Glyphid Dreadnought Twins

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Glyphid Dreadnought Twins
Creature Details
Species	Glyphid
Biome	All
Category	Boss Enemy
Combat
Attack(s)	Lacerator: Flame Breath Rock Wave Slam Arbalest: Explosive Barrage Fireball Fan Both: Armor Regeneration Burrow
Base Health	4500
Resistance(s)	None
Weakness(es)	None
Weakpoint	None
Armor	Heavy
Temperature
Burn T°C	1000°
Burn T°C	1000°
Freeze T°C	-490°
Freeze T°C	-490°
Douse Fire T°C	100°
Douse Fire T°C	100°
Unfreeze T°C	-100°
Unfreeze T°C	-100°
Cooling Rate	30°/s
Cooling Rate	30°/s
Warming Rate	520°/s
Warming Rate	520°/s

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On occasion a Dreadnought will split in two during metamorphosis and twins will develop side by side in the cocoon. All the examples encountered so far have been interrupted transformations with armor that has not fully hardened. Just what would emerge from the cocoon if the process was permitted to finish is still unknown and despite R&D’s requests for a controlled study, management would like to keep it that way.

— Miner's Manual Description

The "Glyphid Dreadnought Twins" are a pair of Dreadnoughts encountered as bosses in the Elimination mission type. They have a 1 in 3 chance to spawn when the first Glyphid Cocoon is broken in the Elimination gamemode, where they will attack the Dwarves once they spawn. They also have a very rare chance to spawn in a swarm in other mission types.

The boss is comprised of two separate unique enemies, being made up of two smaller Dreadnoughts instead of a large one, called the Lacerator and the Arbalest. They each have a separate health bar at the top of the screen. They are almost identical in appearance, the only difference being their colors and headplates. The Lacerator is a light blue/green, while the Arbalest is a dark blue/purple. They have large front leg plating like their kin, but their ovular abdomens are a deviation in appearance. Sporting large sharp fangs, they are heavily armored across their bodies.

The Lacerator specializes in melee attacks, while the Arbalest prefers to use ranged abilities. Both are very aggressive and will stay close to the Dwarves when attacking. They are heavily armored, yet their plating may be broken off with sustained firepower. The twins do not individually have nearly as much health as a normal Dreadnought, but they are able to share health and armor when the difference in their health pools becomes too large, with a net regenerative gain depending on the size of said difference. They are immune to damage during this process. It pays off to damage them equally, until you are certain to be able to exterminate one of them for good to avoid repeated healthsharing. They do not have any weaknesses or weakpoints, rendering most weapons suitable for the task of exterminating them.

The Lacerator has a variety of attacks and abilities, mostly melee oriented. It is able to produce flame breath like a flamethrower at close range, incinerating Dwarves who do not move out of the way. It has a standard slam attack dealing moderate damage. Its rock wave attack is ranged, and will produce a moving row of stone spikes rapidly advancing at the player to knock them around. The Arbalest has only a couple ranged attacks. Firstly, it is able to release a spread shot of 5 fireballs called the fireball fan, which will explode when they make contact. The explosive barrage will rain down a shower of fire on a Dwarf.

Being highly mobile, they are able to quickly swarm and rapidly attack unsuspecting Dwarves. Despite this, both of the twins have a burrow ability which allows them to hide in order to regenerate, and then pop out of the ground elsewhere to surprise players.

Combat

Health and Armor

Effective Health Scaling		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		900	1350	2250	3150	3375		2250	2700		3150	3375	3375
		1800	1800	2475	3375	3600		2475	2925		3375	3600	3600
		2700	3150	4050	4500	5400		4050	4275		4950	5400	5400
		3600	4500	5400	7200	7650		5400	6300		7200	7200	7650

Attacks

Explosive Barrage

Projectile
Damage Amount		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		7.5	10.5	18	30	42		18	22.5		34.5	42	45
		7.5	12	19.5	32.25	45		19.5	24		36.75	45	48
		7.5	13.5	21	34.5	48		21	25.5		39	48	51
		7.5	15	22.5	37.5	51		22.5	27		42	51	54
Details
Damage Type		Explosive
AoE Projectile
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		9	12.6	21.6	36	50.4		21.6	27		41.4	50.4	54
		9	14.4	23.4	38.7	54		23.4	28.8		44.1	54	57.6
		9	16.2	25.2	41.4	57.6		25.2	30.6		46.8	57.6	61.2
		9	18	27	45	61.2		27	32.4		50.4	61.2	64.8
Details
Damage Type		Explosive			Radius: 4 m Maximum Damage Radius: 3.5 m Minimum Area Damage: 25 %

Fireball Fan

AoE Projectile
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		10	14	24	40	56		24	30		46	56	60
		10	16	26	43	60		26	32		49	60	64
		10	18	28	46	64		28	34		52	64	68
		10	20	30	50	68		30	36		56	68	72
Details
Damage Type		Explosive			Radius: 1.75 m Maximum Damage Radius: 1 m Minimum Area Damage: 20 %

Flame Breath

Spray
Damage per Tick		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		5	7	12	20	28		12	15		23	28	30
		5	8	13	21.5	30		13	16		24.5	30	32
		5	9	14	23	32		14	17		26	32	34
		5	10	15	25	34		15	18		28	34	36
Details
Damage Type		Fire
Interval		0.5-1.0 s
Duration		1 s

Rock Wave

Projectile
Damage Amount		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		10	14	24	40	56		24	30		46	56	60
		10	16	26	43	60		26	32		49	60	64
		10	18	28	46	64		28	34		52	64	68
		10	20	30	50	68		30	36		56	68	72
Details
Damage Type		Kinetic
Knockback Force		Horizontal: 2 m Vertical: 1 m

Tips

• The Twins are very agile, so moving during the fight will help to avoid their attacks.
• Calling a Resupply Pod nearby before starting the fight will give you quick access to ammo and health if the need arises.
  • Unlike the Dreadnought and the Dreadnought Hiveguard, the Twins spawn immediately vulnerable to damage. If well stocked on nitra, it can be worth placing (and timing) the Pod such that it hits the ground right after breaking a cocoon.

Gallery

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  Arbalest's Fireball Fan

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  Arbalest's Explosive Barrage

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  Lacerator's Flame Breath

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  Lacerator's Rock Wave

Trivia

• These creatures were added in Update 33: New Frontiers