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Rat Monarch

2015-04-28T06:01:58Z

Prismwind: /* Strategy */ More info on the Mana Boosters preparation.

== Class Features ==

'''REGAL HYGIENE''': Rat bites corrode enemies. Gains one stack of Corrosive Strike per level.

'''REGAL PERKS''': Sensitive whiskers detect deals. All shops are scouted. Buying an item regenerates 50% health and mana (may overheal).

'''REGAL SIZE''': Rats are the CORRECT size: Small. Lower maximum health and mana, all items are large.

'''CONVERSION''': The Rat Monarch gains +1 Corrosive Strike for every 80 Conversion Points.

== Unlocking ==

The Rat Monarch requires the Enhanced Edition of Desktop Dungeons, and can be unlocked via the Moving of the Cheese quest in the [[Demonic Library]]. Once unlocked they move to the [[Audit Zepplin]].

== Strategy ==

Not mentioned in the Class Features is that rats gain precisely 1 base damage per level as opposed to 5. Whether this is a bug or intentional, this means their individual hits deal little damage, even [[Popcorn]] usually takes multiple hits to kill for them. However, stacks of Corrosion don't go away, and while only physical attacks stack more Corrosion the damage applies to both further physical attacks and to [[Burndayraz]].

This lends itself to regen fighting and mage builds, even with the rat's decreased health pool and lack of resistance. Because their base damage is so low, items that increase base damage tend to do very little for their damage output. They are best served by items that increase their durability, allowing them to stack several hits worth of Corrosion then finish enemies off with fireballs that deal increased damage. [[Burndayraz]] will deal full damage, although their low mana pool can be a limiting factor. Corrosive damage also applies to knockback, so the Bear Mace is also a valuable prep item, essentially doubling damage from corrosion when knockback applies.

[[Elven Boots]] is a good prep item, increasing both damage resistance and mana. The [[Platemail]] is possibly better, negating significant amounts of damage from lower level monsters, thus making popcorn monsters easier to use. The [[Dragon Shield]] can be stronger against high level monsters and some bosses, but is weaker against low level enemies. Of special note is that potions take up a full slot and the [[Compression Scroll]] does not work for them. This severely limits potion use, and items that normally take up small slots become full slot items. Luckily they will still stack. Another option is the [[Gloves of Midas]] item, due to their healing when buying items.

Regal Perks provides some map scouting early game, revealing 3 by 3 portions of the map, turning the blackspace transparent without removing it. This frequently reveals other features, such as the occasional altar, glyphs, and so on without revealing details about them, although the altars can often be identified by closely examining the piety sparkles around them. More importantly, buying items heals both health and mana. Since there are obviously limited shops and gold is limited, this turns shops into another healing resource to save for a late game spike, requiring an empty item slot as well. The Apothecary preparation at the Bazaar can be helpful as it increases the number of shops.

The biggest drawbacks are the limited potion inventory and need to hit a monster many times to stack Corrosive Strike. This combined with popcorn not popping as easily makes it more difficult to preserve blackspace, when the Corrosive Strike lends itself to regen fighting and Burndayraz. Because of this, Extra Mana Boosters are recommended as a preparation, without them they will end up with 11 mana after finding all boosters on the map... preparing more means enough mana to use two fireballs as opposed to one. The Transmutation Seal is a good choice as well, due to their trait of healing from buying items. The Witch is less useful than for other classes thanks to their limited potion inventory, although a Reflex Potion can be helpful in spiking the boss, allowing them to immediately stack Corrosion on the boss twice. Waiting till late in the run is recommended for maximum corrosion stacks.

Glyph wise, [[Burndayraz]] is nearly required. Meanwhile, glyphs that normally are very useful for physical fighters such as [[Getindare]] and [[Byseps]] do little to help them. [[Halpmeh]] is still useful, but cuts into mana for [[Burndayraz]]. The same goes for [[Apheelsik]], although it has good interplay with [[Burndayraz]] thanks to burning lowering regeneration. [[Bludtupowah]] is as useful as it is in any other mage build. [[Pisorf]] is trickier to use but Corrosive damage applies fully to knockback damage, so you'll get 100% of the corrosion damage when the knockback damage applies, making it a much more powerful glyph for Rats than for any other class. It is also more mana effective than [[Burndayraz]], and can damage enemies that retaliate to fireballs without risk. [[Cydstep]] can be extremely helpful... in fact, with their low health pool and Corrosion, it can allow them to take down extremely high level monsters very early, especially if they find some good conversion fodder and a [[Burndayraz]] glyph to pair with it.

Deity wise, deities that improve survivability or glyph use are recommended. [[Tikki Tooki]] is nearly useless... rats tend to take a few hits before taking anything down, so take a lot of punishments from this deity. This is a pity, since more Reflex potions would work well with stacking Corrosive Strike quickly. [[Taurog]] punishes glyph use and so can be challenging to use, but the armor is good. Skullpicker is nearly useless like other base damage increases however, and the hit to mana is a bad deal generally. [[Mystera Annur]] is a great deity... the Rat's base damage is terrible anyway so her Flames boon is all carrot and no stick for a Rat. Another good deity is [[The Earthmother]], as her Vine Form helps the Rat's small health pool and provides some damage reduction, in addition to Clearance providing mana for more fireballs. [[Dracul]] helps with survivability, his boons granting Lifesteal and increasing resistances, although with an already decreased health pool Sanguine can be more troubling than for most other classes to use. Because of their limited potion space in inventory, [[Jehora Jeheyu]] may actually be a better deal for them than most other classes, giving them more mileage out of their potions as well as buffing their low health and mana per level. [[Binlor Ironshield]] is a good choice for resistances. Stone Form isn't very useful since Might doesn't apply to Corrosive damage, but Stone Fist's knockback can deal damage both on the initial attack and the knockback, causing the corrosion damage to apply twice. Because of this and the easy piety gain from destroying walls, Binlor is excellent as part of a conversion strategy.

