Mudskipper Broodlord

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Mudskipper Broodlord

Gallery

Mudskipper Broodlord
Health	5500 13750(Corrupted)
Attacks	Punch Left Hook Broodrot Thrust Broodrot Smash Call of the Horde
Drops	Mantra Modifiers Coral Cestus Martial Artist
Locations	Voidsea The Depths The Aratel Sea The Diluvian Mechanism Saramaed Hollow
Challenges	-- Mudskipper Brute -- Bruteslayer - Slay 10. Reward: +5% DMG; +2.5% RES Brawnslayer - Slay 25. Reward: +5% DMG; +2.5% RES Broodslayer - Slay 100. Reward: +5% DMG; +2.5% RES

Description

A far more powerful and dangerous variant of the Mudskipper Brute. They appear more intelligent, capable of using their fellow Mudskippers as tools, and are distinguished from their weaker counterparts by their purple hue.

They inflict heavy anti-heal similar to the Talent "All the Dead Gods" whenever an enemy is in combat with them, making them incredibly threatening in horde situations such as Hell Mode, Saramaed Hollow, or The Diluvian Mechanism.

Moveset

Name/Danger	Description	GIF
Right Hook (★☆☆)	The Broodlord throws a brutal and powerful punch. 𓆩✧𓆪 Parryable ⛊ Blockable § Dodgeable
Left Hook (★☆☆)	The Broodlord throws another brutal and heavy blow. Typically used right after Punch. 𓆩✧𓆪 Parryable ⛊ Blockable § Dodgeable
Broodrot Thrust (★★☆)	Delivers a stronger, unparriable thrust with its rotten fist. ☣ Unparryable ⛊ Blockable § Dodgeable ⤻ Ragdoll
Broodrot Smash (★★★)	Rigorously leaps forward and raises its arms into the air, swinging down on its prey with an unparriable rotten slam. This move autogrips knocked enemies. (After the mob ai change he only uses this move to grip) ⚠︎ Unparryable ⛉ Unblockable § Dodgeable ⤓ Knockdown
Call of the Horde (★☆☆)	Unleashes a blood-curdling screech that alerts any nearby mobs of your presence, as well as summoning two Mudskippers that can be either a Bloatskipper or a Miniskipper. Two of the same Mudskipper type can spawn as well. Applies anti-heal and deals sanity damage. The scream can be blocked to avoid anti heal. ¤ Debuff + Summon ⚠︎ Unparryable ⛊ Blockable § Dodgeable

Passives

• Broodlord Rot - When the Mudskipper Broodlord lands an attack on a target, 80% anti-heal is applied for a few seconds. It also applies Bear Trap.
  • Natural health regeneration is unaffected. Artificial health regeneration is, however.
  • In Hell Mode, this is reduced to 50%.
    • In The Diluvian Mechanism, the amount of anti-heal is increased up to 100%, excluding health packs received from killing monsters.
• Sturdy - When the Mudskipper Broodlord's natural armor is broken, it remains stunned for far less time than other monsters.
• Advanced Knowledge - When damaged by a mantra at medium-long range, the Mudskipper Broodlord will make a parry sound, and negate the attack.

Tips

• The Broodlord's punch chains have similar timing, but there's just enough distance between hits and a short enough windup to confuse even experienced players. Avoid hitting them more than once between their attacks.
  • Don't hold F to parry. Their unparriable attacks make this inadvisable and it will likely lead to being blockbroken. Parry only when you see that their windup doesn't have an unparriable cue.
  • Don't spam anything. You need to preserve as much reaction time as possible.
• Be mindful of Broodrot Smash. This move allows the Broodlord to cover quite long distances with ease and catch up to you. Additionally, this move also allows them to easily board boats, especially larger ones.
• Being one of the most tanky and difficult mobs to fight in the game, they should be approached with extreme caution. Additionally, they can swim faster than you, so try to fight them on land where you have a speed advantage.
  • Cannons on boats are a good way to kill them when encountered at sea.
• You can use Force Your Way from Ignition Deepdelver or the Ignition Gauntlets to parry Broodrot Slam and/or Broodrot Thrust, but be advised that it is incredibly risky and requires noticeably precise timing to parry either attack.
• The Broodlord is deceptively fast, even without using Broodrot Smash, typically able to catch up to the average player, especially on low health. If you're being chased, try to get to higher ground, as Mudskipper Broodlords are, for the most part, incapable of getting to higher elevations. Although, be incredibly mindful of their ability to phase through walls and ceilings with Broodrot Smash.
• When escaping from a Mudskipper Broodlord, pay close attention to it's attack audio. Broodrot Smash will knock you down, stunning you, allowing it to potentially get another hit in, dealing high damage. Dodge immediately if you hear it charging up its slam.
• Be mindful of their ability to parry mantras, as this can make them harder to deal with from long range

Trivia

• They were once able to spawn in the Etrean Luminant. Due to community backlash—a result of players being hunted down by Broodlords while being low level—their overworld spawns were made exclusive to The Eastern Luminant on 5/3/24
• They're based on the Clickers from The Last of Us series.
  • Prior to the October 11th 2024 update, Mudskipper Broodlords could see through walls, as well as behind themselves. Clickers are known for their hearing.
• They can accidentally hit their own Mudskippers and kill them using their Broodrot Smash move.
• They used to deal more damage and used Broodrot Smash and Rotten Mudtoss more frequently being one of the, if not the hardest mob ever, they were nerfed at an unknown point during Late 2024/Early 2025 reducing the damage of its punch and left hook and only using Broodrot Smash to grip and stopped using Rotten Mudtoss.
• In the caves of Saramaed Hollow, Mudskipper Broodlords will start to fight their spawned Mudskippers and vice versa if they get hit by them too many times. Outside of being funny, this allows the player openings to escape without being chased.