Most of the time, higher tier monsters have all the abilities of preceding tiers, with increased intensity.
Shankle Traits by Tier
All Tiers
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 is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Loot
This monster does not drop loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
Encounter
Random Spawn
This monster has a very high chance to spawn in these areas:
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 is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Loot
This monster does not drop loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
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 is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Loot
This monster does not drop loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
Encounter
Random Spawn
This monster has a very high chance to spawn in these areas:
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 is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Loot
This monster does not drop loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
Encounter
Random Spawn
This monster has a very high chance to spawn in these areas:
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 is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Loot
This monster does not drop loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
Encounter
Random Spawn
This monster has a very high chance to spawn in these areas:
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 is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Loot
This monster does not drop loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
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 is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Loot
This monster does not drop loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
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 is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Loot
This monster does not drop loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
