Balrug

Useful Info

Balrugs are brutish tier-2 demons, often armed with branded demon whips and capable of casting powerful Fire Magic. Even when unarmed, they still deal significant fire damage (14-27 HP) per hit.

Tips & Tricks

• The more fire resistance you have when facing them, the better.
• Balrugs are vulnerable to cold. Any decent Ice Elementalist or Conjurer shouldn't have much difficulty with them. Other characters can take advantage of their vulnerability with freezing-branded weapons or by zapping them with a wand of iceblast.
• Don't let their size fool you; balrugs are still faster than most characters.
• Maces & Flails specialists will probably want to take a look at their weaponry, as demon whips are among the best weapons in the game.

Trivia

Balrugs are almost identical to the balrog, a fiery whip-wielding demon from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novels.

History

• Prior to 0.28, balrugs were vulnerable to water.
• Prior to 0.10, they were tier-1 demons.
• Balrugs knew Teleport Self between 0.6 and 0.10.