Confusion on mummies

[mageykun]

Well, in general it's a good rule to run from or avoid anything you don't think you can handle. Many uniques could certainly fit that bill, depending on your situation.

It's just bad luck that she had a wand of confusion though- you can't predict in advance that a unique will have found or been generated with a nasty wand. Usually they won't... but the rng is cruel. You could have drunk a potion of healing to heal the confusion (if you had one), and then used any escape options or panic buttons you had. Still, sometimes there's nothing you can do.

[KoboldLord]

He was playing a mummy. They can't drink potions.

I suppose you could have hit Duvessa with a Mephitic Cloud or something before she got you. If you didn't have any status effect available, all you could really do is close to melee and hope you get lucky. She's less likely to zap her wand if she can hit you with her weapon instead, although that's not necessarily an improvement.

[mageykun]

He was playing a mummy. They can't drink potions.

D'oh. Missed the point, didn't I? Would a wand of healing cure confusion? I've never tested that. Real unlikely you'd have one IDed by the twins usual depth, but any mummy should get one eventually...

[Kate]

Mummies have terrible MR and no way of dealing with confusion until they find Ashenzari or MR items or clarity, yeah. You were basically just screwed.

A lot of people on the wiki page (devs as well as players) seem to agree that they deserve higher MR. I think letting them use restoration while confused (and having it cure confusion) would also be nice.

[chrysalis]

I would say that there is nothing you could have done other than completely avoiding the situation. What level were you?

[lucy_ferre]

If you have a wand of teleportation you could zap yourself with it. Hopefully your mummy won't zap all the charges in random directions. You can also read scrolls and hope to summon butterflies to impede your enemies.

[tormodpwns]

I think letting them use restoration while confused (and having it cure confusion) would also be nice.

Restoration? From who, Elyvilon? Clearly that's not possible...

[ryak]

zapping paralysis probably could have been effective. Randomly moving might have been counterproductive since if youre not in melee range, Duvessa was more likely to use another wand charge on you and extend the effect.