Foes

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Every foe in the game, what it does and how to deal with it. Health and gold below are base values: the real numbers grow every wave and every depth (see How foes get tougher). Regular foes in a wave also have half of these values each, since waves send twice as many.

Contents

• The basics
• Bosses
• Depth foes
• Event foes
• Foe abilities

The basics

These show up in every world.

Foe	Health	Speed	Armor	Lives lost	Gold	Notes
Moth	20	average	0	1	3	The basic foe. Comes in numbers.
Wisp	12	very fast	0	1	3	Fast and fragile. From wave 2.
Beetle	55	slow	3	1	5	Slow and armored. Weak hits barely scratch it.
Brood	48	slow	0	2	4	Splits into moths when it dies. Costs 2 lives.

• Moths make up most of every wave.
• Wisps join from wave 2. They're fast and fragile.
• Beetles join from wave 3 and get more common as waves go on. Their armor goes up by 1 every 2 waves.
• Broods join from wave 6. When one dies it bursts into moths (more in some worlds).

Bosses

Foe	Health	Speed	Armor	Lives lost	Gold
Boss	650	very slow	4	8	45

Early bosses are gentler: before wave 10 a boss has less health (55% on wave 5, rising to full by wave 10), and its armor builds up until wave 15.

A boss arrives every 5th wave: 1 until wave 15, 2 from wave 20, 3 from wave 35, and in Endless one more every 15 waves after wave 50 (up to 8). Bosses don't split their health with the rest of the wave, so they're far tougher than anything else. Some worlds (Starfall Void and Eclipse Spire) also send a mini-boss with less health on every third wave.

World bosses

Every world has its own boss with its own name, look and tricks. A health bar at the top of the board shows its name, title, shield and health. The first time you meet one, a card explains what it does. Unless noted, each uses the base boss numbers above.

Depth	World	Boss	What it does
Surface	Whisperwood	Elder Moth, Mother of the Swarm	Calls moths out of the dark, and a cloud of them at half health. Snuff it before the swarm grows.
1	Ashen Marsh	Bog King, The Drowned Crown	Sinks into the mud now and then, and heals while it walks. Hit it hard while it’s up.
2	Frostmere	Glacier Wyrm, The Frozen Coil	Slows slide right off it. It carries a shield and freezes a fresh one at half health.
3	Emberwaste	Magma Colossus, Heart of the Waste	Speeds up as it cracks, then bursts into four magmites.
4	Sunken Ruins	Tideshell Warden, Keeper of the Drowned Gate	A huge shield, and it plates every foe near it with +4 armor.
5	Glimmer Caves	Prism Wraith, The Many-Faced	Blinks down the trail every few seconds and dodges one shot in five.
6	Bone Dunes	Sand Tyrant, Lord of Bones	Raises wisps as it walks, and drops two bone carriers when it falls.
7	Storm Peaks	Thunderbird, The Storm’s Eye	Dashes at triple speed and shakes off slows, poison and marks every few seconds.
8	Fungal Deep	Spore Queen, Mother of Rot	Heals every foe around it and spawns broods. Focus it down first.
9	Starfall Void	Void Herald, Voice of the Rift	Fades out of reality now and then, and calls voidlings through the rift.
10	The Last Ember	Ember Lord, The Last Fire	Thick armor and it can’t be stunned. Speeds up as it burns down, and calls two ember knights at half health.
11	Crimson Bog	Leech Mother, The Red Tide	Heals itself fast and spawns bog leeches. Burst it down.
12	Glass Desert	Mirage Sphinx, Riddle of Glass	Dodges a third of all shots and flickers forward along the trail.
13	Sunken Belfry	The Great Bell, Toll of the Deep	Its toll silences lanterns near it for a moment, and its ringing speeds up every foe around it.
14	Ironroot Thicket	Ironroot Ancient, The Unbending	Slow and heavily armored, and it gives every foe near it +6 armor. Bring armor piercing.
15	Aurora Fields	Aurora Serpent, The Shifting Light	Shrugs off poison and burns, dashes ahead and cleanses itself.
16	Cinder Cathedral	Kiln Archon, Bishop of Ash	Speeds up as it cracks, shields itself at half health and drops a kiln golem.
17	The Hive	Hive Matriarch, The Queen’s Hand	Releases drone swarms all the time, and a huge one at half health. Area lanterns are your friend.
18	Frozen Abyss	Rime Titan, The Endless Winter	Can’t be slowed, carries a thick shield and cleanses itself every 2 seconds.
19	Eclipse Spire	Shade Sovereign, Crown of Night	Fades in and out, calls eclipse shades and silences lanterns near it.
20	The Hollow Moon	The Moth Queen, She Who Woke Hungry	The Queen herself. Shielded and always calling her swarm. At two thirds she summons a cloud of moths, and at one third she rages, silences lanterns around her and shields again. Costs 8 lives if she gets through.

