Lord Malakai - Revision history

Greatwrath1711: Part 2.

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Part 2.

Paloverde zfogshooterz at 13:23, 6 February 2025

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Paloverde zfogshooterz: Tweaked moveset sections

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Tweaked moveset sections

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Paloverde zfogshooterz: Changed Boss Info image link

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Changed Boss Info image link

Paloverde zfogshooterz: some corrections

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some corrections

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← Older revision		Revision as of 20:18, 10 July 2025
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	== History ==		== History ==
	* [[File:Nights of Dragonfall Splash Logo.png\|35px]] '''December 12th 2023''' : Introduced.		* [[File:Nights of Dragonfall Splash Logo.png\|35px]] '''December 12th 2023''' : Introduced.
		+	=Trivia=
		+	The Harbinger shares the same species as Lord Malakai.

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-An ancient vampiric lord who feasts on the essence of the living and the one responsible for the [[Hunter]]'s bloody curse and powers, Lord Malakai is a boss only encountered in Malakai's Manor within Expeditions gamemode.
+An ancient vampiric lord who feasts on the essence of the living and the one responsible for the [[Hunter]]'s bloodthirsty curse, Lord Malakai is a boss only encountered in Malakai's Manor within Expeditions gamemode.
 ''Credits to this [https://wiki.dungeondefenders2.com/images/1/1d/Protobot_Database_Boss_Info.png image] from the Protobot Database for a good amount of info that this article uses.''

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 === Close-combat Attacks ===
 Malakai will perform these attacks randomly whenever a hero is right in front of him. Each of these attacks is guaranteed to deal knockback which can't be negated by Tenacity.
-* '''Basic melee attacks''' - Malakai bashes any heroes with his mace knocking them back. While he can strike left or right; there are no notable differences between these attacks.
+*'''Basic Melee Attacks'''
-* '''Mace extension attack''' - Works similar to Malakai's basic melee attacks with the addition of the mace also able to deal some damage when retracting. However, heroes will have be in specifically close positions to even be hit from the retracting damage.
+:''Mace Attack'' - Malakai strikes with his mace in either left or right direction, inflicting knockback and blunt force trauma to any heroes hit.
-* '''Ground smash attack''' - Malakai slams his mace onto the ground knocking heroes back and producing a moderate AoE shockwave of debris. Any hero caught within the AoE will be stunned for 4 seconds. This is the only stun effect that can be negated by Tenacity.
+:''Shield Bash Attack'' - Malakai bashes heroes with his shield knocking them back. Any towers/blockade struck will also be moved as well.
-* '''Shield bash Attack''' - Malakai bashes heroes with his shield knocking them back. Any towers/blockade struck will also be moved as well.
-* '''Spinning Attack''' - Malakai spins in two rotations, dealing damaging knockback twice to any heroes/tower caught within his spin. At the end of the spin, a third damaging knockback will be dealt to any heroes still close enough to the boss.
+*'''Mace Extension Attack'''
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 [[File:Malakai 1st Basic Mace Attack.gif|270px]] <br/>
-'''Basic melee attack (right strike).'''
+'''Mace Attack (Right Strike).'''
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 [[File:Malakai 2nd Basic Mace Attack.gif|270px]] <br/>
-'''Basic melee attack (left strike).'''
+'''Mace Attack (Left Strike).'''
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-[[File:Malakai Extending Mace Attack.gif|270px]] <br/>
+[[File:Malakai_Basic Shield Bash Attack.gif|270px]] <br/>
-'''Mace extension attack.'''
+'''Shield Bash Attack.'''
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-[[File:Malakai Slamming Mace Attack.gif|270px]] <br/>
+[[File:Malakai Extending Mace Attack.gif|270px]] <br/>
-'''Ground smash attack.'''
+'''Mace Extension Attack.'''
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 [[File:Malakai Spinning Attack.gif|270px]] <br/>
-'''Spinning attack.'''
+'''Spinning Attack.'''
 |}
 === Other Abilities ===
 Aside from close combats, Malakai will also periodically perform these moves and abilities to support his attacks.
-* '''Shield charge attack''' - Whenever there's distance between a hero and the boss, Malakai will eventually raise his shield and start charging towards the targeted hero as a catch up, only stopping when collided with the most frontal object collision (i.e. hero or environmental). Any nearby heroes or defenses that's not right in front will get swept to the side. Damages dealt by this attack are minimal.
+* '''Shield Charge Attack'''
-* '''Homing projectile attack''' - Among close-combat attacks, Malakai will fire (magical damage) projectiles at heroes several times in intervals. These homing projectiles are able to pass through any terrains, essentially making sure the heroes get hit. The number of projectiles fired will depend on how many heroes are present within the map. They can be reflected by [[Reflect Beam]].
+:Whenever there's distance between a hero and the boss, Malakai will eventually raise his shield and start charging towards the targeted hero as a catch up, only stopping when collided with the most frontal object collision (i.e. hero or environmental). Any nearby heroes or defenses that's not right in front will get swept to the side. Damages dealt by this attack are minimal.
-* '''Damage-related buffings''' - Periodically, Malakai will apply a buff to himself and any nearby enemies, increasing attack damage by 20% and reducing damage taken by 25%. The effect roughly lasts for about 12 seconds.
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 [[File:Malakai Shield Charge Attack.gif|270px]] <br/>
-'''Shield charge attack.'''
+'''Shield Charge Attack.'''
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 [[File:Malakai Projectile Attack.gif|270px]] <br/>
-'''Homing projectile attack.'''
+'''Homing Projectile Attack.'''
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 [[File:Malakai Buffing Ability.gif|270px]] <br/>
-'''Applying damage-related buffs.'''
+'''Applying Damage Buffs.'''
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 == Behavior and Mechanics ==
-{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:0.46em 0.80em;"
+{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:0.46em 0.80em; margin-left:20px;"
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 == Strategy ==
-It is recommended to use Hero Damage-based builds on Malakai as they are more effective in consistent dps. <br/>
+Since Malakai is essentially a damage check boss due to his mechanics and damage resistance, it is recommended to use Hero Damage-based builds as they are more effective in dishing out fast and consistent dps. If you are unable to defeat him, it usually means your gear isn't decently built enough. <br/>
 Using [[World Tree]] with World Tree Mcbufferson, [[Obelisk]] with Empowering Blasphemy and [[Flame Aura|Flame]]/[[Water Aura]] with Empowering Aura shard will also help increase damage done to the boss. And furthermore, Malakai can also be affected by debuffs (which increases his damage taken) from;

