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Alpha:Vampire(race)

2011-03-06T02:58:44Z

Darian: /* Factory */

{{DDClass
|title=Vampire
|image=[[File:HeroVampireLarge.png|75px]]
|races=Special race
|tier=Special class
|unlocked= Beat Crypt with an Assassin
|rewards=None
|skills= Multiple:
* Gains 7 Base Damage per level, instead of 5 
* No Health Regen - you lose 1 HP per tile explored instead 
* First Strike 
* Immune to Poison 
* Immune to Mana Burn 
* Can sense the locations of all monsters of equal or lower level 
* Spells cost Health instead of Mana 
* Restores 10% of Max Health from blood pools 
* 5% Life Steal, gains an additional 5% for every glyph converted 
* Every next spell cost one more HP, than last; cost sets to normal after hand-to-hand fight 
* HALPMEH doesn't work.
|}}

''You may also be looking for the [[Vampire|monster]] version of the vampire.''

The '''vampire''' is one of the [[classes|special races]] in Desktop Dungeons. It is unlocked by clearing the [[Crypt]] with an [[assassin]]. Vampires gradually lose health on their own, but they drain blood to heal themselves, be it from living or fallen creatures. Additionally, they cast spells using their health rather than their mana.

===Skills===

* Gains 7 Base Damage per level, instead of 5
* No Health Regen - you lose 1 HP per tile explored instead
* First Strike
* Immune to Poison
* Immune to Mana Burn
* Can sense the locations of all monsters of equal or lower level
* Spells cost Health instead of Mana
* Restores 10% of Max Health from blood pools
* 5% Life Steal, gains an additional 5% for every glyph converted
* Every next spell cost one more HP, than last; cost sets to normal after hand-to-hand fight
* [[HALPMEH]] doesn't work.

Life Steal causes you to get back a percentage of your Total Damage you dealt as Health when you use a melee attack. So if you hit a monster for 50 damage, you'd recover 12 Health with 25% Life Steal.

===General Strategy===

Vampire is tricky at the start; once you've gained a couple of levels though, your increased Health and Damage makes taking on almost any enemy a breeze. However, First Strike does not let you go before other enemies with First Strike, and the lack of regeneration means that [[Gorgon]]s can pose a minor threat if you're not careful. The increased Base Damage means that effects that increase your Damage Bonus are even more potent though.

Once you get [[BURNDAYRAZ]], the Vampire can beat bosses almost immediately, because they draw mana from health, and at level 4, you can have, say, 52 health, which gives you 6 casts: 52-6-7-8-9-10-11=1, where each cast costs one additional HP, for a total of 96 damage, which is enough to take out most level 7 monsters, possibly level 8 if you can take advantage of First Strike.

Vampire is the only race/class in the game, that don't need exploration control - actually, you should explore as much of dungeon as you can. After first exploration you could start attacking - even with 1 HP you can kill a bunch of monsters. Level up will heal you; from this moment you can attack monsters 1-2 level higher than yours.

Try to save bloodpools for later but use your potions early -- at high levels you usually wouldn't need them (except for the Factory). Due to the Vampire's nature, neither [[BLUDTUPOWA]] nor [[HALPMEH]] is of any use, they should be converted on sight.

If you are lucky enough to find [[CYDSTEPP]] and push your Life Steal up high enough, you can set up for boss battles by leaving as many opponents (without First Strike) as possible one hit away from death. Hit the boss, kill someone to regenerate enough HP for CYDSTEPP, cast, then repeat until the boss is dead.

=== Deity Choice===

Be careful with [[Glowing Guardian]]; praying to him will heal you, but first attack will make him denounce you - because of lifesteal. Still, one healing can save the game.