Some bosses change the base numbers: the Elder Moth has 55% health, the Ironroot Ancient 120% (+5 armor, 20% slower), the Rime Titan 110%, the Tideshell Warden +2 armor and the Ember Lord +6 armor.

In the Hollow Harvest event the boss is the Pumpkin King: 30% more health and a shield.

Depth foes

Every depth introduces a new foe. It appears in the very first wave of its world, then keeps showing up in deeper worlds alongside the others. The newest foe appears most often.

Depth	World	Foe	Health	Speed	Armor	Lives lost	What it does
1	Ashen Marsh	Bog lurker	34	slow	0	1	Dives under the mud now and then. Lanterns can’t hit it while it’s hidden.
2	Frostmere	Ice skater	24	fast	0	1	Fast, and slows don’t work on it.
3	Emberwaste	Magmite	40	slow	0	1	Splits into two smaller magmites when snuffed.
4	Sunken Ruins	Shellback	45	slow	2	1	Carries a shield that soaks up damage before its health.
5	Glimmer Caves	Glint	22	average	0	1	Blinks forward along the trail every few seconds.
6	Bone Dunes	Bone carrier	60	slow	1	1	Releases three wisps when snuffed.
7	Storm Peaks	Stormrunner	30	average	0	1	Dashes at triple speed every few seconds.
8	Fungal Deep	Sporemother	45	slow	0	1	Heals foes around it. Snuff it first.
9	Starfall Void	Voidling	32	average	0	1	Phases out of reality for a moment. It can’t be hit while faded.
10	The Last Ember	Ember knight	90	very slow	7	1	Heavy armor, and it can’t be stunned.
11	Crimson Bog	Bog leech	50	slow	0	3	Heals itself quickly and costs 3 lives if it gets through.
12	Glass Desert	Sand wraith	30	average	0	1	Dodges almost a third of all shots.
13	Sunken Belfry	Bellringer	55	slow	1	1	Its tolling makes nearby foes 30% faster.
14	Ironroot Thicket	Barkguard	80	slow	3	1	Gives nearby foes +4 armor.
15	Aurora Fields	Prism	40	average	0	1	Shrugs off poison and burns.
16	Cinder Cathedral	Kiln golem	110	very slow	4	2	Speeds up as it takes damage, up to twice as fast.
17	The Hive	Hive drone	9	fast	0	1	Tiny and fast. Arrives in swarms of four.
18	Frozen Abyss	Rime wraith	55	slow	0	1	Shakes off slows, stuns and poison every 2 seconds.
19	Eclipse Spire	Eclipse shade	70	slow	1	1	Calls a moth out of the dark every few seconds.
20	The Hollow Moon	Moon titan	260	very slow	6	5	Huge, shielded, armored and can’t be slowed. Costs 5 lives.

Event foes

These only appear in event worlds. During the Hollow Harvest they replace the usual foes.

Foe	Health	Speed	Armor	What it does
Vampire bat	14	very fast	0	Fast and arrives in flocks of three.
Jack	48	slow	0	Bursts into three seeds when snuffed.
Ghost	30	average	0	Fades out now and then, and slows pass right through it.
Skeleton	50	slow	3	Pulls itself back together once after being snuffed.

Foe abilities

Ability	Foes	What it means for you
Armor	Beetle, Shellback, Bone carrier, Ember knight, Barkguard, Kiln golem, Moon titan, Skeleton	Every hit loses that much damage, down to 30% of the hit. Poison, Moonwell and armor piercing get around it.
Shield	Shellback, Moon titan, Pumpkin King	Soaks up damage before health.
Can't be slowed	Ice skater, Moon titan, Ghost	Frost and other slows do nothing.
Can't be stunned	Ember knight	Freezes and stuns do nothing.
Untargetable for a moment	Bog lurker (burrows), Voidling and Ghost (phase out)	Lanterns can't hit them while hidden. Spread your damage along the trail.
Moves in bursts	Glint (blinks), Stormrunner (dashes)	Can skip past a single kill zone.
Splits or releases foes	Brood, Magmite, Bone carrier, Jack, Eclipse shade	Keep area damage after your main kill zone.
Heals	Sporemother (heals others), Bog leech (heals itself)	Burst them down fast.
Buffs others	Bellringer (+30% speed), Barkguard (+4 armor)	Focus them first.
Dodges	Sand wraith (30% of shots)	Area damage, poison and burns can't miss.
Shrugs off effects	Prism (no poison or burns), Rime wraith (cleanses every 2s)	Use direct damage.
Comes back	Skeleton	Revives once with 40% health.
Enrages	Kiln golem	Speeds up as it takes damage, up to twice as fast.
Swarms	Hive drone, Vampire bat	Arrive in groups. Area damage and multi-shot shine.

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