Echidna

Echidna, mother of monsters, is the Moderate boss: the step up from Lamia. She has 9,000 health.

Summoning her

You summon Echidna with Echidna's Coil, forged from 96 Essence of Echidna. That essence drops from shades and wraiths at higher Polis levels (mainly the high 70s to 99). Coils also come out of Mystery Boss Keys. There is no shop that sells them.

Echidna unlocks at Community Fund tier II, and that is the only gate. See Summoning a Boss for the altar.

Her altar also takes Echidna's Brood Knot, the separate uber key that summons Uber Echidna at Fund tier V.

The fight

Echidna has a new fight for Map 4, fought alone in her own arena. She pierces 20% of your armour, and during her big moves she takes 90% less damage rather than going immune. Her Fang Strike hits for 37 before armour. Like every boss she slowly regenerates when left alone, can't be slowed and can't be stun-locked. See Boss Fight Mechanics for the shared rules. Go down and you respawn at her altar. Learning her rhythm is half the fight.

Loot

Felling her can yield the Momentum VI exceptional orb, Mystery Godly Enchant Orbs, boosters, Enchant Dust, Contraband Satchels and the occasional rare utility item. Her signature reward is Echidna's Strand, the Grappling Trinket, also catalogued on the Special Items page. It works in boss arenas during your own fight.

She is the home of the Broodborn armour and pickaxe trims (the pickaxe half is the rarer of the two), and the only source of the Raider armour trim. A new unique jewel is hidden in her loot.

Her rare drops feed the RNG Meter, so dry streaks edge you toward a guaranteed reward.

Killing Echidna pays the summoner 1,500 Hunter XP. Thanatos is the tier above, and Uber Echidna is a harder fight with a table of her own.

Version history

v4.0.0 (Map 4)

• Echidna has a new fight and 9,000 health, with no hidden damage reduction. She pierces 20% of your armour.
• Fang Strike now hits for 37, up from 30, and her bite and venom spit deal about 15% less.
• She takes 90% less damage during her big moves instead of going immune.
• Broodborn trims are 1.5x rarer, the Grappling Trinket 10x rarer, the Contraband Satchel and Momentum VI orb 5x rarer and the Raider armour trim 3x rarer. The Raider armour trim now only drops from Echidna.
• A new unique jewel is hidden in her loot. Motes of the Ancients became Enchant Dust.
• Her key takes 96 essence and can no longer be bought. Kills pay Hunter XP instead of Hunter Points.

v3.0.0

• Echidna is now gated by Community Fund tier II alone. The Level 60 requirement is gone.
• She drops the Broodborn armour and pickaxe trims (renamed from Surgeborn), which previously had no source.
• Her death broadcast and sidebar now report the damage you actually dealt instead of the number before damage reduction.
• Her abilities no longer lose most of their damage to armour.
• Dying to her now respawns you at her altar instead of at spawn.
• Added Uber Echidna, summoned at the same altar with Echidna's Brood Knot from Fund tier V.

v2.0.0

• Echidna now requires Level 60+ to summon, replacing the old Hunter T3 gate.
• Echidna no longer drops Condensed Crude Ore or the Quantum Entangler. The Entangler is now Rift-exclusive.
• Loot table rebuilt for the new map: Momentum orb, Mystery Godly Orb, rare booster box, Ancient Mannequin, motes and dust, and the signature Echidna's Strand.
• Fixed Echidna paying out Lamia's Hunter Points. She now correctly awards 1,500.
• Echidna now slowly regenerates when left alone, can't be slowed, and can't be stun-locked (shared boss changes).