The biggest problem for rats is a low health pool, lack of resistances, and needing to survive hits from enemies to stack their corrosion. They're regen fighters that are squishy, and mages have low mana. Their strength is that enemies can fully heal without losing their corrosion stacks, and against enemies that require a lot of hits to take down anyway such as certain bosses Rats are perhaps the strongest class. If they can take a hit from a high level enemy, they can probably take it down with enough of their own hits because of the corrosion stacks, it's just a matter of whether it is worth the resources spent doing so. It is technically possible for a rat with [[Cydstep]], [[Burndayraz]], and some conversion fodder to take down a level 9 enemy at level 2 or 3, though it is not necessarily recommended since that will consume a lot of blackspace to get that many hits in. Another option is bringing the [[Balanced Dagger]] and just hunting enemies the same level in the hopes of using less blackspace to win, though this does take up precious inventory space for them.

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Rat Monarch

2015-04-25T15:14:58Z

Prismwind: /* Strategy */ Information about glyphs and deities updated to include the value of Pisorf, knockback, and Binlor.

== Class Features ==

'''REGAL HYGIENE''': Rat bites corrode enemies. Gains one stack of Corrosive Strike per level.

'''REGAL PERKS''': Sensitive whiskers detect deals. All shops are scouted. Buying an item regenerates 50% health and mana (may overheal).

'''REGAL SIZE''': Rats are the CORRECT size: Small. Lower maximum health and mana, all items are large.

'''CONVERSION''': The Rat Monarch gains +1 Corrosive Strike for every 80 Conversion Points.

== Unlocking ==

The Rat Monarch requires the Enhanced Edition of Desktop Dungeons, and can be unlocked via the Moving of the Cheese quest in the [[Demonic Library]]. Once unlocked they move to the [[Audit Zepplin]].

== Strategy ==

Not mentioned in the Class Features is that rats gain precisely 1 base damage per level as opposed to 5. Whether this is a bug or intentional, this means their individual hits deal little damage, even [[Popcorn]] usually takes multiple hits to kill for them. However, stacks of Corrosion don't go away, and while only physical attacks stack more Corrosion the damage applies to both further physical attacks and to [[Burndayraz]].

This lends itself to regen fighting and mage builds, even with the rat's decreased health pool and lack of resistance. Because their base damage is so low, items that increase base damage tend to do very little for their damage output. They are best served by items that increase their durability, allowing them to stack several hits worth of Corrosion then finish enemies off with fireballs that deal increased damage. [[Burndayraz]] will deal full damage, although their low mana pool can be a limiting factor. Corrosive damage also applies to knockback, so the Bear Mace is also a valuable prep item, essentially doubling damage from corrosion when knockback applies.

[[Elven Boots]] is a good prep item, increasing both damage resistance and mana. The [[Breastplate]] is possibly better, negating significant amounts of damage from lower level monsters, thus making popcorn monsters easier to use. The [[Dragon Shield]] can be stronger against high level monsters and some bosses, but is weaker against low level enemies. Of special note is that potions take up a full slot and the [[Compression Scroll]] does not work for them. This severely limits potion use, and items that normally take up small slots become full slot items. Luckily they will still stack. Another option is the [[Midas Gloves]] item, due to their healing when buying items.

Regal Perks provides some map scouting early game, revealing 3 by 3 portions of the map, turning the blackspace transparent without removing it. This frequently reveals other features, such as the occasional altar, glyphs, and so on without revealing details about them, although the altars can often be identified by closely examining the piety sparkles around them. More importantly, buying items heals both health and mana. Since there are obviously limited shops and gold is limited, this turns shops into another healing resource to save for a late game spike, requiring an empty item slot as well. The Apothecary preparation at the Bazaar can be helpful as it increases the number of shops.

The biggest drawbacks are the limited potion inventory and need to hit a monster many times to stack Corrosive Strike. This combined with popcorn not popping as easily makes it more difficult to preserve blackspace, when the Corrosive Strike lends itself to regen fighting and Burndayraz. Because of this, Extra Mana Boosters or Extra Health Boosters are recommended as a preparation. The Translocation Seal or Transmutation Seal are good choices as well, due to their trait of healing from buying items. The Witch is less useful than for other classes thanks to their limited potion inventory, although a Reflex Potion can be helpful in spiking the boss, allowing them to immediately stack Corrosion on the boss twice. Waiting till late in the run is recommended for maximum corrosion stacks.

