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{{monster
|name=pandemonium lord
|glyph={{Brown|&}}
|tile=[[File:Pandemonium_lord.png]]
|flags={{Fighter flag}} {{Spellcaster flag}} {{Speaks flag}} {{Evil flag}} {{See invisible flag}}
|resistances={{Poison resistance}}, {{Miasma resistance}}, {{Torment resistance}}, {{Negative energy resistance}}, Random
|vulnerabilities={{Holy vulnerability}}, Random
|max_chunks=0
|meat={{No corpse}}
|xp=7100
|holiness={{Demonic}}
|magic_resistance=100
|hp_range=115-342
|avg_hp=121-239
|armour_class=16
|evasion=15
|habitat=land
|speed=10 - 18
|size={{Large}}
|item_use={{Open doors}}
|attack1= 20-60 ({{Hit type}}: Randomly branded)
|attack2=
|attack3=
|attack4=
|hit_dice=18
|base_hp=
|extra_hp=
|fixed_hp=0
|intelligence={{Human intelligence}}
|genus=pandemonium demon
|species=pandemonium demon
}}
{{Flavour|A formidable demon lord inhabiting the endless halls of Pandemonium. Each one is different, with its own set of strengths and weaknesses.}}

==Useful Info==
'''Pandemonium lords''' ('''pan lords''') are powerful, semi-random [[demon]]s who rule over [[Pandemonium]]. All pan lords have a few things in common: see invisible and demonic resistances. They are otherwise unpredictable, with variable speed, defenses, [[spell]] sets, etc.

In Pandemonium, there is usually one pan lord per floor, who may be wandering on the floor or placed in a [[vault]]. These vaults can have a 11.1% or 100% chance - depending on the vault - to have the demonic rune. Pan lords also spawn on the [[orb run]], where multiple lords can be on the same floor. In addition, chaos-themed [[Ziggurat]] floors can have many, many pan lords.

==Properties==
Pan lords are semi-randomly generated, but their potential properties, while complex, can be enumerated:<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|ghost.cc|298}}</ref>

===Base properties===
*HP: <code>100 + 3d50</code> (103-250)
**Non-casters get 50% more HP.
*Total defense (AC + EV): 10-49
**AC: 1-45
**EV: 1-45
***Pan lord AC/EV tend to be weighted towards one or the other.
***Non-casters get +5 AC and +5 EV.
*HD: <code>10 + 2d10</code> (12-30)
**Non-casters get +5 HD.
*Speed:
**Non-casters: <code>11 + 2d4</code> (13-19)
**Casters: 33% chance of being speed 10, otherwise <code>8 + 2d5</code> (10-18)
*Melee damage: one attack, with a maximum damage of <code>20 + 2d20</code> (22-60).
**Non-casters get +10 damage.
*Melee attack flavor: 33% chance of having an attack flavor. Non-casters will always get a melee brand. The table below shows the chance of a given brand being picked:<ref>{{source ref|0.32.0|ghost.cc|226}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
!colspan=1|[[Attack flavour]]s || Chance
|-
|[[:Category:Antimagic_flavour|Antimagic]] || 10%
|-
|[[:Category:Chaos_flavour|Chaos]] || 10%
|-
|[[:Category:Distort_flavour|Distortion]] || 10%
|-
|[[:Category:Trample_flavour|Trample]] || 10%
|-
|[[:Category:Corrode_flavour|Corrode]] || 5%
|-
|[[:Category:Drag_flavour|Drag]] || 5%
|-
|[[:Category:Drain_speed_flavour|Drain speed]] || 5%
|-
|[[:Category:Electricity_flavour|Electrocution]] || 5%
|-
|[[:Category:Ensnare_flavour|Ensnare]] || 5%
|-
|[[:Category:Fire_flavour|Flaming]] || 5%
|-
|[[:Category:Cold_flavour|Freezing]] || 5%
|-
|[[:Category:Pain_flavour|Pain]] || 5%
|-
|[[:Category:Vampiric_flavour|Vampirism]] || 5%
|-
|[[:Category:Weakness_flavour|Weakness]] || 5%
|-
|[[:Category:Drain_experience_flavour|Draining]] || 2.5%
|-
|[[:Category:Drown_flavour|Drown]] || 2.5%
|-
|[[:Category:Poison_flavour|Venom]] || 2.5%
|-
|[[:Category:Drain_intelligence_flavour|Drain Intelligence]] || 1%
|-
|[[:Category:Drain_strength_flavour|Drain Strength]] || 1%
|-
|[[:Category:Drain_dexterity_flavour|Drain Dexterity]] || 0.5%
|-
|[[:Category:Foul_flame_flavour|Foul Flame]] || 0.5%
|}

===Resistances and Intrinsics===
*Flight: 2/3 chance.
*Fire and cold resistance:
**10% chance of being vulnerable (rF- / rC-)
**30% chance of having no resistance
**30% chance of having one level of the resistance (rF+ / rC+)
**20% chance of having two levels of the resistance (rF++ / rC++)
**10% chance of being immune (rF+++ / rC+++)
*Electricity resistance: 60% chance of having a single level of electricity resistance and 10% chance of being immune to electricity.
*Always have the standard demonic resistances (poison, negative energy, torment) and [[see invisible]].

===Spellcasting===
Pan lords have a 75% chance of being spellcasters. Non-casters gain some bonuses to defenses, melee and speed, as seen above. Pan lords who are spellcasters are given spells from fixed lists.

