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Ink Blight
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Ink Blights are Shadow Aligned mobs that appear when players approach a Nightmare Fissure with a Dreadstone Outcrop. All Ink Blights possess Planar Entity Protection, reducing the damage dealt to them by regular weapons and thus making Planar Damage weapons more effective.
Looking at the Ink Blights will simply display each of their names as "Ink Blight". However, Characters with their respective Shadow Affinity perks are able to see their real names.
There are two types of Ink Blights groups:
- Jitters, Rasp and Shriek: They appear in triplicate, always spawning one Shriek, one Rasp and one Jitters. The Ink Blights will take turns attacking the player in a predictable cycle, with the attack frequency of the remaining Ink Blights increasing as some Ink Blights are killed.
- Three Rictus: Only one stealthy Rictus will attack the player at a time. Once one Rictus is revealed, the second Rictus will appear after some time. A total of three Rictus can spawn.
If all three Ink Blights are killed, the Dreadstone Outcrop will disappear.
Shriek
“The wings seem to be just for show.”
“You don't scare me! Okay, maybe a little.”
“Scary flapper!”
“There is no face beneath that hood.”
“COME CLOSER SO I CAN PUNCH YOU”
“Its wings seem to be utilized for propulsion, not to remain airborne.”
“You're not some kinda bird hiding under that hood, are ya?”
“You think you can look down on me?”
“Thöu art swift, but nöt swift enöugh!”
“Aww, no fair, we wish we had wings!”
“My fears have taken flight!”
“Scary Flier”
“Must be one of the higher-ups. Ha...”
“A fright, taken flight!”
“N-not scared of you, florp!”
–Wurt
“Oooh, neat! That one can fly!”
“Shoo! Shoo!!”
Shriek is a hostile creature added to Don't Starve Together. It has 800 health and deals 25 normal damage and 30 Planar Damage. It does not attack at close range, but fires six projectiles towards the player, covering a pentagonal area. If the player is not in the attack radius, then it fires six projectiles in an arc.
It drops 2 Dark Tatters, 2 Pure Horror, and 1 Nightmare Fuel upon death, as well as an additional Dark Tatter, Pure Horror, and Nightmare Fuel with a 67%, 33%, 67% chance, respectively.
Rasp
“It looks hungry for a fight.”
“Go snack on somebody else!”
“Eep! Wolfgang's muscles are too tough for chewing!”
“Will the darkness consume me at last?”
“YOUR EFFORTS ARE ILLOGICAL, I HOLD NO NUTRITIONAL VALUE”
“A ravenous shadow beast.”
“Better not get too close to that big fella.”
“I'll leave a bitter taste in your mouth, pal.”
“All thöu shall taste is the bite öf my spear!”
“We don't want to get gobbled up again!”
“Oh my, it looks hungry... and I'm probably delicious!”
“Big Biter!”
“It's gonna chew me up and spit me back out! Literally!”
“You wouldn't want to eat a sweet little imp like me!”
“Hey! No eating!!”
–Wurt
“I bet they're friendly!”
“I will not be your dinner!”
Rasp is a hostile creature added to Don't Starve Together. It has 1200 health and deals 20 normal damage and 20 Planar Damage.
It has two types of attack: a jump and a tentacle attack. If the target is standing next to the Rasp, it will deliver five quick tentacle strikes, dealing 20 normal + 20 planar damage each time. If the target is at a distance, the Rasp will jump on the target, trying to swallow it. If the Rasp managed to swallow a player, then it will chew the character six times, dealing a total of 120 normal + 120 planar damage. If it fails to swallow a target, then it will deal damage in an area as it falls, including to its fellow Ink Blights, dealing 20 normal + 20 planar damage and causing large Knockback. During the fall, it destroys structures under it. This attack also dismounts players that are riding on a Beefalo.
It drops a guaranteed 3 Dark Tatters, 1 Pure Horror, and 2 Nightmare Fuel, as well as an additional Dark Tatters, Pure Horror, and Nightmare Fuel at 33%, 50%, 67% chances on death.
