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EliteCombat level 38Plant

Strangler Vine

A massive elite vine creature that ambushes prey from above, constricting them into submission.

The canopy rustles — then something enormous drops. Strangler Vines spend days motionless, draped over tree branches like harmless growth, waiting for prey to pass beneath. When they strike, muscled cords of vine wrap around the victim with crushing force. Even fully armored adventurers have been found crushed flat.

Stats

Hitpoints
1,650
Melee attack
52
Magic attack
0
Ranged attack
0
Attack speed
2.2
Attack range
3 m
Defences
Slash defence
8
Stab defence
10
Crush defence
14
Ranged defence
10
Magic resistance
12
Poise
100
Movement & awareness
Move speed
5 m/s
Movement speed
3 m/s
Aggro range
12 m
Leash range
30 m

Abilities

3
ConstrictCrushTelegraph: Circleweight 35

Wraps around a target and crushes them, dealing damage over time and rooting them.

Damage
45% of attack
Range
3 m
Wind-up
0.8 s
Cooldown
12 s
Effects
  • Root — duration 4
  • Damage Over Time — dps 18, duration 4
Vine WhipSlashTelegraph: Coneweight 50

Cracks a vine like a whip across a wide frontal arc.

Damage
60% of attack
Range
4 m
Wind-up
0.5 s
Cooldown
6 s
Effects
  • Knockback
Ambush DropCrushTelegraph: Circleweight 15

Drops from above onto a target, stunning them briefly and dealing heavy damage.

Damage
80% of attack
Range
8 m
Cooldown
30 s
Effects
  • Stun — duration 2.5

How it fights

Behaviour
Aggressive Elite
Patrol
Stationary · 5 m
Aggressive on sight
Yes
Ability preference
AbilityWeightShare
Vine Whip5050%
Constrict3535%
Ambush Drop1515%

Drops

Rolls on Strangler Vine Drops.

Roll 1always drops · guaranteed
DropQuantityWeightChance
Strangler Tendril
Elite plant material
2–4—100%
Roll 21 roll · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Nothing—2525%
Living Vine Sap1–33030%
Vine Fiber4–82525%
Regenerative Moss
Alchemy — healing potion ingredient
12020%

Movement & spawning

Spawn
Max Instances
4
Respawn Time
600
Respawn Variance
120
Spawn Animation
descend_canopy
Spawn Sound
sfx/creatures/plant/vine_descend

Sounds

Attack
sfx/creatures/plant/strangler_attack
Death
sfx/creatures/plant/strangler_death
Footsteps
sfx/creatures/plant/strangler_drag
Hurt
sfx/creatures/plant/strangler_hurt
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Abilities
Inline
  1. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_constrict
    Base Damage
    45
    Cast Time
    0.8
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    12
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    crush
    Description
    Wraps around a target and crushes them, dealing damage over time and rooting them.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      4
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      root
    2. Chance
      —
      Dps
      18
      Duration
      4
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      damage_over_time
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Constrict
    Name
    Constrict
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    3
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/plant/constrict
    Telegraph
    circle
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  2. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_whip
    Base Damage
    60
    Cast Time
    0.5
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    6
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    slash
    Description
    Cracks a vine like a whip across a wide frontal arc.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      —
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      knockback
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Vine Whip
    Name
    Vine Whip
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    4
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/plant/vine_whip
    Telegraph
    cone
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  3. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    drop_ambush
    Base Damage
    80
    Cast Time
    0
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    30
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    crush
    Description
    Drops from above onto a target, stunning them briefly and dealing heavy damage.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      2.5
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      stun
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Ambush Drop
    Name
    Ambush Drop
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    8
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/plant/ambush_drop
    Telegraph
    circle
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
Refs
none
Aggression
—
Ai
Ability Conditions
—
Ability Weights
Creature Strangler Vine Ambush Drop
15
Creature Strangler Vine Constrict
35
Creature Strangler Vine Vine Whip
50
Behavior Overrides
Aggro On Sight
yes
Auto Heal
—
Call For Help
no
Flee At Hp Percent
0
Heal Delay
—
Help Range
—
Show Damage Numbers
—
Track Dps
—
Behavior Tree
aggressive_elite
Disengage After Secs
—
Evasion
—
Patrol
Radius
5
Type
stationary
Waypoints
none
Pursuit
—
Audio
Aggro
—
Ambient
—
Attack
sfx/creatures/plant/strangler_attack
Death
sfx/creatures/plant/strangler_death
Footsteps
sfx/creatures/plant/strangler_drag
Hurt
sfx/creatures/plant/strangler_hurt
Behavior Tree
—
Category
elite
Combat Level
38
Description
A massive elite vine creature that ambushes prey from above, constricting them into submission.
Examine
The canopy rustles — then something enormous drops. Strangler Vines spend days motionless, draped over tree branches like harmless growth, waiting for prey to pass beneath. When they strike, muscled cords of vine wrap around the victim with crushing force. Even fully armored adventurers have been found crushed flat.
Fish
—
Hitbox
—
Icon
icons/creatures/strangler_vine
Id
Strangler Vine
Impact
—
Inheritance
—
Loot
Loot Table
Strangler Vine Drops
Xp Rewards
Combat
0
Hp
0
Skills
none
Venery
65
Loot Table
—
Mechanics
none
Metadata
Added Version
0.1.0
Notes
—
Tags
plant, elite, ambusher, constrictor
Venery Category
plant
Zone
Ancient Forest, Overgrown Ruins
Model
models/creatures/plant/strangler_vine
Movement
—
Name
Strangler Vine
Phases
—
Recovery
—
Resistances
—
Respawn
—
Spawn
Max Instances
4
Respawn Time
600
Respawn Variance
120
Spawn Animation
descend_canopy
Spawn Sound
sfx/creatures/plant/vine_descend
Stats
Aggro Range
12
Attack
52
Attack Range
3
Attack Speed
2.2
Crush Defense
14
Immunities
none
Leash Range
30
Magic Attack
0
Magic Resistance
12
Max Hp
1,650
Move Speed
5
Movement Speed
3
Poise
100
Ranged Attack
0
Ranged Defense
10
Slash Defense
8
Stab Defense
10
Status Immunities
—
Variation
—
Visuals
—
Xp Rewards
—
planteliteambusherconstrictor