===Challenge Modes===

====Snake Pit====

This is as straightforward as it gets. Explore as much as possible, to find [[BURNDAYRAZ]] and all level 1 [[Serpents]]s and [[Naga]]s you can locate. Kill enough of them to go to level 2. Continue exploring if possible and repeat the process with the level 2 Serpents and Nagas. By level 3 you can probably start using BURNDAYRAZ to destroy high-level Enemies. Calculate the amount of damage you can dish out with the health you've got (heal it with blood-pools or potions if it can help take a higher-level one). This should lead to a chain of level-ups culminating around level 7. At 7, you can take out [[Gorgon#Boss info|Medusa]] with a fireball volley. At 8 take out [[Serpent#Boss info|Jormungandr]] the same way - you should have plenty of potions left too, so this should be easy as pie.

====Crypt====

Use the same method as above (see Snake Pit), except this time concentrate on [[Wraith]]s and [[Vampire]]s at the start (after thoroughly exploring everything you can explore!). Go for [[Zombie]]s only if you don't have any better target. You may want to set up a midfight level-up for your encounter with [[Zombie#Boss info|Frank the Zombie]].

====Library====

Yup, it's the same trick here. Your favoured targets should be the [[Warlock]]s and [[Imp]]s, as they possess the least health. Since you'll be exploring the entire map anyway, Imps shouldn't be a bother at all. Go for [[Warlock#Boss info|Aequitas]] first.

====Factory====

Now this is the truly challenging part. In the factory, none of the enemies are as easy to take down as in other challenge dungeons. The [[Animated Armour]] requires a set number of hits to kill, the [[Meat man|Meat Men]] have huge health, and the [[Golem]]s are resistant to your BURNDAYRAZ. Patience here is the key, as is the help of [[The Pactmaker]], so make sure you can locate him early (but don't join him yet!).

Begin by exploring as much of the dungeon as you can. Get as many good shop [[items]] as you can find (it helps being loaded with cash, so come prepared). Also find BURNDAYRAZ, you can't win without it. Once set, start taking out level 1 Golems. If you have good Lifesteal, you can take on Animated Armour and maybe even Meat Men - the regeneration will keep you safe, just make sure it says "SAFE" before attacking. Before leveling up to level 2, assuming you have explored thoroughly, join Pactmaker. This will net you a large amount of Piety from all the exploration.

At level 2, continue exploring if you can, and see if you can take out slightly higher-level targets. The moment you can't explore any further, level up again. At level 3 you can start taking on level 4 monsters, or level 5 Golems. Again the idea is to level up using as few monsters as you can find, but remember that lower-level monsters can be killed for Health (thanks to Lifesteal). The moment you have 80 Piety, immediately take Pactmaker's Health boon.

At level 7 make sure you have several monsters to level up with. Do not kill them before you start the boss fights! If you're low on health, try to replenish it by attacking lower-level Animated Armour: Your lifesteal should outweigh the damage they do to you, increasing your health instead of decreasing it for every attack. However do try to keep a few of them alive. Blast Super Meat Man with spells until you have about 50% of your health left. Then attack an Animated Armour to reduce your BURNDAYRAZ cost back to 6. Go at the meat man again. Then kill off a few of the monsters left to regain Health, but don't level up yet. Spend as much BURNDAYRAZ as you can still afford on the Super Meat Man, and then finally level up and finish him.

This will put you high up in level 8 or low in level 9. Repeat the process, making sure you are healthy and have enough low-level armors to attack (if any remain at all). Use the same tactic against [[Golem#Boss info|Iron Man]], attacking an Armour half-way through your health to reduce the cost of BURNDAYRAZ. Remember that this time you can use Potions and also drink up blood-stains on the map - this will be extremely helpful, as it can replenish your Health twice over if you've killed enough monsters. Also remember that when you are 10 points below leveling up, you can use Pactmaker's "Experience" boon to push you over the edge.

