# Hydra
The hydra is a monster that exists in both SLASH'EM and SpliceHack, but is implemented very differently in both variants.

Contents

1 SLASH'EM

1.1 Strategy

2 SpliceHack
3 Mythos
4 See also

SLASH'EM

D hydra 

Difficulty

32

Attacks

Bite 2d8, Bite 2d8, Bite 2d8, Bite 2d8, Bite 2d8, Bite 2d8

D hydra 

Difficulty

32

Attacks

Bite 2d8, Bite 2d8, Bite 2d8, Bite 2d8, Bite 2d8, Bite 2d8

Base level

26

Base experience

1087

Speed

9

Base AC

-4

Base MR

20

Alignment

7 (lawful)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

4500

Nutritional value

500

Size

Gigantic

Resistances

poison, petrification

Resistances conveyed

poison (100%)

A hydra:

 can fly.

 has no hands.

 has a thick hide.

 can see invisible creatures.

 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 is nasty.
 is strong.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can pick up magical items.

 hits creatures as a +2 weapon.

Reference

SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line2339

In SLASH'EM the hydra is one of two non-dragons to use the D glyph, the other being the wyvern.  True to its source mythos, it has a large number of bite attacks.  It cannot, however, grow new heads when attacked with a sword.

Strategy
These should not pose a problem by the time one encounters them; they are somewhat slow, do only a moderate amount of damage, and have no particular special attacks.  They do have a large amount of hit points and a decent AC, though, in addition to resisting stoning.

SpliceHack
In SpliceHack the hydra uses the : glyph and can grow new heads.

Mythos
The hydra is of course the monster from Greek mythology. It's full name being the Lernaean Hydra (Λερναῖα Ὕδρα). It is a  large, snake-like monster, with multiple heads, that Heracles fought, which would grow two new heads for every one chopped off.
It may also be a reference to the same monster in Crawl, which also uses the D glyph.  It is one of the more notable monsters in Crawl, as it does have the ability to regrow heads, and will do so whenever attacked with a non-flaming edged weapon.

See also
Wyvern
Dragon