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Plague Hunters are tracker-style Plague enemies in Windrose's Cursed Swamps biome. They dual-wield short blades, move significantly faster than other plague enemies, and deal sustained plague damage-over-time on each hit. Plague Hunters often patrol Cursed Swamps trails in pairs and ambush travelers who stray off marked paths. They drop Quagmire Powder, a critical Mire Metal Ingot component.

Combat Profile

Plague Hunters are tracker-style plague enemies that dual-wield short blades, move faster than other plague enemies, and apply a plague damage-over-time on hit. They often patrol in pairs and can track the player across short distances. Specific stat bands (HP, damage resistances, exact weaknesses) are not confirmed, so treat them as a high-mobility DoT threat rather than a fixed hit-count kill.

Drops

Plague Hunters drop Quagmire Powder, a component used in the Mire Metal Ingot recipe. Various other drops are possible, but specific loot tables have not been confirmed.

Where to Find Plague Hunters

• Cursed Swamps trails between Pirate Camps and Ancient Ruins (most common)

• Around the High Priestess's domain; Hunters scout the approaches

• Sometimes near plague-corrupted shipwrecks in the swamp waters

Hunting Strategy

• Engage one Hunter at a time; their pair-spawn pattern can stack DoT quickly if both hit you

• Use Crude damage weapons (halberd, club) to bypass their leather armor

• Bring Pain Relief Elixir to counter the plague DoT compounding

• Their evade-when-low-HP behavior makes ranged finishers (musket, blunderbuss) valuable for cleanup

• Combine Hunter farming with Witch and Warrior farming on the same Cursed Swamps trip for efficient Quagmire Powder accumulation

Current Stats and Drops

The tables below summarize combat stats, traits, and drops for the current launch build. Values can change when balance patches adjust creature health, defenses, or loot.

Combat Stats

Traits

Gameplay traits for this creature: Human, Undead.

Drops

The drop table shows the stack size awarded when the drop rolls, and Chance shows the probability per kill.

See Also

• Plague Witch

• Plague Warrior

• Plague Thrall

• Cursed Swamps

• Quagmire Powder

Details

Drops