1. Squadbreak
2. Enemies
3. Necromancer

Enemy

Necromancer

Necromancers keep well back and raise the dead: every few seconds up to two enemies that fell near them get back up, with purple glyphs glowing under the bodies for a second first.

80 base health0 base damage92 speedMeleeWeak to FireResists ToxicCan’t bleed

Special move: Raise Dead

Every few seconds it raises up to two fallen enemies near it, with purple glyphs on the ground for a second first. Stun it to break the spell, or kill it first.

How to beat the Necromancer

• Kill the Necromancer before you finish its pack, or the pack keeps coming back.
• A stun while the glyphs glow breaks the spell, and the bodies stay down.
• Fire is its weakness; it resists toxic.

Health and damage by map

Enemies get tougher on harder maps, deeper into each map, and with more players in the squad (see co-op). They also grow with your squad’s average level: 2% more health and 1.5% more damage per level, and 0.8% armour per level (up to 50%) that takes that share off every hit, half as much against heavy rounds and while corroded. In the first area of each map, at level 1:

An enhanced Necromancer has 1.35× the health as an Enhanced, 1.8× the health as an Elite and 2.6× the health as a Champion, with one, two or three powers.

Enhanced Necromancers

Enhanced Necromancers can have these powers: Phasing, Toxic, Splitting, Spiked, Undying, Swift, Shielded, Mending, Bolstering and Chilling. It never gets Brutal, Piercing, Vampiric, Frost, Blinding, Concussive or Dizzying. See what each power does.

Elements

Takes 50% extra damage from Fire. Takes 90% less from Toxic.

Where it appears

In Survival and Defend it joins the waves from wave 11 (sooner with a bigger squad).

Loot

Each kill pays 14 XP (more on harder maps) to every player and drops 3–5 gold per map tier, shared by the squad. It drops a mod crate 3% of the time, a gun case 1.5% and an armour plate 0.75%.

Other enemies

GruntGrunts are the backbone of every horde: slow-witted melee fighters that come in packs and walk straight at the nearest player.

RunnerRunners are fast, fragile melee enemies that close distance before you can react.

SpitterSpitters hang back and lob toxic spit from range, keeping their distance as you approach.

BruteBrutes are big, slow bruisers with a lot of health and heavy hits. They are also among the best loot drops outside bosses.

BloaterBloaters walk up to you, swell, and burst in a toxic explosion that hurts everything nearby, including your turrets and the Defend generator.

ShieldbearerShieldbearers carry a shield that blocks every shot from the front. The shield turns slowly, and it breaks after soaking enough damage.

SniperSnipers show a red laser for a second, then fire a fast, heavy shot straight down it from long range.

BroodmotherThe Broodmother keeps hatching Mites, tiny fast enemies, every few seconds until you kill her.

SplitterSplitters burst into three fast Splitlings when they die, so every kill makes more enemies.

MenderMenders keep back and cast a heal on every enemy around them every few seconds, and bring one fallen enemy back to its feet. Both spells take a second, with a green or golden glyph glowing on the ground.

IroncladIronclads are walking tanks: riveted plates take a set amount off every hit, so SMG bullets and shotgun pellets barely scratch them.

RegeneratorRegenerators heal themselves all the time, and much faster as soon as you stop shooting them.

WardenWardens hang back and cast a bubble shield over every enemy around them every few seconds, a blue glyph glowing under them for a second first. The bubbles soak your damage until they break.

ShamanShamans carry a wide green aura: every enemy inside it heals all the time. A pack round a Shaman soaks far more than it should.

FrostcallerFrostcallers carry an icy aura that slows you while you’re in it, and every few seconds spread a frost glyph on the ground under someone. A second later, whoever’s still on it is hurt and frozen almost still.

JuggernautThe Juggernaut is a giant with a golden aura that armours every enemy near it, and a stomp: a red glyph spreads round it, then everyone inside is hurt, thrown back and slowed.