Menkaure

Useful Info

Menkaure, Prince of Dust is a unique mummy with limited access to dangerous Necromancy. He's just as vulnerable to fire as a regular mummy, but his powerful melee attacks, ability to haste himself, and tendency to torment half your health away in an instant makes him a significant threat.

Location

• The Dungeon:4-7
• The Ossuary

Tips & Tricks

• While undead characters have nothing to fear from Menkaure's spells, the living can lose half their HP in a single turn if he casts Symbol of Torment. Use any life protection equipment you have if you expect a drawn-out battle with him.
  • Undead characters should still be wary about engaging him in melee; as slow and fragile as he is, a potential 25 damage per hit isn't something to sneeze at this early in the game.
• His fire vulnerability and awful EV makes him fall quickly to a wand of flame or pretty much any Fire Magic. Dispel Undead or weapons of holy wrath also work well.
• So long as you have a reliable means of killing him, meeting Menkaure can be a good time to use a potion of lignification, as being a tree gives you considerable AC and GDR as well as complete immunity to torment. Of course, you won't be able to flee from any other threats that may wander by.

Trivia

Menkaure was an early Egyptian pharaoh. The grandson of Khufu, he also has a pyramid at Giza.

History

Prior to version 0.17, Menkaure had a death curse that would curse a single piece of equipment, much like a regular mummy.