| Type | Enderman |
|---|---|
| HP | 60 |
| Attack | 12 |
| Defense | 3 |
| Speed | 2 (+ chorus teleport) |
| Size | 2 × 2 |
| Phase 2 | ≤ 50% HP |
| Dimension | The End |
The Chorus Mind
Chorus Grove biome boss — a hive-mind entity fused with the chorus plants that turns the arena into a living network.
The Chorus Mind has merged with the chorus plant network, commanding it as an extension of its body. Chorus plants grow across the arena, and the boss teleports freely between them. The more plants on the field, the more powerful the boss becomes. Destroying the plants weakens it — ignoring them gives it total map control.
Abilities
- Chorus Bloom: Grows chorus plant obstacles on 4–5 tiles. The boss can teleport to any chorus plant as a free action. Plants have 4 HP and are destructible.
- Entangle: Tendril roots erupt in a 2×2 area, immobilizing entities inside for 1 turn and dealing 4 damage. Telegraphed 1 turn in advance.
- Chorus Bomb: Lobs a chorus fruit at a tile (range 4). Explodes in a 2×2 AoE dealing 5 damage and teleporting anyone hit to a random tile.
- Resonance Cascade: Every chorus plant on the field pulses, dealing 3 damage to all tiles adjacent to any chorus plant. The more plants, the more damage coverage.
Phase 2 — “Overgrowth”
Triggers at ≤ 50% HP. Chorus plants auto-spread — each existing plant grows 1 adjacent plant per turn (max 3 new per turn). Resonance Cascade fires every 2 turns as a free action. Entangle area becomes 3×3. The boss teleports to a random chorus plant at the start of every turn. Chorus Bomb teleports the player toward the boss instead of to a random tile.
Strategy
The chorus plants ARE the boss’s power source. Burn AP clearing plants to reduce Resonance Cascade coverage and limit teleport options. If you let the garden grow unchecked, Phase 2’s auto-spreading plants turn Resonance Cascade into a full-arena nuke. Balance plant clearing with boss damage — the boss can always grow more, but keeping the count low buys you breathing room.