Slammer

Slammers are big blue bird enemies with five eyes and pink darts embedded in their back, which will pursue the player across platforms and attack them with icy shockwaves.

Behavior

When a Slammer spots the player, it will pursue them endlessly until it has been slain. However, the Slammer has to spend time jumping before it gets there, allowing the player to potentially ambush it.

The only attack a Slammer can execute involves them slamming their beaks into the ground and generating ice spikes.

Slammers are immune to all stun effects, including from sources such as the Stun Grenade and even breach.

Elite Slammers are functionally identical to their normal equivalents, but move faster and are vulnerable to Stun.

Moveset

Ice spikes

Description: Pecks the ground and creates a row of ice spikes in front of it.
Can be avoided by jumping over them.

Strategy

Slammers are one of the most dangerous enemies in the game. They have exceptional DPS, health, attack rate, range & response times. Their only real weakness is that they are vulnerable while they are jumping between platforms or if the player is too far away. You can exploit this to get one free hit on them right when they land. Rooting them while their back is turned against you is the most effective way to kill a Slammer, since it usually can't turn around in time to retaliate. Burst damage and freeze skills are very useful to have in case you can't kill a Slammer fast enough.

Slammers can only target grounded threats and are otherwise entirely harmless. Take advantage of this and utilize nearby chains to your advantage.

If you do let a Slammer start attacking, stay on the air for as much as possible, especially while they are facing you. Get behind them as fast as possible and run to a different platform.

Slammers should be fought 1v1 whenever possible. If there are too many enemies around it, use the Homunculus Rune to draw aggro. Dive attacks are not advisable, as they will not be stunned.

Trivia

Slammers used to be giant bats according to a Rise of the Giant preview, possibly explaining their stun immunity via echolocation.
- However, notes in the seventh stage^RotG contradict this, stating that they are simply mutated crows.
- Due to their resemblance to birds, they are often nicknamed "the bird".
Slammers lack feathers on their body and wings, probably explaining why they cannot fly.