Glyphid Praetorian

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• Common
• Frost
• Radioactive

Glyphid Praetorian
Creature Details
Variant Name	Glyphid Praetorian
Species	Glyphid
Biome	All
Category	Common Enemy
Combat
Attack(s)	Bite Slash Acid Spray Death Cloud Death Cloud Explosion
Base Health	750
Resistance(s)	None
Weakness(es)	None
Weakpoint	Abdomen: x1
Armor	Heavy
Temperature
Burn T°C	100°
Burn T°C	100°
Freeze T°C	-150°
Freeze T°C	-150°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Unfreeze T°C	-100°
Unfreeze T°C	-100°
Cooling Rate	10°/s
Cooling Rate	10°/s
Warming Rate	10°/s
Warming Rate	10°/s

Glyphid Praetorian
Creature Details
Variant Name	Frost Glyphid Praetorian
Species	Glyphid
Biome	Glacial Strata
Category	Common Enemy
Combat
Attack(s)	Bite Slash Frost Spray Death Cloud
Base Health	750
Resistance(s)	None
Weakness(es)	None
Weakpoint	Abdomen: x1
Armor	Heavy
Temperature
Burn T°C	100°
Burn T°C	100°
Freeze T°C	-250°
Freeze T°C	-250°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Unfreeze T°C	-100°
Unfreeze T°C	-100°
Cooling Rate	25°/s
Cooling Rate	25°/s
Warming Rate	10°/s
Warming Rate	10°/s

Glyphid Praetorian
Creature Details
Variant Name	Radioactive Glyphid Praetorian
Species	Glyphid
Biome	Radioactive Exclusion Zone
Category	Common Enemy
Combat
Attack(s)	Bite Slash Radiator Death Cloud
Base Health	750
Resistance(s)	Radiation: 100%
Weakness(es)	None
Weakpoint	Abdomen: x1
Armor	Heavy
Temperature
Burn T°C	100°
Burn T°C	100°
Freeze T°C	-150°
Freeze T°C	-150°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Unfreeze T°C	-100°
Unfreeze T°C	-100°
Cooling Rate	10°/s
Cooling Rate	10°/s
Warming Rate	10°/s
Warming Rate	10°/s

“

The Glyphid Praetorian is two tons of armor, teeth, and claws. It is extremely aggressive and highly territorial. It vomits up powerful sprays of corrosive poison and is mostly resistant to bullet fire from the front - both very good reasons to flank Praetorians at all times. Furthermore, R&D advises standing well back once one of these beasties go down - their poison sacks tend to rupture, covering the surrounding area in a deadly cloud of poisonous vapor.

— Miner's Manual Description

The Glyphid Praetorian is a hostile creature found on Hoxxes IV. It is found in every region of the planet, though some biomes (the Radioactive Exclusion Zone and the Glacial Strata) have unique variants. They are similar in body shape to Glyphid Grunts, being an arachnid creature with two overly developed front legs and no apparent eyes.

Being noticeably larger than the majority of the Glyphid species, the Praetorian is an imposing creature with the majority of its body covered in thick chitinous plating. It has a much larger mouth than most Glyphids with bigger teeth and two massive fangs. The creature's abdomen is noticeably developed and sticks out at the rear, with no plating to protect it.

As their name suggests, Praetorians hold a notable presence in enemy ranks. Despite their power they are fairly common, and often seen accompanied into battle by Glyphid Grunts (plus their varieties) and Glyphid Swarmers.

Combat

Health and Armor

Praetorians occupy a tanky role, using their big health pools and Heavy Armor to soak up lots of damage while fighting the Dwarves.
Unlike the Light Armor found on Grunts, Heavy Armor will fully block all damage to the Praetorian until its own health is depleted. The Heavy Armor on the Praetorian's body is broken up into segments, and will expose the vulnerable flesh underneath which will receive the full damage of a weapon.
Unlike the rest of their body, their mouths have no plating and can be fired at to deal damage; going for the abdomen can give you more damage only if your weapon has a weakpoint damage bonus.

