Rogue Arsonist

> "*This uncommon bandit is large and stupid, but will charge its targets fearlessly. This terracotta soldier often carries an explosive oil barrel and will suppress their enemies with a stream of burning oil.* "
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Rogue Arsonist is an enemy found in Anxi Desert.

Rogue Arsonist has 3 attacks:

* When approaching the player, release a constant stream of flames towards them in a short range while constantly following the player. This attack can deal extremely high  Fire? damage over time due to difficulty in escaping.
* When standing still, release a constant stream of flames towards the player, moving the stream back and forth in a sweeping motion.
* If the player is too close, they will strike them in melee with their gun, shoving them back slightly.

Rogue Arsonists are large, powerful enemies that are extremely dangerous up close. Their size doesn't make them slow however, as they can easily travel across the room in order to reach the player. Taking them out quickly before they can reach you is often the best way to deal with them.

Rogue Arsonists carry a barrel of oil on their back. This barrel is capable of taking damage independent of the Rogue Arsonist. If the barrel takes too much damage it will explode, instantly killing the Rogue Arsonist it's attached to and damaging other nearby enemies. Weapons do not receive bonus damage from critical hits when damaging the barrel however.

The barrel does not have a visible HP bar. Instead the durability is shown as appearance, that it starts as a wooden barrel with iron reinforced frame, and the frame will break as the barrel takes damage. When the barrel has only wooden body remaining, it is about to explode.

### Reincarnation 9

On Reincarnation level 9, Rogue Arsonists will use their flamethrower attack for longer. Additionally they gain damage reduction against all attacks, making them harder to defeat. While unconfirmed, it is possible their barrel does not receive the damage reduction, which would encourage players to destroy the barrel instead.

## Unlocks

Rogue Arsonist will unlock the following items:

* Glimmering: when killed 3 times.

## Tips

* Keep moving away from them to stay out of the range of their flamethrower, and always pay attention to dead ends so you don't get trapped.
* Hitting the oil barrels behind them can quickly destroy them. It's easier to deal with them by using weapons with  Lightning? damage if their  Shield? isn't depleted.
* Rogue Arsonists have a crippling weakness to players that circle around them to the right at point blank. Due to the way they turn to aim their flamethrower, they will always aim behind a circling player. Additionally, doing so gives easy access to their oil barrel.
* If the barrel is destroyed, the explosion will kill the Rogue Arsonist immediately, while bypassing any death delay effect. However, this does not count as "killing the arsonist" such that it will matter with on kill effects.

## Notes

* The durability of their oil barrel is based on their  Health?. Enhanced Rogue Arsonists have increased Health, resulting in a tougher barrel. Exception is if they are Armored enhanced, which sets their Health to 1, letting any damage immediately break the barrel.

## Trivia

* The quote of this enemy contains "terracotta soldier" which may be a typo, since terracotta soldiers are only found in Longling Tomb.