Changes: Harbinger (Creature)

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The Harbinger is an enemy that was added in Patch 8.2, making its debut in Embermount Volcano. It is fought exclusively on "Lost Quest" / CDT maps.

This ghostly enemy possesses electrical beam attacks that deal exponentially-increasing lightning damage to any visible heroes, the moment he/she gets too close. The damage caused by these beams increases by 20% per hit; it resets once the hero(es) are out-of-range. The beams never target defenses.

Harbingers will keep their distance from whatever they are targeting. They prepare a four-volley lightning ball barrage over the course of ~7 seconds, then fires them for ~4 seconds. These projectiles ignore Reflection Beams and deal splash damage on impact. On some maps, harbingers can be tricked into going around tight corners and running into your defenses to attack something far away, but getting close to this enemy is ill-advised.

Harbingers are naturally lightning resistant. A Darkness Trap or Strength Drain Aura is required to be effected by such elemental attacks. They possess a very large health pool that can rival that of ogres. In the Infested Ruins and Tomb of Etheria, two maps added with the Final Update, the harbingers are poison-based instead. They naturally resist poison and their attacks inflict poison damage as well.

Like the Djinn, Sharken, and Goblin Copters, this enemy is announced when it spawns (in dark blue text). But unlike these enemies, harbingers do not appear on non-native maps on Nightmare difficulty. However... they DO spawn on some CDT maps on Nightmare, where they do not on Insane difficulty and below, such as Coastal Bazaar.

Strategies

Deadly Striker Towers can snipe harbingers from a distance, before they get close enough to throw lightning balls or electrocute heroes.
Harbingers are susceptible to knockback. Weapons and defenses with strong knockback, like the Chicken Baller and Deadly Striker Tower, can keep them away from heroes.
Enrage Auras can make harbingers toss lightning balls at other enemies, but their automatic chain lightning will NOT target them instead of heroes (unconfirmed).
Place minions in front your main damage-dealing towers (notably mage towers) to keep Harbingers away from stationary tower-buffing heroes, such as a Monk (w/ Tower Boost) or a Summoner (w/ two guardian pets).
The Huntress' and Ranger's invisibility allows them to get up close to Harbingers without taking damage. However, they will get electrocuted if an uncloaked ally is nearby.

Notes

Despite having difficulty-dependent map icons in color, the Harbinger's robe and hood will always be blue or green.

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-{{Infobox creature|name = Harbinger|attacktype = Chain Lightning, Lightning Ball Barrage|special = Deals heavy damage to heroes up close, launches long ranged attacks against defenses|introduced = Patch 8.2|image = Harbinger_arcane_library.png}}
+{{Infobox creature|name = Harbinger|attacktype = Chain Lightning, Lightning Ball Barrage|special = Exponential damage to heroes up close, fires long ranged attack against defenses.|introduced = Patch 8.2|image = Harbinger_arcane_library.png}}
 The '''Harbinger''' is an enemy that was added in [https://dungeondefenders.wikia.com/wiki/Patch_Notes_(PC)#8.2 Patch 8.2], making its debut in [[Embermount Volcano]]. It is fought exclusively on "Lost Quest" / CDT maps.
-This ghostly enemy possess electrical beam attacks that deal very high lightning damage to any visible heroes near them. These beams do not target defenses. Harbingers will keep their distance from whatever they are targeting. They prepare a four-volley lightning ball barrage over the course of ~7 seconds, then fires them for ~4 seconds. These projectiles '''ignore''' [[Reflection Beam|Reflection Beams]] and deal splash damage on impact. On some maps Harbingers can be tricked into going around tight corners and running into your defenses to attack something far away, but getting close to this enemy is ill-advised.
+This ghostly enemy possesses electrical beam attacks that deal exponentially-increasing lightning damage to any visible heroes, the moment he/she gets too close. The damage caused by these beams increases by '''20%''' per hit; it resets once the hero(es) are out-of-range. The beams never target defenses.
+Harbingers will keep their distance from whatever they are targeting. They prepare a four-volley lightning ball barrage over the course of ~7 seconds, then fires them for ~4 seconds. These projectiles '''ignore''' [[Reflection Beam|Reflection Beams]] and deal splash damage on impact. On some maps, harbingers can be tricked into going around tight corners and running into your defenses to attack something far away, but getting close to this enemy is ill-advised.
-Harbingers are naturally lightning resistant. A [[Darkness Trap]] or [[Strength Drain Aura]] is required to be effected by such elemental attacks. They possess a very large health pool that can rival that of [[Ogre|ogres]]. In the Infested Ruins and Tomb of Etheria, two maps added with the Final update, the Harbingers are poison-based instead. They naturally resist poison and their attacks inflict poison damage as well.
+Harbingers are naturally lightning resistant. A [[Darkness Trap]] or [[Strength Drain Aura]] is required to be effected by such elemental attacks. They possess a very large health pool that can rival that of [[Ogre|ogres]]. In the [[Infested Ruins]] and [[Tomb of Etheria]], two maps added with the Final Update, the harbingers are poison-based instead. They naturally resist poison and their attacks inflict poison damage as well.
-Like the [[Djinn]], [[Sharken]], and [[Goblin Copter|Goblin Copters]], this enemy is announced when they spawn (in dark blue text). But unlike these enemies, Harbingers '''do not''' appear on non-native maps on Nightmare [[Difficulties|difficulty]]. However... they '''DO '''spawn on some CDT maps on Nightmare, where they do not Insane difficulty and below, such as [[Coastal Bazaar]].
+Like the [[Djinn]], [[Sharken]], and [[Goblin Copter|Goblin Copters]], this enemy is announced when it spawns (in dark blue text). But unlike these enemies, harbingers '''do not''' appear on non-native maps on [[Nightmare (Difficulty)|Nightmare]] [[Difficulties|difficulty]]. However... they '''DO '''spawn on some CDT maps on Nightmare, where they do not on Insane difficulty and below, such as [[Coastal Bazaar]].
 == Strategies ==
-* Deadly Striker Towers can snipe Harbingers from a distance, before they get close enough to throw lightning balls.
+* [[Deadly Striker Tower|Deadly Striker Towers]] can snipe harbingers from a distance, before they get close enough to throw lightning balls or electrocute heroes.
+* Harbingers are susceptible to knockback. Weapons and defenses with strong knockback, like the [[Chicken Baller]] and Deadly Striker Tower, can keep them away from heroes.
-[[Category:Creatures]]
+* [[Enrage Aura|Enrage Auras]] can make harbingers toss lightning balls at other enemies, but their automatic chain lightning will NOT target them instead of heroes (unconfirmed).
+* Place minions in front your main damage-dealing towers (notably mage towers) to keep Harbingers away from stationary tower-buffing heroes, such as a [[Monk]] (w/ [[Tower Boost]]) or a [[Summoner]] (w/ two guardian pets).
+* The [[Huntress|Huntress']] and [[Ranger|Ranger's]] [[invisibility]] allows them to get up close to Harbingers without taking damage. However, they '''will''' get electrocuted if an uncloaked ally is nearby.
+== Notes ==
+* Despite having difficulty-dependent map icons in color, the Harbinger's robe and hood will always be blue or green.[[Category:Creatures]]
+[[Category:The Lost Quests]]