*Slot 1. 90% chance to get a conjuration spell: [[Call Down Damnation]], [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]], [[Corrosive Bolt]], [[Quicksilver Bolt]], [[Orb of Destruction]], [[Bolt of Devastation]], [[Mindburst]], [[Bolt of Fire]], [[Bolt of Cold]], [[Iron Shot]], [[Poison Arrow]], [[Bolt of Draining]], or [[Lightning Bolt]].
*Slot 2. 90% chance to get a summoning spell '''or''' an AOE conjuration spell (even chance of each):
**Summoning spells:
***[[Haunt]], [[Malign Gateway]], [[Summon Dragon]], [[Summon Horrible Things]], [[Summon Eyeballs]], or [[Summon Vermin]].
***OR [[Summon Demon]] or [[Summon Greater Demon]].
***Summoners without Summon (Greater) Demon spell have a 50% chance to get [[Blink Allies Encircling]].
**AOE conjuration spells: [[Symbol of Torment]], [[Fire Storm]], [[Glaciate]], [[Chain Lightning]], [[Freezing Cloud]], [[Poisonous Cloud]], [[Metal Splinters]], [[Energy Bolt]], [[Orb of Electrocution|Orb of Electricity]], or [[Conjure Ball Lightning]].
*Slot 3. 50% chance to get a self-enchantment spell: [[Haste]], [[Silence]], [[Invisibility]], [[Blink]], or [[Blink Range]].
*Slot 4. 50% chance to get a spell from the misc spell list: [[Dispel Undead Range]], [[Paralyse]], [[Sleep]], [[Mass Confusion]], [[Drain Magic]], [[Petrify]], [[Polymorph]], [[Force Lance]], [[Slow]], [[Sentinel's Mark]], or [[Dimension Anchor]].

Non-casters have a 33% chance to get one "spell" from the following list: [[Blinkbolt]], [[Blink Close]], or [[Harpoon Shot]].

Obviously, this produces widely varied spell lists. In theory, it could range from a demon possessing only [[Blink]] to a monstrosity with [[Fire Storm]], [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]], [[Haste]], and [[Paralyse]].

==Cloud rings==

Non-casters and casters with AOE conjuration spells have a 1/7 chance to have a ring of [[clouds]]:

*thunder clouds, 22%
*flame clouds, 22%
*freezing clouds, 22%
*clouds of negative energy, 11%
*clouds of seething chaos, ~6%
*acidic clouds, ~6%
*miasma clouds, ~6%
*mutagenic clouds, ~6%.

==Uniques==
There are four [[unique]], fixed Pan lords:
*{{monsterlink|Cerebov}}, guarding the fiery rune of Zot.
*{{monsterlink|Gloorx Vloq}}, guarding the dark rune of Zot.
*{{monsterlink|Lom Lobon}}, guarding the magical rune of Zot.
*{{monsterlink|Mnoleg}}, guarding the glowing rune of Zot.

Only Cerebov has loot. The game will alert you when you enter the realm of one of these lords; you can check the milestones by pressing '''?:''' keys to see which lord's realm you have entered.

Be careful: if you leave the level before getting the rune (except through [[banishment]]), you will not be able to get the rune that game, and thus cannot do an all-rune ascension.

Should you pick up the rune on a unique Pan lord's level ''without'' killing them, they will randomly spawn on all subsequent Pan levels and the [[orb run]] until you do kill them.

==Tips & Tricks==
*Checking out a pan lord's stats is highly recommended. You might be up against a brutal [[crystal spear]] + [[Fire Storm]] caster, a very fast [[Silence|Silencing]] pan lord with [[torment]], or a wimp with nothing but [[Drain Magic]].
*Killing them quickly is entirely appropriate, especially when facing multiple lords at once.
*Having a spread of resistances helps. [[Fire]]/[[cold]]/[[electricity]] resistance is good against the level 9 spells, [[torment]] resistance is good for all of Pandemonium, and [[willpower]] is essential against their hexes. More unusually, be prepared to wipe out a group of eye-type monsters from [[Summon Eyeballs]] - [[floating eye]]s can paralyse in 2 turns, which can be instant death.
*Pandemonium lords are not immune to [[throwing net]]s. While a fast panlord may break through quickly, throwing a net is not a bad idea during the [[orb run]].

==History==
*In [[0.26]], Pan lords got new spells and attack types. Also, some Pan lords have a ring of dangerous [[clouds]] around them.
*Prior to [[0.23]], Pan lords' spell sets and attack brands were not revealed. Also, followers of [[Elyvilon]] could pacify them.
*Prior to [[0.21]], Pan lords could cast [[Shatter]].
*Prior to [[0.18]], Pan lords had more spells on average, but some of those spells were weaker (e.g. [[Throw Icicle]] or [[Throw Flame]]). Also, non-caster Pan lords didn't have offense and defense bonuses.
*Prior to [[0.14]], Pan lords could not get [[Quicksilver Bolt]] instead of IMB in their second slot, and could not get [[Orb of Electrocution|Orb of Electricity]] in their first slot. Also, the proportion of non-casters was 1/3 instead of 1/4, and not all Pan lords could see invisible.
*Prior to [[0.9]], demonic runes would continue to spawn even if you already had one, allowing for truly ridiculous high scores.

==References==
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