Mactera Tri-Jaw

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Elite

“	The Mactera Tri-Jaw not only has trisected jaws but also shoots three explosive spines at once. The spines burst on contact affecting a small area. While not a great threat by itself, the Tri-Jaw can be quite deadly if you are otherwise occupied or get cornered.
	— Miner's Manual Description

The Mactera Tri-Jaw is a hostile creature found on Hoxxes IV. It is a rarer member of the Mactera species which is not seen as commonly as the Mactera Spawn. It is always flying when idle or in combat, and is propelled by 4 sharp, curved wings along its back. It can be distinguished from the Mactera Spawn by its tri-pronged mouth with 3 holes to deliver its attack, along with a flatter abdomen and dark purple accents.

As Encounter enemies, Tri-jaws can sometimes be found idly wandering the caves, but most of the time they are seen flying into action during swarms to fight the Dwarves. It is common for a Tri-Jaw to appear among a group of Mactera Spawn, though the highest Hazard Levels present small chances to encounter a group composed mostly or entirely of Tri-jaws.

Combat

Unlike the Mactera Spawn, the Tri-Jaw does not erratically dodge before committing to an attack, making the Tri-jaw an easier target. However, it presents a greater threat due to its larger health pool and much more dangerous attack.

Health and Armor

Effective Health Scaling		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission								DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5	TE 1	TE 2		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count	to	245	350	385	420	420	420	558.6		385	385		420	420	420

Attacks

The Mactera Tri-Jaw has just one attack called the Triple Barrage which consists of a short charge up time, before the Tri-Jaw fires a burst of 3 acidic spines. They are fired with a very short delay in between each spine and the shots are aimed in a fan formation, making it much more difficult for players to dodge. Simple sideways movement might avoid a Mactera Spawn's shot, but trying this against a Tri-jaw would lead a dwarf directly into a side spine of the Triple Barrage. In addition, each spine deals heavy damage in an explosive radius on impact.

Like the Mactera Spawn, a Tri-jaw's attack is fully cancelled if it is Stunned, forcing it to charge up again.

Triple Barrage

AoE Projectile
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission								DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5	PV 1	PV 2		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		10	14	24	40	56	84	112		24	30		46	56	60
		10	16	26	43	60	90	120		26	32		49	60	64
		10	18	28	46	64	96	128		28	34		52	64	68
		10	20	30	50	68	102	136		30	36		56	68	72
Details
Damage Type		Explosive					Radius: 1.5 m Maximum Damage Radius: 1.5 m Minimum Area Damage: 100 %

Elite Variant

The Elite Mactera Tri-Jaw is the elite version of the regular Mactera Tri-Jaw. Like all Elite enemies, the Elite Mactera Tri-Jaw looks almost identical to its regular counterparts; being only distinguished by its aura of distinct vertical red lines with the words 'elite' above their healthbar when scanned and looked at.

Attacks

Elite Mactera Tri-Jaw boasts a substantial amount of health to the point that swarms of them would becomes a serious problem for players. Combined with their rapid and multi-firing capabilities, these Elite varieties can quickly down an entire team.

Due to this, the need to target their weakpoints becomes far more strategic when it comes to dealing with them.

Effective Health Scaling		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission								DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5	TE 1	TE 2		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		525	787.5	787.5	962.5	1137.5	1706.25	1990.63		787.5	831.25		1006.25	1137.5	1181.25
		656.25	962.5	962.5	962.5	1137.5	1706.25	1990.63		962.5	1006.25		1006.25	1137.5	1181.25
		743.75	962.5	1137.5	1137.5	1312.5	1968.75	2296.88		1137.5	1181.25		1181.25	1312.5	1356.25
		962.5	1137.5	1137.5	1312.5	1443.75	2165.63	2526.56		1137.5	1181.25		1356.25	1443.75	1487.5

Gallery

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  Triple Barrage

Trivia

• Though the Bestiary states that the Tri-Jaw is not much of a threat on its own, ironically it is one of the most dangerous Mactera enemies to encounter with half the health of a Brundle and an attack capable of dealing 4x as much damage as a normal Spawn, while being more difficult to dodge.