Deadnaught

Deadnaught

Taxonomy Undead Family, Giant Class Defenses of the Undead family: Weak to damage Resistant to damage Neutral to & damage

The Deadnaught is a monster.

Traits

Most of the time, higher tier monsters have all the abilities of preceding tiers, with increased intensity.

Deadnaught Traits by Tier

All Tiers

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Deadnaughts are giant, shielded undead brutes that appear to be heavily armored Zombies.

Deadnaughts attack by charging after knights with their spear, and they have the ability to revive Zombies and Bombies when they are near them, much like a Grim Totem. There are two basic variants of Deadnaughts: one, consisting only of the Almirian Royal Guard and the Almirian Shadow Guard, revives their undead brethren automatically when in range (indicated by a circle on the floor), while the more common second type, introduced in the Dangerous Mission: Legion of Almire and containing all other Deadnaughts, needs to charge the revive move before using it.

Most Deadnaughts inflict shadow damage after Tier 2; however, both Almirian Guard variants deal strictly normal damage and therefore are the only members of the undead family to deal no shadow damage after Tier 1.

Strategy

Guide: Deadnaught Combat

The typical strategy for these monsters is simply to always keep an eye on them. Unlike standard monsters who attack based on how close you are and your actions, these monsters will aggro any person and attack based on a timer instead of actions. The best method to taking down these tricky foes is to simply watch and wait for them to charge and then move out of their way and attack their back. After their charge misses, they will turn around to face their target quickly, which makes it tricky to land hits alone. You may need a teammate to help attack if you can't do it fast enough yourself. Note that their resurrection circle can be used as a warning sign that one is about to charge in from off-screen, so keep an eye on the floor. One can also kill nearby slag walkers or bombies to make them use their resurrection, which makes them stop and let you hit them if you're quick enough. It should also be noted that while their shield stops normal attacks from hitting them, attacks that can normally pierce through one or several enemies such as a Glacius will pass through and this can be used to freeze them from in front of them to then get behind to hit them for much damage.

Quick Glance Gear:

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Resurrection Circle Radius

Notes

Deadnaughts are usually accompanied by Zombies and Bombies in battles, they must be the first priority to kill because of their powers of resurrection.

Almirian Royal Guards are probably undead Almirian citizens, considering the backstory of the Firestorm Citadel.

Despite appearing to be beefed-up Slag Walkers, neither variety of the Almirian Royal Guard can inflict fire, and they can receive the fire status from weapons or vials.

Since Vanaduke does not spawn Slag Walkers in his fifth phase, the Almirian Royal Guard's Resurrection ability is not used, the circle radius can be used as advantage to see them come when they use the Lance Charge.

The Almirian Royal Guard is currently the only Deadnaught variant not to appear in any prestige missions, only spawning during the battle against Lord Vanaduke.

A deadnaught may get inflicted with its own status.

Deadnaughts use shields similar to the Dread Skelly Shield.

History

• This monster has been encountered since release 2011-04-04 when the game officially launched.
• Almirian Shadow Guard was introduced with release 2011-10-19.
• Deadnaught was introduced with release 2012-06-28 along with Shadow Lairs. Deadnaughts were known as Slag Guards before the introduction of Shadow Lairs.
• Static Deadnaught was introduced with release 2012-09-12 along with Dangerous Mission: Ghosts in the Machine.
• Vile Deadnaught was introduced with release 2013-01-30 during the first event of Kataclysmic Confrontation.
• Frozen Deadnaught was introduced with release 2013-10-23 during the first event of Shroud of the Apocrea.
• Burning Deadnaught was introduced with release 2015-05-13 along with 10-2 Mission: Shadowplay.

List

Deadnaught

Monstrous Profile

Tier 2,3 Description A huge, skeletal knight carrying shadow-powered gear. Notes Combat Charge Resurrection Loot Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Dark Shard Light Shard Ecto Drop Vile Seal Depth 4 and below: Grave Soil Owlite Feather Depth 8 and below: Dead Gold Soul Dust Depth 13 and below: Blighted Bone Ghost Bell Depth 18 and below: Philoso Feather Reaper Rib As well as Crowns, Hearts, Heat, a Vitapod, and/or a Pickup. Encounter Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: Dangerous Mission: Legion of Almire: Necropolis Grounds Inner Sanctum

