Changes: Taskmaster

Revision as of 19:47, 8 December 2020

The Taskmaster is enemy encountered in Act 2, either as an Elite encounter, or in the second fight of the Colosseum event. In the Elite encounter, he is accompanied by a Blue Slaver and a Red Slaver. In the Colosseum encounter, he is accompanied by a Gremlin Nob.

Pattern

Name	Intent	Effect	Asc 3+	Asc 18+
Scouring Whip		Deal 7 damage, shuffle 1 Wound into the discard pile.	Deal 7 damage, shuffle 2 Wounds into the discard pile.	Deal 7 damage, gain 1 Strength, and shuffle 3 Wounds into the discard pile.

Tips

The large number of Wounds he shuffles in your deck can be very troublesome, especially on higher Ascension levels. If playing as the Ironclad, this can be countered by Evolve and/or Fire Breathing. Other characters can counter the Wounds by exhausting them or using the Medical Kit relic.
If playing as the Silent, Piercing Wail is extremely useful, as all enemies will attack most turns. For other characters, Dark Shackles has a similar effect.
It may be best to kill the Red Slaver in the back first, so that he can't use his Entangle ability to prevent you from attacking. In addition, the Vulnerable he applies is very dangerous when 3 enemies are attacking.
After killing the Red Slaver, it may be a good idea to kill the Blue Slaver next, as it applies Weak, which will actively make your attacks less effective. However, on Ascension 18 and higher, it may be preferable to kill the Taskmaster earlier due to his Strength gain.
A powerful card that damages all enemies such as Whirlwind, Immolate and Electrodynamics is extremely useful in this fight.

Update History

Slay the Spire 1.0: Farewell Early Access
- Colossuem Nob fight ordering swapped so that the Nob can apply Vulnerable.
Weekly Patch 56: The Collector
- Colosseum event's second fight is now a Gremlin Nob + Taskmaster (rather than 2 Gremlin Nobs)
Weekly Patch 5: Happy Holidays!
- Taskmaster's AI is reworked to be more straightforward.
Weekly Patch 2: Slimes!
- Taskmaster gets yet another nerf.
Weekly Patch 1: The First of Many!
- Slaver Boss now referred to as Taskmaster.
- Taskmaster now always uses Str up on turn 1 and his Whip attack is now a multi-hit with lower starting damage.

