Maenad
Maenad (μαινάδες, from Ancient Greek μαινάς - raving, excited, exulted) are cat-like beastman creatures encountered in Greece (Act I). They usually have a blue-purplish skin and move with high speed, but have relatively low health.
Types[]
- Vanguard. Probably the weakest of Maenad. An archer with low damage and no special skills. Recommended Resistances: Physical, Piercing, Chance to Avoid Projectiles.
- Scout. A variant of Vanguard. They use bow and arrows as their main weapon. Recommended Resistances: Physical, Piercing, Chance to Avoid Projectiles.
- Tracker. Ranged fighter which throw knives or other throwing weapons at enemies and have high attack speed. No special skills. Recommended Resistances: Physical, Piercing, Chance to Avoid Projectiles.
- Stalker. Spear wielders with the Rogue's Envenom Weapon skill with Nightshade modifier, they can be very dangerous at low poison resistance levels. Recommended Resistances:Physical, Piercing, Poison.
- Rogue (Champion). Sword wielders with Rogue'sCalculated Strike skill. Hits pretty hard. Recommended Resistances: Physical, Piercing.
- Shadowblade (Champion). More powerful version of the Rogue with ' Calculated Strike and Lethal Strike skills. Recommended Resistances: Physical, Piercing.
- Huntress (Champion). Archers with the Rogue's Lay Trap skill. Also they have Gouge passive skill, which further increases their already solid damage. Recommended Resistances: Physical, Piercing, Chance to Avoid Projectiles, Bleeding.
- Alchemist. Weaker sorceresses, they rely mostly on their powerful poison but can also heal other Maenads. They usually use their Poison Gas Bomb, when you are far from them, which explodes and emits deadly poison and pierce damage with Shrapnel in Epic and Legendary difficulties. They also cast Regrowth on damaged Maenads. Recommended Resistances: Poison, Piercing.
- Sorceress (Champion): More dangerous than the alchemists, as students of storm, Sorceresses can cast Lightning Bolt that can sometimes instantly kill. Also they always have Storm Nimbus skill activated, which adds bonus Lightning Damage to all attacks they make. Recommended Resistances: Lightning.
Special[]
- Ino ~ Maenad Priestess (part of The Good Centaur quest)
Heroes[]
- High Warden Eriphe ~ Maenad Hero
- High Warden Theope ~ Maenad Hero
- Inonia Strongheart
- Lysia Spellbreaker
- Medierra, Mistress of the Blade ~ Maenad Hero
- Melictaina the Nightprowler ~ Maenad Hero
- Myrto Brighteye ~ Maenad Hero
- Nenea Sharpclaw
- Nymea Swiftshot
Notes[]
- In Greek mythology, maenads were the female followers of Dionysus and the most significant members of the Thiasus, the god's retinue. Their name literally translates as "raving ones". Often the maenads were portrayed as inspired by Dionysus into a state of ecstatic frenzy through a combination of dancing and intoxication.
- If one zoomes in the camera and pauses the game at the right moment, it's possible to see that the Trackers throw their knives with the handle forward, not the blade. Looks like they are still getting used to their new weapon after the Ragnarök expansion.
Gallery[]
Tracker
Stalker
Sorceress
Huntress
Rogue
Shadowblade