As an alternate strategy, CYDSTEPP with BURNDAYRAZ can make the Factory extremely easy regardless of which gods are available; kill only the strongest creatures as you level up, spend the rest of your HP weakening the armors until the map is completely explored, then get the rest down to one hit kills. From that point, you'll be able to just alternate hits on the bosses with killing others to regenerate HP for the next cast of CYDSTEPP.
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Alpha:Vampire(race)

2011-03-06T02:58:03Z

Darian: /* General Strategy */

{{DDClass
|title=Vampire
|image=[[File:HeroVampireLarge.png|75px]]
|races=Special race
|tier=Special class
|unlocked= Beat Crypt with an Assassin
|rewards=None
|skills= Multiple:
* Gains 7 Base Damage per level, instead of 5 
* No Health Regen - you lose 1 HP per tile explored instead 
* First Strike 
* Immune to Poison 
* Immune to Mana Burn 
* Can sense the locations of all monsters of equal or lower level 
* Spells cost Health instead of Mana 
* Restores 10% of Max Health from blood pools 
* 5% Life Steal, gains an additional 5% for every glyph converted 
* Every next spell cost one more HP, than last; cost sets to normal after hand-to-hand fight 
* HALPMEH doesn't work.
|}}

''You may also be looking for the [[Vampire|monster]] version of the vampire.''

The '''vampire''' is one of the [[classes|special races]] in Desktop Dungeons. It is unlocked by clearing the [[Crypt]] with an [[assassin]]. Vampires gradually lose health on their own, but they drain blood to heal themselves, be it from living or fallen creatures. Additionally, they cast spells using their health rather than their mana.

===Skills===

* Gains 7 Base Damage per level, instead of 5
* No Health Regen - you lose 1 HP per tile explored instead
* First Strike
* Immune to Poison
* Immune to Mana Burn
* Can sense the locations of all monsters of equal or lower level
* Spells cost Health instead of Mana
* Restores 10% of Max Health from blood pools
* 5% Life Steal, gains an additional 5% for every glyph converted
* Every next spell cost one more HP, than last; cost sets to normal after hand-to-hand fight
* [[HALPMEH]] doesn't work.

Life Steal causes you to get back a percentage of your Total Damage you dealt as Health when you use a melee attack. So if you hit a monster for 50 damage, you'd recover 12 Health with 25% Life Steal.

===General Strategy===

Vampire is tricky at the start; once you've gained a couple of levels though, your increased Health and Damage makes taking on almost any enemy a breeze. However, First Strike does not let you go before other enemies with First Strike, and the lack of regeneration means that [[Gorgon]]s can pose a minor threat if you're not careful. The increased Base Damage means that effects that increase your Damage Bonus are even more potent though.

Once you get [[BURNDAYRAZ]], the Vampire can beat bosses almost immediately, because they draw mana from health, and at level 4, you can have, say, 52 health, which gives you 6 casts: 52-6-7-8-9-10-11=1, where each cast costs one additional HP, for a total of 96 damage, which is enough to take out most level 7 monsters, possibly level 8 if you can take advantage of First Strike.

Vampire is the only race/class in the game, that don't need exploration control - actually, you should explore as much of dungeon as you can. After first exploration you could start attacking - even with 1 HP you can kill a bunch of monsters. Level up will heal you; from this moment you can attack monsters 1-2 level higher than yours.

Try to save bloodpools for later but use your potions early -- at high levels you usually wouldn't need them (except for the Factory). Due to the Vampire's nature, neither [[BLUDTUPOWA]] nor [[HALPMEH]] is of any use, they should be converted on sight.

If you are lucky enough to find [[CYDSTEPP]] and push your Life Steal up high enough, you can set up for boss battles by leaving as many opponents (without First Strike) as possible one hit away from death. Hit the boss, kill someone to regenerate enough HP for CYDSTEPP, cast, then repeat until the boss is dead.

=== Deity Choice===

Be careful with [[Glowing Guardian]]; praying to him will heal you, but first attack will make him denounce you - because of lifesteal. Still, one healing can save the game.

===Challenge Modes===

====Snake Pit====

This is as straightforward as it gets. Explore as much as possible, to find [[BURNDAYRAZ]] and all level 1 [[Serpents]]s and [[Naga]]s you can locate. Kill enough of them to go to level 2. Continue exploring if possible and repeat the process with the level 2 Serpents and Nagas. By level 3 you can probably start using BURNDAYRAZ to destroy high-level Enemies. Calculate the amount of damage you can dish out with the health you've got (heal it with blood-pools or potions if it can help take a higher-level one). This should lead to a chain of level-ups culminating around level 7. At 7, you can take out [[Gorgon#Boss info|Medusa]] with a fireball volley. At 8 take out [[Serpent#Boss info|Jormungandr]] the same way - you should have plenty of potions left too, so this should be easy as pie.

