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Gremlin Leader is an Elite encounter found only in Act 2.

Gremlin Leader can only have a maximum of 3 Gremlin minions at a time.

Pattern[]

When there are 0 other enemies, will have a 75% chance of using Rally! and a 25% chance of using Stab.

When there is 1 other enemy:

If the last move was Encourage, will have a 50% chance of using Rally! and 50% chance of using Stab.

If the last move was Stab, will have a 62.5% chance of using Rally! and a 37.5% chance of using Encourage.

The last move could not have been Rally!, since Rally! results in at least 2 other enemies.

When there's 2 or 3 other enemies, will have 66% chance of using Encourage and a 34% chance of using Stab.

Cannot use the same move twice in a row.

Name Intent Effect Asc 3+ Asc 18+
Encourage
Intent - Buff - Defend
All enemies gain 3 Icon Strength Strength. All minions gain 6 Icon Block Block. All enemies gain 4 Icon Strength Strength. All minions gain 6 Icon Block Block. All enemies gain 5 Icon Strength Strength. All minions gain 10 Icon Block Block.
Rally!
Intent - Unknown
Summons up to 2 random Gremlins. Summons up to 2 random Gremlins. Summons up to 2 random Gremlins.
Stab
Attack intent 4
Deals 6 x 3 damage. Deals 6 x 3 damage. Deals 6 x 3 damage.

Tips[]

  • If you lack considerable damage to burst down the Gremlin Leader, killing the gremlins spawned will increase the likelyhood of her not attacking (Rallying and Encouraging instead), hence giving you turns to continue chipping her health, as well as removing their abilities (such as the Fat Gremlin's Icon Weak Weak). This also means that the new gremlins spawned do not carry the old gremlins' Icon Strength Strength buffs.
  • Any minion from this fight (i.e. spawned gremlins or gremlins that come in the fight) will retreat and be defeated if the Gremlin Leader is defeated.
  • While Gremlin Leader may summon minions continually, it is important to kill Gremlin Wizards; their attacks are very strong. Killing a Fat Gremlin may also help kill the Leader faster due to its Icon Weak Weak debuff no longer being applied.
  • Gremlin Leader continually buffs her allies' Icon Strength Strength, so killing her quickly is important to avoid her attacks from becoming too deadly.

Trivia[]

  • Gremlin Leader is confirmed to be female by one of the developers.[1]

Update History[]

  • Patch V1.1: The Dealer
    • Fixed enemy order issues in Slime Boss, Gremlin Leader, and Reptomancer encounters.
  • Weekly Patch 37: Darkness
    • Gremlin Leader HP lowered. 155 - 164 -> 140 - 148. Asc: 162 - 172 -> 145 - 155.
  • Weekly Patch 33: Terror
    • Gremlin Leader summon used the incorrect RNG, resulting in different enemies for the same seed.
  • Weekly Patch 21: Channel Lightning
    • Gremlin Leader's minion summon is now seeded.
  • Weekly Patch 14: Bullet Time
    • New animations for the Gremlin Leader.
    • In Fast Mode, Gremlin Leader's minions spawn a lot faster.
  • Weekly Patch 6: We're Back!
    • Little gremlins no longer yell about escaping if they're dead. Corpses don't yell.

Notes[]

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