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Almost all monsters are capable of dealing physical damage to you by attacking in melee, but many of them also cause elemental damage or inflict a wide variety of detrimental [[status effect]]s. What a monster's melee attacks are capable of is determined by the monster's '''[[:Category:Attack flavours|attack flavour]]'''. These modify a monster's melee attacks in many ways, and apply whether the monster is attacking unarmed or while wielding a weapon.

{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1 border-style="solid" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Flavour
!Example
!Description
|-
! [[:Category:Plain flavour|Plain]]
| {{monsterlink|Goblin}}
| No special effects.
|-
! [[:Category:Reach flavour|Reaching]]
| {{Monsterlink|Snapping turtle}}
| Inherent [[reaching]] (can melee attack from two tiles away).
|-
! [[:Category:Constrict type|Constrict]]
| {{Monsterlink|Ball python}}
| Inflicts [[constriction]] (pins victim in place, dealing damage over time).
|-
! [[:Category:Barbs flavour|Barbs]]
| {{Monsterlink|Steelbarb worm}}
| The attacker inflicts [[barbs]] on the target when attacking, making further movement painful.
|-
! [[:Category:Trample type|Trample]]
| {{Monsterlink|Elephant}}
| Has a chance of knocking the defender back one tile (chance depends on defender's [[size]] relative to the attacker). If successful, the attacker moves into the tile the defender occupied.
|-
! [[:Category:Drag flavour|Drag]]
| {{Monsterlink|Alligator}}
| Pulls the defender towards themselves, and backs up one tile. If the attacker has reaching and attacks from afar, they will not step backwards.
|-
! [[:Category:Fire flavour|Fire]]
| {{Monsterlink|Fire bat}}
| Adds [[HD]] + 1d(HD) - 1 [[fire]] damage.
|-
! [[:Category:Pure fire flavour|Pure fire]]
| {{Monsterlink|Fire elemental}}
| Deals no physical damage. Consists solely of [[HD]] + 1d(HD + 1) + (HD / 2) [[fire]] damage.
|-
! [[:Category:Sear flavour|Sear]]
| {{Monsterlink|Searing wretch}}
| May strip one level of [[fire resistance]] from the defender.
|-
! [[:Category:Cold flavour|Cold]]
| {{Monsterlink|Ice beast}}
| Adds HD + 1d(HD*2) - 1 [[cold]] damage.
|-
! [[:Category:Electricity flavour|Electricity]]
| {{Monsterlink|Sky beast}}
| Adds HD + 1d(HD/2) - 1 [[electricity]] damage.
|-
! [[:Category:Acid flavour|Acid]]
| {{Monsterlink|Jelly}}
| Splashes the defender with 4d3 [[acid]] damage, dealing additional damage and possibly causing [[corrosion]].
|-
! [[:Category:Reach tongue flavour|Reach tongue]]
| {{Monsterlink|Goliath frog}}
| Inherent [[reaching]] and splashes the defender with [[acid]], possibly [[corrosion|corroding]] it.
|-
! [[:Category:Poison flavour|Poison]]
| {{Monsterlink|Adder}}
| Inflicts HD*2 to HD*4 poison damage, with a 1 in 3 chance to affect poison-resistant targets. See [[Poison#Poison_Types|poison types]] for specifics.
|-
! [[:Category:Strong poison flavour|Strong poison]]
| {{Monsterlink|Redback}}
| Inflicts HD*11/3 to HD*13/2 poison damage, with a 1 in 3 chance to affect poison-resistant targets. See [[Poison#Poison_Types|poison types]] for specifics.
|-
! [[:Category:Paralyse flavour|Paralytic poison]]
| {{Monsterlink|Hornet}}
| If not immune to poison, the defender will be poisoned, [[slow]]ed for 1d3 turns, and has a 1 in 6 chance to be [[paralysis|paralysed]] for 1d3 turns. Has a 1 in 3 chance to affect poison-resistant targets.
|-
! [[:Category:Momentary paralysis flavour|Momentary paralysis]]
| {{Monsterlink|Formless jellyfish}}
| Similar to Paralytic poison, but without the slowing and with a 100% chance to paralyse the target for 1 turn (reduced accordingly by poison resistance and immunity).
