Shining eye - Revision history

Qqqqwe2 at 23:30, 2 June 2026

2026-06-02T23:30:26Z

Predelnik: Remove outdated information since malmutate was removed, update to 0.34.

2026-06-02T19:39:32Z

Remove outdated information since malmutate was removed, update to 0.34.

Hordes: version bump, note the slowness

2023-10-21T04:48:11Z

version bump, note the slowness

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2023-08-25T07:42:15Z

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2023-08-25T07:41:48Z

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2023-06-14T07:17:47Z

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2023-06-14T07:17:28Z

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2023-03-09T14:24:45Z

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Hordes: update strategy

2023-03-09T14:23:44Z

update strategy

Ge0ff: Bump version

2020-05-13T13:35:12Z

Bump version

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-{{version030}}
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 {{list of | eyeballs}}
 {{monster info}}
 ==Useful Info==
-'''Shining eyes''' are dangerous floating monsters that deal no damage, but aggressively blast you with [[magic contamination]]-increasing gaze attacks. They are found in [[the Slime Pits]], and can be summoned by a few enemies through the [[Summon Eyeballs]] spell.
+'''Shining eyes''' are dangerous floating monsters that deal no damage, but aggressively blast you with [[contamination]]-inflicting gaze attacks. They are found uncommonly in [[the Slime Pits]], and can be summoned by a few enemies through the [[Summon Eyeballs]] spell.
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Since you will receive a lot of contamination being in Shining eyes' LOS, quickly getting rid of them or leaving line of sight is advisable.
+*Since you will receive a lot of contamination being in Shining eyes' LOS, quickly getting rid of them or leaving line of sight is advisable. It usually takes them about three or four casts to get you to dangerous levels.
-*Shining eyes are slow. If one appears from the edge of [[LOS]], you can walk away to reposition, buff, and/or summon.
+**Mutagenic Gaze is a smite-targeted spell, so you can't hide behind allies to avoid it!
-===History===
+==History==
-* In [[0.34]] Shining eyes gained [[Mutagenic Gaze]] instead of [[Malmutate]].
+*Prior to [[0.34]], shining eyes moved slowly and casted [[malmutate]].

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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Shining eyes''' are dangerous floating monsters that deal no damage, but aggressively blast you with [[mutation]]-inflicting gaze attacks. Although these give you [[good mutations]] roughly 5% of the time, [[bad mutations]] are much, much more common. They are found in [[the Slime Pits]], and can be summoned by a few enemies through the [[Summon Eyeballs]] spell.
+'''Shining eyes''' are dangerous floating monsters that deal no damage, but aggressively blast you with [[magic contamination]]-increasing gaze attacks. They are found in [[the Slime Pits]], and can be summoned by a few enemies through the [[Summon Eyeballs]] spell.
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Their attack requires a clear line of fire to hit you. Prevent this as much as possible.
+*Since you will receive a lot of contamination being in Shining eyes' LOS, quickly getting rid of them or leaving line of sight is advisable.
 *Shining eyes are slow. If one appears from the edge of [[LOS]], you can walk away to reposition, buff, and/or summon.

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Their attack requires a clear line of fire to hit you. Prevent this as much as possible.
-** Block their malmutate by shielding yourself with other monsters, hostile or friendly. [[Summon]]s, like from [[scroll of butterflies]], [[Haunt]], or [[Summon Horrible Things]], work well. Conjurations users can use [[Fulminant Prism]] to block their line of fire.
+**Block their malmutate by shielding yourself with other monsters, hostile or friendly. [[Summon]]s, like from [[scroll of butterflies]], [[Haunt]], or [[Summon Horrible Things]], work well. Conjurations users can use [[Fulminant Prism]] to block their line of fire.
-** You can also block their [[line of sight]] with a [[scroll of fog]].
+**You can also block their [[line of sight]] with a [[scroll of fog]].
-: If you block their line of fire, you can then use [[piercing]], [[smite-targeted]], or AOE attacks to safely attack the eye. Examples include [[silver]] [[javelin]]s (which are especially effective against malmutators), [[LRD]], [[Airstrike]], and [[Portal Projectile]].
+*If you block their line of fire, you can then use [[piercing]], [[smite-targeted]], or AOE attacks to safely attack the eye. Examples include [[silver]] [[javelin]]s (which are especially effective against malmutators), [[LRD]], [[Airstrike]], and [[Portal Projectile]].

