Monsters

Overview

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Monsters ("mobs") serve as the main enemy in the game. They only appear after a door is opened: either by spawning in a newly-opened room or in existing unpowered rooms. An important exception to the latter is they will never spawn in a room occupied by a player's hero - in effect, heroes 'power' the room they are in for the purposes of mob spawning. Typically several rooms will spawn monsters at once, which will then attempt to close in on the crystal via the shortest possible route. They will be automatically attacked by heroes and minor modules once they enter the same room and may in turn attack their own targets. Upon death, mobs have a chance of leaving behind dust that may be utilized by the player.

All mobs have targeting priorities, with most having a list of multiple acceptable targets (e.g. Heroes > Minor Modules > Crystal). Note that nearly all monsters will attack the crystal (draining large amounts of Dust from you in the process) if given the chance, it must be defended at all costs!

Wave behavior and strategy

The difficulty and chance of a wave or group of waves can be influenced by the following:

• The floor of the Dungeon
• The number of rooms the player has explored
• The number of waves that have occurred
• If the exit has been found or not
• The chosen spaceship

Typically around 3-7 different mob types will spawn on a given floor. This can include regular and elite versions of the same monster. Mob types are floor-dependent, elites are incapable of appearing before floors 5-6, and regular mobs are almost never seen on higher floors. Most mob types appearing on the floor can typically be seen within the first few waves but this is not necessarily true - it can be very easy to get blindsided by a surprise Hurna Rider or Silic Bulldozer who shows up at door 15... an unfortunately common occurrence. Dungeon of the Endless operates heavily on RNG - though factors can be influenced by the player, the nature of the game one must always be on guard for surprises. This is important, because the form of one's defense should be a reaction to the types of mobs encountered on the floor - modules and heroes that are effective against one type of mob may be weak against another.

The number of rooms spawning monsters (waves) will be told to the player on the bottom-right of the HUD (e.g. "3 wave(s) incoming"). It typically takes a few seconds for all the waves to spawn, once the message appears on the HUD no new waves will spawn. Knowing this is a useful trick because it allows for the common technique of moving the exploring hero back to a dark room to block spawns without leaving said room before the waves finish appearing.

IMPORTANT: waves become considerably more difficult once the exit has been found, increasing in both frequency and volume of enemies (especially on the Sanitary Pod). They also seem to increase the likelihood of new mob types spawning. Attempting to find the exit early to escape or stalling to find it later and therefore gain more resources are both common goals of experienced players as a result, of course depending on the situation.

Monster Index

Name	Image	Type	Attack Type	Notes
Chimera Hydra		Anti-hero	Ranged	Attacks at range and reduces the speed of heroes in the same room. Elites can target Merchants and non-recruited heroes.
Chimera Kamikaze		Special	Kamikaze AoE	Targets the most populated room (within a certain range) and slowly detonates, damaging everything in the room and killing itself in the process. Deals extremely high damage to heroes and can destroy most minor modules in two hits.
Chimera Keeper		Anti-hero	AoE	Immobile; deals splash damage to everything in its room. Increases the Defense and Health Regen of other monsters in the dungeon and decreases the probability to loot Dust from monsters. Gains more power the longer it stays alive. The player is notified when one spawns via the HUD.
Chimera Zombie		Basic	Melee	Targets heroes.
Hurna Assassin		Special	Ranged	Attempts to attack your most fragile hero. It will ignore everything else, running past other heroes and room defenses. Once it finds your weakest character, it will quickly fire high damage ranged attacks attempting to assassinate them.
Hurna Warden		Anti-hero	Melee, AoE	Targets heroes. Attacks with a close range AoE that can damage multiple heroes at once.
Hurna Hunter		Anti-hero	Melee	Targets heroes. Elites can target Merchants and non-recruited heroes.
Hurna Rider		Special	Melee	Spawns alone, and targets a random unopened door to attack (this can be the room they spawn in!). They will ignore anything in their path and will attack only the door they target. Doors they destroy count as if a hero opened them, so not only are resources gathered, but new waves of monsters can spawn (including more riders). They will immediately target another random door and head to attack it. Note: They will only try to atack the side of the door that is closest to the crystal (if your dungeon is 0 shaped with 2 doors lets say and you only oppen it like a U they won't atack the door thats nest to the crystal from outside the crystal room)
Hurna Shaman		Special	AoE	Severely reduces the attack power of heroes in the room.
Necrophage Crystophile		Special	Melee	Only targets the crystal. Speed not reduced by heroes present in the same room.
Necrophage Hunter		Anti-hero	Melee	Extremely fast compared to other monsters. Attacks heroes. Elites can target Merchants and non-recruited heroes.
Necrophage Kamikaze		Special	AoE	Targets the most populated room (within a certain range) and quickly explodes, damaging everything in the room and killing itself in the process. Deals high damage to heroes and can destroy minor modules in 3-4 hits.
Necrophage Larva		Basic	Melee	Attacks heroes with large numbers.
Necrophage Necrodrone		Anti-module	Ranged, AoE	Speed not affected by heroes present in same room. Can target major modules and non-recruited heroes. Elites can target active artifacts and deal splash damage.
Silic Bulldozer		Anti-module	Melee, AoE	Only targets major modules, active artifacts, or the crystal. Deals splash damage in melee range.
Silic Crystal		Basic	Melee	Only targets the crystal. Moves slower than other mobs. Spawns in large groups.
Silic Supporter		Special	AoE	Adds defense and attack power to monsters in the room. Targets heroes and deals splash damage.
Silic Zoner		Anti-module	Ranged, AoE	Attacks heroes and minor modules. Deals splash damage to objects near its target.
Vultu Looter		Special	N/A	Does not move or attack anything, and despawns after several seconds. If killed before it despawns, will guaranteed drop 3-4 Dust. The player is notified on the HUD when one spawns.
Vultu Debuffer		Anti-hero	Melee	Severely reduces the movement speed and increases the attack cooldown of the hero it attacks.
Vultu Trash		Anti-module	Melee (minor modules)	Ignores heroes (even with aggro items or skills) and attempts to attach itself to a nearby minor module. Once attached, deals minor damage to the module and severely slows the attack rate. They are unable to affect the Neurostun or Tear Gas modules. Can also attack the crystal.

