Entomancer

Elite
Health
145/155 HPAlways 145. 155 from Ascension 8.
Gold
4030 goldAny amount from 35 to 45, rolled when the fight ends. 26 to 33 from Ascension 3.Any amount from 26 to 33, rolled when the fight ends. 35 to 45 below Ascension 3.
Found in
HiveElite room, alone, 1 in 3 from the elite pool.
Starts with
1 Personal Hive
attack3×7
Entomancer145/145/155/155EntomancerPersonal Hive1

Turn 1

How to beat Entomancer

  • Personal Hive punishes every attack hit that connects: each hit shuffles Dazed into your draw pile equal to its hive count, so a five-hit card at Hive 3 buries 15 Dazed.
  • Prefer a few big hits over many small ones, and front-load damage before the third Pheromone Spit raises the hive to 3.
  • Strength matters more here than on most enemies because Beeeees! multiplies it by seven: at 4 Strength the swarm turn deals 49 through nothing.
  • Block the swarm turn fully, take or block the Spear turn depending on your HP, and use the Spit turn, when it does nothing to you, to set up.

Notes

  • Elite of the Hive act, always alone, 145 HP (155 at Ascension 8+).
  • Only hits flagged as powered attacks feed the hive; damage that ignores powers does not.
  • The Dazed cards land in random positions in the draw pile, not on top.

Changes by version

  1. 18 Jun 2026Artv0.107.1
    Updated enemy art
  2. 26 Apr 2026ArtBeta branch
    Updated art
  3. 19 Mar 2026ArtBeta branch
    Added alternate Phobia Mode visuals
All 18 patch notes15 older
  1. 11 Dec 2025Spear move damage13(15)16(18)Internal playtest
    Spear move damage increased from 13 to 16 (15 to 18 with Ascension)
  2. 23 Oct 2025Spear damage11(13)13(15)Internal playtest
    Spear damage increased from 11 to 13 (13 to 15 with Ascension)
  3. 1 May 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed Entomancer's animation interrupting itself
  4. 5 Dec 2024ChangePersonal HiveStrengthInternal playtest
    Changed Entomancer; Now starts with 1 Personal Hive; Pheremone Spit move now adds 1 Personal Hive, up to a max of 3; Pheremone Spit move now adds 1 strength until Personal Hive is at 3; afterwards, it adds 2 Strength
  5. 7 Nov 2024Spear move16(18)11(13)Internal playtest
    Spear move decreased from 16 to 11 (18 to 13 with Ascension)
  6. 17 Oct 2024ArtInternal playtest
    Added Entomancer bug swarm VFX assets
  7. 26 Sep 2024HP136155Internal playtest
    HP increased from 136 to 155
  8. 12 Sep 2024BuffInternal playtest
    Buffed Entomancer
  9. 5 Jul 2024ReworkInternal playtest
    Reworked Entomancer
  10. 15 Sep 2023ArtInternal playtest
    Updated Entomancer's animations
  11. 14 Jul 2023ArtInternal playtest
    Entomancer enemy is now bigger
  12. 30 Jun 2023Bug fixInternal playtest
    Entomancer tooltip no longer renders offscreen
  13. 9 Jun 2023Bug fixPersonal HiveInternal playtest
    Personal Hive no longer procs when you kill Entomancer
  14. 21 Apr 2023ArtInternal playtest
    Import Entomancer tweak
    ArtInternal playtest
    Import Entomancer with idle animation
    ChangeVulnerableInternal playtest
    Entomancer now sits in the back of combat making the Vulnerable debuff more sensible
  15. 9 Feb 2023DamageInternal playtest
    Entomancer is significantly nerfed. Damage, Health, and Power Amount all lowered

Internal playtest notes are from before the Early Access release. Names and numbers in them can differ from the game today.

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