Phantom

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Useful Info

Phantoms are irritating undead spirits that harass young adventurers, blinking both themselves and your character (right next to them) on melee attack. They have surprisingly high HP and damage output for a monster found in the early Dungeon.

Tips & Tricks

• Essentially a walking dispersal trap, which has the potential to be very dangerous. You could be hit once, and be trapped between the phantom and an ogre. Phantoms can also prevent you from going up stairs.
• Phantoms are worth a lot of XP for such early monsters, so try to take them out if you are able. Just be careful about it; mashing Tab will almost certainly result in dangerous missteps, and make sure not to retreat into areas you haven't explored yet!
• Attacks of opportunity will never trigger the blink effect.

History

• Prior to 0.27, Phantoms would blink randomly and independently, instead of blinking with you on a melee hit.