Dark Elf

A dark elf is a ranged fighter in Dungeon Overlord. The dark elf is now the best Settlement raiding unit in Tier-1, as they combine fast speed with decent DPS and an incredible range. Their biggest disadvantage is that Goblin Twine and Crystite are also used for Bookcases, initially diverting resources from a critical advancement resource. They more than pay for themselves once they can raid Tier-2 Settlements, however, so many players feel that it's worth the cost.

Stats gained per level

 * 120 Health
 * 6 Damage
 * 25 Carry

Spawn Info
This is the chance of the creature spawning in a room when defending against an attack. The values are relative to each other.


 * Guard Post 7
 * Tavern 3
 * Temple 3
 * Other 1

Furniture

 * Guard House +1 Dark Elf
 * Motif of the Dark Gods +20 Level
 * Symbol of the Dark Gods +40 Level
 * Mark of the Dark Gods +60 Level

Raiding and defense
Dark Elves need to be leveled before they can be sent to Settlements alone, so you will need to rush Necromancy and a Temple in order to craft and place the Motif of the Dark Gods so you can level them past Level 10. A Level 15 dark elf can easily 3/3 raid Tier-1 settlements indefinately, with no danger of dying. Data is being collected on the number and levels of dark elves needed to safely 3/3 raid a Tier-2 settlement. Preliminary results suggest that 6 x Level 25 Dark Elves can reliably do so, and that 10 x Level 18-20 Dark Elves should be roughly as safe. Their speed and ability to take minimal damage once they reach the right level make them very close to thieves in raiding effectiveness, although they require much more infrastructure to reach that point. 2x Level 70-75 on T2 3/3 is safe(at least 30mins away). 3x lvl 50 is pretty safe as well. Lately, lvl 130 DE died, SOE informed, that even higher lvl DE could die on T2...

Dark Elves are excellent defensive creatures as well if the Guard Post and Den are placed properly and either mazing, traps, or a tanking creature is used to allow the dark elves to utilize their range advantage. Dark Elves are also a ready source of leveled Stealth Detection; while a low-level thief will often serve the same purpose, this does not apply when the scouting thief has a significant level advantage. Dark Elves kept for raiding and defensive purposes should be of a high enough level to retain a very large chance of detection even against leveled scouts.

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Damage Type and Resistances
Damage Type: Physical