Summon Cactus Giant

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Summon cactus giant.png Summon Cactus Giant
Level 6
School1 Summoning
Source(s) Book of Scorching
Book of the Wilderness
Casting noise 4
Spell noise 0
Power Cap 200
Summons a warrior from a particularly prickly tribe. Foes that strike these giants in melee are in for a painful surprise! When cast at a higher power, older, more robust warriors will answer the call.

Sumon Cactus Giant is a Level 6 Summonings spell, which summons a titular cactus giant. These animated cacti attack both slow and weak, but is spiny and has remarkably high HP to boot.

Strategy

  • Despite what it may seem on paper, cactus giants actually 'deal' respectable damage in melee. Melee is the key word here; ranged attacks just don't activate spines.
  • Cactus giants are, effectively, a leveled up version of Summon Guardian Golem. While they don't explode, they fufill the same tanky retaliatory summon role that they do. Their low EV helps with this role; projectiles are likely to hit them.

History

  • Summon Cactus Giant was added in 0.28.