Beholder

Beholder
With their many eyes, these vigilant keepers of underground secrets can see everything in the darkness. Only strong armed dwarves can handle them.
Statistics
Attack	0.8 w/ knockback
Walking speed	35
Climbing speed	55
Health	30
Life regen
Icon
Drops
Eyes x1 or x2 (50% chance each)  Coin

Beholder is a very dangerous hostile creature usually found in underground hidden rooms (often with guardians) of all worlds. It can also spawn from monsters portals, both in single and multiplayer games. It does not appear in any biome.

Mobility

Despite its appearance, the beholder cannot fly. It floats depending on background and foreground walls (much like giant ants and hens).

It can fall from a ten block height without being hurt.

Tips

Despite its bestiary description, it is not very dangerous, but it does have lots of health, making it more annoying.

It's recommended to use bows if dwarfs are going to kill him if they are not well armored yet. Since it is large, it can be shot in safety from narrow passageways. Alternating shooting with running away is also a possible strategy in early game.

The beholder likes to push dwarfs and his allies that are attacking him backwards, so make sure they can't fall down a pit.

History

Game version	Release	Changes
1.1.003b	20 May 2015	Increased speed of beholders (from 24-24 to 35-55). They are displayed now as icons on zoom out.
1.0.008	17 Feb 2015	Fixed appearing of beholders in the monsters waves.
0.9.022	03 Apr 2014	Fixed bug with beholder appearing right after starting a new level.
0.9.016	24 Feb 2014	Increased beholders health (from 20 to 30).
0.9.015	29 Jan 2014	Increased activity of beholders appearing from red portals.
0.9.010	19 Dec 2013	Added ambience sound to the beholder. Included in monsters waves.

Trivia

• The beholder's appearance and behavior in Craft the World is mostly copied from the original in Dungeons & Dragons.