Powder Monkey is a regular crew enemy in The Airship, a minidungeon. It uses the Zombie as its base mob, with a 1.0× health multiplier and a 1.0× damage multiplier.
Watch the enemy’s abilities rather than judging the fight by its gear alone.
Overview
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Powder Monkey |
| Dungeon | The Airship |
| Type | Crew (regular dungeon mob) |
| Base Mob | Zombie |
| Level | Dynamic — scales with the dungeon difficulty |
| Health Multiplier | 1.0× health multiplier |
| Damage Multiplier | 1.0× damage multiplier |
| Weapon | Torch |
| Helmet | Leather Helmet |
| Boots | Leather Boots |
| Custom Appearance | Yes, custom disguise (custom:air_ship_tier_50_powder_monkeys) |
| Leash Radius | 20 |
| Follow Distance | 20 |
| EliteMobs Loot Enabled | True |
| Vanilla Loot Enabled | False |
| Class Loot Status | on, rank TRASH |
Difficulty Scaling
Level scales with The Airship: Normal uses level sync +5, Hard uses +0, and Mythic uses -5. All listed powers work on all three difficulties.
Powers and Abilities
- Powder Monkey Boom: When damaged by a player, prepares an explosion with Slowness IV for 3 seconds, warning sounds and particles; after 6 seconds, damages targets inside a radius-3 dome with a 2.85× damage multiplier. Trigger cooldowns: 10 seconds local, 2 seconds global. Active on all difficulties.
- Attack Confusing: On hit, gives Nausea I for 10 seconds. Active on all difficulties.
- Invulnerability Fire: Permanent Fire Resistance. Active on all difficulties.
- Invulnerability Arrow: Immune to player-fired projectiles, including arrows and tridents. Active on all difficulties.
Class Loot
Air Bucanneer’s Helmet, Air Bucanneer’s Chestplate, Air Bucanneer’s Leggings, Air Bucanneer’s Boots, Cannon Powder, Sky Raider’s Mace, Cloud Piercer, Gunner’s Mate Crossbow, Deckhand’s Hook, Boarding Cutlass, Mooring Cleaver, Cloudline Bow, Deckside Argument, Skyhook Trident, Sailcloth Reaper, Ballast Knocker, Gangplank Pike, Weather Mast, Signal Spar, Crow’s Nest Cap, Boarder’s Brigandine, Rigging Striders, Cloudwalk Soles, Gunwale Helm, Bulkhead Breastplate, Ballast Greaves, Mooring Watch Boots, Hatchcover Shield
Quests
Undead Dock! — kill objective.
How to Beat It
Do not stand next to Powder Monkey once it begins its explosion sequence: the radius-3 blast follows a 6-second windup. Player projectiles and fire are ineffective against this enemy.
