Pearl dragon

Useful Info

Pearl dragons are one of the few non-angelic holy monsters in the game. Living characters won't find them much harder than gold dragons, but undead and demonspawn can take great damage from their attacks. Pearl dragons are very rare, only occurring in holy-themed Pandemonium, Ziggurat floors, or holy-themed vaults in the Depths.

Killing a pearl dragon may yield pearl dragon scales (33% chance).

Tips & Tricks

• If you're undead/demonic, Holy Breath can deal 81 damage, plus 39 damage per turn from the clouds of blessed fire. Also, their melee attacks have the holy wrath brand. Watch out!

History

• Prior to 0.20, pearl dragons' Holy Breath dealt 3d36 holy damage. However, all holy damage was halved if you were not vulnerable to holy and not worshipping an evil god. Therefore, pearl dragons were a much greater threat to undead and demonic players, but the same threat to living players.