Jitters
“Hands off!”
“What has two hands and no feet? Whatever that thing is.”
“Creepy shadow wants to arm wrestle?”
“Another nightmare to torment me.”
“SUBMIT TO MY AUTHORITY!”
“I would advise against challenging it in hand-to-hand combat.”
“You'd better keep yer hands clear of my axe!”
“You think you're the master of sleight of hand?”
“Tö arms, fiend!”
“We wonder if they get dizzy walking like that...”
“I don't want to end up in its clutches.”
“Not friend...”
“What? Mad I left ya hanging?”
“This one's all topsy-turvy, hyuyu!”
“G-go away!!”
–Wurt
“They seem fun!”
“Try all you might, you'll never catch me!”
Jitters is a hostile creature added to Don't Starve Together. It has 1000 health and deals 35 normal damage and 20 Planar Damage.
When attacking a target, it begins to jump in their direction, dealing damage from each landing on hit. If it catches up to its target, it will deal damage once and stop. During the attack, it is able to jump over any obstacles in its path.
It drops a guaranteed 3 Dark Tatters, 1 Pure Horror, and 2 Nightmare Fuel, as well as an additional Dark Tatters, Pure Horror, and Nightmare Fuel at 33%, 50% and 67% chances respectively on death.
Rictus
“It's a mouthy one.”
“Somehow I don't trust that smile.”
“That smile make Wolfgang uncomfortable.”
“What are you? The Grin Reaper?”
“KEEP SMILING...”
“A sensible person would avoid the toothy maw.”
“Yeesh, that smile is giving me the creeps.”
“What are you smiling at, pal?”
“I shall wipe that grin öff thine face.”
“It's smiling at us! Maybe it wants to play!”
“It smiles, but is it happy?”
“Bad smile!”
“Somebody's got a big mouth!”
“I'd rather see that smile from a mile.”
“Glorp! Much teeth!”
–Wurt
“It's a silly one!”
“It's far too happy!”
“It lurks in the shadows... You'll need to find a way to expose it before you can attack it.”
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Rictus is a hostile creature added to Don't Starve Together. When the player walks close to a Dreadstone Outcrop, a group of three Rictus may spawn instead of Shriek, Rasp and Jitters. Unlike the other trio, the Rictus will not play a spawning animation, instead being revealed by their seemingly disembodied smile that will attempt to bite the player. While in stealth a Rictus cannot be targeted or examined. To uncover a Rictus the player must use an area-of-effect (AOE) attack or an attack that doesn't require selecting an enemy. Once revealed, the Rictus will attack by leaping at the player, inflicting knockback if it hits and it will attempt to chain a series of bites while chasing the player if they're in close range after a leap. If the player does not engage with a Rictus and leaves the immediate area it will re-enter stealth after a short while.
It drops a guaranteed 3 Dark Tatters, 1 Pure Horror, and 2 Nightmare Fuel, as well as an additional Dark Tatters, Pure Horror, and Nightmare Fuel at 33%, 50%, 67% chances on death.
Currently, Rictus will not drop a Magnificent Adornment during the Winter's Feast event.
Some effective ways to reveal Rictus are:
- Traps that activate when stepped on, such as Tooth Traps and Bramble Traps.
- Explosives that deal damage in an area such as Brightshade Bombs, Gunpowder or Slurtle Slime.
- Winona's Catapult
- Effects that deal damage to an attacker, such as Brightshade Armor, Bramble Husk, Electrification Circuits or Fugu Hutch.
During the Year of the Depths Worm event, Rictus drops 5 Lucky Gold Nuggets along with its usual loot.
Fighting Strategy
Ink Blight Trio
Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill a Shriek when playing with characters with a default damage modifier. The Weather Pain, Brightshade Staff, and Bee Mine are not included due to their random natures. This table does not take into account the damage bonus gained from characters with a lunar or shadow affinity. It also does not take into account the 40% damage bonus Wendy gets from attacking the same mob as Abigail, Wanda's damage bonus with Shadow weapons (except for the Alarming Clock, which does accurately reflect that bonus), or Wolfgang's damage multiplier when he isn't mighty.
