Changes: Spire Shield and Spire Spear

Revision as of 05:00, 17 November 2018

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

Surrounded: Receive 50% more damage if attacked from behind. Use targeting cards or potions to change your orientation.

The player starts combat facing right between the two enemies, and can use 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
	
	110125 (Ascension 3+)



	
		In Party With
	
	Spire Spear



	
		Debut Act
	
	4



	
		Powers
	
	Artifact 1Artifact 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

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

Name	Effect	Asc 3+	Asc 18+
Bash	Deal 12 Damage, apply -1 Focus if the player has Orb Slots, -1 Strength otherwise.	Deal 14 Damage, apply -1 Focus if the player has Orb Slots, -1 Strength otherwise.	Deal 14 Damage, apply -1 Focus if the player has Orb Slots, -1 Strength otherwise.
Fortify	All enemies gain 30 Block.	All enemies gain 30 Block.	All enemies gain 30 Block.
Smash	Deal 34 damage, gain 50 Block.	Deal 38 damage, gain 50 Block.	Deal 38 damage, gain 99 Block.

Spire Spear

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

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

Name	Effect	Asc 3+	Asc 18+
Burn Strike	Deal 5x2 damage. Shuffle 2 Burns into your discard pile.	Deal 6x2 damage. Shuffle 2 Burns into your discard pile.	Deal 6x2 damage. Shuffle 2 Burns into your draw pile.
Piercer	All enemies gain 2 Strength.	All enemies gain 2 Strength.	All enemies gain 2 Strength.
Skewer	Deal 10x3 damage.	Deal 10x4 damage.	Deal 10x4 damage.

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 |Bash
 |[[File:Intent - Debuff - Sword.png|thumb|64x64px]]
-|Deal 12 Damage, apply -1 {{KW|<nowiki>Focus]]</nowiki>}} if the player has Orb Slots, -1 {{KW|Strength}} otherwise.
+|Deal 12 Damage, apply -1 {{KW|Focus}} if the player has Orb Slots, -1 {{KW|Strength}} otherwise.
 |Deal 14 Damage, apply -1 {{KW|Focus}} if the player has Orb Slots, -1 {{KW|Strength}} otherwise.
 |Deal 14 Damage, apply -1 {{KW|Focus}} if the player has Orb Slots, -1 {{KW|Strength}} otherwise.