Monsters and animals

25 monsters and animals

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  Armored

  Piercing and fire are effective routes; concertina armor punishes careless close contact. Retreat space matters more than rushing the final hit.

  Variants

  2

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  Assassin

  Use a hammer or other strong blunt option with stamina support. Place poison/fire where the solid form repeatedly appears, keeping an escape lane. Control clones and pressure the real form together rather than chasing every insect movement.

  Variants

  3

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  Bats

  Gulch sound trap; check overhead/rock routes rather than looking only at the ground.

  Variants

  1

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  Bloodskin

  Concentrate on one armor plate to open a weak point, then reuse that angle. In the second form, expect movement through wells and attacks involving its weapon. High-output explosive or Nitro routes exist, but positioning and weak-point accuracy determine success.

  Variants

  2

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  Brute

  Use exposed weak points and avoid committing into a charge. Ursa Mortis is a distinct tougher variant. Poison became stronger against both in 2.7.

  Variants

  2

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  Butcher

  For economical clears, use a strong slashing world weapon with controlled hits and retreat space. A correctly attached Sticky Bomb is a faster but noisy opening. Chokes remove the burning hook temporarily; 2.7 allows frenzy to relight it. Move away during frenzy rather than trading hits.

  Variants

  3

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  Chickens

  A cage is both an alarm and a possible Chupacabra resource. Its lantern is an ignition interaction.

  Variants

  1

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  Cow

  An injured cow is an alarm source, including bell variants; a live one can be a Chupacabra interaction.

  Variants

  2

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  Crows

  Route around flocks when possible; triggering leaves information for other teams.

  Variants

  1

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  Ducks

  Treat water flocks as an alarm and possible route marker.

  Variants

  1

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  Firebreather

  It pauses before a ranged flame attack. A direct Water Bottle/choke hit is a particularly efficient counter. Blunt timing or ranged head hits can avoid risky close contact.

  Variants

  1

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  Grunt

  Use a quiet melee head strike where safe. Identify doctor, torch, pistol and miner variants before choosing a hit: they can add poison, fire or a loud discharge.

  Variants

  10

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  Hellborn

  Find it in Mammon’s Gulch using its Dark Sight sound. Use solid cover and lateral movement against projectile volleys, and avoid being trapped by a charge. Water Bottles and chokes are useful counterplay. Keep healing/fire protection ready.

  Variants

  1

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  Hellhound

  Control the pack and use accurate head attacks. Masked heads can obstruct hits; do not assume the armor is decorative.

  Variants

  2

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  Hive

  Target the exposed human head to stop the swarm source. Avoid fighting in an open swarm while already engaged with Hunters.

  Variants

  1

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  Horse

  An injured horse is an alarm source and may have a saddle loot variant; a live one can be a Chupacabra interaction.

  Variants

  2

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  Immolator

  Use blunt hits or water/choke counterplay. Piercing or shooting can trigger its dangerous fire state. Poison bullets and poison clouds do not share its immunity behavior.

  Variants

  1

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  Leech

  Small detector associated with larger monsters; remove or avoid it before committing to a close route.

  Variants

  2

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  Meathead

  Avoid the leeches and poison-linked detection. Poison or a suitable explosive can clear it, but compare time, noise and ammunition against the value of the trait drop.

  Variants

  3

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  Rotjaw

  Locate directional traces on the Louisiana maps. Fight close to a usable shore, sidestep the indicated charges, then punish recovery with a heavy hit. Below half health, avoid stamina-draining black water and give yourself room to leave it.

  Variants

  1

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  Scrapbeak

  For maximum preserved loot, use piercing melee or poison and avoid fire/explosives. Turn off nearby lamps that could burn drops. Let each frenzy finish and keep clear of newly deployed concertina before resuming hits.

  Variants

  2

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  Spider

  Use fire or a well-attached Sticky Bomb while the target is settled. Keep room to evade pounces and avoid prolonged melee contact during aggressive bursts. An antidote protects against the poison component, not the pounce itself.

  Variants

  3

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  Trapped Dogs

  Caged dogs form an alarm group; each live dog can provide a separate Chupacabra interaction.

  Variants

  1

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  Water Devil

  Choose a crossing with an exit route. Clearing one water patch is temporary relief, not permanent removal of the water hazard.

  Variants

  2

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  Weavers

  Web-related AI availability depends on the event. Bileweaver and Bloodweaver behaviors should be separate entries; Chapter 2 adds the Blood Moon-dependent red variant after its stated event date.

  Variants

  1