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==Useful Info==
'''Oblivion hounds''' are [[demon]]ic [[list of canines|canines]] that roam the realm of [[Tartarus]] or under the companionship of [[Grunn]].

They can use [[Oblivion Howl]], which gives you the Howl status condition. For the next several turns, other denizens of Tartarus ([[undertaker]]s, [[reaper]]s, [[tormentor]]s, [[Tzitzimimeh]], and [[putrid mouth]]s) will be called in to near your location. These reinforcements are not [[summon]]s, are unaffected by [[abjuration]] and worth XP and [[piety]].

Each particular hound can only affect you once with Oblivion Howl. If you resist it with [[willpower]], the hound can continue to Oblivion Howl until it succeeds.

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==Tips & Tricks==
*Though their signature ability may be scary, do not ignore them as melee threats, either. To the lightly armored, they can deal over 100 damage a turn if they attack twice.
*With Will++++, Oblivion Howl has a <10% chance of success. With max willpower (Will+++++), Oblivion Howl can never succeed. But in Tartarus, willpower is halved - you won't have this amount of will in practice.
*Oblivion hounds have very low will themselves, especially for the Hells. A simple [[wand of paralysis]] will shut them down long enough to smash them.
*If you can't kill them before they get a howl off, try to retreat to an area where you can duck out of sight of any particularly nasty summons.
*A [[potion of cancellation]] will remove the Howl status, if you're in a pinch.
*Despite being named Oblivion ''Howl'', [[silence]] will not prevent this ability.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.34]], oblivion hounds were known as doom hounds.
*Prior to [[0.30]], Doom Howl was not resisted by [[willpower]].
*Doom hounds were introduced in [[0.18]].

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