Glyph wise, [[Burndayraz]] is nearly required. Meanwhile, glyphs that normally are very useful for physical fighters such as [[Getindare]] and [[Byseps]] do little to help them. [[Cydstep]] and [[Halpmeh]] are still useful, but cut into mana for [[Burndayraz]]. The same goes for [[Apheelsik]], although it has good interplay with [[Burndayraz]] thanks to burning lowering regeneration. [[Bludtupowah]] is as useful as it is in any other mage build. [[Pisorf]] is trickier to use but Corrosive damage applies fully to knockback damage, so you'll get 100% of the corrosion damage when the knockback damage applies, making it a much more powerful glyph for Rats than for any other class. It is also more mana effective than [[Burndayraz]], and can damage enemies that retaliate to fireballs without risk.

Deity wise, deities that improve survivability or glyph use are recommended. [[Tikki Tooki]] is nearly useless... rats tend to take a few hits before taking anything down, so take a lot of punishments from this deity. This is a pity, since more Reflex potions would work well with stacking Corrosive Strike quickly. [[Taurog]] punishes glyph use and so can be challenging to use, but the armor is good. Skullpicker is nearly useless like other base damage increases however, and the hit to mana is a bad deal generally. [[Mystera Annur]] is a great deity... the Rat's base damage is terrible anyway so her Flames boon is all carrot and no stick for a Rat. Another good deity is [[The Earthmother]], as her Vine Form helps the Rat's small health pool and provides some damage reduction, in addition to Clearance providing mana for more fireballs. [[Dracul]] helps with survivability, his boons granting Lifesteal and increasing resistances, although with an already decreased health pool Sanguine can be more troubling than for most other classes to use. Because of their limited potion space in inventory, [[Jehora Jeheyu]] may actually be a better deal for them than most other classes, giving them more mileage out of their potions as well as buffing their low health and mana per level. [[Binlor Ironshield]] is a good choice for resistances. Stone Form isn't very useful since Might doesn't apply to Corrosive damage, but Stone Fist's knockback can deal damage both on the initial attack and the knockback, causing the corrosion damage to apply twice. Because of this and the easy piety gain from destroying walls, Binlor is excellent as part of a conversion strategy.

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Rat Monarch

2015-04-25T12:38:06Z

Prismwind: Added MainNav to bottom of page.

== Class Features ==

'''REGAL HYGIENE''': Rat bites corrode enemies. Gains one stack of Corrosive Strike per level.

'''REGAL PERKS''': Sensitive whiskers detect deals. All shops are scouted. Buying an item regenerates 50% health and mana (may overheal).

'''REGAL SIZE''': Rats are the CORRECT size: Small. Lower maximum health and mana, all items are large.

'''CONVERSION''': The Rat Monarch gains +1 Corrosive Strike for every 80 Conversion Points.

== Unlocking ==

The Rat Monarch requires the Enhanced Edition of Desktop Dungeons, and can be unlocked via the Moving of the Cheese quest in the [[Demonic Library]]. Once unlocked they move to the [[Audit Zepplin]].

== Strategy ==

Not mentioned in the Class Features is that rats gain precisely 1 base damage per level as opposed to 5. Whether this is a bug or intentional, this means their individual hits deal little damage, even [[Popcorn]] usually takes multiple hits to kill for them. However, stacks of Corrosion don't go away, and while only physical attacks stack more Corrosion the damage applies to both further physical attacks and to [[Burndayraz]].

This lends itself to regen fighting and mage builds, even with the rat's decreased health pool and lack of resistance. Because their base damage is so low, items that increase base damage tend to do very little for their damage output. They are best served by items that increase their durability, allowing them to stack several hits worth of Corrosion then finish enemies off with fireballs that deal increased damage. [[Burndayraz]] will deal full damage, although their low mana pool can be a limiting factor.

[[Elven Boots]] is a good prep item, increasing both damage resistance and mana. The [[Breastplate]] is possibly better, negating significant amounts of damage from lower level monsters, thus making popcorn monsters easier to use. The [[Dragon Shield]] can be stronger against high level monsters and some bosses, but is weaker against low level enemies. Of special note is that potions take up a full slot and the [[Compression Scroll]] does not work for them. This severely limits potion use, and items that normally take up small slots become full slot items. Luckily they will still stack. Another option is the [[Midas Gloves]] item, due to their healing when buying items.

Regal Perks provides some map scouting early game, revealing 3 by 3 portions of the map, turning the blackspace transparent without removing it. This frequently reveals other features, such as the occasional altar, glyphs, and so on without revealing details about them, although the altars can often be identified by closely examining the piety sparkles around them. More importantly, buying items heals both health and mana. Since there are obviously limited shops and gold is limited, this turns shops into another healing resource to save for a late game spike, requiring an empty item slot as well. The Apothecary preparation at the Bazaar can be helpful as it increases the number of shops.

The biggest drawbacks are the limited potion inventory and need to hit a monster many times to stack Corrosive Strike. This combined with popcorn not popping as easily makes it more difficult to preserve blackspace, when the Corrosive Strike lends itself to regen fighting and Burndayraz. Because of this, Extra Mana Boosters or Extra Health Boosters are recommended as a preparation. The Translocation Seal or Transmutation Seal are good choices as well, due to their trait of healing from buying items. The Witch is less useful than for other classes thanks to their limited potion inventory, although a Reflex Potion can be helpful in spiking the boss, allowing them to immediately stack Corrosion on the boss twice. Waiting till late in the run is recommended for maximum corrosion stacks.