====Crypt====

Use the same method as above (see Snake Pit), except this time concentrate on [[Wraith]]s and [[Vampire]]s at the start (after thoroughly exploring everything you can explore!). Go for [[Zombie]]s only if you don't have any better target. You may want to set up a midfight level-up for your encounter with [[Zombie#Boss info|Frank the Zombie]].

====Library====

Yup, it's the same trick here. Your favoured targets should be the [[Warlock]]s and [[Imp]]s, as they possess the least health. Since you'll be exploring the entire map anyway, Imps shouldn't be a bother at all. Go for [[Warlock#Boss info|Aequitas]] first.

====Factory====

Now this is the truly challenging part. In the factory, none of the enemies are as easy to take down as in other challenge dungeons. The [[Animated Armour]] requires a set number of hits to kill, the [[Meat man|Meat Men]] have huge health, and the [[Golem]]s are resistant to your BURNDAYRAZ. Patience here is the key, as is the help of [[The Pactmaker]], so make sure you can locate him early (but don't join him yet!).

Begin by exploring as much of the dungeon as you can. Get as many good shop [[items]] as you can find (it helps being loaded with cash, so come prepared). Also find BURNDAYRAZ, you can't win without it. Once set, start taking out level 1 Golems. If you have good Lifesteal, you can take on Animated Armour and maybe even Meat Men - the regeneration will keep you safe, just make sure it says "SAFE" before attacking. Before leveling up to level 2, assuming you have explored thoroughly, join Pactmaker. This will net you a large amount of Piety from all the exploration.

At level 2, continue exploring if you can, and see if you can take out slightly higher-level targets. The moment you can't explore any further, level up again. At level 3 you can start taking on level 4 monsters, or level 5 Golems. Again the idea is to level up using as few monsters as you can find, but remember that lower-level monsters can be killed for Health (thanks to Lifesteal). The moment you have 80 Piety, immediately take Pactmaker's Health boon.

At level 7 make sure you have several monsters to level up with. Do not kill them before you start the boss fights! If you're low on health, try to replenish it by attacking lower-level Animated Armour: Your lifesteal should outweigh the damage they do to you, increasing your health instead of decreasing it for every attack. However do try to keep a few of them alive. Blast Super Meat Man with spells until you have about 50% of your health left. Then attack an Animated Armour to reduce your BURNDAYRAZ cost back to 6. Go at the meat man again. Then kill off a few of the monsters left to regain Health, but don't level up yet. Spend as much BURNDAYRAZ as you can still afford on the Super Meat Man, and then finally level up and finish him.

This will put you high up in level 8 or low in level 9. Repeat the process, making sure you are healthy and have enough low-level armors to attack (if any remain at all). Use the same tactic against [[Golem#Boss info|Iron Man]], attacking an Armour half-way through your health to reduce the cost of BURNDAYRAZ. Remember that this time you can use Potions and also drink up blood-stains on the map - this will be extremely helpful, as it can replenish your Health twice over if you've killed enough monsters. Also remember that when you are 10 points below leveling up, you can use Pactmaker's "Experience" boon to push you over the edge.

As an alternate strategy, CYDESTEPP with BURNDAYRAZ can make the Factory extremely easy regardless of which gods are available; kill only the strongest creatures as you level up, spend the rest of your HP weakening the armors until the map is completely explored, then get the rest down to one hit kills. From that point, you'll be able to just alternate hits on the bosses with killing others to regenerate HP for the next cast of CYDESTEPP.
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Alpha:Jehora Jeheyu

2011-03-02T06:00:24Z

Darian: /* Gaining Piety */

Jehora Jeheyu, God of Chaos, is one of the gods available for worshipping in Desktop Dungeon. Jehora Jeheyu may be worshipped by locating his altar in a dungeon (if it appears).

==Initial Worship==

If an altar of Jehora Jeheyu is found in the dungeon, and the hero is not yet worshipping any other god, it is possible to pray to Jehora.

