Bombardier is a boss that resides in the last room of Military base, guarding the door to Elder Coldsight.
Behaviour and strategy[]
Bombardier is a massive combat drone with lots of HP. It will constantly fly towards you, ignoring any walls that are in the way.
It's attacks consist of:
- Dealing high lightning damage with it's melee attack. The damage is reduced if you're airborne.
- Firing a single explosive rocket at you. The rocket is launched with very little warning.
- Firing 3 plasma grenades that stick to walls, detonating after a short time.
Every so often it'll create a combat drone or security drone to assist it in battle, up to a maximum of 5. These drones do much less damage then the Bombardier, but are still capable of dealing high damage if left alive.
It's a good idea to always keep moving, as you will be under constant fire from both the Bombardier and it's assisting drones. Kinetic dash, Teleportation and the gravity lift in the room can help you keep moving.
A good strategy is to repeatedly use the gravity lift to reach the top of the room, then fall back down to the ground some distance away, letting you dodge in a giant circle. This lets you completely avoid damage from plasma grenades, and with good timing you can avoid any rockets and as well.
Recommended Gear[]
Bombardier has a small amount of armor, so low damage weapons will be less effective. Instead use high damage weapons, or armor piercing ammunition. Weapons that deal lightning, fire, freezing or EMP damage is also less effective, due to flight and resistances.
Most of the Bombardier and it's summons attacks are magical, so armor that resists magic attacks such as the Moon armor will work well, however you still need to watch out for explosive damage from rockets. Sapper's amulet can help reduce the threat they pose.
Companions will be of little use here, due to the constant high damage explosions. Moonblade in particular will quickly be destroyed by Bombardier's melee attacks.
Trivia[]
- If you repeat Military base, Bombardier will be waiting for you again, in the same place (last room). However, Elder Coldsight will not, as killing him is part of a quest.
- Horseshoes spawn in the boss room.
- Bombardier's plasma grenades and rockets are capable of dealing damage to it's drones and itself. If enough damage is dealt, it is capable of killing itself this way.
Gallery[]
Enemies | |
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Ponies, Zebras and Griffins | Raiders • Slavers • Zebras • Griffins • Steel Rangers • Enclave |
Monsters | Slimes • Bloatsprites • Ghouls • Alicorns • Swarm of necrosprites |
Robots | Large robots • Small robots • Turrets |
Bosses | Boss of the Factory • Butch • Ultra-sentinel • Blood Moon • Mchavi • Bombardier • Wing of Ravagers • Thunderhead |