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+{{Monster_Infobox|title1 = Taskmaster|image1 = Slaver-leader-pretty.png|hp = 54-60
-==Slaver Boss==
+-64 (Ascension 8+)|in_party_with = [[Slavers#Blue Slaver|Blue Slaver]] + [[Slavers#Red Slaver|Red Slaver]]
-====[[File:Slaver-leader-pretty.png|thumb|left]]HP: 64====
+[[Gremlin Nob]] ([[The Colosseum]] event)|debut_floor = Act 2|starting_buff = None}}The Taskmaster is enemy encountered in [[Act 2]], either as an [[Elite]] encounter, or in the second fight of the [[The Colosseum|Colosseum]] [[Events|event]]. In the [[Elite]] encounter, he is accompanied by a [[Slavers#Blue Slaver|Blue Slaver]] and a [[Slavers#Red Slaver|Red Slaver]]. In the [[The Colosseum|Colosseum]] encounter, he is accompanied by a [[Gremlin Nob]].
+== Pattern ==
+{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 650px;"
-===Abilities===
-{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 500px;"
 |-
-! scope="col"|Name
+! scope="col" |Name
-! scope="col"|Intent
+! scope="col" |Intent
-! scope="col"|Power
+! scope="col" |Effect
+!Asc 3+
-! scope="col"|Other
+!Asc 18+
 |-
+|Scouring Whip
-|Strategic
+|[[File:Intent - Attack Debuff.png]]
-|Dagger
+|Deal 7 damage, shuffle 1 {{C|Wound}} into the discard pile.
-|8
-|Will put 1 [[Wound]] card into your discard pile.
+|Deal 7 damage, shuffle 2 {{C|Wound|Wounds}} into the discard pile.
+|Deal 7 damage, gain 1 {{KW|Strength}}, and shuffle 3 {{C|Wound|Wounds}} into the discard pile.
-|-
-|Strategic
-|[[File:Intent_-_Debuff_-_Sword.png|thumb|left]]
-|12
-|
-Will put 1 [[Wound]] card into your discard pile.
-|-
-|Aggressive
-|[[File:Intent_-_Attack_-_Cleaver.png|thumb|left]]
-|21
-| -
-|-
-|Aggressive
-|Cutlass
-|14
-| -
-|-
-|Defensive
-|[[File:Intent_-_Buff_-_Defend.png|thumb|left]]
-| -
-|Gains 4 [[Block]] and 1 [[Strength]], and adds 1 [[Strength]] to its allies.
 |}
-==Slaver 1==
-====[[File:Slaver-blue-pretty.png|thumb|left]]HP: 45-50?====
+== Tips ==
+* The large number of {{C|Wound|Wounds}} he shuffles in your deck can be very troublesome, especially on higher [[Ascension]] levels. If playing as the [[Ironclad]], this can be countered by {{C|Evolve}} and/or {{C|Fire Breathing}}. Other characters can counter the {{C|Wound|Wounds}} by [[Exhaust|exhausting]] them or using the {{R|Medical Kit}} [[relic]].
+* If playing as the [[Silent]], {{C|Piercing Wail}} is extremely useful, as all enemies will attack most turns. For other characters, {{C|Dark Shackles}} has a similar effect.
+* It may be best to kill the [[Slavers#Red Slaver|Red Slaver]] in the back first, so that he can't use his Entangle ability to prevent you from attacking. In addition, the {{KW|Vulnerable}} he applies is very dangerous when 3 enemies are attacking.
+* After killing the [[Slavers#Red Slaver|Red Slaver]], it may be a good idea to kill the [[Slavers#Red Slaver|Blue Slaver]] next, as it applies {{KW|Weak}}, which will actively make your attacks less effective. However, on [[Ascension]] 18 and higher, it may be preferable to kill the Taskmaster earlier due to his {{KW|Strength}} gain.
+* A powerful card that damages all enemies such as {{C|Whirlwind}}, {{C|Immolate}} and {{C|Electrodynamics}} is extremely useful in this fight.
+==Update History==
+*Slay the Spire 1.0: Farewell Early Access
+**Colossuem Nob fight ordering swapped so that the Nob can apply Vulnerable.
+*Weekly Patch 56: The Collector
+**Colosseum event's second fight is now a Gremlin Nob + Taskmaster (rather than 2 Gremlin Nobs)
+*Weekly Patch 5: Happy Holidays!
+**Taskmaster's AI is reworked to be more straightforward.
+*Weekly Patch 2: Slimes!
+**Taskmaster gets yet another nerf.
+*Weekly Patch 1: The First of Many!
-===Abilities===
+**Slaver Boss now referred to as Taskmaster.
-{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 500px;"
+**Taskmaster now always uses Str up on turn 1 and his Whip attack is now a multi-hit with lower starting damage.
-|-
+{{Monsters Navbox}}
-! scope="col"|Name
-! scope="col"|Intent
-! scope="col"|Power
-! scope="col"|Other
-|-
-|Aggressive
-|[[File:Intent_-_Aggressive_-_Sword.png|thumb|left]]
-|12
-| -
-|-
-|Aggressive
-|Cutlass
-|18
-| -
-|-
-|Rake
-|[[File:Intent - Attack Debuff.png|thumb|64x64px]]
-|8
-|Applies 2 [[Weak]] to the player.
-|}
-==Slaver 2==
-====[[File:Slaver-red-pretty.png|thumb|left]]HP: 45-50====
-===Abilities===
-{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table article-table-selected" style="width: 500px;"
-|-
-! scope="col"|Name
-! scope="col"|Intent
-! scope="col"|Power
-! scope="col"|Other
-|-
-|Scrape
-|Dagger with green swirls
-|8
-|Applies 1 [[Vulnerable]] to the player.
-|-
-|Entangle
-|[[File:Debuff2.png|thumb|left]]
-| -
-|
-Applies 1 Entangled to the player. (You cannot play [[Attack|Attacks]] during your next turn)
-|-
-|Aggressive
-|[[File:Intent_-_Attack_-_Cleaver.png|thumb|left]]
-|20
-| -
-|}
 [[Category:Elite]]
+[[Category:Act II]]