Glyphid Oppressor

Creature Details

Species

Glyphid

Biome

All

Combat

Attack(s)

Bite
Slash
Sonic Stomp
Rage Quake
Death Cloud
Death Cloud Explosion
Dig

Base Health

900

Resistance(s)

Fire: 66%
Frost: 50%
Electricity: 25%
Explosive: 66%
Corrosive: 66%
Pierce: 50%

Weakness(es)

Melee: 50%

Weakpoint

Back: ×1

Immunity

Electrocution, Stun

Temperature

Douse Fire T°C

Unfreeze T°C

40°

-200°

Cooling Rate

Warming Rate

20°/s

100°/s

“

The Glyphid Oppressor is literally an organic tank: A monstrously mutated Praetorian, the Oppressor is covered in so much bullet-resistant chitin that it is pointless to attack it from the front. Luckily, they still leave their abdomen mostly exposed to flanking maneuvers, but the Oppressor is something you very much don't want to encounter in a tight space. Their forelimbs are powerful enough to chew through sheer rock like butter, as well as capable of producing stunning shockwaves on impact. Be extra mindful of your footing when confronting one of these.

— Miner's Manual Description

The Glyphid Oppressor is a hostile creature found on Hoxxes IV. It is a "mutated" Glyphid Praetorian, larger in size and with black, pointed, chitinous armor encasing every inch of its body save for a small, green abdomen found on its back. It has a large pair of tusk-like fangs protruding from its jaw.

Oppressors can appear in any mission type. They are capable of digging through terrain in a manner akin to the Glyphid Dreadnought. Moreover, their impressive durability and powerful set of attacks make them one of the bigger threats among the Glyphid species.

Combat[]

Health and Armor[]

The Glyphid Oppressor has a massive section of unbreakable armor covering the entire front of its body. It can therefore only be damaged with conventional weapons by attacking the small, greenish weakpoint on the back of its body, in roughly the same area as the Glyphid Praetorian. It can also be damaged with indirect damage using weapons such as the CRSPR Flamethrower or the Cryo Cannon, as well as melee attacks or pierce weapons (at the moment, only the Nishanka Boltshark X-80 has such a damage type), although the latter damage type deals only 50% damage to the Oppressor.

Effective Health Scaling	Hazard Level
	Normal Mission					DD		EDD
	1	2	3	4	5	3	3.5	4.5	5	5.5
Player Count	405	585	720	900	1080	720	765	990	1080	1170
	495	675	810	900	1080	810	855	990	1080	1170
	630	810	900	1080	1260	900	990	1170	1260	1350
	765	900	990	1170	1350	990	1080	1260	1350	1440

Attacks[]

Like most other Glyphids, the Oppressor inherits a melee attack in which it bites a dwarf at close range. Aside from this, it has numerous other deadly attacks:

The Oppressor can pound the ground with its front legs, creating a massive shockwave that knocks back any unfortunate dwarves standing near it and dealing a small amount of damage.
The Oppressor can dig in the same way that a Glyphid Bulk Detonator or a Glyphid Dreadnought can, using a slam that removes terrain and damages any dwarves in the radius of the slam.
A ranged attack consisting of the Oppressor repeatedly slamming its front legs on the ground, producing stalagmite-like protrusions from the ground that damage and push away any dwarves caught in the area of the attack.
- The Gunner's Shield Generator will not block it.

Bite
AoE Melee Attack
Area Damage	Hazard Level
	Normal Mission					DD		EDD
	1	2	3	4	5	3	3.5	4.5	5	5.5
Player Count	9	12.6	21.6	36	50.4	21.6	27	41.4	50.4	54
	9	14.4	23.4	38.7	54	23.4	28.8	44.1	54	57.6
	9	16.2	25.2	41.4	57.6	25.2	30.6	46.8	57.6	61.2
	9	18	27	45	61.2	27	32.4	50.4	61.2	64.8
Details
Damage Type	Melee			Attack Radius: 1.5 m
Max. Angle	180°			Attack Radius: 1.5 m