===Immediate effect===

* The hero '''loses all of the following abilities''': Poison Immunity, Mana Burn Immunity, Death Gaze Immunity, Protection from Death, First Strike, Dodge.
** The source providing these effects is irrelevant - whether granted by items, other gods, or the use of Glyphs.
** Note that the glyphs providing First Strike and Protection from Death remain usable, but incur a Piety penalty if used again (see below).
** The Assassin's conditional First Strike ability is unaffected by worshiping Jehora Jeheyu. The Assassin still strikes first if all squares surrounding the monster have been explored, and no Piety penalty is applied.
** ''Research info required: Is it possible to gain the other abilities while Jehora Jeheyu is still worshipped? For instance, by buying items that provide them AFTER joining his religion?''
* The hero is awarded a random number of '''Piety Points''', anywhere between 1 and 25.
** The number of points awarded upon joining is completely random and there is no way to affect it.

===Conversion===

Followers of Jehora Jeheyu cannot convert their religion to any other god. Followers of other gods cannot convert their religion to Jehora Jeheyu.

The only method to switch to or from Jehora Jeheyu is to first renounce your religion by help of an item.

==Religion==

Jehora Jeheyu is the god of Chaos. He enjoys meaningless destruction, bloody battles, and random effects. Jehora frowns upon fancy swordplay.

The following actions will only change your Piety while worshipping Jehora Jeheyu. If you have not yet renounced your religion, you may perform these actions without triggering the listed effects.

===Gaining Piety===

Jehora Jeheyu will increase your Piety for performing the following actions:

* '''Destroy a wall using the [[ENDISWAL]] glyph''': +1 Piety.
** Jehora Jeheyu will reward you with one piety point for every tile of wall destroyed with the ENDISWAL glyph.
** You can also destroy walls by pushing enemies into them, by performing a Melee attack on a monster while your hero has the Knockback ability (see [[Half-dragon]]. Items may also grant you knockback).
* '''Receive ??? damage from a monster''': +4 Piety.
** This effect is triggered when your hero is damaged in Melee combat. The exact amount of damage required to trigger the effect is currently unknown, and may depend on the character's level and possibly other factor as well. It may also be randomally decided (in accordance with Jehora Jeheyu's affinity for chaos).
* '''Inflict ??? damage on a monster''': +4 Piety.
** This effect is triggered when your hero inflict damage on a monster be it trough attack or [[BURNDAYRAZ]]. The exact amount of damage required to trigger the effect is currently unknown, and may depend on the character's level, the monster's level, and possibly other factors as well. It may also be randomally decided (in accordance with Jehora Jeheyu's affinity for chaos).
* '''Use the [[PISORF]] glyph on a monster''': +1 Piety.
** Jehora Jeheyu will award you one Piety point for using the PISORF glyph to teleport a monster to a random location in the dungeon. It is awarded for each use of the glyph, even if the monster randomly teleports to the same tile it already occupies.
* '''Use the [[WEYTWUT]] Glyph''': +5 Piety.
** Jehora Jeheya will award you four Piety points for each use of the WEYTWUT Glyph. The destination of your teleport is irrelevant, you will be awarded points simply for using this glyph.

===Losing Piety===

Jehora Jeheyu will decrease your Piety for performing the following actions:

* '''For each use of the [[CYDSTEPP]] Glyph''': -10 Piety.
** Activating the CYDSTEPP glyph, whether or not you already have Death Protection applied, will cause a 10 point Piety loss from Jehora Jeheyu. Note that you can still use the Glyph, and still gain the ability it bestows whenever used (Death Protection).
* '''For each use of the [[GETINDARE]] Glyph''': -10 Piety.
** Activating the GETINDARE Glyph, whether or not you already have First Strike applied, will cause a 10 point Piety loss from Jehora Jeheyu. Note that you can still use the Glyph, and still gain the ability is bestows whenever used (First Strike).

