Optimal Ds mutation set for megazigs

[WingedEspeon]

What is the best demonspawn mutation set for megazigging? I would guess robust, nightstalker, powered by pain, brown scales, and body slot doesn't matter as all of them hurt.

[radinms]

Powered by death

[chequers]

Antenna give you intrinsic SInv whereas other body facets are just damage.

[radinms]

you can't wear hat of Alchemist if you get Antenna.

[ololoev]

you can't wear hat of Alchemist if you get Antenna.

Screw that hat of Alchemist, it is owerrated!

[radinms]

Ha?

[kuniqs]

Augmentation, Powered by Death and Hellfire (w. Makhleb you can use this for free! And while silenced!).
IMO Deep Dwarves outclass Demonspawns sooo much in ziggurats, Ds mutations do not matter.

[nago]

Never tried to megazigs, but I suppose most of mutations don't matter.
However, almost certainly a nightstalker Ds is the best char for doing megazigs by far. You should guess why.

Also robust or augmentation and perhaps powered by pain are kinda nice to have instead the others but nothing that change in any significant way the thing.

[bcadren]

Hellfire (w. Makhleb you can use this for free! And while silenced!).

You're joking right? The HP cost of Ds Hellfire is far higher than the staff of Dispater and if you are megazigging, you should have the staff of dispater...

[kuniqs]

Hellfire (w. Makhleb you can use this for free! And while silenced!).

You're joking right? The HP cost of Ds Hellfire is far higher than the staff of Dispater and if you are megazigging, you should have the staff of dispater...

1 - 15% of your maxHP means ~40 hp at high Fighting levels. That's a drop in the bucket when you factor in Makhleb's healing on kills. Hell, using disc of storms deals more damage to you and I was constantly at max hp just by killing things.
2 - The big problem is having your staff of dispater cursed while under silence (undead floors!). Dispater uses mp, while Ds hellfire not. I used dispater point-blank in zigs and did not killed myself, so I see no reasons why casting-from-hp Ds hellfire is worse...

[Lacuenta]

Imho:
Any boots or hat slot, glove unrands are best. (Unless unarmed combat ofc)
Powered by death (free hp)
Powered by pain (free mp and potions!)
Scales depends on needed res. Generally I like bone plates iridiscent and thin structure.
Robust

[edgefigaro]

If you have Crossbow Hellfire, you can just crossbow it. How does Hellfire work with bolts of piercing?

[kuniqs]

If you have Crossbow Hellfire, you can just crossbow it. How does Hellfire work with bolts of piercing?

It creates only 1 explosion, at the end. Hellfires from this crossbow are very weak, however.