Pulsating Tumor

Pulsating Tumors are land deformities which are found in Lavaland. They emit a GPS signal, so they're easy to find. They are meant as a stepping stone for the aspiring Megafauna-killer, so if you plan to activate one, do be prepared!

Pulsating Tumor

Pulsating Tumors show up as "Menacing Signals" on your GPS. At least one is guaranteed to spawn, although it's possible for there to spawn much more. You can interact with a tumor to spawn in an AI-controlled elite mob, which doesn't do much besides chase you and use abilities. Killing this AI-controlled mob drops a necropolis chest and nothing else. You should probably start by doing this, since losing doesn't mean that your fellow miners have to deal with a pissed off monster tearing down the mining base.

Alternatively, you can use a stabilized legion core on the tumor before activating it, and the resulting elite mob will be controlled by a ghost, in return for special loot. When you kill a boosted elite mob, there is a 50% chance that it will drop a tumor shard, and a 50% chance that it will drop a special type of loot. The pulsating tumor will also disappear, along with its GPS signal. Do note that if you do lose to a boosted elite mob, it'll be freed and released to create general havoc. This freed Elite Mob does not regenerate health naturally, although it can heal by standing on top of a pulsating tumor. 

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