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** The Giant Mages can bombard you with magic missiles and have the ability to rip open space itself to [[EnemySummoner summon more enemies]]. Even getting up close is sketchy, because their melee attacks ''hurt'' and they can knock you away with a magic explosion [[spoiler:(which on Blood and Fire, can easily end your run if you blown into the lava)]]. That alone wouldn't be a huge deal; what really gives them clout as a DemonicSpider is that if any Minions are around, they'll grant the Giant Mage an impenetrable shield, letting the latter attack you with impunity until the Minions are dead. [[NPCRoadblock May the Elder Gods help you if this happens in a hallway, and the Minions are on the other side]]. Your only reprieve is that they don't have a whole lot of health. Kill them quick and save yourself the hassle.

** The Giant Mages can bombard you with magic missiles and have the ability to rip open space itself to [[EnemySummoner summon more enemies]]. Even getting up close is sketchy, because their melee attacks ''hurt''. That alone wouldn't be a huge deal; what really gives them clout as a DemonicSpider is that if any Minions are around, they'll grant the Giant Mage an impenetrable shield, letting the latter attack you with impunity until the Minions are dead. [[NPCRoadblock May the Elder Gods help you if this happens in a hallway, and the Minions are on the other side]]. Your only reprieve is that they don't have a whole lot of health. Kill them quick and save yourself the hassle.

* ThatOneLevel: Out of all the main levels so far, Cutthroat Cove is easily the toughest. Some enemies start with very powerful weapons, and there are level hazards like water, which insta-kills you if you accidentally fall in.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: Many players only play as the Brawler in "Beneath", chiefly because the class's larger starting health pool. While the other classes may move faster and have some cool and interesting powers, they are also at a high risk of getting one-shotted by enemies like the [[DemonicSpiders Crystal Crab]].

** The Black Katana is basically the standard katana but [[InfinityPlusOneSword better in every way]]. It'll cut down anything short of an Elder God in one or two swings, including the aforementioned DemonicSpiders, and with its excellent durability one could potentially last you an entire level. What's more, if you unlock it with upgrades, you won't have to search far to find another one laying about if yours breaks.

** The spiders in the Ruins do little more than lunge at you while screaming.

** The Black Katana is basically the standard katana but [[InfinityPlusOneSword better in every way]]. It'll cut down anything short of an Elder God in one or two swings, including the aforementioned DemonicSpiders, and with its excellent durability one could potentially last you an entire level. What's more, if you unlock it with upgrades, you won't have to search far to find another one if yours breaks.

** The Black Katana is basically the standard katana but [[InfinityPlusOneSword better in every way]]. It makes short work of anything short of an Elder God, including the aforementioned DemonicSpiders, and with its excellent durability one could potentially last you an entire level. What's more, if you unlock it with upgrades, you won't have to search far to find another one if yours breaks.

** Bore Worms love to pop up behind you and bite you in the ass, and then burrow back into the ground before you can react.

* GoddamnedBats: The Minions. They die in 1 or 2 hits, and they only move about as fast as the emaciated, hobbled old men they are. Their laser attack, however, will force you to either run circles around them or get behind cover to avoid taking massive damage. This can get ''really'' annoying when you're trying to fight other enemies. What's more, if a Giant Mage is around, all nearby Minions will cast a protective barrier around it, preventing you from attacking it until you hunt down all the Minions protecting it.

** The Deceiver is easily the toughest of the Shard Lords, by virtue of its ability to teleport, [[DoppelgangerSpin create copies of itself]], and doing truly ''absurd'' amounts of damage with every attack. Its melee strike alone can kill even a Brawler character with 3x Health upgrades in 2 hits.

* BrokenBase: Some fans hate the inclusion of the Pursuer for how it limits exploration by effectively forcing a time limit on every level, while others appreciate it for creating tension and encouraging speedy gameplay.

** Hydras qualify chiefly because blunt weapons do jack against them due to their HealingFactor; you'll need a bladed weapon to cut off their heads, or else you'll just have to run away. This is on top of their highly damaging fire breath and quick melee strikes.

* BrokenBase: The inclusion of the Pursuer has roused more than a few fans, some of whom dislike how it limits exploration by effectively forcing a time limit per level, and others who appreciate the Pursuer for creating tension and encouraging speedy gameplay.

** The shotgun also counts. As mentioned in the main article, the shotgun can mow down entire crowds of enemies with a single shot, limited only by its low ammo count. There's only one available in the main game though, and it's [[GuideDangIt hidden out of sight]].

* NightmareFuel: The name itself is very foreboding.
* ThatOneBoss: Out of all the "Boss" enemies, the Katana Boss is the toughest and most annoying one to deal with. The guy practically has the durability of Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}, and hits about as hard. To give an example of how tough he is, its not uncommon to go into the sandbox mode, take a shotgun, and shoot him until he's down to his goddamn ''skeleton''. Even after that, it'll take about 2 more clips worth of ammo to take him out.
* ThatOneLevel: Out of all the main levels so far, Cutthroat Cove is easily the toughest. Some enemies start with very powerful weapons, and there are the level hazards like water, which insta-kills you if you go into it.

* ThatOneBoss: Out of all the "Boss" enemies, the Katana Boss is the toughest and most annoying one to deal with. The guy practically has the durability of Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}, and hits about as hard. To give an example of how tough he is, its not uncommon to go into the sandbox mode, take a shotgun, and shoot him until he's down to his goddamn ''skeleton''. Even after that, it'll take about 2 more clips worth of ammo to take him out.

* GameBreakingBug: Enemies have the annoying habit of clipping into walls when they get knocked down and getting stuck there, which can mean a broken speed run as you spend time hunting them by smacking walls at best, to the level being rendered unbeatable and forcing you to restart at worst. The latter case is especially frustrating since this bug occurs most often in huge user-made levels with upwards of 200 enemies.

* GoodBadBugs: User-created mobs with extremely high health and no accompanying buffs to dismemberment may occasionally [[LosingYourHead survive being decapitated]]. The sight of a guy you just beheaded with a katana getting back up to continue kicking your ass is either funny or [[OhCrap scary]], depending on whether or not you're expecting it.

* GoodBadBugs: User-created mobs with extremely high health and no accompanying buffs to dismemberment may occasionally [[LosingYourHead survive being decapitated]].

CatharsisFactor: Basically the selling point of the game.

CartharsisFactor: Basically the selling point of the game.

CarthisisFactor: Basically the selling point of the game.