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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. With 1,020 Health, no Armor, and a high 320 Defence, they soak more hits than their light, fast frame suggests, so treat them as a high-mobility damage-over-time threat rather than a quick kill.

Drops

Plague Hunters always drop Quagmire Powder, a component used in the Mire Metal Ingot recipe, along with Bone Beads. They also have a smaller chance to drop Healing Herbs. See the drop table below for the exact rates.

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 the plague damage-over-time quickly if both hit you

• Heavy weapons such as the Halberd and Club interrupt them well and chew through the high Defence

• Bring a remedy for the plague damage-over-time so the stacking effect does not compound between hits

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

• Combine Hunter farming with Plague Witch and Plague 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

• Mire Metal Ingot

Details

Drops