|-
! [[:Category:Reach sting flavour|Reach sting]]
| {{Monsterlink|Orange demon}}
| Inherent [[reaching]] and inflicts [[poison]].
|-
! [[:Category:Drown flavour|Drown]]
| {{Monsterlink|Water nymph}}
| Attacks do a small amount of [[asphyxiation]] damage.
|-
! [[:Category:Flood flavour|Flood]]
| {{Monsterlink|Water elemental}}
| Attacks have a chance of engulfing the target, giving it [[Status effects#Flooded|Flooded]] status, which continuously deals [[asphyxiation]] damage and mimics the effect of [[silence]] on targets that need to breathe. Asphyxiation resistance negates both effects.
|-
! [[:Category:Holy flavour|Holy]]
| {{Monsterlink|Pearl dragon}}
| Does an additional 75% damage against [[evil]] and [[unholy]] targets. This is similar to the [[holy wrath]] weapon brand, but without a random component.
|-
! [[:Category:Distort flavour|Distortion]]
| {{Monsterlink|Spatial vortex}}
| Inherent [[distortion]] brand (deals additional irresistible damage, causes the defender to [[blink]], or [[banish]]es defender to [[the Abyss]]).
|-
! [[:Category:Rift flavour|Rift]]
| {{Monsterlink|Starflower}}
| [[Smite-targeted]] attacks that can reach targets up to 3 tiles away. Also applies the [[distortion]] brand.
|-
! [[:Category:Pain flavour|Pain]]
| {{Monsterlink|Grinder}}
| Inherent [[Pain (brand)|pain]] brand (deals [[negative energy]] damage based on attacker HD)
|-
! [[:Category:Drain experience flavour|Drain XP]]
| {{Monsterlink|Wight}}
| Has a 50% chance of [[draining]] the target (temporary max HP reduction vs. player, temporary HD loss vs. monsters). This only has a 3% chance of activating if the attack deals less than 6 damage, and a 33% chance if the attack normally does no damage (i.e., "touch"). In spite of the name, player experience is completely unaffected by this attack flavour.
|-
! [[:Category:Vampiric flavour|Vampiric]]
| {{Glyph|Vampire}} [[File:Vampire_(monster).png]] '''[[Vampire_(monster)|Vampire]]'''
| Will [[heal]] the attacker for 1d(damage inflicted) if the defender is [[cold-blooded]] or [[warm-blooded]]. Deals normal damage but has no healing effect against bloodless defenders.
|-
! [[:Category:Shadow stab flavour|Shadow stab]]
| {{Monsterlink|Shadow}}
| When [[invisible]] and not [[Corona|back]][[Aura#Halo|lit]], the attacker gains a boost to movement speed, 100% accuracy, and deals 2.5x damage for a single attack. If the defender has [[see invisible]] it negates the extra damage and accuracy, but not the added speed. After the attack, the attacker's invisibility ends.
|-
! Drain [[:Category:Drain strength flavour|strength]], [[:Category:Drain dexterity flavour|dexterity]], [[:Category:Drain intelligence flavour|intelligence]], [[:Category:Drain stat flavour|stat]]
| {{Monsterlink|Quasit}}
| May deal 1 point of [[stat]] damage to the associated stat (33% chance per attack, or 5% if the attack did no damage. Each rank of [[negative energy]] resistance has a further 33% chance to negate the stat loss.).
|-
! [[:Category:Drain speed flavour|Drain speed]]
| {{Monsterlink|Wraith}}
| May [[slow]] the victim.
|-
! [[:Category:Scarab flavour|Scarab]]
| {{Monsterlink|Death scarab}}
| Combines vampiric and drain speed.
|-
! [[:Category:Ensnare flavour|Ensnare]]
| {{Monsterlink|Jumping spider}}
| If the attack does any damage, it has a 50% chance of trapping the defender in a [[web]].
|-
! [[:Category:Steal flavour|Steal]]
| {{Monsterlink|Maurice}}
| Each attack steals one item from [[inventory]] (only affects players).