===Retribution===

If any travesty is performed that would reduce your piety below 0 points (see above), Jehora Jeheyu will inflict a curse upon you: Whenever you cause melee damage to a monster, your Maximum Health will be reduced by 30% of the damage done, rounded down. This does not affect magic attacks.

==Boons==

Jehora Jeheyu has 5 boons to offer to his worshipers at the cost of Piety.

===Chaos===
* Randomly choose one of the following effects: Restore Health and Mana to Maximum / instant death.
* '''Costs ALL Piety you currently have.'''
** Upon acquiring this boon, Jehora Jeheyu will either restore your Health and Mana to its Maximum capacity, or he will kill you outright. If death is chosen, it is immediate and cannot be avoided through the Protection from Death ability.
** This boon has a chance for healing as opposed to death, roughly equal to the piety spent on the boon (all of your current piety, in other words). Therefore, if you have 60 piety when taking the boon, you have a 60% chance for a full heal, and a 40% chance for instant death.
** ''Research info required: Confirm the probability mechanism.''

===Madness===
* Increases Attack Strength by +5 points.
* '''Costs 25 Piety.'''
** Upon acquiring this boon, the character's Attack Strength increases by 5 points. This increases the damage done by Melee attacks, and does not affect BURNDAYRAZ.
** ''Research info required: Does this effect chance the Base Attack Strength, or is it always 5 extra points of damage regardless of player level and/or Attack Bonuses?''
===Bolstering===
* Increases Maximum Health by 15 points.
* '''Costs 15 Piety and a Health Potion.'''
** Upon acquiring this boon, the hero's Maximum Health is increased by 15 points. Those 15 new points are ''not'' automatically filled up, and must be healed by the normal means.
** The hero loses one Health Potion from those already carried.
** If the hero does not have any Health Potions, it is impossible to acquire this boon.

===Retaliation===
* Gain Mana Shield ability.
* '''Costs 30 Piety.'''
** Upon acquiring this boon, the hero receives the Mana Shield ability. While this ability is in effect, any monster that strikes you in Melee combat will receive an extra 1 point of damage for every level you have. This damage is applied AFTER the monster strikes you, so you must first survive its attack to inflict this extra damage.
** This is the same ability that [[Sorcerer|Sorcerers]] have by default. If your hero is a Sorcerer, this boon has no effect.

===Polymorph===
* Each monster in the dungeon will transform into a new random type of monster of the same level.
* '''Costs 50 Piety.'''
** Upon acquiring this boon, each and every monster in the dungeon will select a new [[Monsters|monster type]] at random and transform into that type. Monsters will keep the same level they had before the transformation.
** This boon affects Bosses just the same as any other monster.
** In a normal dungeon, Bosses have been known to occasionally transform into the bosses from the Campaign dungeon - something which is not otherwise possible.
** In a Challenge dungeon, monsters may transform into any other type of monster, not just the ones available in the specific type of challenge dungeon you're playing. This includes bosses from the Campaign dungeons.
** Monsters don't have to be unlocked for them to be transformed into. (Ex: Golem is locked but a monster transforms into it)
** ''Research info required: Is transformation into Campaign Bosses possible before unlocking the Campaign dungeons?''

==Strategy==
Despite the disapproval of defensive glyphs, Jehora is actually a fairly solid contender for defensive-oriented classes. The real gem of his abilities is Retribution, which lets each blow you take work in your favor. For characters who plan on taking lots of hits head-on, like [[monk]]s, [[paladin]]s or [[berserker]]s, this can carry its weight significantly. Madness helps to shore up the lower damage of monks or amp up the existing damage of berserkers, and Bolstering will let you take more hits (and thus award more piety) in exchange for healing fewer hits later. Due to Bolstering's low piety cost, people hoping to obtain lots of piety under Jehora should consider it first.

Jehora's two defining abilities, however, are Chaos and Polymorph. The former is the ultimate gamble, and if your piety is significantly high (for example, above 50) it may save an otherwise unwinnable game. Do not take Chaos, however, if you're unprepared for the consequences of failure. As for Polymorph, this ability can change an impossible boss ([[Goo blob|tower of goo]] versus a monk, for example) into an easy one. This ability alone makes Jehora a decent option for nearly every side dungeon, where the chief difficulty comes from the monster selection. However, Jehora's cost for joining is very expensive for glass cannon roles that avoid death through trickery, such as [[rogue]]s and [[warlord]]s.

