father Dagon (deferred)

H

100

Claw 8d10, claw 8d10, bite 6d6

Unique

Mother Hydra (deferred)

H

102

Claw 8d12, claw 8d10, bite 6d8

Unique

vorpal jabberwock

J

20

Bite 3d10, bite 3d10, claw 3d10, claw 3d10

Also a deferred feature in vanilla NetHack; never appears in Gehennom

troll mummy

M

9

Claw 3d4, claw 3d4

ogre mage

O

7

Weapon 2d6, spell-casting (arcane)

Never appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

shadow ogre

O

10

Weapon 3d5, touch 3d5 (drains life)

Only appears in Gehennom and Grund's Stronghold, capable of treachery

moldy pudding

P

8

Engulf 4d4 (decays organic items)

shoggoth

P

18

Claw 4d8, touch (corrodes iron/copper items), passive corrosion, engulf 4d8 (acid)

Capable of treachery

giant shoggoth

P

36

Claw 5d10, claw 5d10, passive corrosion, passive corrosion, passive corrosion, engulf 8d10 (acid)

Capable of treachery

genetic engineer

Q

12

Claw 1d4 (polymorph)

Only appears in Gehennom

Doctor Frankenstein

Q

20

Weapon 4d4, claw 1d4 (teleports you)

Unique

king cobra

S

9

Bite 3d4 (poison), bite 3d4 (poison)

Never appears in Gehennom

weresnake

S

9

Bite 3d6 (lycanthropy), bite 2d6 (poison)

Never randomly generated

asphynx

S

8

Bite 1d6 (stone), passive stoning

Never appears in Gehennom

two-headed troll

T

10

Claw 1d6, claw 1d6, bite 1d10, bite 1d10

Never appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

black troll

T

17

Weapon 3d6, claw 3d8, bite 3d6

Only appears in Gehennom and Grund's Stronghold, capable of treachery

water hulk

U

11

Claw 3d4, claw 3d4, bite 2d5, gaze (confusion)

Tunnels, swims, only appears in Gehennom

fire vampire

V

12

Claw 2d4 (fire), claw 2d4 (fire), bite 2d4 (drains life), touch 2d4 (drains energy), spell-casting (fire)

Capable of treachery

star vampire

V

18

Tentacle 2d6, tentacle 2d6 (drains life), tentacle 2d6, tentacle 2d6 (drains life), tentacle 2d6, tentacle 2d6 (drains life)

Capable of treachery

vampire mage

V

20

Claw 2d8 (drains life), bite 1d8 (drains life), spell-casting (arcane)

Also a deferred feature in vanilla NetHack, capable of treachery

wight

W

5

Claw 1d4 (drains life), bite 2d3 (drains life), claw (drains life)

zruty

Y

9

Claw 3d4, claw 3d4, bite 3d6

Moved to 'Y' due to the addition of Australian, or "Zouthern", animals

ghoul mage

Z

10

Claw 1d3 (paralyze), claw 1d4, spell-casting (arcane)

Capable of treachery

ghast

Z

4

Claw 1d2 (paralyze), claw 1d4, bite 1d6

ghoul queen

Z

14

Claw 1d3 (paralyze), claw 1d4, spell-casting (arcane), spell-casting (arcane)

Never randomly generated, capable of treachery

gug

Z

15

Claw 2d6, claw 2d6, bite 3d6 (paralyze)

Capable of treachery

wax golem

'

3

Claw 1d2, touch 1d4 (fire)

Leaves candles when killed

plastic golem

'

4

Claw 1d3, claw 1d3

Leaves credit cards when killed (cheap plastic imitations of the Amulet of Yendor in older versions)

Frankenstein's Monster

'

20

Claw 3d8, claw 3d8

Unique

ruby golem

'

24

Weapon 4d10, breath 5d6 (fire)

Leaves rubies when killed

diamond golem

'

26

Weapon 5d10, breath 5d6 (magic missiles)

Leaves diamonds when killed

sapphire golem

'

28

Weapon 6d10, breath 5d8 (shock)

Leaves sapphires when killed

steel golem

'

30

Weapon 6d10, breath 5d8 (cold), disenchants

Leaves iron chains when killed

crystal golem

'

32

Weapon 8d12, breath 6d8 (random)

Leaves random gems when killed

werepanther

@

5

Weapon 2d4

weretiger

@

7

Weapon 3d4

weresnake

@

9

Weapon 3d4

werespider

@

9

Weapon 3d4

gibberling

@

6

Weapon 1d8

Only appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

grimlock

@

8

Weapon 1d6

Only appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

drow

@

6

Weapon 2d4 (sleep), weapon 2d4

Capable of treachery

mugger

@

2

Weapon 1d4

Only appear on the mall level, capable of treachery

gypsy

@

20

Claw 2d12 (steals intrinsics), spell-casting (arcane)