Glyph wise, [[Burndayraz]] is nearly required. Meanwhile, glyphs that normally are very useful for physical fighters such as [[Getindare]] and [[Byseps]] do little to help them. [[Cydstep]] and [[Halpmeh]] are still useful, but cut into mana for [[Burndayraz]]. The same goes for [[Apheelsik]], although it has good interplay with [[Burndayraz]] thanks to burning lowering regeneration. [[Bludtupowah]] is as useful as it is in any other mage build.

Deity wise, deities that improve survivability or glyph use are recommended. [[Tikki Tooki]] is nearly useless... rats tend to take a few hits before taking anything down, so take a lot of punishments from this deity. This is a pity, since more Reflex potions would work well with stacking Corrosive Strike quickly. [[Taurog]] punishes glyph use and so can be challenging to use, but the armor is good. Skullpicker is nearly useless like other base damage increases however, and the hit to mana is a bad deal generally. [[Mystera Annur]] is a great deity... the Rat's base damage is terrible anyway so her Flames boon is all carrot and no stick for a Rat. Another good deity is [[The Earthmother]], as her Vine Form helps the Rat's small health pool and provides some damage reduction, in addition to Clearance providing mana for more fireballs. [[Dracul]] helps with survivability, his boons granting Lifesteal and increasing resistances, although with an already decreased health pool Sanguine can be more troubling than for most other classes to use. Because of their limited potion space in inventory, [[Jehora Jeheyu]] may actually be a better deal for them than most other classes, giving them more mileage out of their potions as well as buffing their low health and mana per level. [[Binlor Ironshield]] is a good choice for resistances, but his boons mostly increase physical damage, making him less useful than one might initially think.

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Rat Monarch

2015-04-25T12:33:41Z

Prismwind: /* Strategy */ Reworded second paragraph to make it more clear.

== Class Features ==

'''REGAL HYGIENE''': Rat bites corrode enemies. Gains one stack of Corrosive Strike per level.

'''REGAL PERKS''': Sensitive whiskers detect deals. All shops are scouted. Buying an item regenerates 50% health and mana (may overheal).

'''REGAL SIZE''': Rats are the CORRECT size: Small. Lower maximum health and mana, all items are large.

'''CONVERSION''': The Rat Monarch gains +1 Corrosive Strike for every 80 Conversion Points.

== Unlocking ==

The Rat Monarch requires the Enhanced Edition of Desktop Dungeons, and can be unlocked via the Moving of the Cheese quest in the [[Demonic Library]]. Once unlocked they move to the [[Audit Zepplin]].

== Strategy ==

Not mentioned in the Class Features is that rats gain precisely 1 base damage per level as opposed to 5. Whether this is a bug or intentional, this means their individual hits deal little damage, even [[Popcorn]] usually takes multiple hits to kill for them. However, stacks of Corrosion don't go away, and while only physical attacks stack more Corrosion the damage applies to both further physical attacks and to [[Burndayraz]].

This lends itself to regen fighting and mage builds, even with the rat's decreased health pool and lack of resistance. Because their base damage is so low, items that increase base damage tend to do very little for their damage output. They are best served by items that increase their durability, allowing them to stack several hits worth of Corrosion then finish enemies off with fireballs that deal increased damage. [[Burndayraz]] will deal full damage, although their low mana pool can be a limiting factor.

[[Elven Boots]] is a good prep item, increasing both damage resistance and mana. The [[Breastplate]] is possibly better, negating significant amounts of damage from lower level monsters, thus making popcorn monsters easier to use. The [[Dragon Shield]] can be stronger against high level monsters and some bosses, but is weaker against low level enemies. Of special note is that potions take up a full slot and the [[Compression Scroll]] does not work for them. This severely limits potion use, and items that normally take up small slots become full slot items. Luckily they will still stack. Another option is the [[Midas Gloves]] item, due to their healing when buying items.

Regal Perks provides some map scouting early game, revealing 3 by 3 portions of the map, turning the blackspace transparent without removing it. This frequently reveals other features, such as the occasional altar, glyphs, and so on without revealing details about them, although the altars can often be identified by closely examining the piety sparkles around them. More importantly, buying items heals both health and mana. Since there are obviously limited shops and gold is limited, this turns shops into another healing resource to save for a late game spike, requiring an empty item slot as well. The Apothecary preparation at the Bazaar can be helpful as it increases the number of shops.

The biggest drawbacks are the limited potion inventory and need to hit a monster many times to stack Corrosive Strike. This combined with popcorn not popping as easily makes it more difficult to preserve blackspace, when the Corrosive Strike lends itself to regen fighting and Burndayraz. Because of this, Extra Mana Boosters or Extra Health Boosters are recommended as a preparation. The Translocation Seal or Transmutation Seal are good choices as well, due to their trait of healing from buying items. The Witch is less useful than for other classes thanks to their limited potion inventory, although a Reflex Potion can be helpful in spiking the boss, allowing them to immediately stack Corrosion on the boss twice. Waiting till late in the run is recommended for maximum corrosion stacks.

Glyph wise, [[Burndayraz]] is nearly required. Meanwhile, glyphs that normally are very useful for physical fighters such as [[Getindare]] and [[Byseps]] do little to help them. [[Cydstep]] and [[Halpmeh]] are still useful, but cut into mana for [[Burndayraz]]. The same goes for [[Apheelsik]], although it has good interplay with [[Burndayraz]] thanks to burning lowering regeneration. [[Bludtupowah]] is as useful as it is in any other mage build.