Effective Health Scaling		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		337.5	487.5	600	750	900		600	637.5		825	900	975
		412.5	562.5	675	750	900		675	712.5		825	900	975
		525	675	750	900	1050		750	825		975	1050	1125
		637.5	750	825	975	1125		825	900		1050	1125	1200

Attacks

Their primary attack is an Acid Spray. The Praetorian backs up for a second before spewing out a spray of acidic chemicals which can quickly cut through a Dwarf's health pool. This spray has a deceptively long range - Praetorians will often seek to close the gap in distance before using it, so that they can catch even retreating players in the spray.

They can also fight by using their forelegs to strike or biting with their huge mouths - similar to Grunts, though they deal much more damage with their melee attacks.

Finally, on death they will release a cloud of toxic gas at the location of their body, a couple seconds after they die. This Gas Cloud lingers on surfaces for a few seconds, obscuring vision and dealing constant damage to anything which lingers in the cloud. The gas is highly flammable, and weapons which inflict fire damage (such as the Driller's CRSPR Flamethrower) can ignite it to produce a large fiery explosion, which damages Dwarves and enemies alike.

Despite their strong offensive and defensive capabilities, Praetorians lack significantly in mobility. They are slow, often lagging behind their smaller and nimbler cohorts. While using their Acid Spray attack they are completely stationary and cannot turn around (it’s a bug, but if you are very close to their front legs, they can turn around even while spraying acid). This exposes their abdomens to weapons fire, which take an extra 100% damage in the process.

Bite

AoE Melee Attack
Area Damage		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		Melee			Attack Radius: 1.5 m
Max. Angle		180°

Slash

AoE Melee Attack
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		6	8.4	14.4	24	33.6		14.4	18		27.6	33.6	36
		6	9.6	15.6	25.8	36		15.6	19.2		29.4	36	38.4
		6	10.8	16.8	27.6	38.4		16.8	20.4		31.2	38.4	40.8
		6	12	18	30	40.8		18	21.6		33.6	40.8	43.2
Details
Damage Type		Melee			Attack Radius: 1.5 m
Max. Angle		180°

Acid Spray

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		2.5	3.5	6	10	14		6	7.5		11.5	14	15
		2.5	4	6.5	10.75	15		6.5	8		12.25	15	16
		2.5	4.5	7	11.5	16		7	8.5		13	16	17
		2.5	5	7.5	12.5	17		7.5	9		14	17	18
Details
Damage Type		Poison
Interval		0.5-1.0 s
Duration		2.65 s

Death Cloud

Cloud
Damage per Tick		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		1.5	2.1	3.6	6	8.4		3.6	4.5		6.9	8.4	9
		1.5	2.4	3.9	6.45	9		3.9	4.8		7.35	9	9.6
		1.5	2.7	4.2	6.9	9.6		4.2	5.1		7.8	9.6	10.2
		1.5	3	4.5	7.5	10.2		4.5	5.4		8.4	10.2	10.8
Details
Damage Type		Poison			Cloud Radius: 4 m
Interval		1.0-1.5 s
Lifetime		10 s

Death Cloud Explosion

AoE Attack
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		32.5	45.5	78	130	182		78	97.5		149.5	182	195
		32.5	52	84.5	139.75	195		84.5	104		159.25	195	208
		32.5	58.5	91	149.5	208		91	110.5		169	208	221
		32.5	65	97.5	162.5	221		97.5	117		182	221	234
Details
Damage Type		Fire + Heat			Radius: 3.5 m Maximum Damage Radius: 2 m Minimum Area Damage: 25 %

Variants

The regional variants of this enemy don’t have the Acid Spit attack and don’t leave a Gas Cloud behind on death; instead they acquired some unique attack and features representatives to the biome they live in.
The regional variants also react differently to temperature.

Glacial Strata Variant

“	Some Praetorians have adapted to the bone-chilling cold of Hoxxes' permafrost layers, replacing much of their bodily fluids with an organic compound not too unlike commercial anti-freeze. The Frost Praetorian will violently exhale gouts of freezing by-product of this process, capable of flash-freezing almost anything in their tracks before moving in for the kill.
	— Miner's Manual Description

Attacks

Frost Praetorians spew an icy mixture which deals no damage, but will rapidly chill a Dwarf's body (which can result in them being frozen solid). When killed, they generate a Cold Cloud that can rapidly freeze any Dwarf.

