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<p>Importing CrawlWiki content</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{version032}}<br /> {{monster info}}<br /> <br /> ==Useful Info==<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Nikola the Mad Inventor&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[unique]] [[Air Magic]] specialist who can be a serious threat to the unprepared. Controlling [[electricity]] is second nature to him, and he always generates with a [[rapier]] of [[electrocution]] (1% chance for the [[Arc Blade]]) as well as a [[cloak]] and pair of [[gloves]].<br /> <br /> ==Location==<br /> *[[The Depths]]:1-3<br /> *[[Elven Halls]]<br /> *[[The Swamp]]<br /> *[[Snake Pit]]<br /> *[[The Shoals]]<br /> *[[Spider&#039;s Nest]]<br /> *[[The Vaults]]:1-3<br /> <br /> {{monster spells}}<br /> <br /> ==Tips &amp; Tricks==<br /> *Chain Lightning deals massive damage, enough to one-shot frailer characters. Needless to say, electricity resistance will save your skin now more than ever. Remember that a [[potion of resistance]] can give rElec in a pinch; just make sure you can kill Nikola before it wears off. <br /> **Even with rElec, he can deal lots of damage per turn. Electric damage ignores 1/2 of your [[AC]], and against Chain Lightning, rElec is only half as effective (net x66% damage).<br /> **Note that Chain Lightning can only deal max damage if you are in point-blank range. If you are 2-4 tiles away, it deals (at most) x66% damage, and if you are 5-7 tiles away, it&#039;s reduced to x44%. You can use ranged attacks and [[curare]] darts to avoid getting into melee range.<br /> *[[Silence]] or [[phial of floods|waterlogging]] will disable his spells, reducing the threat level significantly. Of course, silencing also shuts down your spellcasting ability, so this tactic is best used by melee-focused characters. Any character with moderate Evocations can use a [[phial of floods]], however.<br /> *Surprisingly, he lacks electricity resistance himself. If you have powerful electric attacks, don&#039;t be afraid to use them.<br /> *Nikola has no qualms about frying other monsters. Taking cover behind them isn&#039;t safe. Taking him as a servant of [[Yredelemnul]] is also ill-advised.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> Nikola was named in honor of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla Nikola Tesla], an inventor famous for his eccentricity and his work with electricity.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> *Prior to [[0.27]], Nikola used an older version of [[Chain Lightning]]; bouncing between targets rather than being strong up close and travelling outwards. This version of Chain Lightning could deal up to &#039;&#039;&#039;264&#039;&#039;&#039; damage, if it bounced between you and him multiple times.<br /> *Nikola got access to the Arc Blade in [[0.14]].<br /> [[Category:Human]]</div>

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