Dirge

Last updated: Exalt Version 1.6.2.0 (June 2021)


Dirge

Dirge is an enemy that is found in the Cultist Hideout. He uses square-shaped light attacks.

The Realm Eye says:
Dirge was a leader of the necromantic organization assembled for research in the Lost Halls.
He specialized in light magic, essential for keeping souls alive during the transition period when they lack a body.
After the Void Entity took control of the Marble Colossus, he and his four remaining associates retreated beneath the facility to hide from the calamity.

Contents

Stats

Base HP: 33,750 (Boss Adaptive Scaling Boss Adaptive HP Scaling)
DEF: 25
EXP: 10,000
Location: Cultist Hideout

Immune to Stasis
Immune to Paralyze
Leeches health
Counts towards God Kills
Counts towards Humanoid Kills


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Combat

Attacks

Aesthetics
Damage
Condition effects
Speed (tiles/sec)
Range (tiles)
Comments
Cultist Dirge Shot
130
Word Bubble Quiet for 5s
10
40
Piercing Shots hit multiple targets

Behavior

Dirge is found on one corner of the pentagram in the middle of the Cultist Hideout boss room. Before the battle begins, the cultists have some dialogue. Dirge speaks fourth and taunts “So there are still wandering souls in these accursed halls…” . When the battle begins, he will teleport around, stopping to fire square-shaped bursts of Grey Shots. When enough damage is dealt to him, he will teleport back to his original location. When this happens, he will taunt “Your bones will be charred!”. Once all 5 cultists have been dealt sufficient damage, they will summon Molek and disappear.

Once Molek is dead, the process repeats, with the only difference being that the Cultists now fire 3-burst spreads of their projectile shapes instead of single ones. On returning for the second time, Dirge will taunt “You will not stand in the way of destiny!”. Once all of them have been sufficiently damaged again, they will summon Balaam and vanish again.

Once Balaam is dead, the process repeats, but this time the Cultists will fire 5-round bursts of their shapes. On returning for the third time, Dirge will taunt “An unfathomable evil is being kept at bay!”. Once all five of them have taken enough damage, they will sacrifice themselves to empower Malus and start the second phase of the fight. His sacrifice taunt is “Defend the ritual!”.

Tips and Strategies

It is pretty needless to say that you should dodge his shots, as they inflict Word Bubble Quiet.