Bite

AoE Melee Attack
Area Damage		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		Melee			Attack Radius: 1.5 m
Max. Angle		180°

Slash

AoE Melee Attack
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		6	8.4	14.4	24	33.6		14.4	18		27.6	33.6	36
		6	9.6	15.6	25.8	36		15.6	19.2		29.4	36	38.4
		6	10.8	16.8	27.6	38.4		16.8	20.4		31.2	38.4	40.8
		6	12	18	30	40.8		18	21.6		33.6	40.8	43.2
Details
Damage Type		Melee			Attack Radius: 1.5 m
Max. Angle		180°

Frost Spray

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		12/s
Details
Damage Type		Cold
Interval		0.5 s
Duration		2.65 s
Status Effect		×0.35 Movement Speed while inside the Spray

Death Cloud

Cloud
Damage per Tick		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		2/s
Details
Damage Type		Cold			Cloud Radius: 4 m
Interval		0.5 s
Lifetime		10 s
Status Effect		×0.5 Movement Speed while inside the Cloud

Radioactive Exclusion Zone Variant

“

Praetorians found in the radioactive exclusion zones of Hoxxes display all the usual tenacity and adaptiveness of their misbegotten kind. In short, they lap up rads like candy, and use it in their attacks to devastating effect. A minimum safe distance of at least 15 meters is advised at all times - both their beard-curdling radioactive breath, and the lethal burst of radiation they release on death makes the Radioactive Praetorian a formidable enemy for the dwarf caught unawares.

— Miner's Manual Description

Attacks

Radioactive Praetorians create an aura of radiation around their body in a fairly large radius. Upon death, they will leave behind the same radiation aura for a few seconds.

Bite

AoE Melee Attack
Area Damage		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		Melee			Attack Radius: 1.5 m
Max. Angle		180°

Slash

AoE Melee Attack
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		6	8.4	14.4	24	33.6		14.4	18		27.6	33.6	36
		6	9.6	15.6	25.8	36		15.6	19.2		29.4	36	38.4
		6	10.8	16.8	27.6	38.4		16.8	20.4		31.2	38.4	40.8
		6	12	18	30	40.8		18	21.6		33.6	40.8	43.2
Details
Damage Type		Melee			Attack Radius: 1.5 m
Max. Angle		180°

Radiator

Cloud
Damage per Tick		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		3	4.2	7.2	12	16.8		7.2	9		13.8	16.8	18
		3	4.8	7.8	12.9	18		7.8	9.6		14.7	18	19.2
		3	5.4	8.4	13.8	19.2		8.4	10.2		15.6	19.2	20.4
		3	6	9	15	20.4		9	10.8		16.8	20.4	21.6
Details
Damage Type		Radiation			Cloud Radius: 4 m
Interval		0.5-1.0 s
Lifetime		7 s

Death Cloud

Cloud
Damage per Tick		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		3	4.2	7.2	12	16.8		7.2	9		13.8	16.8	18
		3	4.8	7.8	12.9	18		7.8	9.6		14.7	18	19.2
		3	5.4	8.4	13.8	19.2		8.4	10.2		15.6	19.2	20.4
		3	6	9	15	20.4		9	10.8		16.8	20.4	21.6
Details
Damage Type		Radiation			Cloud Radius: 2.75 m
Interval		0.5-1.0 s
Lifetime		7 s

