Bats

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Bats are enemies that can be found in The Mines. They come in three different variations, depending on the depth in the mines. You need to kill 200 Bats of any kind for Monster Eradication Goals.

Variations

	Bat	Bats are found in the mines at levels 1-39. They have 24 base hp and 6 attack.
	Frost Bat	Frost Bats are found in the mines at levels 40-79. They have 36 base hp and 7 attack
	Lava Bat	Lava Bats are found in the mines at levels 80-119 and rarely in the Skull Cavern. They have 80 base hp and 15 attack.

Attacks

Bats are a flying enemy that will come at you from any direction. It will fly towards you, sometimes directly and sometimes at an angle to surround and attack from a different position!

Bats have 3 ways in which to appear:

• They can be regular enemies on the floor - their wings are folded and they are hanging from the ceiling. Approaching them makes them start flying and attacking
• They can attack at random. You will hear a bat screech and one will come from a random direction from outside the level.
• On some levels a colored fog will appear over the level. Multiple bats will start attacking from various directions.

Strategy

Since bats may appear from different directions, simultaneously to one another and other monsters, they can get dangerous especially early game. The best weapon against bats is a regular sword swing (not a club or dagger), since its angle is large. Finding the right timing is easy for a single bat, but might be tricker for multiple fliers. One strategy is to move in a contrary direction to the bats so they are all on one side, and swing at them all at once.