Balaam

Last updated: X.15.1.0
Balaam (Combined)Balaam (Winged)Balaam (Crown)Balaam (Minotaur)

Balaam is a miniboss that is found in the Cultist Hideout, a secret area in the Lost Halls. He will uniquely divide up into 3 different forms upon his first death.

The Realm Eye says:
In myths, Balaam is said to be a demon lord with flawless knowledge of both past and future events. However, this is little more than a fable.
His only true existence is an image made reality by the will of Malus. The force known as Azamoth brought this desire into the physical plane.

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Stats

HP:

DEF: 35
EXP:

  • 0 (combined form)
  • 5,000 (others)

Location: Cultist Hideout

Immune to Stasis
Immune to Stun
Immune to Paralyze
Counts towards Beast Kills
Counts towards Lesser God Kills

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Combat

Attacks

Aesthetics
Damage
Condition effects
Speed (tiles/sec)
Range (tiles)
Comments
Balaam Green Shot
120
Darkness Orb Darkness for 1.8s
10
36
Combined and Winged forms only
Boomerang Shots boomerang
Balaam Blue Shot
170
5
20
Combined and Crown forms only
Armor Piercing Ignores defense of target
Balaam Red Shot
350
3
30
Combined and Minotaur forms only
Piercing Shots hit multiple targets

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Behavior

Balaam is summoned by the Culists when they are all at about 1/2 HP. Like Molek before him, he spawns in the middle of the pentagram in the room.

In combat, Balaam starts off in his Combined Form. He wanders in place, firing 3 different types of attacks.

  • Rings of Green Shots that inflict darkness and return to him.
  • Spreads of Blue Shots that pierce armor.
  • 3-directional Red Shots that are slow but deal enormous damage and pierce players.

Once Balaam’s HP has been depleted, he divides into 3 versions of himself: his Crowned, Winged, and Minotaur forms. Each form has 2/3 of the Combined Form’s health and can only use the respectively colored attack that the Combined Form used (Green for Winged, Blue for Crowned and Red for Minotaur). His Winged Form will stay in the center of the room, the Crowned Form will chase players and the Minotaur Form will circle the room while lunging at targets.

Once all three forms are dead, Balaam will be defeated and the Cultists will reappear.

Reproduction

Unknown.

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Tips and Strategies

As soon as Balaam splits, it is suggested to kill the Minotaur (red) first as it is the most dangerous.

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Trivia

In Biblical texts, Balaam was a prophet of God who was offered a large reward by the king of Moab to curse the Israelites. However, since God did not want to, he blessed them instead, angering the king. However, he eventually gave in to temptation, and since he could not curse them himself, he told the king how to corrupt the Israelites, resulting in God bringing down a plague on them.

Balaam’s split forms formerly gave 666 XP each, a reference to the Biblical number of the beast.

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