Ancient Herald

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Ancient Herald
Stats
	2000
Effects
	6.6
Combat
Damage	50 (37.5 )
Attack Period	4
Attack Range	3
Movement
Walking Speed	2
Running Speed	2
Traits
Special Ability	AoE attack Spawn Ancient Spirits, Shadow Creatures, Poison Dartfrogs and Dragoon Eggs
Loot	None
Spawns from	Aporkalypse
Code
"Ancient_Herald"

“Metaphisical end-ity.”

–Wilson

“What's he all about.”

–Willow

“Wolfgang just let him be.”

–Wolfgang

“The end is nigh.”

–Wendy

“NEITHER A FLESHLING NOR MY BRETHREN”

–WX-78

“A harbinger of some sort.”

–Wickerbottom

“How's it goin'?”

–Woodie

“Ah. The end is nigh.”

–Maxwell

“Signals the cöming öf Ragnarök!”

–Wigfrid

“He looks scary.”

–Webber

“That dude looks scary.”

–Walani

“Mon dieu! He is frightening.”

–Warly

“Scallywag, if'n Woodlegs e'er seen one.”

–Woodlegs

“DOST FRETTING HIS HOUR 'PON THE STAGE”

–Wilba

The Ancient Herald is a boss monster that spawns during the Aporkalypse. If killed, it will respawn indefinitely, until the Aporkalypse ends.

Behavior

The Ancient Herald will rise from the ground somewhere on the player's screen a short time after the Aporkalypse begins. It will slowly pursue the player, losing interest if the player gets far enough away and then despawning after a while. If the player returns to the Ancient Herald, it will not be aggressive unless attacked.

It attacks by diving into the ground, emitting a shockwave that destroys structures and damages nearby enemies, setting them on fire similar to the Iron Hulk Head or Leg. In addition, it will periodically cast an incantation, summoning various creatures and attacks to help it. Each new Ancient Herald that spawns seems to 'prefer' certain summons than others, casting them far more often than it does any other.

• 4 to 5 Ancient Spirits.
• 2 to 4 Nightmare Creatures.
• 1 to 3 Dragoon Eggs, that leave Lava Pools.
• ~9 to ~20 Poison Dartfrogs in a circle, slightly offscreen.

Hunting

The various monsters it spawns, coupled with the destructive power of its attack, means that this boss is very difficult to fight. Since it drops nothing, and respawns quickly, there is currently no benefit to killing it. The wisest choice is to simply run away.

Gallery

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The closed beta version of the ancient herald

Ancient Herald dying