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EliteCombat level 110Aberration

Skin Walker

Wears the skin of its victims. Changes form mid-combat.

At first it looks almost human — until you notice the seams. This horror wears the skins of creatures and people it has killed, shifting between stolen forms mid-combat. Each form has different attacks. Beneath the skins, no one knows what it truly looks like.

Stats

Hitpoints
4,000
Melee attack
72
Magic attack
35
Ranged attack
0
Attack speed
1.2
Attack range
3 m
Defences
Slash defence
20
Stab defence
20
Crush defence
15
Ranged defence
20
Magic resistance
25
Poise
100
Movement & awareness
Move speed
5 m/s
Movement speed
5.5 m/s
Aggro range
12 m
Leash range
45 m

Abilities

4
Flayed ClawSlashweight 30

Attacks with claws hidden beneath stolen skin.

Damage
60% of attack
Range
3 m
Wind-up
0.2 s
Bear ShiftCrushweight 25

Shifts into bear form — gains high defense and maul attack.

Damage
85% of attack
Range
4 m
Wind-up
1.5 s
Cooldown
20 s
Effects
  • Buff — duration 10
Wolf ShiftStabTelegraph: Lineweight 25

Shifts into wolf form — gains speed and bleed attacks.

Damage
70% of attack
Range
6 m
Wind-up
1 s
Cooldown
20 s
Effects
  • Debuff — duration 10
Spider ShiftStabTelegraph: Circleweight 20

Shifts into spider form — gains web and venom.

Damage
55% of attack
Range
8 m
Wind-up
1 s
Cooldown
20 s
Effects
  • Debuff — duration 4
  • Debuff — duration 10

How it fights

Behaviour
Melee Aggressive
Patrol
Wander · 15 m
Aggressive on sight
Yes
Ability preference
AbilityWeightShare
Flayed Claw3030%
Bear Shift2525%
Wolf Shift2525%
Spider Shift2020%

Drops

Rolls on Skin Walker Drops.

Roll 1always drops · guaranteed
DropQuantityWeightChance
Skin Walker Pelt
Form-shifted hide — unique armor material, shifts appearance
1—100%
Roll 21 roll · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Nothing—2525%
Doppelganger Essence1–22525%
Coins Gold3–92525%
Totem Fragment
Nature magic component
11515%
Walker Fang Amulet
Accessory — take on beast form briefly
11010%

Movement & spawning

Spawn
Max Instances
1
Respawn Time
0
Respawn Variance
0

Sounds

Aggro
sfx/creatures/skin_walker/scream
Ambient
sfx/creatures/skin_walker/creak
Attack
sfx/creatures/skin_walker/claw
Death
sfx/creatures/skin_walker/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/uneven
Hurt
sfx/creatures/skin_walker/tear
Full catalogue record32 fields · straight from the content catalogue
Abilities
Inline
  1. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_claw
    Base Damage
    60
    Cast Time
    0.2
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    0
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    slash
    Description
    Attacks with claws hidden beneath stolen skin.
    Effects
    none
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Flayed Claw
    Name
    Flayed Claw
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    3
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/skin_walker/claw
    Telegraph
    —
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  2. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    shift_bear
    Base Damage
    85
    Cast Time
    1.5
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    20
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    crush
    Description
    Shifts into bear form — gains high defense and maul attack.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      10
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      buff
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Bear Shift
    Name
    Bear Shift
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    4
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/skin_walker/shift
    Telegraph
    —
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  3. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    shift_wolf
    Base Damage
    70
    Cast Time
    1
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    20
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    stab
    Description
    Shifts into wolf form — gains speed and bleed attacks.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      10
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      debuff
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Wolf Shift
    Name
    Wolf Shift
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    6
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/skin_walker/shift
    Telegraph
    line
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  4. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    shift_spider
    Base Damage
    55
    Cast Time
    1
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    20
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    stab
    Description
    Shifts into spider form — gains web and venom.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      4
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      debuff
    2. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      10
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      debuff
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Spider Shift
    Name
    Spider Shift
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    8
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/skin_walker/shift
    Telegraph
    circle
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
Refs
none
Aggression
—
Ai
Ability Conditions
—
Ability Weights
Creature Skin Claw
30
Creature Skin Shift Bear
25
Creature Skin Shift Spider
20
Creature Skin Shift Wolf
25
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
Melee Aggressive
Disengage After Secs
—
Evasion
—
Patrol
Radius
15
Type
wander
Waypoints
none
Pursuit
—
Audio
Aggro
sfx/creatures/skin_walker/scream
Ambient
sfx/creatures/skin_walker/creak
Attack
sfx/creatures/skin_walker/claw
Death
sfx/creatures/skin_walker/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/uneven
Hurt
sfx/creatures/skin_walker/tear
Behavior Tree
—
Category
elite
Combat Level
110
Description
Wears the skin of its victims. Changes form mid-combat.
Examine
At first it looks almost human — until you notice the seams. This horror wears the skins of creatures and people it has killed, shifting between stolen forms mid-combat. Each form has different attacks. Beneath the skins, no one knows what it truly looks like.
Fish
—
Hitbox
—
Icon
icons/creatures/skin_walker
Id
Skin Walker
Impact
—
Inheritance
—
Loot
Loot Table
Skin Walker Drops
Xp Rewards
Combat
0
Hp
0
Skills
none
Venery
270
Loot Table
—
Mechanics
none
Metadata
Added Version
0.5.0
Notes
Shifts between 3 stolen creature forms. Each has different attacks.
Tags
aberration, venery_exclusive, elite, shapeshifter, tracking_chain
Venery Category
aberration
Zone
cursed_village, abandoned_settlement
Model
models/creatures/aberration/skin_walker
Movement
—
Name
Skin Walker
Phases
—
Recovery
—
Resistances
—
Respawn
—
Spawn
Max Instances
1
Respawn Time
0
Respawn Variance
0
Spawn Animation
—
Spawn Sound
—
Stats
Aggro Range
12
Attack
72
Attack Range
3
Attack Speed
1.2
Crush Defense
15
Immunities
none
Leash Range
45
Magic Attack
35
Magic Resistance
25
Max Hp
4,000
Move Speed
5
Movement Speed
5.5
Poise
100
Ranged Attack
0
Ranged Defense
20
Slash Defense
20
Stab Defense
20
Status Immunities
—
Variation
—
Visuals
—
Xp Rewards
—
Designer's note

Shifts between 3 stolen creature forms. Each has different attacks.

aberrationvenery_exclusiveeliteshapeshiftertracking_chain