Bladeling - Revision history

Hazardo: /* Fighting tactics */

2022-04-30T17:04:22Z

Fighting tactics

ThatBarry: Added skills and damage values to Bladelings

2022-03-13T16:00:33Z

Added skills and damage values to Bladelings

Lestat: w2c change makes this statement not always true

2022-02-01T12:26:13Z

w2c change makes this statement not always true

Duskmare at 23:49, 11 September 2021

2021-09-11T23:49:19Z

Lestat: W2C in this fight would increase damage by 2.5x for a gun, no need to downplay how powerful that is.

2021-08-23T03:59:09Z

W2C in this fight would increase damage by 2.5x for a gun, no need to downplay how powerful that is.

WikimanBot at 12:29, 15 January 2020

2020-01-15T12:29:00Z

WikimanBot: categories

2020-01-15T10:48:50Z

Abscisin: difficulty changes

2018-01-27T04:39:01Z

difficulty changes

Abscisin: damagetype

2017-10-14T23:05:24Z

damagetype

Wikiman: damage numbers via damage type templates

2017-09-23T16:56:12Z

damage numbers via damage type templates

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 * [[Laser Pistol]]s and [[Acid Blob Pistol]]s work well.
 * [[Poison]]s are also effective, if you can penetrate their thick rocky shells to inject it.
-* [[Gas Grenade]]s are highly recommended. They both deal full damage and inflict Contagion, which allows you and any nearby NPCs to deal much more damage.
+* [[Toxic Gas Grenade]]s are highly recommended. They deal full damage and inflict [[Contamination]], which allows you and any nearby NPCs to deal much more damage.
 * [[Caltrops]], surprisingly, are effective against Bladelings. Especially so, considering their low initial movement points.
 A combination of Caltrops, traps and Toxic Gas Grenades can make short work of the horde, even on Dominating.
 == Difficulty dependent changes ==

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 | abilities  = Immune to crits<br>Immune to [[burning]]<br>Immune to flashbang effects<br>Inflicts [[Bleeding Wound]]s
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-| damage       = {{Mechanical|20-30|number only}}
+| damage       = {{Mechanical|20-30|number only}} ({{Mechanical|37-55|number only}})
 | range        = melee
 | initiative   = 15
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 | will          = 3
 | intelligence  = 2
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 | mechanical  = 75% / 20

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 Any attacks that incur increased mechanical damage resistance should be avoided, due to their high resistances.
-* High caliber [[Ammo#W2C Rounds|W<sub>2</sub>C rounds]] allow gunners to more than double their expected damage compared to regular ammunition.
+* High caliber [[Ammo#W2C Rounds|W<sub>2</sub>C rounds]] allow gunners to significantly increase their expected damage compared to regular ammunition.
 * [[Laser Pistol]]s and [[Acid Blob Pistol]]s work well.
 * [[Poison]]s are also effective, if you can penetrate their thick rocky shells to inject it.

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 * [[Laser Pistol]]s and [[Acid Blob Pistol]]s work well.
 * [[Poison]]s are also effective, if you can penetrate their thick rocky shells to inject it.
 == Difficulty dependent changes ==

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 Any attacks that incur increased mechanical damage resistance should be avoided, due to their high resistances.
-* High caliber [[Ammo#W2C Rounds|W<sub>2</sub>C rounds]] are useful, but they have quite high resistance even against armor-piercing rounds.
+* High caliber [[Ammo#W2C Rounds|W<sub>2</sub>C rounds]] allow gunners to more than double their expected damage compared to regular ammunition.
 * [[Laser Pistol]]s and [[Acid Blob Pistol]]s work well.
 * [[Poison]]s are also effective, if you can penetrate their thick rocky shells to inject it.

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 {{Enemies navbox}}
 [[Category: Critters]]
 [[Category: Psimorphs]]

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 | location   = [[Crystal Cave]]
 | loot       = [[Adrenal Gland]]<br>1-3 [[Impure Chromium Blade]]<br>[[Serrated Bladeling Blade]]<br>[[Shielded Bladeling Eye]] (25%)
-| abilities  = Immune to crits<br>Immune to [[burning]]<br>Immune to flashbang effects
+| abilities  = Immune to crits<br>Immune to [[burning]]<br>Immune to flashbang effects<br>Inflicts [[Bleeding Wound]]s
+|
 | damage       = {{Mechanical|20-30|number only}}
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 == Fighting tactics ==
-They have no means of ranged attacks and they aren't very fast, so they are quite easy to avoid even with relatively low mobility characters.
+They have no means of ranged attacks and they aren't very fast, so they are quite easy to avoid even with relatively low mobility characters. Their melee attack deals {{Mechanical|20-30|prefix}} damage with a chance to inflict a bleeding wound that deals 100% of that damage over 3 turns.
 Any attacks that incur increased mechanical damage resistance should be avoided, due to their high resistances.
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 * [[Laser Pistol]]s and [[Acid Blob Pistol]]s work well.
 * [[Poison]]s are also effective, if you can penetrate their thick rocky shells to inject it.
 == Related quests ==
-* [[Study the rock creatures]]
+* [[Study the rock creatures]]: You will need a piece of the creatures, an [[Impure Chromium Blade]].
-** You will need a piece of the creatures, an [[Impure Chromium Blade]].
+* [[Kill the Beast]]: You must deal with some bladelings before the Beast itself arrives.