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 An ancient vampiric lord who feasts on the essence of the living and the one responsible for the [[Hunter]]'s bloody curse and powers, Lord Malakai is a boss only encountered in Malakai's Manor within Expeditions gamemode.
-''Credits to this [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/951905612629958711/1185245115137138768/boss-info.png image] from the Protobot Database for a good amount of info that this article uses.''
+''Credits to this [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/951905612629958711/1185245115137138768/boss-info.png?ex=65fda688&is=65eb3188&hm=b936358b888073433260dde1a955efee6fc98479342d79be9bf8d46e8e024f0c& image] from the Protobot Database for a good amount of info that this article uses.''
 == Behavior and Mechanics ==
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 * Malakai is a free-roaming boss, meaning that the boss is free to travel or be lured to anywhere in the map as the fight will be mostly centered around surviving his abilities. He will always try to move towards the nearest player as they are his primary targets.
 * Malakai will always spawn in front of his giant statue within the crypt (the room containing "Malakai's Shield" and "Malakai's Mace" spawn lanes) at the start of the fight.
-* Malakai has '''73.418%''' damage resistance, making him one of the most tankiest boss. However, Malakai takes double damage when attacked in his rear ''(though that does '''not''' count as a [[Weakpoint]])''.
+* Malakai has '''73.418%''' damage resistance, making him one of the most tankiest boss. However, Malakai takes double damage when attacked in his rear ''(though that does '''not''' count as a [[Weak Point]])''.
 * Malakai is untargetable by towers and immune to defense damage. He is also unaffected by crowd control effects.
 * Malakai's attacks are able to damage cores and move towers or blockades.

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 == Strategy ==
 It is recommended to use Hero Damage-based builds on Malakai as they are more effective in consistent dps. <br/>
-Using [[World Tree]] with World Tree Mcbufferson, [[Obelisk]] with Empowering Blasphemy or [[Flame Aura|Flame]]/[[Water Aura]] with Empowering Aura shard will also help increase damage done to the boss. And furthermore, Malakai can also be affected by debuffs (which increases his damage taken) from;
+Using [[Obelisk]] with Empowering Blasphemy or [[Flame Aura|Flame]]/[[Water Aura]] with Empowering Aura shard will also help increase damage done to the boss. And furthermore, Malakai can also be affected by debuffs (which increases his damage taken) from;
 * Sundering Blow shard.