Sand Charmer

Sand Charmer
Enemy Type		Unholy/Eldritch
Size		Average (1)
Actions per round
Has Corpse		No
Stats
Variation		Apprentice	Veteran	Champion
HP		135	196	270
Dodge		8%	18%	28%
Protection		25%	30%	35%
Speed		14	16	18
Stealth		No	No	No
Resistances
Stun		60%	80%	100%
Blight		40%	60%	80%
Bleed		80%	100%	120%
Debuff/Mark		60%	80%	100%
Move		50%	70%	90%

Charmed Bounty Hunter
Enemy Type		Unholy/Eldritch
Size		Average (1)
Actions per round
Has Corpse		No
Stats
Variation		Apprentice	Veteran	Champion
HP		40	58	80
Dodge		5%	15%	25%
Protection		20%	25%	30%
Speed		6	8	10
Stealth		No	No	No
Resistances
Stun		35%	55%	75%
Blight		25%	45%	65%
Bleed		90%	110%	130%
Debuff/Mark		15%	35%	55%
Move		30%	50%	70%

Charmed Shieldbreaker
Enemy Type		Unholy/Eldritch
Size		Average (1)
Actions per round
Has Corpse		No
Stats
Variation		Apprentice	Veteran	Champion
HP		36	52	72
Dodge		8%	18%	28%
Protection		10%	15%	20%
Speed		9	11	13
Stealth		No	No	No
Resistances
Stun		35%	55%	75%
Blight		35%	55%	75%
Bleed		80%	100%	120%
Debuff/Mark		15%	35%	55%
Move		30%	50%	70%

Charmed Occultist
Enemy Type		Unholy/Eldritch
Size		Average (1)
Actions per round
Has Corpse		No
Stats
Variation		Apprentice	Veteran	Champion
HP		32	46	64
Dodge		12%	22%	32%
Protection		0%	0%	0%
Speed		12	14	16
Stealth		No	No	No
Resistances
Stun		25%	45%	65%
Blight		25%	45%	65%
Bleed		70%	90%	110%
Debuff/Mark		50%	70%	90%
Move		30%	50%	70%

The Sand Charmer is a Unholy/Eldritch wandering Boss found in all regions. It is the Black Reliquary's version of the Collector from the base game but has different spawning rules, a 0.4 chance in the Catacombs and Treasury or 0.3 in the Exposed Interior and Caverns if your inventory is at least 85% full. This will never be an ambush and it can only be encountered once per expedition.

It fights primarily with its Charmed summons which use mark to attack your Heroes, which are sandy versions of the Bounty Hunter, Shieldbreaker and Occultist.

Behavior

The Charmer and its summons act much like a player Mark team. The Bounty Hunter and Shieldbreaker rely on the Occultist and Charmer to mark targets.

The main threat is high burst damage and very high chance for your heroes to be critical hit, its likely that you will leave this fight with low health and high stress regardless of victory or defeat.

Charmer

The Sand Charmer will use Charming Melody on the Prep Round spawning its Charmed summons.

Charming Melody will always summon 1 Charmed Occultist and then a 50/50 for Charmed Bounty Hunter or Charmed Shieldbreaker twice. There is a max of 1 Occultist / 2 SB/BH. It does self damage based on health percentage; above 12% HP it will do 13/19/27 damage, above 9% 8/16/18, above 5% 4/6/9, it does no damage below 5%. This allows teams without pull or reach to kill the Charmer by killing its summons.

Sand Castle forces Guard, cures statuses and applies 1 Block to an ally. Its 2x/3x/4x more likely to target the ally with the highest health. It has a 1 turn cooldown.

Deathly Rattle does very low damage, high Stress, applies Mark, and Debuffs DODGE / CRITS received. Its 1x/1.5x/2x more likely to target the highest Stress hero. Has a 1 turn cooldown.

Sand Blasting does low damage, targets party, Shuffles individually and Debuffs DODGE the same as Rattle. Has a 1 turn cooldown.

Both attacks move the Charmer back by 1.

Bounty Hunter

The Bounty Hunter is the main threat of this fight.

Sand Collect does very high damage, has high CRIT and has +50% additional damage against Marked. Its 2x/2.5x/3x more likely to target the Marked Heroes.

Glass Grasp does moderate damage, has high CRIT and Pulls by 2. It only targets the backline and has a higher Pull chance than average. Its 1x/1.5x/2x more likely to target the Hero with the lowest Move resistance

Field of Shards does very low damage, has low CRIT, does moderate Bleed and Debuffs SPD. It has the lowest chance to be used out of all attacks. Its 1x/1.5x/2x more likely to target the Hero with the lowest Bleed resistance.

It has a small chance to target the Hero with the lowest HP. (0.15 weight relative to other targeting)

Shieldbreaker

The Shieldbreaker is mainly for supporting the Bounty Hunter, clearing Guard and doing moderate damage.