Deity wise, deities that improve survivability or glyph use are recommended. [[Tikki Tooki]] is nearly useless... rats tend to take a few hits before taking anything down, so take a lot of punishments from this deity. This is a pity, since more Reflex potions would work well with stacking Corrosive Strike quickly. [[Taurog]] punishes glyph use and so can be challenging to use, but the armor is good. Skullpicker is nearly useless like other base damage increases however, and the hit to mana is a bad deal generally. [[Mystera Annur]] is a great deity... the Rat's base damage is terrible anyway so her Flames boon is all carrot and no stick for a Rat. Another good deity is [[The Earthmother]], as her Vine Form helps the Rat's small health pool and provides some damage reduction, in addition to Clearance providing mana for more fireballs. [[Dracul]] helps with survivability, his boons granting Lifesteal and increasing resistances, although with an already decreased health pool Sanguine can be more troubling than for most other classes to use. Because of their limited potion space in inventory, [[Jehora Jeheyu]] may actually be a better deal for them than most other classes, giving them more mileage out of their potions as well as buffing their low health and mana per level. [[Binlor Ironshield]] is a good choice for resistances, but his boons mostly increase physical damage, making him less useful than one might initially think.

Classes

2015-04-25T12:23:45Z

Prismwind: Added Rat Monarch

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{|style="text-align:center;width:100%" class="wikitable"
|+ Classes Table of Contents
|-
!scope="row"\|[[#Tier 1|Tier 1]]
|[[#Fighter|Fighter]]
|[[#Thief|Thief]]
|[[#Priest|Priest]]
|[[#Wizard|Wizard]]
|-
!scope="row"\|[[#Tier 2|Tier 2]]
|[[#Berserker|Berserker]]
|[[#Rogue|Rogue]]
|[[#Monk|Monk]]
|[[#Sorcerer|Sorcerer]]
|-
!scope="row"\|[[#Tier 3|Tier 3]]
|[[#Warlord|Warlord]]
|[[#Assassin|Assassin]]
|[[#Paladin|Paladin]]
|[[#Bloodmage|Bloodmage]]
|- style="height:2px"
|colspan="5"|
|-
!scope="row"\|[[#Special|Special]]
|[[#Crusader|Crusader]]
|[[#Transmuter|Transmuter]]
|[[#Tinker|Tinker]]
|
|- style="height:2px"
|colspan="5"|
|-
!scope="row"|[[#Monster Classes|Monster Classes]]
|[[#Half-Dragon|Half-Dragon]]
|[[#Gorgon|Gorgon]]
|[[#Vampire|Vampire]]
|[[#Rat_Monarch|Rat Monarch]]
|
|}

== Tier 1 ==
{{ClassSummary|Fighter}}
{{ClassSummary|Thief}}
{{ClassSummary|Priest}}
{{ClassSummary|Wizard}}

== Tier 2 ==
{{ClassSummary|Berserker}}
{{ClassSummary|Rogue}}
{{ClassSummary|Monk}}
{{ClassSummary|Sorcerer}}

== Tier 3 ==
{{ClassSummary|Warlord}}
{{ClassSummary|Assassin}}
{{ClassSummary|Paladin}}
{{ClassSummary|Bloodmage}}

== Special ==
{{ClassSummary|Crusader}}
{{ClassSummary|Transmuter}}
{{ClassSummary|Tinker}}

== Monster Classes ==
===[[File:GorgonHero.png]] Gorgon===
{|style="text-align:center;width:80%" class="wikitable"
!Traits
|Conversion
!How to Unlock
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
;AZURE BODY: +25% to starting physical resistance
;SAPPHIRE LOCKS: Naturally poisonous strikes, petrifies enemies, starts with ENDISWAL glyph
;AMETHYST GAZE: Deathgaze effect deals unresistable damage upon attacking enemies with low health
|5% Deathgaze per 100 Conversion Points
|Complete [[Naga City]] with 3 [[Class]]es
|}

===[[File:DragonHero.png]] Half-Dragon===
{|style="text-align:center;width:80%" class="wikitable"
!Traits
!Conversion
!How to Unlock
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
;DRAGON TAIL: Start with 20% knockback
;DRAGON BREATH: Fiery breath means normal attacks deal magical damage
;DRAGON STATURE: Sight radius and starting health are doubled
|20% Knockback damage per 100 Conversion Points
|Complete [[Dragon Isle]] with 3 [[Class]]es
|}

===[[File:VampireHero.png]] Vampire===
{|style="text-align:center;width:80%" class="wikitable"
!Traits
!Conversion
!How to Unlock
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
;UNDEAD: Immune to poison and mana burn
;DAMNED: Cannot worship, exhausted while wounded, flat health regeneration of 1
;ETERNAL THIRST: Starts with Sanguine and one level of Lifesteal
|1 Lifesteal per 120 Conversion Points
|Complete [[Halls of Steel#Vicious Mode|Halls of Steel (Vicious Mode)]] with 3 [[class]]es
|}

