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So I got owned pretty hard at the greater demon today, then I remembered a little trick. Ring of necromancy. Look at this cap:

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[ HP:132 SP:34 MF:52 ] (resting): eq necro
You stop wearing ruby-studded ring.
You are now wearing ring of necromancy.
[ HP:134 SP:33 MF:52 ]: use necro
Your ring of necromancy brings demon knight back to life!
[ HP:134 SP:33 MF:52 ]: s
Demon knight follows you loyally.

Old Brick Building
You see demon knight here.
Obvious exits: north, south.
[ HP:134 SP:33 MF:52 ]: s
Demon knight follows you loyally.

Old Brick Building
You see demon knight here.
Obvious exits: north, up.
[ HP:134 SP:33 MF:52 ]: use necro
Your ring of necromancy brings demon knight back to life!
[ HP:134 SP:33 MF:52 ]: u
Demon knight follows you loyally.
Demon knight follows you loyally.

Old Brick Building
You see demon knight, demon knight here.
Obvious exits: north, down.
[ HP:134 SP:33 MF:52 ]: n
Demon knight follows you loyally.
Demon knight follows you loyally.

Old Brick Building
You see demon knight, demon knight here.
Obvious exits: south, up.
[ HP:134 SP:33 MF:52 ]: use necro
Your ring of necromancy brings demon knight back to life!
[ HP:134 SP:33 MF:52 ]: u
Demon knight follows you loyally.
Demon knight follows you loyally.
Demon knight follows you loyally.

Old Brick Building
You see demon knight, demon knight, demon knight here.
Obvious exits: south, down.
[ HP:134 SP:33 MF:52 ]: s
Demon knight follows you loyally.
Demon knight follows you loyally.
Demon knight follows you loyally.

Old Brick Building
You see demon knight, demon knight, demon knight, greater demon here.
Obvious exits: blocked exit north.
[ HP:134 SP:33 MF:52 ] [100%]: a
You prepare to attack greater demon...
[ HP:134 SP:33 MF:52 ] [100%]: ca
You recite an incantation...
[ HP:134 SP:33 MF:52 ] [100%]: i

You are using:
ivory runestaff
mithril crown
(neck) chaos charm [1]
golden bracers
malachite necklace
mystical robes
(neck) amulet of healing [0]
(finger) onyx ring
ring of necromancy [0]
elven cloak

You are also carrying: ruby-studded ring, sacred ankh [unlim].
Encumbrance: 40 / 80 [Medium]

You cast cardiac arrest on greater demon, inflicting 35 damage!
Demon knight critically slashes greater demon for 21 damage!
Demon knight slashes greater demon for 14 damage!
Demon knight slashes greater demon for 14 damage!
Greater demon stares into space blankly!
[ HP:134 SP:28 MF:52 ] [69%]: eq ruby
You stop wearing ring of necromancy.
You are now wearing ruby-studded ring.
[ HP:134 SP:28 MF:52 ] [69%]: ca
You recite an incantation...
You cast cardiac arrest on greater demon, but greater demon resisted the spell.
Demon knight critically slashes greater demon for 18 damage!
Demon knight critically slashes greater demon for 22 damage!
Demon knight slashes greater demon for 14 damage!
Greater demon breathes hellfire on demon knight, inflicting 33 damage!
[ HP:134 SP:23 MF:52 ] [49%]: ca
You recite an incantation...
You cast cardiac arrest on greater demon, inflicting 37 damage!
Demon knight slashes greater demon for 12 damage!
Demon knight slashes greater demon for 10 damage!
Demon knight slashes greater demon for 14 damage!
Greater demon stares into space blankly!
[ HP:134 SP:18 MF:52 ] [23%]: ca
You recite an incantation...
You cast cardiac arrest on greater demon, inflicting 35 damage!
Demon knight slashes greater demon for 15 damage!
Demon knight slashes greater demon for 14 damage!
Greater demon is dead!
You gain 1100 experience points.
You take 19 gold coins from the corpse.
A flaming demon skull drops to the ground!

[ HP:134 SP:13 MF:51 ]:

Old Brick Building
You notice flaming demon skull lying here.
You see demon knight, demon knight, demon knight here.
Obvious exits: north.
[ HP:134 SP:13 MF:51 ]: g fl
You get flaming demon skull.
You notice that your load is getting a bit bulky.
[ HP:134 SP:30 MF:51 ]: bow
You bow.
[ HP:134 SP:30 MF:51 ]: n
Your heavy load makes it difficult to walk.
Demon knight follows you loyally.
Demon knight follows you loyally.
Demon knight follows you loyally.

Old Brick Building
You see demon knight, demon knight, demon knight here.
Obvious exits: south, down.
[ HP:134 SP:30 MF:51 ]: rest
Demon knight's reanimated corpse crumbles into dust!
Demon knight's reanimated corpse crumbles into dust!
Demon knight's reanimated corpse crumbles into dust!
[ HP:134 SP:30 MF:51 ]: \
The gods transport you to your temple.

They take all the focus fire and do some decent damage to that boss. Stallownage.

should note that this doesn't work with all bosses. Also, if there are multiple mobs in one room that are dead when you cast it, they will all be brought back with one cast.

Yep, resurrection/charm items and spells = one of the best boss-killing strategies in the game. Whenever I used to play through the game myself (gotta check game balance!), I'd use these extensively. Best bet is to find those 3-mob rooms in higher-level areas, and time its usage right after a round tic.

As for some times when it doesn't work...
Mobs that take a day or more to respawn can't be raised or charmed.There's rooms in the game that mobs can't chase you through; resurrected or charmed mobs can't follow you through those either.Some mobs are completely immobile and won't ever chase you; these mobs won't follow you either even if charmed/resurrected. For most mobs, you have to use resurrection-type spells in the room they spawn in, not the room they are killed in.

Good tips