Javelin Maiden

A Javelin Maiden in the Study.

The Javelin Maiden is an enemy initially encountered in The Stygian Study. It attacks by either charging at you with its spear, or throwing one at you.

## Behaviour

The Javelin Maiden is a melee/ranged hybrid enemy that likes to stay at mid/close range. It can attack by dashing at you with its spear, and while it walks slowly, this dash attack allows it to move quickly. It can also attack by throwing its spear at you from a distance.

It's a rather predictable enemy that is not too hard to dodge, but remains dangerous as it has some of the highest hp and damage for a Tier 2 enemy, rivaling with many 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

While in close range, the Javelin Maiden will prefer using its dash attack. At mid range, it will favor its spear throwing one.

### Spear Dash

After a brief wind-up, the Javelin 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 Javelin 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 Javelin Maiden's dash attack
### Spear Throw

The Javelin Maiden throws its spear forward over a long distance.

The spear travels horizontally at first, but is **affected by gravity**, and given the space, will travel downward.

Because of that, standing above a Javelin Maiden is generally safe, but standing below them can be risky.

The spear is a Large Projectile that cannot go through walls and can be countered by a few spells and talents like Dragon Lancer's  Bastion or
the  Wind Wall spell
.

A Javelin Maiden's throwing its spear
## Location

Javelin Maidens can only appear naturally in The Stygian Study (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 Citadel Agartha into Javelin Maidens
* each level of the  Burden of Evolution enabled adds a 10% chance for a Spear Maiden in Citadel Agartha and Kerguelen Plateau to instead spawn as a Javelin Maiden, and for Javelin Maidens in the Study to evolve into Partisan Maidens
* using both burdens make it possible for a Javelin Maiden in Citadel Agartha (evolved from a Spear Maiden) to turn into a Partisan Maiden.

## Variants

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

## Trivia

* Three Javelin Maidens are guaranteed to spawn in the long westward room in the The Stygian Study leading to the Void Beast Gongheads' fight.

 Name in the game files | SpearKnight\_Advanced

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