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Alpha:Vampire(race)

2011-02-28T17:54:36Z

Darian:

{{DDClass
|title=Vampire
|image=[[File:HeroVampireLarge.png|75px]]
|races=Special race
|tier=Special class
|unlocked= Beat Crypt with an Assassin
|rewards=None
|skills= Multiple:
* Gains 7 Base Damage per level, instead of 5 
* No Health Regen - you lose 1 HP per tile explored instead 
* First Strike 
* Immune to Poison 
* Immune to Mana Burn 
* Can sense the locations of all monsters of equal or lower level 
* Spells cost Health instead of Mana 
* Restores 10% of Max Health from blood pools 
* 5% Life Steal, gains an additional 5% for every glyph converted 
* Every next spell cost one more HP, than last; cost sets to normal after hand-to-hand fight 
* HALPMEH doesn't work.
|}}

''You may also be looking for the [[Vampire|monster]] version of the vampire.''

The '''vampire''' is one of the [[classes|special races]] in Desktop Dungeons. It is unlocked by clearing the [[Crypt]] with an [[assassin]]. Vampires gradually lose health on their own, but they drain blood to heal themselves, be it from living or fallen creatures. Additionally, they cast spells using their health rather than their mana.

===Skills===

* Gains 7 Base Damage per level, instead of 5
* No Health Regen - you lose 1 HP per tile explored instead
* First Strike
* Immune to Poison
* Immune to Mana Burn
* Can sense the locations of all monsters of equal or lower level
* Spells cost Health instead of Mana
* Restores 10% of Max Health from blood pools
* 5% Life Steal, gains an additional 5% for every glyph converted
* Every next spell cost one more HP, than last; cost sets to normal after hand-to-hand fight
* [[HALPMEH]] doesn't work.

Life Steal causes you to get back a percentage of your Total Damage you dealt as Health when you use a melee attack. So if you hit a monster for 50 damage, you'd recover 12 Health with 25% Life Steal.

===General Strategy===

Vampire is tricky at the start; once you've gained a couple of levels though, your increased Health and Damage makes taking on almost any enemy a breeze. However, First Strike does not let you go before other enemies with First Strike, and the lack of regeneration means that [[Gorgon]]s can pose a minor threat if you're not careful. The increased Base Damage means that effects that increase your Damage Bonus are even more potent though.

Once you get [[BURNDAYRAZ]], the Vampire can beat bosses almost immediately, because they draw mana from health, and at level 4, you can have, say, 52 health, which gives you 6 casts: 52-6-7-8-9-10-11=1, where each cast costs one additional HP, for a total of 96 damage, which is enough to take out most level 7 monsters, possibly level 8 if you can take advantage of First Strike.

Vampire is the only race/class in the game, that don't need exploration control - actually, you should explore as much of dungeon as you can. After first exploration you could start attacking - even with 1 HP you can kill a bunch of monsters. Level up will heal you; from this moment you can attack monsters 1-2 level higher than yours.

Try to save bloodpools for later but use your potions early -- at high levels you usually wouldn't need them (except for the Factory). Due to the Vampire's nature, neither [[BLUDTUPOWA]] nor [[HALPMEH]] is of any use, they should be converted on sight.

If you are lucky enough to find [[CYDESTEPP]] and push your Life Steal up high enough, you can set up for boss battles by leaving as many opponents (without First Strike) as possible one hit away from death. Hit the boss, kill someone to regenerate enough HP for CYDESTEPP, cast, then repeat until the boss is dead.

=== Deity Choice===

Be careful with [[Glowing Guardian]]; praying to him will heal you, but first attack will make him denounce you - because of lifesteal. Still, one healing can save the game.