===[[File:GoatpersonHero.png]] Goatperson===
{|style="text-align:center;width:80%" class="wikitable"
!Traits
!Conversion
!How to Unlock
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
;SCAPEGOAT: Randomly worships a new god per level, no conversion or desecration
;PROTOTYPE: No restoration effects on level-up, gold instead of trophies
;HERBIVORE: Eats food while exploring. Killing enemies yields more food
|Refill HP/MP per 100 (+10 cumulative) Conversion Points
|Reward for supporters + Unlock 6 gods
|}

===[[File:RatHero.png]] Rat Monarch===
{|style="text-align:center;width:80%" class="wikitable"
!Traits
!Conversion
!How to Unlock
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
;REGAL HYGIENE: Rat bites corrode enemies. Gains one stack of Corrosive Strike per level.
;REGAL PERKS: Sensitive whiskers detect deals. All shops are scouted. Buying an item regenerates 50% health and mana (may overheal).
;REGAL SIZE: Rats are the CORRECT size: Small. Lower maximum health and mana, all items are large.
|1 Corrosive Strike per 80 Conversion Points
|Enhanced Edition + Finish [[Demonic Library]] with 3 [[class]]es
|}

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[[Category:Classes|*]]

Classes

2015-04-25T12:21:51Z

Prismwind:

{{stub}}__NOTOC__
{|style="text-align:center;width:100%" class="wikitable"
|+ Classes Table of Contents
|-
!scope="row"\|[[#Tier 1|Tier 1]]
|[[#Fighter|Fighter]]
|[[#Thief|Thief]]
|[[#Priest|Priest]]
|[[#Wizard|Wizard]]
|-
!scope="row"\|[[#Tier 2|Tier 2]]
|[[#Berserker|Berserker]]
|[[#Rogue|Rogue]]
|[[#Monk|Monk]]
|[[#Sorcerer|Sorcerer]]
|-
!scope="row"\|[[#Tier 3|Tier 3]]
|[[#Warlord|Warlord]]
|[[#Assassin|Assassin]]
|[[#Paladin|Paladin]]
|[[#Bloodmage|Bloodmage]]
|- style="height:2px"
|colspan="5"|
|-
!scope="row"\|[[#Special|Special]]
|[[#Crusader|Crusader]]
|[[#Transmuter|Transmuter]]
|[[#Tinker|Tinker]]
|
|- style="height:2px"
|colspan="5"|
|-
!scope="row"|[[#Monster Classes|Monster Classes]]
|[[#Half-Dragon|Half-Dragon]]
|[[#Gorgon|Gorgon]]
|[[#Vampire|Vampire]]
|[[#Rat_Monarch|Rat Monarch]]
|
|}

== Tier 1 ==
{{ClassSummary|Fighter}}
{{ClassSummary|Thief}}
{{ClassSummary|Priest}}
{{ClassSummary|Wizard}}

== Tier 2 ==
{{ClassSummary|Berserker}}
{{ClassSummary|Rogue}}
{{ClassSummary|Monk}}
{{ClassSummary|Sorcerer}}

== Tier 3 ==
{{ClassSummary|Warlord}}
{{ClassSummary|Assassin}}
{{ClassSummary|Paladin}}
{{ClassSummary|Bloodmage}}

== Special ==
{{ClassSummary|Crusader}}
{{ClassSummary|Transmuter}}
{{ClassSummary|Tinker}}

== Monster Classes ==
===[[File:GorgonHero.png]] Gorgon===
{|style="text-align:center;width:80%" class="wikitable"
!Traits
|Conversion
!How to Unlock
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;AZURE BODY: +25% to starting physical resistance
;SAPPHIRE LOCKS: Naturally poisonous strikes, petrifies enemies, starts with ENDISWAL glyph
;AMETHYST GAZE: Deathgaze effect deals unresistable damage upon attacking enemies with low health
|5% Deathgaze per 100 Conversion Points
|Complete [[Naga City]] with 3 [[Class]]es
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===[[File:DragonHero.png]] Half-Dragon===
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;DRAGON TAIL: Start with 20% knockback
;DRAGON BREATH: Fiery breath means normal attacks deal magical damage
;DRAGON STATURE: Sight radius and starting health are doubled
|20% Knockback damage per 100 Conversion Points
|Complete [[Dragon Isle]] with 3 [[Class]]es
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===[[File:VampireHero.png]] Vampire===
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;UNDEAD: Immune to poison and mana burn
;DAMNED: Cannot worship, exhausted while wounded, flat health regeneration of 1
;ETERNAL THIRST: Starts with Sanguine and one level of Lifesteal
|1 Lifesteal per 120 Conversion Points
|Complete [[Halls of Steel#Vicious Mode|Halls of Steel (Vicious Mode)]] with 3 [[class]]es
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===[[File:GoatpersonHero.png]] Goatperson===
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;SCAPEGOAT: Randomly worships a new god per level, no conversion or desecration
;PROTOTYPE: No restoration effects on level-up, gold instead of trophies
;HERBIVORE: Eats food while exploring. Killing enemies yields more food
|Refill HP/MP per 100 (+10 cumulative) Conversion Points
|Reward for supporters + Unlock 6 gods
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===[[File:RatHero.png]] Rat Monarch===
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;REGAL HYGIENE: Rat bites corrode enemies. Gains one stack of Corrosive Strike per level.
;REGAL PERKS: Sensitive whiskers detect deals. All shops are scouted. Buying an item regenerates 50% health and mana (may overheal).
;REGAL SIZE: Rats are the CORRECT size: Small. Lower maximum health and mana, all items are large.
|+1 Corrosive Strike for every 80 Conversion Points.
|Enhanced Edition + Finish [[Demonic Library]] with 3 [[class]]es
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Rat Monarch

2015-04-25T12:14:54Z

Prismwind: moved Rat monarch to Rat Monarch: Capitalization of name.

