Shambler

Shambler
Тип		Eldritch
Размер		Large
Характеристики
Вариации		Shambler	Grotesque Shambler	Abhorrent Shambler
ОЗ		77	116	162
Уклонение		2.5%	12.5%	25%
Защита		33%	33%	33%
Скорость		0	1	2
Сопротивления
Stun		100%	120%	145%
Blight		33%	53%	78%
Bleed		33%	53%	78%
Debuff		33%	53%	78%
Move		50%	70%	95%

Хищный кошмар, вызванный из глубин неизвестного - Тьманник является мини-боссом (относится к типу Мистика (Eldritch)), скрывающимся в самых темных коридорах. Победа над Тьманником принесет вам Древнее Украшение. С небольшим шансом Тьманника можно встретить, путешествуя по подземелью при нулевом освещении, либо призвать, использовав Факел на Алтарь Тьманника (что моментально снизит количество света до 0).

Поведение

Перед тем, как сразиться с Тьманником, имейте в виду, что он является одним из сложнейших врагов во всей игре. Потерять героев в бою с этим боссом очень просто, и увашему отряду почти гарантированна хотя бы одна "проверка решимости". Не вступайте в этот бой без полной подготовки.
Вступив в бой с Тьманником, ваш отряд будет всегда застигнут врасплох. If summoned from an altar, the Shambler will automatically bring the torchlight down to 0 and will prevent the party from lighting torches while fighting it. If summoned but then ran away from, the Shambler will appear again as the next encounter. Don't summon it unless the party is ready to kill it.
Due to a very low speed, he most likely will act last, using his bleed or blight attack and summoning 2 Tentacles. Unlike Shambler himself, Tentacles have a very high speed, they are very likely to take actions before the party, applying a strong buff to themselves. If one or both of Tentacles are killed, Shambler will re-summon them, if both left alive he has a chance to use Stentorious Lament, messing party's formation.

Ancestral Trinkets

The main reason for hunting down this monstrous creature is because it carries with it Ancestral Trinkets, items once carried by the Ancestor that contain terrible power. Every time a Shambler is slain it will drop one of the 4 trinkets below. However, since only one of each trinket can exist in the player's inventory, when they are all obtained Shamblers will no longer drop Ancestral Trinkets.

Ancestor's Map	Ancestor's Bottle	Ancestor's Candle	Ancestor's Tentacle Idol
+25% trap disarm +25% Scouting chance +10% Stress DMG	+25% MAX HP +10% Stress Dmg	+15% damage if torch is above 50 +2 SPD if torch is above 50 +5 DODGE if torch is above 50 +10% Stress DMG	+25% Virtue Chance

Abilities

Apprentice Level
Название умения	Тип атаки	С позиции	Бьет на позицию	Шанс попадания	Шанс крита	Урон	Эффект	Эффект на себя
Obdurous Advancement	Melee	1, 2, 3, 4.	1+2+3+4.	82.5%	2%	1	100% Bleed 1	Forward 1, Summon 2 Shambler Tentacles*
Undulating Withdrawal	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1+2+3+4.	82.5%	2%	1	100% Blight 1	Back 1, Summon 2 Shambler Tentacles*
Stentorious Lament	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1+2+3+4.	82.5%	2%	1	100% Shuffle Party	Back 1

Veteran Level
Название умения	Тип атаки	С позиции	Бьет на позицию	Шанс попадания	Шанс крита	Урон	Эффект	Эффект на себя
Obdurous Advancement	Melee	1, 2, 3, 4.	1+2+3+4.	90%	6%	1-2	120% Bleed 2	Forward 1, Summon 2 Shambler Tentacles*
Undulating Withdrawal	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1+2+3+4.	90%	6%	1-2	120% Blight 2	Back 1, Summon 2 Shambler Tentacles*
Stentorious Lament	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1+2+3+4.	90%	6%	1-2	120% Shuffle Party	Back 1

Champion Level
Название умения	Тип атаки	С позиции	Бьет на позицию	Шанс попадания	Шанс крита	Урон	Эффект	Эффект на себя
Obdurous Advancement	Melee	1, 2, 3, 4.	1+2+3+4.	102.5%	7%	1-3	140% Bleed 3	Forward 1, Summon 2 Shambler Tentacles*
Undulating Withdrawal	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1+2+3+4.	102.5%	7%	1-3	140% Blight 3	Back 1, Summon 2 Shambler Tentacles*
Stentorious Lament	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1+2+3+4.	102.5%	7%	1-3	140% Shuffle Party	Back 1

* _{Summoning will occur whether the ability lands or not.}

Strategy

Shambler is very strong, stronger than some bosses. Most of the times it would be a right choice to pass on the opportunity to fight him. Nevertheless, if you decide to summon him, its better to return after you completed the quest objective to do so, because your party most likely will be in no condition to continue the expedition after the encounter with the Shambler.

When dealing with Shambler it's important to finish the fight as soon as possible. The general strategy is to kill Tentacles and stun the Shambler to prevent him from re-spawning them. If you dont have enough damage or reliable stun to do that, you may leave 1 Tentacle alive and hope the Shambler uses the Stentorious Lament. It will shuffle your party but not summon a Tentacle. A variation of the Marking Party, however, can ignore the Tentacles and finish the Shambler in 2-3 turns. High Bleed and blight resistance is encouraged.

When assembling a party to hunt the Shambler specifically, consider the following classes: the Abomination, due to his high speed, can kill both Tentacles with Rake before they buff themselves; the Crusader can also take care of them with his Zealous Accusations; The Hound Master can reduce Shambler's PROT, Bounty Hunter can land a lucky stun, Occultist does increased damage vs. Eldritch. All of them and the the Arbalest have a marking synergy. The Jester can function as a utility class, he can move 3 spaces in either direction to combat shuffles, and spamming Battle Ballad can let your team move before the tentacles. Man-at-Arms works well due to the Shambler and its Tentacles having low accuracy.

Please note, that champion difficulty Shambler is much stronger than his previous iterations.

Trivia

• Despite that The Shambler takes up 2 Ranks during a fight, it leaves a normal Corpse after it is killed instead of a large one.
• As of the Inhuman Bondage update, the Shambler will physically drag the party into another dimension. The area resembles a violet galaxy and functions the same as Pitch Black.
• The name "Shambler" likely comes from the Lovecraftian monster "Dimensional Shambler," creatures that come from another dimension and attack their prey by using a form hypnosis to make the victim believe they've been dragged into another plane of existence. However the appearance of the Shambler does not match the description given of the Dimenional Shamblers, as they are mostly humanoid. Rather the Shambler's appearance closely resembles the description given of the Shoggoth, said to be "vaster than any subway train— a shapeless congeries of protoplasmic bubbles, faintly self-luminous, and with myriads of temporary eyes forming and un-forming.*"

* _{— H. P. Lovecraft, At The Mountains of Madness}