Spire Shield and Spire Spear

Surrounded
Description	Receive 50% more damage if attacked from behind. Use targeting cards or potions to change your orientation.
Type	Technically a Buff
StackingBehavior	None

Back Attack
Description	Deals 50% more damage as it is attacking you from behind.
Type	Buff
StackingBehavior	None

The Spire Shield and Spire Spear is the Elite encounter always fought in Act 4. Their block, damage, and Surrounded mechanic make them a tough adversary.

The player starts combat between the two enemies, facing right, and can use targeting cards or potions to face the opposite direction. Additionally, using a Smoke Bomb Potion will not work until one of the two enemies is killed.

Spire Shield

Spire Shield
HP	110 125 (Ascension 3+)
In Party With	Spire Spear
Debut Act	4
Powers	Artifact 1 Artifact 2 (Ascension 18+)

Despite its lower HP, the Spire Shield is the tankier of the two enemies. Its Smash attack may be dangerous in the beginning of the fight, but Spire Spear will begin to hit much harder.

Pattern

1. 50% chance of using Bash then Fortify or Fortify then Bash.
2. Uses Smash.
3. Repeat.

Name	Intent	Effect	Asc 3+	Asc 18+
Bash		Deals 12 damage. If the player has at least 1 Orb slot, has a 50% chance to apply -1 Focus. Otherwise, applies -1 Strength.	Deals 14 damage. If the player has at least 1 Orb slot, has a 50% chance to apply -1 Focus. Otherwise, applies -1 Strength.	Deals 14 damage. If the player has at least 1 Orb slot, has a 50% chance to apply -1 Focus. Otherwise, applies -1 Strength.
Fortify		All enemies gain 30 Block.	All enemies gain 30 Block.	All enemies gain 30 Block.
Smash		Deals 34 damage. Gains Block equal to its damage output.	Deals 38 damage. Gains Block equal to its damage output.	Deals 38 damage. Gains 99 Block.

Spire Spear

Spire Spear
HP	160 180 (Ascension 3+)
In Party With	Spire Shield
Debut Act	4
Powers	Artifact 1 Artifact 2 (Ascension 18+)

Spire Spear, despite having more HP than Spire Shield, is the more offensive of the two enemies and will buff its Strength throughout the fight to hit even harder.

Pattern

1. Uses Burn Strike
2. Uses Skewer
3. 50% Chance of using either Burn Strike then Piercer or Piercer then Burn Strike
4. Repeat 2 through 4.

Name	Intent	Effect	Asc 3+	Asc 18+
Burn Strike		Deals 5x2 damage. Adds 2 Burns into your discard pile.	Deals 6x2 damage. Adds 2 Burns into your discard pile.	Deals 6x2 damage. Adds 2 Burns on top of your draw pile.
Piercer		All enemies gain 2 Strength.	All enemies gain 2 Strength.	All enemies gain 2 Strength.
Skewer		Deals 10x3 damage.	Deals 10x4 damage.	Deals 10x4 damage.

Update History

• Weekly Patch 53: Blizzard
  • Spire Spear was incorrectly buffed on Ascension 17 instead of 18.
• Weekly Patch 51: Recursion
  • Spire Shield's intent was incorrect for one of its moves. Attack -> Attack + Debuff.