===Challenge Modes===

====Snake Pit====

This is as straightforward as it gets. Explore as much as possible, to find [[BURNDAYRAZ]] and all level 1 [[Serpents]]s and [[Naga]]s you can locate. Kill enough of them to go to level 2. Continue exploring if possible and repeat the process with the level 2 Serpents and Nagas. By level 3 you can probably start using BURNDAYRAZ to destroy high-level Enemies. Calculate the amount of damage you can dish out with the health you've got (heal it with blood-pools or potions if it can help take a higher-level one). This should lead to a chain of level-ups culminating around level 7. At 7, you can take out [[Gorgon#Boss info|Medusa]] with a fireball volley. At 8 take out [[Serpent#Boss info|Jormungandr]] the same way - you should have plenty of potions left too, so this should be easy as pie.

====Crypt====

Use the same method as above (see Snake Pit), except this time concentrate on [[Wraith]]s and [[Vampire]]s at the start (after thoroughly exploring everything you can explore!). Go for [[Zombie]]s only if you don't have any better target. You may want to set up a midfight level-up for your encounter with [[Zombie#Boss info|Frank the Zombie]].

====Library====

Yup, it's the same trick here. Your favoured targets should be the [[Warlock]]s and [[Imp]]s, as they possess the least health. Since you'll be exploring the entire map anyway, Imps shouldn't be a bother at all. Go for [[Warlock#Boss info|Aequitas]] first.

====Factory====

Now this is the truly challenging part. In the factory, none of the enemies are as easy to take down as in other challenge dungeons. The [[Animated Armour]] requires a set number of hits to kill, the [[Meat man|Meat Men]] have huge health, and the [[Golem]]s are resistant to your BURNDAYRAZ. Patience here is the key, as is the help of [[The Pactmaker]], so make sure you can locate him early (but don't join him yet!).

Begin by exploring as much of the dungeon as you can. Get as many good shop [[items]] as you can find (it helps being loaded with cash, so come prepared). Also find BURNDAYRAZ, you can't win without it. Once set, start taking out level 1 Golems. If you have good Lifesteal, you can take on Animated Armour and maybe even Meat Men - the regeneration will keep you safe, just make sure it says "SAFE" before attacking. Before leveling up to level 2, assuming you have explored thoroughly, join Pactmaker. This will net you a large amount of Piety from all the exploration.

At level 2, continue exploring if you can, and see if you can take out slightly higher-level targets. The moment you can't explore any further, level up again. At level 3 you can start taking on level 4 monsters, or level 5 Golems. Again the idea is to level up using as few monsters as you can find, but remember that lower-level monsters can be killed for Health (thanks to Lifesteal). The moment you have 80 Piety, immediately take Pactmaker's Health boon.

At level 7 make sure you have several monsters to level up with. Do not kill them before you start the boss fights! If you're low on health, try to replenish it by attacking lower-level Animated Armour: Your lifesteal should outweigh the damage they do to you, increasing your health instead of decreasing it for every attack. However do try to keep a few of them alive. Blast Super Meat Man with spells until you have about 50% of your health left. Then attack an Animated Armour to reduce your BURNDAYRAZ cost back to 6. Go at the meat man again. Then kill off a few of the monsters left to regain Health, but don't level up yet. Spend as much BURNDAYRAZ as you can still afford on the Super Meat Man, and then finally level up and finish him.

This will put you high up in level 8 or low in level 9. Repeat the process, making sure you are healthy and have enough low-level armors to attack (if any remain at all). Use the same tactic against [[Golem#Boss info|Iron Man]], attacking an Armour half-way through your health to reduce the cost of BURNDAYRAZ. Remember that this time you can use Potions and also drink up blood-stains on the map - this will be extremely helpful, as it can replenish your Health twice over if you've killed enough monsters. Also remember that when you are 10 points below leveling up, you can use Pactmaker's "Experience" boon to push you over the edge.

As an alternate strategy, CYDESTEPP with BURNDAYRAZ can make the Factory extremely easy regardless of which gods are available; kill only the strongest creatures as you level up, spend the rest of your HP weakening the armors until the map is completely explored, then get the rest down to one hit kills. From that point, you'll be able to just alternate hits on the bosses with killing others to regenerate HP for the next cast of CYDESTEPP.
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