|-
! [[:Category:Corrode flavour|Corrode]]
| {{Monsterlink|Rust devil}}
| [[Corrode]]s the defender.
|-
! [[:Category:Weakness flavour|Weakness]]
| {{Monsterlink|Orange demon}}
| Attacks have a chance to inflict [[weak]]ness on a target.
|-
! [[:Category:Sleep flavour|Sleep]]
| {{Monsterlink|Sleepcap}}
| Has a 50% chance of putting the defender to [[sleep]] when dealing damage.
|-
! [[:Category:Confuse flavour|Confuse]]
| {{Monsterlink|Tarantella}}
| Has a 33% chance of [[confusing]] the defender, or 10% if the attack did less than 3 damage. Duration is 1d(HD + 3) / 10 turns, rounded up, with a cumulative maximum of 4 turns.
|-
! [[:Category:Rage flavour|Rage]]
| {{Monsterlink|Moth of wrath}}
| Has a 33% chance of sending the defender into a [[berserk]] rage, if it is capable of doing so.
|-
! [[:Category:Bloodzerk flavour|Bloodzerk]]
| {{Monsterlink|Skyshark}}
| When striking targets that bleed, the user is [[Might|strengthened]], then sent into into a [[berserk]] rage.
|-
! [[:Category:Vuln flavour|Vulnerable]]
| {{Monsterlink|Phantasmal warrior}}
| Has a 33% chance of temporarily halving the defender's [[willpower]]. If the defender is already so afflicted, it instead increases the duration of the effect.
|-
! [[:Category:Antimagic flavour|Antimagic]]
| {{Monsterlink|Mana viper}}
| Inherent [[antimagic]] brand (drains player [[MP]], or causes monsters to have a spell failure chance that rises with antimagic damage dealt and decreases with time).
|-
! [[:Category:Swoop flavour|Swoop]]
| {{Monsterlink|Hellwing}}
| The attacker swoops in to perform a melee attack if far away.
|-
! [[:Category:Flank flavour|Flank]]
| {{Monsterlink|Ufetubus}}
| Slips behind the target before attacking.
|-
! [[:Category:Blink flavour|Blink]]
| {{Monsterlink|Blink frog}}
| The attacker has a 33% chance of [[blink]]ing after a successful hit.
|-
! [[:Category:Blink with flavour|Blink with]]
| {{Monsterlink|Phantom}}
| After a successful hit, the attacker may [[blink]] both itself and the defender.
|-
! [[:Category:Spider flavour|Spider]]
| {{Monsterlink|Broodmother}}
| May summon a [[list of arachnids|spider]] when attacking.
|-
! [[:Category:Hell Hunt flavour|Hell hunt]]
| {{Monsterlink|Obsidian bat}}
| Summons a [[hell hound]] or [[hell rat]] on hit.
|-
! [[:Category:Swarm flavour|Swarm]]
| {{Monsterlink|Marrowcuda}}
| Summons a copy of itself on hit.
|-
! [[:Category:Chaos flavour|Chaos]]
| {{Monsterlink|Chaos spawn}}
| Changes flavour with every attack, to one of the following:
*[[Fire]]
*[[Cold]]
*[[Electricity]]
*Strong [[poison]]
*[[Vampiric]]
*[[Confusion]]
*"Pure" chaos, which has many different possible effects detailed on the [[chaos]] page.
|-
! [[:Category:Foul flame flavour|Foul flame]]
| {{Monsterlink|Pandemonium lord}}
| Deals an additional 75% damage to [[holy]] creatures, 50% damage to neutral creatures, and 25% damage to [[evil]] creatures.
|-
! [[:Category:Airstrike flavour|Airstrike]]
| {{Monsterlink|Sky beast}}
| Deals increased damage with more open spaces adjacent to the target, similarly to the [[Airstrike]] spell.
|-
! [[:Category:Alembic flavour|Vent fumes]]
| {{Monsterlink|Walking alembic}}
| Creates poison clouds on and around the target when striking them.
|-
! [[:Category:Bomblet flavour|Bomblet]]
| {{Monsterlink|Monarch bomb}}
| May summon a [[bomblet]] when attacking.