Scaled Strike does moderate damage, has high CRIT, a minor Blight and deals +50% additional damage against Marked. Its 2x/2.5x/3x more likely to target Marked Heroes and is 1x/1.5x/2x more likely to target the Hero with the lowest Hero with the lowest Blight resistance.

Shardspear does moderate damage, has high CRIT and ignores PROT. Its less likely to be used if there are any Marked Heroes.

Fangs of the Dunes does low damage and has low CRIT but targets the entire party. It clears Guard / Stealth and has a chance to Guardbreak for 1 turn. It can only be used if a Hero is being Guarded or all are in Stealth and is more likely to be used. It has a 1 turn cooldown.

It has a small chance to target the Hero with the lowest HP. (0.15 weight relative to other targeting)

Occultist

The Occultist supports the team; Healing, applying Stealth and Mark.

Dune Reconstruction is a solely Healing skill. Unlike your own Occultist it doesn't have a minimum of 0 or have a chance for a negative status. It may only be used if it or an ally is below 70% HP and will always be used on the most damaged ally.

Desert's Embrace grants additional CRIT and Stealth to one ally. It has a 2 turn cooldown. It has a 0%/42.8%/60% chance to be used on the Sand Charmer directly instead of a random target.

Sands Take You does very low damage, has low CRIT, does low Stress, applies Mark and does a large Debuff to DODGE. It will not be used if 2 or more Heroes are Marked or used on Marked Heroes. Its 2x/2.5x/3x more likely to target the Hero with the lowest Debuff/Mark resistance.

Strategy

If hitting rank 4 with good damage is possible with your party a good strategy is killing the minions until there are 2 Shieldbreakers and then focusing the Sand Charmer, this is due to the Shieldbreaker being less dangerous than the Bounty Hunter.

If hitting rank 4 is not possible with your party the best strategy is to kill the minions, focusing the Bounty Hunter and Occultist. This whittles down the charmer with self damage, minimises damage from Sand Collect and minimises healing. The Sand Charmer should be attacked where possible to speed up the process. This strategy is likely to take a long time and Stress can quickly mount against your party in this fight, retreat is better than losing a Hero.

The Charmer summons have relatively low stun resistance, using stuns will make the fight easier. Despite the Charmer having a high resistance to it, stunning it is still viable as it allows for a very hefty output of damage if successful.

Abilities

The Sand Charmer

Apprentice Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Charming Melody	Support	1,2,3,4	Self				Summon 3 Charmed
Deathly Rattle	Ranged	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4	92.5%	6%	2-4	Stress +16 120% Mark Target 100% Debuff: +5% CRITS Received, -5 DODGE	Back 1
Sand Blasting	Ranged	1,2,3,4	1+2+3+4	82.5%	3.6%	5-11	100% Debuff: -5 DODGE 95% Shuffle	Back 1
Sand Castle	Support	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4 (Allies)				Force Guard by Ally Add 1 Damage Blocks Cure Blight/Bleed, Mark, Debuffs, Stun

Charmed Bounty Hunter

Apprentice Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Sand Collect	Melee	1,2,3	1,2,3	87.5%	8%	10-20			+50% DMG vs Marked
Glass Grasp	Ranged	1,2,3,4	3,4	90%	12%	6-12	110% Pull 2
Field of Shards	Ranged	1,2,3,4	1+2,2+3,3+4	92.5%	3%	3-5	100% Bleed 4 100% Debuff: -4 SPD

Charmed Shieldbreaker

Apprentice Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Scaled Strike	Ranged	1,2,3,4	2,3,4	90%	6%	6-11	100% Blight 4		+50% DMG vs Marked
Shardspear	Melee	1,2,3,4	1,2	87.5%	6%	7-15			Attack Ignores PROT
Fangs of the Dunes	Melee	1,2,3,4	1+2+3+4	85%	2.4%	4-8	Clear Guard 100% Prevent Guard by Ally (1 rds) Destealth		Attack Ignores Stealth

Charmed Occultist

Apprentice Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Dune Reconstruction	Support	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4 (allies)				Heal 8-22
Desert's Embrace	Support	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4 (allies)				Buff: +6% CRT if Stealthed Stealth (2 rds)
Sands Take You	Ranged	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4	97.5%	2%	3-5	Stress +7 100% Debuff: -10 DODGE 120% Mark Target

The Sand Charmer

Veteran Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Charming Melody	Support	1,2,3,4	Self				Summon 3 Charmed
Deathly Rattle	Ranged	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4	102.5%	10%	3-5	Stress +19 140% Mark Target 120% Debuff: +8% CRITS Received, -8 DODGE	Back 1
Sand Blasting	Ranged	1,2,3,4	1+2+3+4	92.5%	5.1%	7-15	120% Debuff: -8 DODGE 115% Shuffle	Back 1
Sand Castle	Support	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4 (Allies)				Force Guard by Ally Add 1 Damage Blocks Cure Blight/Bleed, Mark, Debuffs, Stun

