Devourer



Devourers are a class of monster, i.e. a species in the bestiary of Guild Wars.

Appearance and Behaviour
Devourers look like giant two-tailed scorpions, that are slightly larger than a human.

Devourers are undetectable (i.e. they do not show up on a character's minimap) and immobile while underground, and will only burrow their way to the surface when their victim comes within close proximity. Devourers typically burrow out of the ground in packs, with each pack consisting of a mix of melee and ranged attackers. Devourers cannot burrow back into the ground once they have surfaced.

When travelling in regions known to contain devourers, take care not to rush towards a visible enemy (regardless of whether or not its a devourer) to engage it in close combat, as you may inadvertedly aggravate a pack of hidden/underground devourers. Often the visible enemies serve as bait for a much more dangerous devourer ambush. To circumvent the standard devourer ambush tactics, always be sure to approach visible enemies slowly (i.e. run forward two or three steps, pause, then run forward a couple more, pause etc.) while keeping an eye out for devourers burrowing to the surface, or preferrably, draw the visible enemy towards the party using long-range weapons (eg longbows). When finally engaging the bait in close-range combat, try to remain in areas characters have already traversed. A character may be one step away from aggrovating more hidden devourers.

Strenghtes and Weaknesses
Devourers, depending on their type, use melee or ranged attacks, in combination with magical attacks.

Most Devourers inflict piercing damage with their stingers, both in melee and with ranged attacks.

Some Devourers have reduced armor against fire damage or cold damage.

Furthermore Devourers ...
 * are fleshy creatures.
 * are vulnerable to bleeding and disease.
 * leave a corpse behind.
 * are not undead.
 * can be knocked down.

Professions
Devourers (except for their bosses) are mostly ...
 * Warriors (or profession-less)
 * Rangers
 * Necromancers

Items dropped
Devourers drop the following loot (besides gold and various weapons and items):
 * various Carapaces as Collector Items
 * Shells as Crafting Material
 * Half-Eaten Mass as Salvage Items

Known Sub-Types
For an alphabetic list of all s, including bosses, see also: category:s