Burning Deadnaught

Monstrous Profile

Tier 3 Description A burning version of the Deadnaught. Notes Like other Fire themed monsters, this enemy is immune to fire. It behaves like the others. See above strategy for combat and equip effective gear. Combat Charge Resurrection Loot Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Dark Shard Light Shard Ecto Drop Vile Seal Depth 4 and below: Grave Soil Owlite Feather Blast Powder Fuel Canister Depth 8 and below: Dead Gold Soul Dust Torchstone Depth 13 and below: Blighted Bone Ghost Bell Blaze Pepper Depth 18 and below: Philoso Feather Reaper Rib Flame Soul As well as Crowns, Hearts, Heat, a Vitapod, and/or a Pickup. Encounter Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: 10-2 Mission: Shadowplay: Greenstone Bridge Overgrown Court

Frozen Deadnaught

Monstrous Profile

All Tiers Description A freezing version of the Deadnaught. Notes Like other Freeze themed monsters, this enemy is immune to frezee. It behaves like the others. See above strategy for combat and equip effective gear. Combat Charge Resurrection Loot Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Dark Shard Light Shard Ecto Drop Vile Seal Depth 4 and below: Grave Soil Owlite Feather Cooling Cell Frost Gel Depth 8 and below: Dead Gold Soul Dust Hailstone Depth 13 and below: Blighted Bone Ghost Bell Perfect Snowball Depth 18 and below: Philoso Feather Reaper Rib Everfrost As well as Crowns, Hearts, Heat, a Vitapod, and/or a Pickup. Encounter Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: Event Mission: Shroud of the Apocrea: The Grasping Plateau Mysterious Rooms (only during Winterfest event)

Vile Deadnaught

Monstrous Profile

Tier 2,3 Description A poisonous version of the Deadnaught. Notes Like other Poison themed monsters, this enemy is immune to poison. It behaves like the others. See above strategy for combat and equip effective gear. Combat Charge Resurrection Loot Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Dark Shard Light Shard Ecto Drop Vile Seal Depth 4 and below: Grave Soil Owlite Feather Nightshade Waste Module Depth 8 and below: Dead Gold Soul Dust Toxic Core Depth 13 and below: Blighted Bone Ghost Bell Corrosive Acid Depth 18 and below: Philoso Feather Reaper Rib Plague Essence As well as Crowns, Hearts, Heat, a Vitapod, and/or a Pickup. Encounter Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: Event Mission: That Mold and Black Magic: Haunted Passage

Static Deadnaught

Monstrous Profile

Tier 2,3 Description A shocking version of the Deadnaught. Notes Like other Shock themed monsters, this enemy is immune to shock. It behaves like the others. See above strategy for combat and equip effective gear. Combat Charge Resurrection Loot Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Dark Shard Light Shard Ecto Drop Vile Seal Depth 4 and below: Grave Soil Owlite Feather Power Cell Static Clinger Depth 8 and below: Dead Gold Soul Dust Volt Oil Depth 13 and below: Blighted Bone Ghost Bell Thunderball Depth 18 and below: Philoso Feather Reaper Rib Storm Chaser As well as Crowns, Hearts, Heat, a Vitapod, and/or a Pickup. Encounter Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: Dangerous Mission: Ghosts in the Machine: Dry Dock Iron Hulk

Almirian Royal Guard

Monstrous Profile

Tier 3 Description Almirian Royal Guards appear to be large Slag Walkers outfitted in an Almirian Crusader Helm and Almirian Crusader Armor, wielding a large spear and a Blackened Crest. They are significantly stronger than a typical Deadnaught. Notes Almirian Royal Guards are summoned by Lord Vanaduke in his final stage and do not spawn anywhere else outside Firestorm Citadel. Combat Lance Charge Revive Buff Loot Only hearts. Encounter Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: Firestorm Citadel: Throne Room 9-3 Mission: The King of Ashes: Throne Room

Almirian Shadow Guard

Monstrous Profile

Tier 2,3 Description Curse inflicting, spear wielding Deadnaughts. Since they do not differ visually from an Almirian Royal Guard, the only way to distinguish it is to get hit by one. Notes Almirian Shadow Guards are summoned by Darkfire Vanaduke. Combat Lance Charge Revive Buff Loot Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Dark Shard Light Shard Ecto Drop Vile Seal Depth 4 and below: Grave Soil Owlite Feather Depth 8 and below: Dead Gold Soul Dust Depth 13 and below: Blighted Bone Ghost Bell Depth 18 and below: Philoso Feather Reaper Rib As well as Crowns, Hearts, Heat, a Vitapod, and/or a Pickup. Encounter Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: Shadow Lair: Firestorm Citadel 10-2 Mission: Shadowplay: Overgrown Court Dangerous Mission: Legion of Almire: Inner Sanctum

See Also

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