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Death's Servant

2021-02-19T00:05:13Z

JTHousek: /* Mechanics */ might be worth reading the WHOLE page next time.

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'''Death's Servant''' is a [[Monsters#Special_Monsters|special monster]] which is slightly different from others of its class. Instead of spawning randomly in waves, a monster gains access to the Death’s Servant by unlocking the final upgrade on all generic monsters ([[Zombie]], [[Skeleton]], [[Creeper]]), and then spending 1000 additional mana to use it once.

If a game has been going too long, a Death's Servant is soon to arrive. Capable of moving the monster spawn, sapping dwarves of mana, and teleporting great distances, Death's Servant is the ultimate monster to fight in battle.

== Mechanics ==

 
[[File:Deaths touch.png|32px|frameless|left]]
Death's Servant is given two items, the first being Death's Touch:
 
 
* With a left click, Death's Servant deals damage as well as steals mana from dwarves at an even higher rate than [[Venomburner|Venomburners]].

 
[[File:Deaths essence.png|32px|frameless|left]]
The other item Death's Servant is given is Death's Essence:
 
 
* With a left click, Death's Servant will place down a Doom Portal. This will temporarily give all monsters that spawn a Doom Portal Orb that will teleport them to this Doom Portal, effectively moving their mob spawn. This Doom Portal will stay open as long as the Death's Servant is alive and has over 0 mana. Mana is gained as a Death's Servant by being close to dwarves and by attacking them with Death's Touch. Mana will be lost at a slower rate while the Death's Servant is standing in the active shrine region. Opening the doom portal will also fully repair the Death's Servant's chestplate.
* With a right click, Death's Servant teleports to wherever they are looking.

Death's Servant also cannot be killed with a rampage and have Knockback Resistance as long as their chestplate is not broken.

== Monster Role ==
[[File:Outside doom portal.png|thumb|right|A Doom Portal summoned outside.]]

* Death's Servant's first task is to set up the Doom Portal. There are limitations to how close it can be to a shrine, but getting it in a position that is favorable to mobs and as close to the shrine as possible is advised. It is also worth knowing that wherever the Death's Servant is looking when the portal is opened is where all monsters will look when passing through it.
* Once the Doom Portal is set up, Death's Servant is given 1000 mana that begins to tick down after a short grace period. They should attempt to keep this above 0 as long as possible and weaken the dwarves while doing so. Diving in to drain dwarves mana and fill their own mana back to 1000, then teleporting back out of the fray is the best way to optimize a Doom Portal's duration. Standing near dwarves will also slow, stop, or even reverse the Death's Servant's loss of mana, and standing within the active shrine region will also reduce the rate at which Death's Servant loses mana.
* Even if a Doom Portal closes, Death's Servant is still extremely potent at killing dwarves. Dwarves which have low mana and are bleeding are the most obvious targets since their remaining mana can be sapped away, preventing them from healing. Melee attacks which drain mana will have additional purple particles and a sound cue.
* In melee, kiting dwarves with their thin hitbox that fades in and out of reality as well as their ability to teleport best mitigates how much armor damage a Death's Servant will take at any one time.
[[File:Indoor doom portal.png|thumb|right|A Doom Portal summoned indoors.]]

==== Doom Portal Mechanics ====

* Outside, or places with extremely high roofs, the Doom Portal will spawn high in the air and monsters will drop out of it through a hole in the center. Inside, an area of the environment will be corrupted, leaving the spawn point at the center.
* All monsters can use all their abilities once going through the Doom Portal except for [[Creeper|Creepers]] and [[Super Creeper|Super Creepers]], which cannot explode for a short duration.
* The Doom Portal has the same anti-dwarf mechanics as the regular monster spawn, meaning all dwarves that enter its radius will experience negative effects.