Elite Variant

• Elite

Elite Glyphid Praetorian
Creature Details
Full Name	Elite Glyphid Praetorian
Species	Glyphid
Spawn Restriction	Replaced in Glacial Strata and Radioactive Exclusion Zone
Spawn Pool	Elite Enemy
Combat
Attack(s)	Bite Slash Acid Spray Death Cloud Death Cloud Explosion
Base Health	750
Resistance(s)	Electricity: 24%
Weakness(es)	Unknown
Immunity	Courage: ??? Stun Duration: ×0.1 Stun Immunity Window: 2 s Stun Pause Logic: False Frozen Pause Logic: False
Weakpoint	Back: ×1
Armor	Heavy
Status Immunity
On Fire Immunity	Unknown
Freeze Immunity	Unknown
Electrocution	Unknown
Stun
× ???
???s
Fear
Fear Immunity	Unknown
Courage	Unknown
CC Pause Logic
Stun	Unknown
Freeze	Unknown
Aggro
Ignore Pheromone	Unknown
Ignore L.U.R.E	Unknown
Movement
Movement Speed	3 m/s
Movement Speed	3 m/s
Fear Speed mult.	×1.5
Fear Speed mult.	×1.5
Acceleration	5 m/s2
Acceleration	5 m/s2
Deceleration	2 m/s2
Deceleration	2 m/s2
Pathfinder Type	Walk
Pathfinder Type	Walk
Strafe Speed	2 m/s
Strafe Speed	2 m/s
Pathfinder Preference	Floor
Pathfinder Preference	Floor
Max. Strafe Distance	2 m
Max. Strafe Distance	2 m
Temperature
Max. T°	100°
Max. T°	100°
Min. T°	-150°
Min. T°	-150°
Burn T°	100°
Burn T°	100°
Freeze T°	-150°
Freeze T°	-150°
Douse Fire T°	40°
Douse Fire T°	40°
Unfreeze T°	-120°
Unfreeze T°	-120°
Cooling Rate	10°/s
Cooling Rate	10°/s
Warming Rate	100°/s
Warming Rate	100°/s
On Fire Heat Range	2.5 m
On Fire Heat Range	2.5 m
Warming Cooldown	1 s
Warming Cooldown	1 s
Max. Cold Slowdown	15 %
Max. Cold Slowdown	15 %
Update Time	1 s
Update Time	1 s
Die if Frozen	False
Die if Frozen	False
T° Change Scale	÷0.3
T° Change Scale	÷0.3
Frozen Dmg Bonus	×3
Frozen Dmg Bonus	×3

Effective Health Scaling		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		639	958.5	958.5	1171.5	1384.5		958.5	1011.75		1224.75	1384.5	1437.75
		798.75	1171.5	1171.5	1171.5	1384.5		1171.5	1224.75		1224.75	1384.5	1437.75
		905.25	1171.5	1384.5	1384.5	1597.5		1384.5	1437.75		1437.75	1597.5	1650.75
		1171.5	1384.5	1384.5	1597.5	1757.25		1384.5	1437.75		1650.75	1757.25	1810.5

Tips

• A Praetorian's spray attack can be cancelled by Stunning them anywhere on their body. High damage weapons with good Stun chances such as the Powered Minigun, the Jury-Rigged Boomstick and the Impact Axe are all great choices to cancel their spray.
• The Gunner's Shield Generator will not block the spray attack of Praetorians. However the innate damage resistance and rapid Shield regeneration means that any damage taken is quickly healed.
• The Scout's M1000 Classic can deal lots of damage when aiming for a Praetorian's abdomen, especially with the Hollow Point Bullets mod.
• The Driller's Cryo Cannon can freeze a Praetorian solid, rendering their armor useless and causing them to take triple damage anywhere on their body. Keep in mind that Praetorians take more exposure to freeze and thaw out faster.
• The Engineer can use his Breach Cutter to cut right through a Praetorian. The Armor Breaking modification can strip a Praetorian bare and leave it wide open to taking maximum damage. He can also use the Voltaic SMG to shock a Praetorian, making them even slower than they already are.
• Weapons with a Fear Factor are great at getting Praetorians to turn around and expose their abdomens to the player, making them easy targets.
• Weapons with armor breaking mods are very useful for breaking through Praetorians' armor. The Powered Minigun and Heavy Autocannon with the Hardened Rounds mod are especially effective, both of which make short work of Praetorians.

Gallery

• 

  Radioactive Exclusion Zone appearance

• 

  Radioactive Exclusion Zone appearance when in the dark

• 

  Glacial Strata appearance

• 

  Acid Spray

Trivia

• The Glyphid Praetorian's Steam Card, unlike the game, spells its name as "Glyphid Pretorian", likely as a misspelling.