Slash
AoE Melee Attack
Area Damage	Hazard Level
	Normal Mission					DD		EDD
	1	2	3	4	5	3	3.5	4.5	5	5.5
Player Count	9	12.6	21.6	36	50.4	21.6	27	41.4	50.4	54
	9	14.4	23.4	38.7	54	23.4	28.8	44.1	54	57.6
	9	16.2	25.2	41.4	57.6	25.2	30.6	46.8	57.6	61.2
	9	18	27	45	61.2	27	32.4	50.4	61.2	64.8
Details
Damage Type	Melee			Attack Radius: 1.5 m
Max. Angle	180°			Attack Radius: 1.5 m

Sonic Stomp
AoE Attack
Area Damage	Hazard Level
	Normal Mission					DD		EDD
	1	2	3	4	5	3	3.5	4.5	5	5.5
Player Count	1.75	2.45	4.2	7	9.8	4.2	5.25	8.05	9.8	10.5
	1.75	2.8	4.55	7.525	10.5	4.55	5.6	8.575	10.5	11.2
	1.75	3.15	4.9	8.05	11.2	4.9	5.95	9.1	11.2	11.9
	1.75	3.5	5.25	8.75	11.9	5.25	6.3	9.8	11.9	12.6
Details
Damage Type	Kinetic			Radius: 8 m Maximum Damage Radius: 3.5 m Minimum Area Damage: 25 %
Knockback Force	Horizontal: 7 m Vertical: 7 m

Rage Quake
DoT
Damage per Tick	Hazard Level
	Normal Mission					DD		EDD
	1	2	3	4	5	3	3.5	4.5	5	5.5
Player Count	2	2.8	4.8	8	11.2	4.8	6	9.2	11.2	12
	2	3.2	5.2	8.6	12	5.2	6.4	9.8	12	12.8
	2	3.6	5.6	9.2	12.8	5.6	6.8	10.4	12.8	13.6
	2	4	6	10	13.6	6	7.2	11.2	13.6	14.4
Details
Damage Type	Kinetic
Knockback Force	Horizontal: 3 m Vertical: 0 m
Interval	0.5 s
Duration	4.5 s

Death Cloud
Cloud
Damage per Tick	Hazard Level
	Normal Mission					DD		EDD
	1	2	3	4	5	3	3.5	4.5	5	5.5
Player Count	1.5	2.1	3.6	6	8.4	3.6	4.5	6.9	8.4	9
	1.5	2.4	3.9	6.45	9	3.9	4.8	7.35	9	9.6
	1.5	2.7	4.2	6.9	9.6	4.2	5.1	7.8	9.6	10.2
	1.5	3	4.5	7.5	10.2	4.5	5.4	8.4	10.2	10.8
Details
Damage Type	Poison			Cloud Radius: 4 m
Interval	1.0-1.5 s
Lifetime	10 s

Death Cloud Explosion
AoE Attack
Area Damage	Hazard Level
	Normal Mission					DD		EDD
	1	2	3	4	5	3	3.5	4.5	5	5.5
Player Count	32.5	45.5	78	130	182	78	97.5	149.5	182	195
	32.5	52	84.5	139.75	195	84.5	104	159.25	195	208
	32.5	58.5	91	149.5	208	91	110.5	169	208	221
	32.5	65	97.5	162.5	221	97.5	117	182	221	234
Details
Damage Type	Fire + Heat			Radius: 3.5 m Maximum Damage Radius: 2 m Minimum Area Damage: 25 %

Dig
Carving Attack
Area Damage	Hazard Level
	Normal Mission					DD		EDD
	1	2	3	4	5	3	3.5	4.5	5	5.5
Player Count	12.5	17.5	30	50	70	30	37.5	57.5	70	75
	12.5	20	32.5	53.75	75	32.5	40	61.25	75	80
	12.5	22.5	35	57.5	80	35	42.5	65	80	85
	12.5	25	37.5	62.5	85	37.5	45	70	85	90
Details
Damage Type	Melee			Attack Radius: 2 m
Max. Angle	180°
Carve Radius	3 m

Gallery[]

Rage Quake

Trivia[]

The Oppressor was added in Update 27: Little Big Things.
The Oppressors' ranged attack was added in Update 29.
The Oppressor was named Glyphid Praetorian when using the Laser Pointer. The bug was introduced in Update 29 and patched in Hotfix 2 of Update 29.