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==Useful Info==
'''Ophanim''' are annoying [[holy]] monsters with 6-tile [[Aura#Halo|halo aura]]s that attack solely using magic and their inherent, constantly-active [[Sentinel's Mark]] aura. As soon as they are in [[LOS]], they cast Holy Flames to surround you in a ring of [[Cloud#Blessed_fire|holy fire]], followed by Bolts of Fire in succeeding turns. But perhaps more alarmingly, they give you the [[Mark]] status whenever you are in their LOS; quaffing a [[potion of cancellation]] is futile as the status is immediately reinstated if you are still in LOS. 

They are principally found in the holy-themed [[Pandemonium]] level, but also appear in deeper [[Ziggurat]] floors and [[The Abyss]].

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==Tips & Tricks==
*Get out of the ring of holy fire as soon as you can, preferably with a [[Blink]]. Undead characters should be wary as areas can soon be saturated with rings of holy fire.
**Or just stay in the ring and use your ranged weapons and spells. The clouds will dissipate after some time.

==Trivia==
The Ophanim (Hebrew for "wheels") are a class of celestial beings found in the Book of Enoch, where they guard the throne of God without sleeping, along with the Cherubim and Seraphim. The wheels seen in Ezekiel's vision of the chariot are believed to also be Ophanim.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.32]], ophanim did not have an aura of [[Sentinel's Mark]].
*Prior to [[0.16]], ophanim had 7-tile halos.