Tunneler

Monster
Health
87/92 HPAlways 87. 92 from Ascension 8.
Gold
1511 goldAny amount from 10 to 20, rolled when the fight ends. 7 to 15 from Ascension 3.Any amount from 7 to 15, rolled when the fight ends. 10 to 20 below Ascension 3.
Found in
HiveMonster room, alone, 1 in 4 from the weak pool (the first 2 fights).
See fight
Part of
Tunneling Twosome fightOne of its opening enemies.
attack13/15
Tunneler87/87/92/92Tunneler

Turn 1

How to beat Tunneler

  • Turn one: block 13, then hit it.
  • From turn three: a race between your damage and 23 a turn, but nothing you deal is wasted since the Block never expires, so 20 now and 12 next turn still breaks it.
  • Stun: buys a free Dizzy turn plus a soft 13-damage Bite turn before it burrows again, so put your biggest turns there.
  • HP: 87. About 45 damage across those two turns finishes it before the second Burrow.

Notes

  • 87 HP flat (92 at Ascension 8+).
  • It fights alone as the Tunneler weak encounter in the Hive.
  • Tunneling Twosome, which pairs it with a Chomper that opens with Screech, exists in the code but sits in no act pool.
  • Dizzy is hidden from the bestiary, and losing Burrowed for any reason also strips all of its Block.

Changes by version

  1. 2 Jul 2026Bug fixPlaytest
    Added missing Tunneler animations to the Bestiary
    Bug fixBurrowedPlaytest
    Tunneler animations can now be played regardless of Burrowed state in the Bestiary
  2. 18 Jun 2026Artv0.107.1
    Updated enemy art
  3. 26 Apr 2026ArtBeta branch
    Updated art
All 9 patch notes6 older
  1. 19 Mar 2026ChangeChomperDazedBeta branch
    Changed the Tunneler normal encounter: the Bowlbug is now replaced by a Chomper that gives Dazed status cards on turn 1
  2. 29 Jan 2026Below move damage21(24)23(26)Internal playtest
    HP changed from 85(88)-91(95) to 87(92) and Below move damage increased from 21 to 23 (24 to 26 with Ascension)
  3. 15 Jan 2026NumberInternal playtest
    Block gain now scales at A7, increased from 32 to 37
  4. 25 Sep 2025Bug fixDoomInternal playtest
    Fixed softlock when Tunneler dies to Doom when it burrows itself
  5. 26 Jun 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed Tunneler playing its burrowed attack animation twice
  6. 21 Jun 2024Bug fixBurrowedInternal playtest
    Expose now interacts correctly with Burrowed (in Tunneler encounter)

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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