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.

Trivia

• Preserved Insect does not spawn beyond floor 52, excluding Endless mode.
• Enemies found elite encounters will also visually shrink when the player has this relic.
• Non-Elite enemies found in Elite encounters will also be affected by Preserved Insect.

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.