|-
! [[:Category:Trickster flavour|Trickster]]
| {{Monsterlink|Haunted armour}}
| May irresistibly [[drain]], [[daze]], or [[confuse]] the target.
|-
! [[:Category:Dim flavour|Dim]]
| {{Monsterlink|Void ooze}}
| Diminishes the power of target's spells.
|-
! [[:Category:Doom flavour|Doom]]
| {{Monsterlink|Drude}}
| Draws target's [[Doom]] closer by increasing "doom meter" by a number in interval from (5 + HD / 3) to (8 + HD). The amount will be lowered for player in case of existing banes.
|-
! [[:Category:Slimify flavour|Slimify]]
| {{Monsterlink|Morphogenic ooze}}
| Slimifies the target. For player it will result in [[Status effect#Slimifying|Slimifying]] status which will turn them into [[Jelly]] after several turns, monsters will be transformed immediately with 25% chance.
|}

==History==
*In [[0.34]] the Engulf flavour was changed to apply a flooded debuff, and the new Doom, Reach-cleave ugly, Diminished Spells and Slimify flavours were added.
*[[0.33]] added the Airstrike, Alembic, Bomblet, and Trickster flavours.
*[[0.32]] added the Drag, Swarm, Hell Hunt and Foul Flame flavours.
*[[0.31]] added the Flank and Momentary paralysis flavours and removed the Sticky Flame and Mutate flavours. The latter had a 25% chance of [[malmutating]] the player (or [[polymorph]]ing if the defender was a monster).
*[[0.30]] added the Sleep and Bloodzerk flavours.
*[[0.29]] added the Rift flavour.
*[[0.28]] removed the [[:Category:Kite flavour|Kite]] flavour and added the Barbs and Spider flavours.
*[[0.27]] added the Blink with flavour.
*[[0.26]] removed the [[:Category:Rot flavour|Rot]] and [[:Category:Hunger flavour|Hunger]] flavours; enemies that caused rot now inflict [[draining]], which now temporarily reduces the player's maximum HP.
*[[0.23]] removed the [[:Category:Klown flavour|Klown]] flavour that could choose randomly between [[Fire]], [[Cold]], [[Electricity]], [[Poison|Strong poison]], [[Slow|Drain speed]], [[Pain (brand)|Pain]], or [[Antimagic]].
*Prior to [[0.22]], [[:Category:Engulf flavour|Engulf]] applied a movement penalty, which doubled the player's movement delay.
*[[0.19]] removed the [[:Category:Miasmata flavour|Miasmata]] flavour.
*[[0.18]] introduced the Miasmata flavour and removed the [[:Category:Firebrand flavour|Firebrand]] flavour.
*[[0.16]] introduced the [[:Category:corrode flavour|Corrode]], [[:Category:scarab flavour|Scarab]], [[:Category:trample flavour|Trample]], [[:Category:kite flavour|Kite]], and [[:Category:swoop flavour|Swoop]] flavours. It also made Drain Speed apply slow even through rN+.
*As of [[0.15]], the [[:Category:Plague flavour|Plague]] flavour was removed and the [[:Category:Sticky flame flavour|Sticky flame]] attack flavour was added. Item destruction was removed, reducing the threat from Fire and Cold attacks, as well as anything which can duplicate them (Chaos and Klown).
*[[0.14]] contained many monster flavour changes:
**The Klown attack flavour chose from the following types: Fire, Cold, Nasty poison, Drain XP, Rot, Blink, and Anti-magic.
**[[Harpies]] had a Steal Food brand; attacks would occasionally consume one or more food items from your inventory or on the ground, if the target was standing on any food.
**There were Poison (stat) attack flavours. These vaguely copied the Drain stat brand: they had a 33% chance of temporarily reducing a point of a given [[stat]] if the target was not resistant to poison.
**[[Poison]]'s overhaul removed the Nasty Poison and Medium Poison attack flavours, as detailed in [[poison#poison types|poison types]]. Each were moved to normal poison and strong poison as appropriate per monster.
*[[0.13]] removed the [[:Category:Disease flavour|Disease]] flavour and introduced the Plague flavour.
[[Category:Attack flavours|*]]

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