Example of Hurna Rider behaviour:

In this image the door next to the crystal room is being atacked by a Hurna Rider but since the other side is connected ( U/0 shaped) the Hurna Rider will only atack from the side closest to the crystal.This can be used as a way to lure all of them to one choke point where they can be killed easier.

List of mob statistics

This information is the base stats of the monsters. Values will be modified based on what level of the dungeon you are on, what ship type and what difficulty setting you use.

Name	Dust loot probability	Max Health	Defense	Speed	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Cooldown
Chimera Hydra	50% reg, 80% elite	270, 380	15, 24	17, 18	44, 80	6	1.1
Chimera Kamikaze	80% reg, 100% elite	350, 470	20, 27	13, 15	up to 280, up to 350	140	99
Chimera Keeper	100% for both	450 to 1600	20/25 + 5 per 16s	0	65/85 + 20/25 per	140	1
Chimera Zombie	20% reg, 40% elite	110, 220	5, 12	15, 17	25, 45	1.5	1.3, 1.2
Hurna Assassin [Archer]	80% reg, 100% elite	250, 350	10, 15	24	110, 185	15	3
Hurna Hunter [Axe & Shield]	80% reg, 100% elite	340, 500	20, 25	17	80, 115	2	1.4
Hurna Rider	100% for both	400, 600	26, 30	14, 16	80, 120 (20 to self)	1.5	2.3
Hurna Shaman	60% reg, 80% elite	250, 350	10, 15	16	4	4	3
Hurna Warden [Spiked Club]	40% reg, 50% elite	340, 500	20, 25	17, 18	7+10, 10+14	2 + 70 splash	1.4
Necrophage Crystophile	60% reg, 80% elite	330, 440	16, 22	13, 14	58, 83	1	1.4, 1.2
Necrophage Hunter	70% reg, 100% elite	310, 410	13, 20	35, 40	60, 90	1	1.1
Necrophage Kamikaze	40% reg, 70% elite	250, 340	10, 13	21, 23	up to 140, up to 210	120	99
Necrophage Larva	10% reg, 30% elite	80, 170	0	18, 21	12, 26	1	1.1, 1
Necrophage Necrodrone	30% reg, 60% elite	170, 320	10, 15	18	30, 30 + 16 splash	6 + 70 splash	1.3
Silic Bulldozer	80% reg, 100% elite	380, 480	30, 45	15, 14	68+10, 120+15	2 + 70/140 splash	1.7
Silic Crystal	20% for both	80, 160	0	10, 11	8, 20	1	1.5, 1.3
Silic Supporter	40% reg, 70% elite	300, 410	22, 25	14	25, 40	3 + 70/90 splash	2.5
Silic Zoner	40% reg, 70% elite	300, 440	15, 20	13	20+6, 32+12	5 + 70 splash	1.5
Vultu Looter	100% for both	300, 500	10, 17	0	0	0	0
Vultu Debuffer	50% reg, 80% elite	400, 600	17, 20	16	5	1	3
Vultu Trash	20% reg, 30% elite	80, 170	17, 20	18, 21	4	1	3