Grimalkins can be shield bumped

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Twiddle's picture
Twiddle

Today I learned that Grimalkins can be shield bumped. I thought I was imagining it when I first did it a few days ago. I tried to reproduce it but got a lot of my health chomped off instead. Today I was running T2 candlestick keep in the new vanduke gate and I did it again. After a while I got pretty good at it and started to bat the grimalkin around a bit.

So, if you are in danger of getting chomped by a grimalkin, try shield bumping it away. It might save your life. (:

Zenpai's picture
Zenpai
Yep. Same thing happened to

Yep. Same thing happened to me. I was insanely surprised to find this out. I guess I'll have to do some testing in T1 with the mechanics of shield bumping these maniacs so they don't destroy me in T3.

Silphius's picture
Silphius
You have to bump it with the

You have to bump it with the very edge of your shield and it works best if it hasn't built up any momentum yet. Might make plate shields preferable since they bump with a lot more force than most other shields.

Sinistermackz's picture
Sinistermackz
Basically raise your shield

Basically raise your shield next to it when it's standing still?

Zenpai's picture
Zenpai
I would be so happy if they

I would be so happy if they would let my Polaris hit it, but be met with invulnerability while still keeping the knockback. That would make my day.

Velcro's picture
Velcro
As far as I'm aware Polaris

As far as I'm aware Polaris does knock-back Grimalkins. Even the Vortex bombs suck them in.

Edit:

Also I thought I read Danger Room in the OP. I saw otherwise, but still... Imagine a Danger Room in Candlestick Keep? With torches that went out? O.O

Twiddle's picture
Twiddle
Also I thought I read Danger

Also I thought I read Danger Room in the OP. I saw otherwise, but still... Imagine a Danger Room in Candlestick Keep? With torches that went out? O.O

That might be interesting depending on how it's implemented. They could even make a danger room with no candles in it.

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Bluedigit
Do grimalkin bites go through

Do grimalkin bites go through shields? I always forget for some reason.