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The **Nightmare Colony** is the boss of the Parasite Chambers. ###Contents - [Stats](#stats) - [Combat](#combat) - [Drops](#drops) - [Tips](#tips) ###Stats {#stats} Base HP: 100,000 (+20% [20,000 HP] per player in dungeon) DEF: 5,000 EXP: 40,000 Location: Parasite Chambers Immune to Stasis Immune to Stun Level 20 Quest ###Combat {#combat}

Attacks

Damage	Condition effects	Speed (tiles/sec)	Range (tiles)	Comments
150	Weak for 4s	5	13.5	Pierces Players
70		7.5	17.1375	Pierces Players
70		7.5	17.1375	Pierces Players Amplitude: 0.4 Frequency: 2 FaceDir
170		3	15	Pierces Players
170		4	16	Pierces Players
100				Radius: 2

####Behavior The Nightmare Colony is found in a large room at the end of the Parasite Chambers. Within the room are two Explosive Barrels that are key to defeating it. The Colony will be flashing blue and invulnerable, and it won't attack until it is hit with an Explosive Barrel, which drops its invulnerability and starts the fight. Once the Colony begins its fight, a small, invincible maw in the center of the room will begin firing rings of green spirals and lobbing bluish bombs. These do only 10 damage but inflict Pet Stasis and Quiet respectively for 4 seconds each. While the maw itself cannot be destroyed, **destroying the smaller colonies within the dungeon will decrease the frequency of its attacks**, meaning that it will be easier to avoid getting hit by debuffs. The Nightmare Colony itself will perform several attacks in a fixed order over the course of the fight. #####Bullet Spreads 1 The Colony fires wide spreads of pink bullets in front of it at a moderate pace. #####Bullet Spreads 2 Identical to the first Bullet Spreads phase, but this time the Colony will fire additional spreads of slower shots to double the bullet density and make it harder to dodge. #####Bone Streams The Colony fires 5 dense streams of bone-like shots in an arc. These streams will sweep the area in a back-and-forth fashion. While doing this, it will be lobbing 3-round bursts of Red Bombs aimed at the nearest player. #####Wall Shots The maws on the wall behind the boss open and begin firing horizontal rows of bullets that inflict Weak. There will always be one or more gaps in the rows for players to dodge through. While the pattern seems random, the walls fire in a distinct zig-zagging pattern that means the position of the gaps will always move in a diamond-shaped pattern. The order of the attacks is as follows, changed approximately every time the boss loses 1/8 of its HP. * Bullet Spreads 1 * Bone Streams * Bullet Spreads 2 * Wall Shots * Bullet Spreads 2 * Wall Shots * Bullet Spreads 2 * Bone Streams While the boss has short invulnerability times between all phases, each time the boss enters a Bullet Spreads phase it will become permanently invulnerable again, requiring another blow from an Explosive Barrel to drop the invulnerability. In addition, the explosive barrels are key to defeating it: due to the Colony's whopping 5000 DEF, not only do the barrels do huge Armor-Piercing damage to the boss, they also break its armor for 3 seconds and allow players to inflict massive damage to it during that time frame. ###Drops {#drops} {{template-drop |purple= {{template-drop-row|first=true |item1={{template-item-link|page=ability-items#tier-4|name=Tier 4 Ability|externalIcon=/s/a/img/wiki/Ability_T4.gif}} |item2={{template-item-link|page=rings#tier-4|name=Tier 4 Ring|externalIcon=/s/a/img/wiki/Ring_T4.gif}} }} |basket= {{template-drop-row|first=true |item1={{template-item-link|page=pet-eggs|name=Pet Eggs|externalIcon=https://i.imgur.com/wi9Ybqt.gif}} }} |golden= {{template-drop-row|first=true |item1={{template-item-link|page=marks|name=Mark of Parasitic Horrors|externalIcon=https://i.imgur.com/flQmiGI.png|guaranteed=SB}} }} |cyanSpan=2 |cyan= {{template-drop-row|first=true |item1={{template-item-link|page=weapons#tier-10|name=Tier 10 Weapon|externalIcon=/s/a/img/wiki/Weapon_T10.gif}} |item2={{template-item-link|page=weapons#tier-11|name=Tier 11 Weapon|externalIcon=/s/a/img/wiki/Weapon_T11.gif}} |item3={{template-item-link|page=ability-items#tier-5|name=Tier 5 Abilities|externalIcon=/s/a/img/wiki/Ability_T5.gif}} }} {{template-drop-row |item1={{template-item-link|page=armor#tier-11|name=Tier 11 