Preserved Insect

Preserved Insect
Description	Enemies in Elite rooms have 25% less HP.
Flavor	The insect seems to create a shrinking aura that targets particularly large enemies.
Rarity	Common
Class	Any

Preserved Insect is a Common Relic. It causes enemies found in Elite encounters start with 25% less HP. Max HP is not affected, which is relevant for Corpse Explosion. Also works in the Dead Adventurer and The Colosseum (second fight only) events.

Preserved Insect does not spawn beyond floor 52, excluding Endless mode.

Non-Elite enemies found in Elite encounters will also be affected by Preserved Insect.

Trivia

• Enemies found in elite encounters will visually shrink when the player has this relic.

Update History

• Weekly Patch 51: Recursion
  • Preserved Insect relic no longer spawns beyond floor 52 (excludes Endless mode).
• Weekly Patch 47: Metamorphosis
  • Updated description for Preserved Insect for clarity.
• Weekly Patch 46: Adrenaline
  • Preserved Insect and Sling should now work in all elite combats including elite battles from events (like dead adventurer event).
  • When using Preserved Insect, affected enemies are rendered 30% smaller.
• Weekly Patch 42: Reboot
  • Fixed issue where Lagavulin would come out of its shell with Neow's Lament or Preserved Insect.
• Weekly Patch 41: Chill
  • New Common Relic: Preserved Insect.