== Dwarven Strategy ==

* Death's Servant is the highest value target for dwarves. Killing it or denying its ability to keep the Doom Portal open is imperative as the longer the Doom Portal is open, the more unrelenting the monster hordes will be. Like an [[Iron Golem]], the easiest way to kill it is by breaking its chestplate, especially when using the Strength buff gained through rampaging.
* Keeping the Death's Servant at bay can also be effective, because as long as it cannot get close to the dwarves it cannot regain mana to keep the Doom Portal open.
* It is best to avoid being cornered by the Death's Servant, as they can quickly drain mana to a point that a dwarf can no longer heal and resilient enough to have the time to do so. Kiting the Death's Servant the same way the Servant will kite dwarves is advisable.
* In tandem, dwarves should look to stay away from the Doom Portal once it is opened, as it gives negative status effects the same way a typical monster spawn does, monsters that come out will still have rampage immunity from spawning in most cases, and the repeated spawning can catch some unsuspecting dwarves off guard when more powerful monsters come through.

Lady Lorelei

2021-01-28T22:53:53Z

JTHousek: /* Empyrean */ updating the damage from 33% to 30% of a normal bow as this is more accurate, it takes 4 beams to kill an AI zombie

[[File:Lorelei.png|250px|frameless|right]]
'''Lady Lorelei''' is a [[Heroes#Major_Heroes|Major Hero]] and has a kit that revolves around supporting the dwarves, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have the strength to fight on her own terms.

: ''An elven noble of the royal high court, Lady Lorelei was tasked with a diplomatic mission to the dwarves. Along with she brought members of her royal guard such as [[Salogel Sureshot]] in order to protect her. She did not expect her mission to take her to strange, corrupted lands and take part in a war between the dwarves and twisted, evil monsters. Though diplomatic and courteous, Lorelei holds an air of superiority over the dwarves due to her strong control of life and death with the Regrowth Pendant. She looks to support the dwarves in their battles and complete her mission, while also putting her own prowess on display to put the dwarves in awe.''

== Items ==

Lorelei has the standard [[Heroes#Major_Hero_Kit|Major Hero kit]], the Regrowth Pendant, and carries Empyrean and its eternal Arrow of Light.

[[File:Regrowth pendant.png|frameless|left]]

=== Regrowth Pendant ===

 
: ''A beautifully fashioned pendant made from a gemstone infused with pure ether. While wearing this pendant the heart and mind are in tune with ether, granting powers over life that is normally reserved for the gods.''

* The Regrowth Pendant acts as Lorelei's potion, as such left clicking it will fully heal Lorelei and clear all negative status effects at the cost of 100 mana. In addition she recieves Regeneration IV for 10 seconds.
* Right clicking the Regrowth Pendant has two uses:
** Right clicking a dwarf will heal them for 5 hearts, give them Regeneration II for 10 seconds, and provide them 50 mana for the cost of 25 mana to Lorelei.
** Right clicking a monster will levitate them, giving Lorelei control of the monster's position using the cursor, and allowing Lorelei to pull them in by scrolling down and push them away by scrolling up. Right clicking again will cancel this. During this action Lorelei is locked to the Regrowth Pendant in her hand and it has a cooldown of 30 seconds. [[Death's Servant]] is immune to this action, [[Golem|Golems]] are levitated for a shorter duration.

 
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=== Empyrean ===

 
: ''A treasure of the high elven court capable of shooting beams of pure moonlight. Its beams will pierce through their targets enabling the destruction of whole hordes. Striking down a demon will grant nearby dwarves rampages.''

* Unlike a typical bow, Empyrean fires moonlight beams in a line which penetrate targets unless Lorelei is rampaging. Killing monsters with these beams gives dwarves nearby that beam a rampage.
* Empyrean is capable of firing a maximum of 3 beams at a time, with the amount of beams dependent on how long Lorelei waits between shots. Waiting less than 1.5 second between shots will only fire 1 beam, between 1.5 and 3 seconds will fire 2 beams, and waiting more than 3 seconds will fire 3 beams.
* The length of the beams is dependent on how far back Lorelei pulls the bow before firing.
* By default the beams each do 30% of the damage a normal arrow from a bow does, meaning hitting all 3 beams will yield about the same damage as hitting a bow shot. If Lorelei is rampaging, these beams will instantly kill anything that can be killed with a rampage, but do not penetrate for the rampage duration (meaning a maximum of 3 monsters can be instantly killed per shot).
* Holding Empyrean will also give Lorelei Knockback Resistance, useful for if she has lost her Elven Hero Helmet.
* Empyrean is also subject to modified rules of nerfing bows indoors. Under a roof each beam will only do 50% of their original damage, and within 5 blocks of Lorelei the beams do no damage.
* Lorelei does not need to craft arrows; as Empyrean has Infinity it only requires its solitary single Arrow of Light.

