Spear Maiden

A Spear Maiden in Kerguelen Plateau.

The Spear Maiden is an enemy encountered in Citadel Agartha and Kerguelen Plateau. It attacks by charging at you with its spear.

## Behaviour

The Spear Maiden is a melee enemy that likes to stay at mid/close range. It attacks by dashing at you with its spear. Be aware that while it walks slowly, this dash attack allows it to move quickly. Despite that, it's a predictable enemy that is relatively easy to dodge, but remains dangerous as it has some of the highest hp and damage for a Tier 1 enemy, rivaling with many T2 and T3.

While walking, it cannot fall off edges on its own. While dashing, in most cases, it will also stop at edges, but beware as certain slopes and props can allow it to go beyond and surprise you.

It has a good resistance to knockback and will get hurt by spikes & environmental damage (water/clouds) if it fall into them.

## Attacks

### Spear Dash

After a brief wind-up, the Spear Maiden dashes at you over a medium distance.

While the tip of its spear looks like it could hit you behind walls, **it doesn't**.

Attacking the Spear Maiden from above or below is generally safe but beware as the knockback from your attack can make it jump while dashing, making the attack more dangerous.

A Spear Maiden's dashing
## Location

Spear Maidens can only appear naturally in Citadel Agartha and the Kerguelen Plateau (including within red portals).

Once you reach NG+1, you will unlock the use of burdens:

* enabling the  Burden of Agartha’s Royal Guard will evolve every Spear Maiden in the Citadel into Javelin Maiden
* each level of the  Burden of Evolution enabled adds a 10% chance for a Spear Maiden in Citadel Agartha and the Plateau to instead spawn as its next higher tier, the Javelin Maiden
* using both burdens make it possible for Spear Maidens in the Citadel to evolve into their highest variant, the Partisan Maiden.

## Variants

*Spear Knights are one of the few enemy families to also feature a Void Beast (story based mini-boss) variant.*

## Trivia

 Name in the game files | SpearKnight\_Basic

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