Cursed Prospector
Abilities
Melee0-350+
Life Drain300-400
Energy Beam300-400
Holy Berserk?Energy Ball500; 1125 or 1687; depending on the distance from the center of the attackHoly Missile500-600; also chains to multiple players if they are within ~4 sqm on its target whenever Prospector receives any Parry-like damage ;around 50% chance to triggerLocation
Loot
13 items · sorted by chance
Immunity Properties
Notes
Long deceased miners, cursed to roam the hollows of drifts and mines. Some of them humble and diligent in life, others greedy and ungrateful until death and beyond. They are ghost-like creatures with devious attacks and tend to call for the aid of other ghosts when in distress.
These are the only creatures known to have an area spell that deals different damage depending on the target's distance from the center of the attack, its Energy Ball attack. The target at the center of the spell always receives 500 base damage, those right adjacent to the target receive 225% of that (1125 base damage) and those at the edge of the spell receive 337,5% damage (1687).
Behaviour
A cursed prospector attacks from a distance. A cursed prospector never retreats.
Strategy
Prospectors aren't worth killing for experience or loot, but some players may want to kill them for their bestiary. In those cases, you must be extremely careful with their energy ball attacks which can deal massive combos to players near the attack's target, as described above.
History
- Its experience was increased from 4200 to 5250 with Update 12.31.
- As announced on March 04, 2025, the patch added a "semi-rare" chance of looting Stone Skin Amulet from this creature.
- As announced on June 17, 2025, the patch increased fire and ice sensitivity from 100% to 105%, the additional damage that players next to the target of the energy bomb take has been reduced significantly, and the trigger chance of the holy chain damage now scales with the number of cursed prospectors and is displayed via a new indicator: if that indicator is green, you are safe, if it is red, you could be in danger.
- As announced on July 08, 2025, the patch increased its DPS by approximately 15%, increased gold gain by approximately 34%, and its holy chain damage now triggers when there are fewer than 100 cursed prospectors in the hunting ground (previously 50).