Shankle

Shankle

Taxonomy Unknown, Drone Class Defenses of "unknown" monsters: Weaknesses and resistances depend on individual monster stats.

The Shankle is a monster.

Traits

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

Shankle Traits by Tier

All Tiers

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They deal damage on contact, but the exact kind of damage varies based on the stratum.

Until they reveal their weak point, Shankles resemble a cross between stone slabs and exaggerated pincushions; when they reveal their weakpoint, it can be seen that they resemble a Slime family monster with a liquid consistency. Gold Shankles do not stop or reveal their weakpoint, making them impossible to kill.

Shankles will always follow a set path and do not target or follow players. They also drop nothing other than hearts and Vitapods.

The damage type Shankles inflict depends on the type of Shankle, and (except for Gold Shankles) can readily be told by its color. Wisps are the status-inflicting counterpart of Shankles.

Strategy

Guide: Shankle Combat

With the exception of Golden Shankles, Shankles that are destroyed have a chance of dropping hearts and a smaller chance of dropping Vitapods. When you clear out an area and are low on health, it's best to head back to a previous area which contain Shankles, and destroy them to obtain some health; otherwise, unless they are extremely inconvieniently placed, Shankles can be safely ignored.

Killing Shankles is quite trivial, yet may take a while. A decent 3 Hit sword with decent gear can easily kill a Shankle before it retreats back under it's spikes. Many weapons however are ineffective against Shankles. Guns with heavy knockback and bombs that inflict status effects are some of the few. A Shankle cannot flinch or be moved, so try and use the appropriate weapons to defeat them. Also try to fight Shankles with lots of empty space and with no other nearby hostiles around. Finally make sure to fight them safely, as soon as the Shankle lowers it's spikes it can damage you immediately, so be on guard lest you take a portion of damage from one with no gain, since the Shankle drops nothing but hearts.

Quick Glance Gear:

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Notes

For unknown reasons, Knights may sometimes can find Wisps and Shankles stuck in the middle of its normal path and will still deal damage if players touch them, but will never expose their weak point to kill them.

History

• This monster has been encountered since release 2011-12-19 along with some other drone monsters.

List

Shankle

Monstrous Profile

All Tiers Description Shankles will not attack except when a knight runs over their moving spikes. Notes Only able to be attacked when they stop and expose their weak point. Combat Spike Loot This monster does not drop loot. Encounter Random Spawn This monster has a very high chance to spawn in these areas: Clockwork Tunnels (All levels) Compound Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: 3-2 Mission: Faith in Armor: The Trap Chamber Dangerous Mission: Compound 42: Outer Facility (Tier 2)

Dark Shankle

Monstrous Profile

All Tiers Description Like all other Shankles, they will not attack except when a knight runs over their moving spikes. Notes Only able to be attacked when they stop and expose their weak point. Combat Spike Loot This monster does not drop loot. Encounter Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: Infernal Passage (All themes) Haunted Passage (All themes) Compound

Sage Shankle

Monstrous Profile

All Tiers Description Like all other Shankles, they will not attack except when a knight runs over their moving spikes. Notes Only able to be attacked when they stop and expose their weak point. Combat Spike Loot This monster does not drop loot. Encounter Random Spawn This monster has a very high chance to spawn in these areas: Mechanized Mile (All themes) Gremlin Grounds (All themes) Compound Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: Dangerous Mission: Compound 42: Outer Facility

Sharp Shankle

Monstrous Profile

All Tiers Description Like all other Shankles, they will not attack except when a knight runs over their moving spikes. Notes Only able to be attacked when they stop and expose their weak point. Combat Spike Loot This monster does not drop loot. Encounter Random Spawn This monster has a very high chance to spawn in these areas: Wild Path (All themes) Slimeway (All themes) Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: Dangerous Mission: Compound 42: Outer Facility

Golden Shankle

Monstrous Profile

All Tiers Description Like all other Shankles, they will not attack except when a knight runs over their moving spikes. Notes They do not expose their weak point and thus cannot be damaged. Combat Spike Loot This monster does not drop loot. Encounter Random Spawn This monster has a very high chance to spawn in these areas: Clockwork Tunnels (All levels) Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: 3-2 Mission: Faith in Armor: The Trap Chamber

Golden Dark Shankle

Monstrous Profile

All Tiers Description Like all other Shankles, they will not attack except when a knight runs over their moving spikes. Notes Like other Golden varieties of Shankle, they do not expose their weak point and thus cannot be damaged. Combat Spike Loot This monster does not drop loot. Encounter Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: Infernal Passage (All themes) Haunted Passage (All themes) Compound

Golden Sage Shankle

Monstrous Profile

All Tiers Description Like all other Shankles, they will not attack except when a knight runs over their moving spikes. Notes Like other Golden varieties of Shankle, they do not expose their weak point and thus cannot be damaged. Combat Spike Loot This monster does not drop loot. Encounter Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: Mechanized Mile (All themes) Gremlin Grounds (All themes) Compound

Golden Sharp Shankle

Monstrous Profile

All Tiers Description Like all other Shankles, they will not attack except when a knight runs over their moving spikes. Notes Like other Golden varieties of Shankle, they do not expose their weak point and thus cannot be damaged. Combat Spike Loot This monster does not drop loot. Encounter Guaranteed Spawn This monster can always be found in these areas: Wild Path (All themes) Slimeway (All themes) Compound

See Also

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