Shapes

Spiker

Spiker
HP	42-56 44-60 (Ascension 7+)
In Party With	2 other Shapes 3 other Shapes Spheric Guardian and 1 other Shape
Debut Act	Act 3
Powers	3 Thorns 4 Thorns (Ascension 2+) 7 Thorns (Ascension 17+)

Pattern

Has a 50% chance of attacking and a 50% chance of using Buff every turn. Cannot use attack twice in a row.

Can only buff up to 6 times maximum per battle, leading it to only attack after the 6th buff.

Name	Intent	Effect	Asc 2+
Attack		Deal 7 damage.	Deal 9 damage.
Buff		Gains 2 Thorns.	Gains 2 Thorns.

Exploder

Exploder
HP	30 30-35 (Ascension 7+)
In Party With	2 other Shapes 3 other Shapes Spheric Guardian and 1 other Shape
Debut Act	Act 3
Powers	Explode 3

Explode: Dies and deals 30 damage on the 3rd turn.

Pattern

Attacks twice, then prepares to explode.

Name	Intent	Effect	Asc 2+
Attack		Deal 9 damage.	Deal 11 damage.
Explode		Dies and deals 30 damage.	Dies and deals 30 damage.

Repulsor

Repulsor
HP	29-35 31-38 (Ascension 7+)
In Party With	2 other Shapes 3 other Shapes Spheric Guardian and 1 other Shape
Debut Act	Act 3
Powers	None

Pattern

Has a 20% chance of attacking and an 80% chance of using Debuff every turn. Cannot attack twice in a row.

Name	Intent	Effect	Asc 2+
Attack		Deal 11 damage.	Deal 13 damage.
Debuff		Shuffles 2 Dazed into the draw pile.	Shuffles 2 Dazed into the draw pile.

Update History

• Patch V1.1: The Dealer
  • Fixed enemies not applying powers if they died in the process (e.g. Thorns).
  • Fixed Rip and Tear, Sword Boomerang, and Thunder Strike continuing its hits over Thorns and Shifting powers.
• Weekly Patch 51: Recursion
  • Fixed issue where stacked Thorns on Spiker enemies was not interacting correctly with relics and powers.
• Weekly Patch 46: Adrenaline
  • The Mysterious Sphere event in Act 3 now uses the Double Orb Walker combat. (was 2 Shapes and Orb Walker)
• Weekly Patch 40: Forethought
  • Ascension 17 Repulsors no longer put 3 dazes into your draw pile.
• Weekly Patch 39: We Meet Again!
  • Asc 17 Exploder enemy no longer explodes a turn earlier.
• Weekly Patch 23: Testing Continues...
  • Spiker enemy was doing a Fire VFX with attacks, now doing a poke/slash.
• Weekly Patch 21: Channel Lightning
  • Thorns now correctly works when killing the spiker as the last enemy in fast mode.
• Weekly Patch 18: Paranormal
  • Exploder now explodes on its turn, so Poison will trigger before its explosion.
• Weekly Patch 17: Patched in the Face
  • Fixed issue where Specimen triggering + Exploder Explosion caused a crash.
  • Exploder no longer gains Block so it is easier to kill.
  • Exploder's intent now telegraphs the explosion.
  • Exploder's explosion no longer ignores block.
• Weekly Patch 16: Back to Work
  • Exploder enemy rework. They now explode in 3 turns, deals more damage, and has less HP.
• Weekly Patch 13: Thinking Ahead
  • If damage type is thorns, then the damage is dealt even if the owner is dead (Spiker/Guardian).
• Weekly Patch 9: Ascension
  • Fixed bug where Centennial Puzzle doesn't trigger off of enemy thorns.
• Weekly Patch 6: We're Back!
  • Reaper now heals as part of the attack now, not after (you heal before thorns hit you).
  • Runic Cube now triggers off of Thorns as intended.
• Weekly Patch 3: Balance Balance Balance
  • 2 Shapes + Sphere combat, the enemies now attack left -> right.
  • Repulsor enemy reworked.
  • Thorns power now triggers on-damage effects.
• Weekly Patch 2: Slimes!
  • New strong encounter in the Beyond: 2 shapes and a sphere.
  • Plated Armor no longer decrements from non-attack damage (like thorns).
• Day 1 Patch
  • If you fight the Ancient Shapes on level 3, you can't fight them again the subsequent combat.