Self-Destruct

“	Blowing myself up will hurt.	„
—Lost Sahagin

Details

The monster passively explodes prior to its death. A monster with this skill hits everything within its range. This includes monsters and the person who is controlling a monster. Exploding in a group of other monsters with this skill can start a chain reaction. The bomb has an explosion radius similar to an Escape Bomb, or to the range of a wandless magic bolt (e.g. using any Bolt spell, such as Icebolt, without a wand equipped). You should try to be at least half a dungeon-sized room away when the monster detonates itself. The explosion usually causes very high damage, similar to a low ranked Fireball. Damage will be reduced by the player's Defense and Protection, as well as by Mana Deflector, Fire Shield, and the Explosion Resistance status effect. A safe way to avoid the explosion is to stay out of the room. Be careful when the door opens; if you and the detonation are close to the door, you will get hit. Ranged, Magic, or Alchemy attacks are recommended against any enemy using this skill. Dual Gun attacks are more risky due to their smaller range and extremely mild stun. However, only their Normal Attacks can achieve this, as their skills have lesser range. Ninja attacks rely on Shuriken Mastery to increase in range, allowing a player high-ranked in ninja to use Shurikens. Chain Slash can be a reliable alternative to melee, on account of it's long-range melee-type attacks. Certain skills inhibit or prevent the use of Self-Destruct: Rank 5 Barrier Spikes allows the player to use attacks at close proximity without taking damage. Fire Shield will reduce the damage done by Self-Destruct and can prevent knockback if the damage is reduced enough. The Only Survivor Magical Music is capable of granting full resistance to Self-Destruct. Monsters killed by the detachment hit of Puppet's Snare will not have an explosion occur on death. Monsters killed by Hydra Transmutation will not have an explosion occur on death. Certain monsters can self-destruct at will: Lost Sahagins and Bomb Steeds can self-destruct at will, but only under certain conditions. Lost Sahagins only self-detonates if its HP is less than 50%. Bomb Steeds on the other hand explode after a certain time. Volatile Zombies in Grandmaster Missions can destruct at any time, although they require a few seconds to load the skill. The player-summoned Glas Ghaibhleann Bomb Doll will initiate self-destruct when it aggros an enemy. If the monster is still alive when it decides to self-destruct, there will be a delay while it preps the skill, this delay does not exist if the monster is killed by something other than itself. In this case it will explode immediately. When the monster has self-destructed on its own, it does not produce experience. In addition, monsters who are killed by the explosion also will not produce Experience. Monster Mercenaries and Marionettes are unaffected by Self-Destruct. If killed by Pummel (except for the initial kick), the monster explodes right after the backflip animation.

Monsters with the Skill

• Bear Sprite
• Bomb Steed
• Form of Doubt
• Giant Sulfur Spider
• Glas Ghaibhleann Bomb Doll
• Hobgoblin Grenadier
• Horse Sprite
• Lost Sahagin
• Skeleton Squad
• Sulfur Spider
• Wolf Sprite
• Volatile Zombie