== Tips as Lorelei ==

* During build phase Lorelei has a lot of spare time due to spawning with much of the supplies she needs, thus she can spend her time building or mining gold, doing actions to support the dwarves as a whole.
* Lorelei's strength is greatly amplified when she focuses mostly on supporting dwarves rather than strictly acting on her own accord. Groups of dwarves can be given rampages practically indefinitely, whether by directly providing them by killing the monster or by weakening them and making them easy for other dwarves to kill.
* The Regrowth Pendant can make a dwarf almost immortal if Lorelei heals them repeatedly when needed. Bleeding dwarves especially only need about 2 to 4 heals to no longer be bleeding in most cases, and these dwarves are high priority to give those heals.
* Levitating monsters with the Regrowth Pendant can be used in many ways. Weaker monsters can be delivered directly to dwarves to give them a rampage, stronger ones can be held in place so that all dwarves can attack them easily, and the strongest ones like [[Iron Golem|Iron Golems]] can be thrown into shrine protection as long as it is still active, instantly killing them. Even if shrine protection is not accessible, throwing them into ravines or pits can also be effective in delaying their ability to attack dwarves.
* When rampaging, Lorelei can efficiently kill 3 extra monsters by firing Empyrean and then switching back to the sword to continue rampaging, going between the two at will. As well, weaker monsters like [[Rat|Rats]] can be killed instantly with one shot, making killing large groups of them incredibly easy and providing rampages for all those around.

Guard Captain Alfon

2021-01-18T04:34:49Z

JTHousek: /* Tips as Alfon */ added direct hits

[[File:Alfon.png|250px|frameless|right]]
'''Guard Captain Alfon''' is a [[Heroes#Minor_Heroes|Minor Hero]] and holder of the Hookshot.

: ''Inheriting his position of Guard Captain from his befallen father, Alfon is capable at his position, but tends to spend a lot of time away from it. Seen by some as lacking discipline and by others as outright lazy, Alfon still knows when he needs to be serious, but that's only really when monsters are on the shrine. Outside of that Alfon spends most of his time swinging around, having more fun than he probably should be while doing so.''

== Items ==

In addition to the standard [[Heroes#Minor_Hero_Kit|Minor Hero kit]], Alfon carries the Hookshot.

[[File:Hookshot.png|frameless|left]]

=== Hookshot ===

 
: ''A beautifully fashioned hookshot made from a lightweight yet durable metal. It has been passed down by royal dwarven guards for generations.''

* Left clicking with the Hookshot will send out a hook capable of bringing a player monster directly in front of Alfon unless it is an [[Iron Golem]] or [[Death's Servant]], in which case he will be pulled towards it or evade it respectively. Unless Alfon directly hits the monster with the point of the hook, it will only do slight damage (or when rampaging, no damage), however if directly hit the Monster will be dealt massive damage.
* Right clicking the Hookshot will send out a hook which pulls Alfon to wherever it lands.

== Tips as Alfon ==

* During build phase Alfon has a lot of spare time due to spawning with much of the supplies he needs, thus he can spend his time building or mining gold, doing actions to support the dwarves as a whole. He can also traverse the map fairly quickly with the use of his Hookshot.
* Alfon is a master of evasion, using his Hookshot to go to locations far out of reach of monsters can provide him with vantage points to shoot at monsters, safety to repair his armor, or a pause to regenerate mana.
* Left clicking the Hookshot has a massive hit region capable of pulling in player monsters from huge crowds. In tandem with this, the damage it deals is enough to instantly kill [[Rat|Rats]] and [[Spiderling|Spiderlings]], so the Hookshot can be used to quickly deal with those mobs without chasing them or aiming at them.
* Pulling in monsters can also serve as a way for Alfon to quickly reset his rampage and roll it if no AI Zombies or other monsters are nearby to do so.
* If Alfon does take the time to aim his Hookshot, the point of the hook can become as deadly as an arrow, dealing massive damage and when rampaging; instantly killing most Monsters outside of Iron Golems and Death's Servant.

