Overview
Burglars are an enemy encountered in the Hidden Woods alongside the Bandit. Burglars are in essence a stronger variation of the Bandit, with better raw stats.
Skills
- Punch (
0) - Does 4 Damage and can be faked out. Dodgeable, Blockable.
- Shoplift (
1) - Deals no Damage; steals one random item. Partially Dodgeable and Unblockable.
- (
2+) Savage Hit (
2) - Deals
12 Damage , Pierces 1
Defense and inflicts
Stun for two turns. Dodgeable, Blockable.
- (
3) Barrage (
2) - Deals
17 Damage with 8 hits total and Piercing 1
Defense, first hit dealing 10 Damage and the rest dealing 1 Damage. Partially Dodgeable, Blockable.
Items
As a humanoid enemy, the Burglar is capable of using items. Before the Overgrown Grotto Update, Burglars used to have Milk.
- Cheeseburger - Restores
10 HP to itself or an ally.
- Juice - Grants
Charging-1 for three turns.
- BBQ Sauce - Grants
Defense Up-2 for three turns.
- Hot Sauce - Grants
Power Up-2 For three turns.
Strategy
Fighting Burglars may prove difficult for newer players due to them being the first enemies introduced with Defense, leaving them with miscalculations in
Damage. In addition, their Shoplift skill is extremely difficult to avoid, almost always resulting in the loss of an Item, and they aren't afraid to use Cheeseburgers and BBQ Sauce to stay alive longer. Burglars are always fought in groups of one or more alongside Bandits.
The ideal skill would be to use Fiery Explosion to severely injure the Burglars and eliminate all Bandits. Alternatively, Barrage can eliminate a single Burglar at a time. With a partner, an additional skill can be used to finish off the Burglars in a single turn. A 'Critical!' Stunning Giant Crowbar is an excellent way to one-shot non-corrupted Burglars. Alternatively, the threat of Shoplift can be lifted entirely with Ice Armor and Power Up gained from it will allow you to finish the burglars with a single Fiery Explosion.
Against Corruption 1 and 2 Burglars, they will have even higher
Defense, making the Dull Rapier a better choice for its piercing after disposing of the accompanying enemies. Against
Corruption 3 Burglars, they gain Barrage, which is a serious problem even if the first hit isn't dodged. Thanks to their high
and
Defense, players will need a diverse array of skills to take them out before the worst happens.
Trivia
- Burglars are the first enemies encountered to have
Defense.
- Burglars are similar to a
Corruption 1 Bandit due to having the same attack/power and defense.
- Burglars used to have Milk when
Corruption 1 or lower but got nerfed in a newer version.
- Shoplift is unblockable unless you have enough defense with skills like Ice Armor and/or with items like BBQ Sauce.
Enemies | |
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Woodlands | Bandit - Daiseye - Lileye - Burglar - Tangler - Druid - Dweller - Fungeye - Golem |
Bosses | The Bandit King - Bedrock |
Events | Wraith - Snowman |