Charmed Bounty Hunter

Veteran Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Sand Collect	Melee	1,2,3	1,2,3	97.5%	12%	14-27			+50% DMG vs Marked
Glass Grasp	Ranged	1,2,3,4	3,4	100%	16%	8-16	130% Pull 2
Field of Shards	Ranged	1,2,3,4	1+2,2+3,3+4	102.5%	5.4%	4-7	120% Bleed 6 120% Debuff: -6 SPD

Charmed Shieldbreaker

Veteran Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Scaled Strike	Ranged	1,2,3,4	2,3,4	100%	10%	8-15	120% Blight 6		+50% DMG vs Marked
Shardspear	Melee	1,2,3,4	1,2	97.5%	10%	10-20			Attack Ignores PROT
Fangs of the Dunes	Melee	1,2,3,4	1+2+3+4	95%	3.9%	5-11	Clear Guard 120% Prevent Guard by Ally (1 rds) Destealth		Attack Ignores Stealth

Charmed Occultist

Veteran Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Dune Reconstruction	Support	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4 (allies)				Heal 12-33
Desert's Embrace	Support	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4 (allies)				Buff: +8% CRT if Stealthed Stealth (2 rds)
Sands Take You	Ranged	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4	107.5%	6%	4-7	Stress +10 120% Debuff: -15 DODGE 140% Mark Target

The Sand Charmer

Champion Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Charming Melody	Support	1,2,3,4	Self				Summon 3 Charmed
Deathly Rattle	Ranged	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4	112.5%	14%	4-7	Stress +22 160% Mark Target 140% Debuff: +10% CRITS Received, -10 DODGE	Back 1
Sand Blasting	Ranged	1,2,3,4	1+2+3+4	102.5%	6.6%	10-20	140% Debuff: -10 DODGE 135% Shuffle	Back 1
Sand Castle	Support	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4 (Allies)				Force Guard by Ally Add 1 Damage Blocks Cure Blight/Bleed, Mark, Debuffs, Stun

Charmed Bounty Hunter

Champion Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Sand Collect	Melee	1,2,3	1,2,3	107.5%	16%	19-37			+50% DMG vs Marked
Glass Grasp	Ranged	1,2,3,4	3,4	110%	20%	11-22	150% Pull 2
Field of Shards	Ranged	1,2,3,4	1+2,2+3,3+4	112.5%	7.8%	5-10	140% Bleed 8 140% Debuff: -8 SPD

Charmed Shieldbreaker

Champion Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Scaled Strike	Ranged	1,2,3,4	2,3,4	110%	14%	10-21	140% Blight 8		+50% DMG vs Marked
Shardspear	Melee	1,2,3,4	1,2	107.5%	14%	14-27			Attack Ignores PROT
Fangs of the Dunes	Melee	1,2,3,4	1+2+3+4	105%	5.4%	7-15	Clear Guard 140% Prevent Guard by Ally (1 rds) Destealth		Attack Ignores Stealth

Charmed Occultist

Champion Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Dune Reconstruction	Support	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4 (allies)				Heal 16-44
Desert's Embrace	Support	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4 (allies)				Buff: +10% CRT if Stealthed Stealth (2 rds)
Sands Take You	Ranged	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4	117.5%	10%	5-10	Stress +13 140% Debuff: -20 DODGE 160% Mark Target

Loot

There are 5 unique item drops from this fight. The Chamer can also drop Gold, Gems and Trinkets.

3 of them are Effect Loot, you will always get 1 of these items. Each are based off one of the charmed enemies and sell for 4500 gold.

Glassblown Fang Stack 5 Description A clump of glass has been reshaped into a malicious spearhead. Gold Value: 4,500 Passive Effects: On Melee Hit: Buff Self: +10% DMG (2 tns)	Vitrified Skull Stack 5 Description This fragmented human skull has been reconstructed using glass. Gold Value: 4,500 Passive Effects: On Mystical Hit: Buff Self: +8 ACC (2 tns)	Shredding Stars Stack 5 Description These shards of glass are fused together into splintering hazards. Gold Value: 4,500 Passive Effects: On Ranged Hit: Buff Self: +5% CRT (2 tns)

2 of them are Trinkets. By difficulty there is a 0%/20%/40% chance of 1 of them dropping. If you already have both, gold will be dropped instead.

Dust Devil's Dagger

Open Vein can no longer Bleed +15% Stun Skill Chance vs Bleeding Melee Skills: +5% CRT On Open Vein Hit: Stun Target (100% Base) +20% Stun Chance/Difficulty

Duneshaper

+25% Random Friendly Target Chance On Friendly Skill: Buff Party: +4 SPD, +8 DODGE (2 tns) On Friendly Skill: Shuffle Party

Trivia

• The Sand Charmer may be based on snake charming, a practice of appearing to hypnotize a snake by playing and waving around an instrument called a pungi.