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'''Magnus the Red''' is a [[Heroes#Major_Heroes|Major Hero]] and a god at close-quarters combat, able to melt anything coming his way with his Holy Purifier, and keep his fellow dwarves alive with his Holy Water.

== Items ==

Magnus has the standard [[Heroes#Major_Hero_Kit|Major Hero kit]] and he carries a flamethrower: The Holy Purifier. He also uses the Holy Ale to heal his wounds and those of this allies around him.

[[File:Holy purifier.png|frameless|left]]
=== Holy Purifier ===

 
: ''A flamethrower gifted to Magnus by Kurt. Its flames are capable of purifying whole hordes of monsters.''

* The Holy Purifier is a flamethrower capable of melting monsters' health incredibly quickly with flames that can travel 15 blocks in an arc. It requires only 3 ammo to kill an AI Zombie and penetrates monsters, meaning multiple can be hit by the same pump of flame.
* The flamethrower can hold 100 ammo at any point which is the equivalent of 25 continuous seconds of firing. To refill his ammo, Magnus has to stand on top of oil blocks and left click, during which the name of the Holy Purifier will display its current ammo. Each left click will refill 2 ammo. Magnus also cannot refill within 6 seconds of the last time he used the Holy Purifier, but it does have 8 Attack Damage which can be used to protect himself while refilling.
* Though still potent against them, the Holy Purifier only does half damage to [[Iron Golem|Iron Golems]]. It also does no damage whatsoever to [[Death's Servant]].
* Holding the Holy Purifier also gives Magnus Knockback Resistance, which is useful if his Dwarven Hero Helmet has broken.

 
[[File:Holy water.png|32px|frameless|left]]
=== Holy Water ===

 
: ''A vial of holy water blessed by the priests of the paladin order. Magnus uses the water amidst the melee to christen his allies healing any dwarves within healing range.''

* The Holy Water acts as Magnus's potion; as such, left clicking it will fully heal Magnus and clear all negative status effects at the cost of 100 mana. In addition, all dwarves in a 4 block radius of Magnus will also get fully healed at no cost.
* Magnus can also use this ale when already at full health, something that could potentially be dangerous as he could rapidly drain his mana, so he should be extra careful not to do so.

== Tips as Magnus ==

* During build phase Magnus has a lot of spare time due to spawning with much of the supplies he needs, thus he can spend his time building or mining gold, doing actions to support the dwarves as a whole. Magnus should also spend time locating the Oil around the map, as it will be required to refill his Holy Purifier.
* At any given point, Magnus can give himself a rampage by firing 2 bouts of flame and then swinging at an AI Zombie once at the cost of only 2 ammo. By this process, Magnus can virtually have a rampage throughout the whole game.
* The Holy Purifier's flames can also one shot as long as Magnus has a rampage. Getting a kill and then immediately firing a few bouts of flame can clear an entire room with little effort, only at a cost of a few ammo.
* If there is no quicker way to acquire a rampage and use these powerful skills, Magnus can just unload his Holy Purifier into a room at the cost of a large amount of ammo, but still clearing the room. A scenario where this may occur is when the shrine is at very low health and the monsters need to be taken off it extremely quickly.
* Though not instant, using the Holy Purifier to melt [[Iron Golem]] chestplates is effective in mitigating the time they spend alive causing damage.
* Going out to refill the Holy Purifier can be a dangerous task, so usage of the Holy Purifier should be done sparingly when in situations where Oil is close to monster spawn. Sometimes Magnus can take another dwarf with him in order to help him reach and acquire Oil as long as it does not leave the shrine defenseless.
* In addition to just simply helping dwarves not use mana by healing near them, Magnus can effectively keep dwarves in danger alive by using his Holy Water over and over near them, whether they're trapped in a Dwarven Slab or just being mauled by monster hordes.