== Class Features ==

'''REGAL HYGIENE''': Rat bites corrode enemies. Gains one stack of Corrosive Strike per level.

'''REGAL PERKS''': Sensitive whiskers detect deals. All shops are scouted. Buying an item regenerates 50% health and mana (may overheal).

'''REGAL SIZE''': Rats are the CORRECT size: Small. Lower maximum health and mana, all items are large.

'''CONVERSION''': The Rat Monarch gains +1 Corrosive Strike for every 80 Conversion Points.

== Unlocking ==

The Rat Monarch requires the Enhanced Edition of Desktop Dungeons, and can be unlocked via the Moving of the Cheese quest in the [[Demonic Library]]. Once unlocked they move to the [[Audit Zepplin]].

== Strategy ==

Not mentioned in the Class Features is that rats gain precisely 1 base damage per level as opposed to 5. Whether this is a bug or intentional, this means their individual hits deal little damage, even [[Popcorn]] usually takes multiple hits to kill for them. However, stacks of Corrosion don't go away, and while only physical attacks stack more Corrosion the damage applies to both further physical attacks and to [[Burndayraz]].

This lends itself to regen fighting and mage builds, even with the rat's decreased health pool and lack of resistance. Because their base damage is so low, items that increase base damage tend to do very little for their damage output. They are best served by items that increase their durability, allowing them to stack several hits worth of Corrosion then finish enemies off with fireballs that deal increased damage. Meanwhile [[Burndayraz]] will deal full damage. Their low mana pool can be a problem however.

[[Elven Boots]] is a good prep item, increasing both damage resistance and mana. The [[Breastplate]] is possibly better, negating significant amounts of damage from lower level monsters, thus making popcorn monsters easier to use. The [[Dragon Shield]] can be stronger against high level monsters and some bosses, but is weaker against low level enemies. Of special note is that potions take up a full slot and the [[Compression Scroll]] does not work for them. This severely limits potion use, and items that normally take up small slots become full slot items. Luckily they will still stack. Another option is the [[Midas Gloves]] item, due to their healing when buying items.

Regal Perks provides some map scouting early game, revealing 3 by 3 portions of the map, turning the blackspace transparent without removing it. This frequently reveals other features, such as the occasional altar, glyphs, and so on without revealing details about them, although the altars can often be identified by closely examining the piety sparkles around them. More importantly, buying items heals both health and mana. Since there are obviously limited shops and gold is limited, this turns shops into another healing resource to save for a late game spike, requiring an empty item slot as well. The Apothecary preparation at the Bazaar can be helpful as it increases the number of shops.

The biggest drawbacks are the limited potion inventory and need to hit a monster many times to stack Corrosive Strike. This combined with popcorn not popping as easily makes it more difficult to preserve blackspace, when the Corrosive Strike lends itself to regen fighting and Burndayraz. Because of this, Extra Mana Boosters or Extra Health Boosters are recommended as a preparation. The Translocation Seal or Transmutation Seal are good choices as well, due to their trait of healing from buying items. The Witch is less useful than for other classes thanks to their limited potion inventory, although a Reflex Potion can be helpful in spiking the boss, allowing them to immediately stack Corrosion on the boss twice. Waiting till late in the run is recommended for maximum corrosion stacks.

Glyph wise, [[Burndayraz]] is nearly required. Meanwhile, glyphs that normally are very useful for physical fighters such as [[Getindare]] and [[Byseps]] do little to help them. [[Cydstep]] and [[Halpmeh]] are still useful, but cut into mana for [[Burndayraz]]. The same goes for [[Apheelsik]], although it has good interplay with [[Burndayraz]] thanks to burning lowering regeneration. [[Bludtupowah]] is as useful as it is in any other mage build.

Deity wise, deities that improve survivability or glyph use are recommended. [[Tikki Tooki]] is nearly useless... rats tend to take a few hits before taking anything down, so take a lot of punishments from this deity. This is a pity, since more Reflex potions would work well with stacking Corrosive Strike quickly. [[Taurog]] punishes glyph use and so can be challenging to use, but the armor is good. Skullpicker is nearly useless like other base damage increases however, and the hit to mana is a bad deal generally. [[Mystera Annur]] is a great deity... the Rat's base damage is terrible anyway so her Flames boon is all carrot and no stick for a Rat. Another good deity is [[The Earthmother]], as her Vine Form helps the Rat's small health pool and provides some damage reduction, in addition to Clearance providing mana for more fireballs. [[Dracul]] helps with survivability, his boons granting Lifesteal and increasing resistances, although with an already decreased health pool Sanguine can be more troubling than for most other classes to use. Because of their limited potion space in inventory, [[Jehora Jeheyu]] may actually be a better deal for them than most other classes, giving them more mileage out of their potions as well as buffing their low health and mana per level. [[Binlor Ironshield]] is a good choice for resistances, but his boons mostly increase physical damage, making him less useful than one might initially think.