Plays card games, buys gems, and tells fortunes

black marketeer

@

25

Weapon 4d10

Unique, wields the artifact long sword "Thiefbane"

shadow

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4

Touch 1d4 (poison), touch 1d4 (cold)

Never randomly generated

spined devil

&amp;

5

Weapon 1d6, claw 1d4

Only appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

bearded devil

&amp;

8

Weapon 1d10, weapon 1d10

Only appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

bar-lgura

&amp;

7

Claw 1d6, claw 1d6, bite 2d12

Only appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

chasme

&amp;

8

Claw 2d6, claw 2d6, bite 2d4, gaze 1d6 (sleep)

Only appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

babau

&amp;

9

Claw 1d6, claw 1d6, gaze 1d8 (poison), bite 1d8

Only appears in Gehennom and the Temple of Moloch, capable of treachery

nabassu

&amp;

9

Claw 2d4, claw 2d4, bite 3d4 (drains life), spell-casting (arcane)

Only appears in Gehennom, capable of treachery

Cthulhu (deferred)

&amp;

106

Spell-casting (clerical), claw 6d8, bite 4d10, hug 6d6, tentacle 2d1 (drains intelligence), gaze (confusion)

Unique, replaces the high priest of Moloch in the SLethe patch

giant crab

;

7

Claw 3d6, claw 3d6

Swims, never randomly generated

gila monster

:

6

Bite 2d6 (poison)

Never appears in Gehennom

rhaumbusun

:

2

Gaze 1d2 (paralyze)

Only appears in Gehennom and the Black Market

basilisk

:

8

Bite 4d2 (stone), passive stoning

Thick hide

komodo dragon

:

9

Bite 2d6 (drains constitution), claw 1d12, claw 1d12

Thick hide, never appears in Gehennom

bad egg

%

4

Bite 1d8

Never appears in Gehennom

killer tripe ration

%

7

Bite 2d8

May leave a tripe ration when killed, never appears in Gehennom

killer food ration

%

9

Bite 2d10

May leave a food ration when killed, never appears in Gehennom

pile of killer coins

$

6

Bite 2d6

Never appears in Gehennom

large pile of killer coins

$

9

Bite 3d6

Never appears in Gehennom

huge pile of killer coins

$

11

Bite 4d6

Never appears in Gehennom

Nightmare

u

12

Butt 3d12, kick 3d6

Unique, Lawful Quest nemesis, leaves Nighthorn when killed

Beholder

e

15

Gaze 1d4 (death), gaze 3d8, gaze 1d3 (stun), gaze 1d3 (confusion), gaze 1d4 (sleep)

Unique, Neutral Quest nemesis; leaves the Eye of the Beholder when killed, also a deferred feature in vanilla NetHack

Vecna

L

49

Touch 9d6 (cold), spell-casting (arcane)

Unique, Chaotic Quest nemesis, leaves the Hand of Vecna when killed.

flame mage

@

10

Weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6, spell-casting (arcane)

Never randomly generated

ice mage

@

10

Weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6, spell-casting (arcane)

Never randomly generated

necromancer

@

10

Weapon 1d6, spell-casting (arcane)

Never randomly generated

undead slayer

@

10

Weapon 1d8

Never randomly generated

yeoman

@

10

Weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6

Never randomly generated

High Flame Mage

@

20

Weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6, spell-casting (arcane)

Flame Mage quest leader

High Ice Mage

@

20

Weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6, spell-casting (arcane)

Ice Mage quest leader

Dark Lord

@

20

Weapon 1d6

Necromancer quest leader

Van Helsing

@

20

Weapon 2d6, weapon 2d6

Undead Slayer quest leader

Chief Yeoman Warder

@

20

Weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6

Yeoman quest leader

Water Mage

@

25

Spell-casting (arcane), spell-casting (arcane), weapon 1d6, claw 1d4 (steals the Amulet)

Flame Mage quest nemesis

Earth Mage

@

25

Weapon 1d6, spell-casting (arcane), spell-casting (arcane), claw 1d4 (steals the Amulet)

Ice Mage quest nemesis

Maugneshaagar

&amp;

16

Weapon 8d4, weapon 4d6, spell-casting (arcane), claw 2d6 (steals the Amulet)

Necromancer quest nemesis

Count Dracula

V

25

Weapon 2d6, weapon 2d6, bite 2d6 (drains life)

Undead Slayer quest nemesis

Colonel Blood

@

20

Weapon 4d6, weapon 4d6

Yeoman quest nemesis

igniter

@

5

Weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6

Flame Mage quest guardian

froster

@

5

Weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6

Ice Mage quest guardian

embalmer

@

5

Weapon 1d6, spell-casting (arcane)

Necromancer quest guardian

exterminator

@

8

Weapon 1d8

Undead Slayer quest guardian

Yeoman Warder

@

5

Weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6

Yeoman quest guardian

See also
Item (SLASH'EM)