Armor|externalIcon=/s/a/img/wiki/Armor_T11.gif}} |item2={{template-item-link|page=armor#tier-12|name=Tier 12 Armor|externalIcon=/s/a/img/wiki/Armor_T12.gif}} |item3={{template-item-link|page=rings#tier-5|name=Tier 5 Ring|externalIcon=/s/a/img/wiki/Ring_T5.gif}} }} |blue= {{template-drop-row|first=true |item1={{template-item-link|page=potion-of-mana|name=Potion of Mana|icon=Consumable/Stat Potions/Potion of Mana.png|guaranteed=2}} }} |orangeSpan=2 |orange= {{template-drop-row|first=true |item1={{template-item-link|page=wine-cellar-incantation|name=Wine Cellar Incantation|externalIcon=//dl.dropbox.com/u/52918745/Consumable/Other/Wine%20Cellar%20Incantation.png}} |item2={{template-item-link|page=abomination-s-wrath|name=Abomination's Wrath|externalIcon=https://i.imgur.com/cK4sP1y.png}} |item3={{template-item-link|page=garment-of-the-beast|name=Garment of the Beast|externalIcon=https://i.imgur.com/cBqzNOn.png}} }} {{template-drop-row |item1={{template-item-link|page=parasitic-concoction|name=Parasitic Concoction|externalIcon=https://i.imgur.com/DjK25qQ.png}} |item2={{template-item-link|page=hivemind-circlet|name=Hivemind Circlet|externalIcon=https://i.imgur.com/3U1Ks4Q.png}} }} |white= {{template-drop-row|first=true |item1={{template-item-link|page=recurring-terror-spell|name=Recurring Terror Spell|externalIcon=//i.imgur.com/F33Q1kW.png}} |item2={{template-item-link|page=scepter-of-devastation|name=Scepter of Devastation|externalIcon=//i.imgur.com/SvWphtM.png}} |item3={{template-item-link|page=tome-of-pain|name=Tome of Pain|externalIcon=//i.imgur.com/GhsCuvP.png}} }} }} ###Tips {#tips} A special aspect of the fight is that the Nightmare Colony cannot be damaged until one of the two respawning barrels in the room is thrown at it. Given that it also boasts an insane 5,000 DEF - the highest of all entities in the game, tied with the [Ghost Lantern](/wiki/ghost-lantern) when turned on - it is a requirement that groups work together to throw the barrels correctly. Some players might use them to armor break others on purpose: **back off immediately if you get armor broken.** This fight becomes an almost trivial solo if you can bring in a [Crystal Wand](/wiki/crystal-wand). A [Queen's Stinger Dagger](/wiki/queen-s-stinger-dagger) is far rarer and will be more difficult, but will be much easier nonetheless. Because of these two weapons' armor piercing capabilities, aiming the barrels is no longer necessary except to break its occasional invulnerability, which in turn significantly decreases the danger of the fight due to the newfound abilty to safespot various phases. However, while [Ancient Spell: Pierce](/wiki/ancient-spell-pierce) is capable of dealing massive burst damage to the boss, it is not as reliable as the former two due to the nigh-constant stream of Quiet AoEs the maw in the center of the room fires. The maw in the center of the boss room shoots more frequently depending on how many colonies are left alive in the dungeon, this can make rushing the dungeon not a good idea for the group. Basically killing alot of colonies will make the maw shoot less frequently, even making it shoot every 4 seconds or more. If you are not confident with staying close to the boss, or you need a place of refuge, then the entrance of the boss room is a great place to do this, as then there is a lesser chance of getting armour broken by barrels and also taking damage from the boss itself. Make sure the room before boss is clear if you plan on using the entrance of the boss room as a retreat - **enemies lurking nearby can very quickly harm or kill you if you are caught off-guard or low on health.** The Nightmare Colony gives a whopping 40,000 EXP - translating to at least 20 fame at 218 fame and above, making it extremely worthwhile to do the dungeon, even in large groups where loot might be scarce. If you lag easily, it is suggested that you do not go in for the Bone Streams phase of the boss and camp out at the entrance (as the abundance of bullets might make your map lag out and you run into a black square of nothingness where you can't dodge the bullets). Of course, this only applies if you are in a group. If you are confident in your defense, you can still go in (though there can be a chance of you lag quitting).

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