Dungeons & Dragons Online Monster Profile #21

[GameBanshee News]

Turbine's official Dungeons & Dragons Online website has been updated with its twenty-first monster profile, this time detailing the Wight. Concept art and detailed information of the creature are provided, but you'll need to be a member of the game's forums to view them. An excerpt:

The best advice to those seeking to hunt these undead creatures is to bring a trusty cleric dedicated to holy powers. With trust in his god or gods, and a bit of luck, these creatures can be driven off. Even if that attempt fails, spells such as holy smite are quite effective against the creatures. As with all undead, the fighter can brook a direct frontal assault against these creatures, but in that case should pay special attention to the creature’s likelihood to engage in an energy drain attack. Experienced combatants of these foes have pointed out that it is often possible to see the wight’s claw manifest that negative energy just before the attack appears. Finally, wizards and sorcerers should rely on direct damaging attacks. Wights cannot be said to be especially nimble, and remain vulnerable to elemental attacks such as fireball.