The Sun Engine

Boss · Native to the Clockwork Desert

This article is about the creature. For the region, see the Clockwork Desert.

The Sun Engine is a boss creature found in the Clockwork Desert. It has 7,000 hitpoints and hits for up to 104, placing it in the top fifty by hitpoints (#47 of 511).

It drops Solar Repeater and 5 other items, and yields 3,200 experience and 3,800 coins on death. As a boss it attacks on the shortened 0.7-second cadence and announces its arrival in the message log.

Combat statistics

HIT POINTS

7,000

DAMAGE

104

DPS

~149

SPEED

9 / 19.8

EXPERIENCE

3,200

COINS

3,800

At 0.7 seconds a swing for 104, sustained contact costs roughly 149 health per second. The charge multiplier takes it from 9 to 19.8 while closing.

Behaviour

Charges

Multiplies its movement speed while closing mid-range distance, then drops back to base speed on contact. Freezing effects are the only reliable brake.

Boss

Attacks on a 0.7-second cadence instead of the standard 1.1, and announces itself in the message log on spawn. One instance may be alive in its region at a time.

Long reach

Engages from up to 120 units, well beyond ordinary melee range.

Drops

Coins and experience are awarded separately and are not part of the drop table.

Location

The Sun Engine spawns inside the Clockwork Desert, a region of radius 21 centred on -160, 430. It occupies slot 3 of 3 on that spawn table, and being a unique boss it clears only 0.6% of rolls — and only when no other instance is alive. It shares the table with 3 other creatures.

Others on this spawn table

• Sand Strider 240 HP
• Automaton Sentry 320 HP
• Gear Warden 260 HP

Strategy

• Fight in contact or from well outside its approach band; the middle distance is where it doubles speed.
• Only one may be alive in the region at a time — clear the trash first so nothing adds mid-fight.
• At 104 a hit, two connected swings will end most unarmoured players. Armour matters more than damage here.