Rat monarch

2015-04-25T12:14:54Z

Prismwind: moved Rat monarch to Rat Monarch: Capitalization of name.

#REDIRECT [[Rat Monarch]]

Rat Monarch

2015-04-25T11:56:48Z

Prismwind: Created page with "== Class Features == '''REGAL HYGIENE''': Rat bites corrode enemies. Gains one stack of Corrosive Strike per level. '''REGAL PERKS''': Sensitive whiskers detect deals. All shop..."

== Class Features ==

'''REGAL HYGIENE''': Rat bites corrode enemies. Gains one stack of Corrosive Strike per level.

'''REGAL PERKS''': Sensitive whiskers detect deals. All shops are scouted. Buying an item regenerates 50% health and mana (may overheal).

'''REGAL SIZE''': Rats are the CORRECT size: Small. Lower maximum health and mana, all items are large.

'''CONVERSION''': The Rat Monarch gains +1 Corrosive Strike for every 80 Conversion Points.

== Unlocking ==

The Rat Monarch requires the Enhanced Edition of Desktop Dungeons, and can be unlocked via the Moving of the Cheese quest in the [[Demonic Library]]. Once unlocked they move to the [[Audit Zepplin]].

== Strategy ==

Not mentioned in the Class Features is that rats gain precisely 1 base damage per level as opposed to 5. Whether this is a bug or intentional, this means their individual hits deal little damage, even [[Popcorn]] usually takes multiple hits to kill for them. However, stacks of Corrosion don't go away, and while only physical attacks stack more Corrosion the damage applies to both further physical attacks and to [[Burndayraz]].

This lends itself to regen fighting and mage builds, even with the rat's decreased health pool and lack of resistance. Because their base damage is so low, items that increase base damage tend to do very little for their damage output. They are best served by items that increase their durability, allowing them to stack several hits worth of Corrosion then finish enemies off with fireballs that deal increased damage. Meanwhile [[Burndayraz]] will deal full damage. Their low mana pool can be a problem however.

[[Elven Boots]] is a good prep item, increasing both damage resistance and mana. The [[Breastplate]] is possibly better, negating significant amounts of damage from lower level monsters, thus making popcorn monsters easier to use. The [[Dragon Shield]] can be stronger against high level monsters and some bosses, but is weaker against low level enemies. Of special note is that potions take up a full slot and the [[Compression Scroll]] does not work for them. This severely limits potion use, and items that normally take up small slots become full slot items. Luckily they will still stack. Another option is the [[Midas Gloves]] item, due to their healing when buying items.

Regal Perks provides some map scouting early game, revealing 3 by 3 portions of the map, turning the blackspace transparent without removing it. This frequently reveals other features, such as the occasional altar, glyphs, and so on without revealing details about them, although the altars can often be identified by closely examining the piety sparkles around them. More importantly, buying items heals both health and mana. Since there are obviously limited shops and gold is limited, this turns shops into another healing resource to save for a late game spike, requiring an empty item slot as well. The Apothecary preparation at the Bazaar can be helpful as it increases the number of shops.

The biggest drawbacks are the limited potion inventory and need to hit a monster many times to stack Corrosive Strike. This combined with popcorn not popping as easily makes it more difficult to preserve blackspace, when the Corrosive Strike lends itself to regen fighting and Burndayraz. Because of this, Extra Mana Boosters or Extra Health Boosters are recommended as a preparation. The Translocation Seal or Transmutation Seal are good choices as well, due to their trait of healing from buying items. The Witch is less useful than for other classes thanks to their limited potion inventory, although a Reflex Potion can be helpful in spiking the boss, allowing them to immediately stack Corrosion on the boss twice. Waiting till late in the run is recommended for maximum corrosion stacks.

Glyph wise, [[Burndayraz]] is nearly required. Meanwhile, glyphs that normally are very useful for physical fighters such as [[Getindare]] and [[Byseps]] do little to help them. [[Cydstep]] and [[Halpmeh]] are still useful, but cut into mana for [[Burndayraz]]. The same goes for [[Apheelsik]], although it has good interplay with [[Burndayraz]] thanks to burning lowering regeneration. [[Bludtupowah]] is as useful as it is in any other mage build.

Deity wise, deities that improve survivability or glyph use are recommended. [[Tikki Tooki]] is nearly useless... rats tend to take a few hits before taking anything down, so take a lot of punishments from this deity. This is a pity, since more Reflex potions would work well with stacking Corrosive Strike quickly. [[Taurog]] punishes glyph use and so can be challenging to use, but the armor is good. Skullpicker is nearly useless like other base damage increases however, and the hit to mana is a bad deal generally. [[Mystera Annur]] is a great deity... the Rat's base damage is terrible anyway so her Flames boon is all carrot and no stick for a Rat. Another good deity is [[The Earthmother]], as her Vine Form helps the Rat's small health pool and provides some damage reduction, in addition to Clearance providing mana for more fireballs. [[Dracul]] helps with survivability, his boons granting Lifesteal and increasing resistances, although with an already decreased health pool Sanguine can be more troubling than for most other classes to use. Because of their limited potion space in inventory, [[Jehora Jeheyu]] may actually be a better deal for them than most other classes, giving them more mileage out of their potions as well as buffing their low health and mana per level. [[Binlor Ironshield]] is a good choice for resistances, but his boons mostly increase physical damage, making him less useful than one might initially think.