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 ** Block their malmutate by shielding yourself with other monsters, hostile or friendly. [[Summon]]s, like from [[scroll of butterflies]], [[Haunt]], or [[Summon Horrible Things]], work well. Conjurations users can use [[Fulminant Prism]] to block their line of fire.
 ** You can also block their [[line of sight]] with a [[scroll of fog]].
-: Once you block their line of fire, you can use [[piercing]], [[smite-targeted]], or AOE attacks. Examples include [[silver]] [[javelin]]s (which are especially effective against malmutators), [[LRD]], [[Airstrike]], and [[Portal Projectile]].
+: If you block their line of fire, you can then use [[piercing]], [[smite-targeted]], or AOE attacks to safely attack the eye. Examples include [[silver]] [[javelin]]s (which are especially effective against malmutators), [[LRD]], [[Airstrike]], and [[Portal Projectile]].

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Their attack requires a clear line of fire to hit you. Prevent this as much as possible.
-** Block their malmutate by shielding yourself with other monsters, hostile or friendly. [[Summon]]s, like from [[scroll of butterflies]], [[Haunt]], or [[Summon Horrible Things]], work well.
+** Block their malmutate by shielding yourself with other monsters, hostile or friendly. [[Summon]]s, like from [[scroll of butterflies]], [[Haunt]], or [[Summon Horrible Things]], work well. Conjurations users can use [[Fulminant Prism]] to block their line of fire.
-** Conjurations users can use [[Fulminant Prism]] to block their line of fire.
+** You can also block their [[line of sight]] with a [[scroll of fog]].
-** Block their [[line of sight]] with a [[scroll of fog]].
+: Once you block their line of fire, you can use [[piercing]], [[smite-targeted]], or AOE attacks. Examples include [[silver]] [[javelin]]s (which are especially effective against malmutators), [[LRD]], [[Airstrike]], and [[Portal Projectile]].

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 ** Conjurations users can use [[Fulminant Prism]] to block their line of fire.
 ** Block their [[line of sight]] with a [[scroll of fog]].
-:You can take out a shining eye with [[piercing]] attacks, with [[silver]] [[javelin]]s being especially effective. You can also using [[smite-targeted]] attacks like [[LRD]], [[Airstrike]], or [[Portal Projectile]] for the same effect.
+:You can take out a shining eye with [[piercing]] attacks, with [[silver]] [[javelin]]s being especially effective. You can also use [[smite-targeted]] attacks like [[LRD]], [[Airstrike]], or [[Portal Projectile]] for the same effect.

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 ** Conjurations users can use [[Fulminant Prism]] to block their line of fire.
 ** Block their [[line of sight]] with a [[scroll of fog]].
-:You can take out the shining eye with [[piercing]] attacks, with [[silver]] throwables being especially effective. You can also using [[smite-targeted]] attacks like [[LRD]], [[Airstrike]], or [[Portal Projectile]] for the same effect.
+:You can take out the shining eye with [[piercing]] attacks, with [[silver]] [[javelin]]s being especially effective. You can also using [[smite-targeted]] attacks like [[LRD]], [[Airstrike]], or [[Portal Projectile]] for the same effect.

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Their attack requires a clear path to hit you. Mass [[Summonings]] spells like [[Shadow Creatures]] can shield you while your minions charge in to combat. Even [[Summon Butterflies]] can provide protection.
+*Their attack requires a clear line of fire to hit you. Prevent this as much as possible.
-**If you lack access to summons, keeping other monsters between you and the shining eye also works, though less effectively (as they'll be attempting to kill you).
+** Block their malmutate with [[summon]]s, like [[scroll of butterflies]], [[Haunt]], or [[Summon Horrible Things]].
-*[[Transmuter]]s could use [[Sticks to Snakes]] to shield themselves from Malmutation and quickly kill shining eyes.
+** Block malmutate by shielding yourself with other monsters.
-*[[Airstrike]] and [[LRD]] can take them out quickly from behind a meat shield using [[smite]]-targeting, as can [[Portal Projectile]].
+** Conjurations users can use [[Fulminant Prism]] to block their line of fire.