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Current Damage Modifier: 1
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 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
 | Variable | Variable | Variable |
 ( ) | 12 (Old) 15 (Middle age) 18 (Young) 39 (Out of fuel) | 15 (Old) 19 (Middle age) 22 (Young) 49 (Out of fuel) | 18 (Old) 23 (Middle age) 26 (Young) 59 (Out of fuel) |
 ( ) | 12 (10  ) | 14 (12 ) | 17 (14 ) |
 ( ) | 8 (7  ) | 10 (8 ) | 12 (10 ) |
 | 13 (12  ) | 17 (15 ) | 20 (18 ) |
 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
 | 16 (12 ) | 20 (15 ) | 24 (17 ) |
 | 17 - 83 (15 - 54 ) | 21 - 104 (19 - 67 ) | 26 - 125 (23 - 80 ) |
  | 20 | 25 | 30 |
 ( ) | 20 - 70 | 25 - 87 | 30 - 105 |
 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
  | 22 | 27 | 32 |
 Note | 22 (16 ) | 27 (20 ) | 32 (24 ) |
  | 22 | 27 | 32 |
 ()Note | 22 | 27 | 32 |
 | 22 - 37 | 27 - 46 | 32 - 55 |
 () | 18 (15 ) | 22 (19 ) | 26 (22 ) |
 () | 18 | 22 | 26 |
      | 24 | 30 | 36 |
 | 24 (Melee on land) 18 (Melee on ocean) 17 (spell) | 30 (Melee on land) 23 (Melee on ocean) 21 (spell) | 36 (Melee on land) 27 (Melee on ocean) 25 (spell) |
 () | 24 (Direct hit) 33 (AoE) | 30 (Direct hit) 41 (AoE) | 36 (Direct hit) 49 (AoE) |
 | Variable | Variable | Variable |
 | 27 (19 ) | 34 (24 ) | 41 (28 ) |
 () | 28 (19 ) | 35 (23 ) | 42 (28 ) |
  | 28 | 35 | 42 |
   ( ) | 17 (When thrown) | 21 (When thrown) | 25 (When thrown) |
 | 29 | 36 | 44 |
| 33 | 41 | 49 |
 () | 33 | 41 | 49 |
 () | 20 (When thrown) | 25 (When thrown) | 30 (When thrown) |
    | 39 | 49 | 59 |
 () | 23 (When thrown) | 29 (When thrown) | 35 (When thrown) |
 () | 41 (Direct hit) 58 (AoE) | 52 (Direct hit) 72 (AoE) | 62 (Direct hit) 86 (AoE) |
  () | 58 | 72 | 86 |
  () | 33 (When thrown) | 41 (When thrown) | 49 (When thrown) |
Shriek is immune to being frozen, and it is immune to being put to sleep.
Rictus
Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill a Rictus when playing with characters with a default damage modifier. The Weather Pain, Brightshade Staff, and Bee Mine are not included due to their random natures. This table does not take into account the damage bonus gained from characters with a lunar or shadow affinity. It also does not take into account the 40% damage bonus Wendy gets from attacking the same mob as Abigail, Wanda's damage bonus with Shadow weapons (except for the Alarming Clock, which does accurately reflect that bonus), or Wolfgang's damage multiplier when he isn't mighty.
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| 4 |
| Variable |
| () | 12 (Old) 15 (Middle age) 18 (Young) 39 (Out of fuel) |
| () | 12 (10 ) |
| () | 8 (7 ) |
| 13 (12 ) |
| 13 |
| 15 |
| 16 (12 ) |
| 17 - 83 (15 - 54 ) |
| | 20 |
| () | 20 - 70 |
| 20 |
| | 22 |
Note | 22 (16 ) |
| | 22 |
| () Note | 22 |
| 22 - 37 |
| () | 18 (15 ) |
| () | 18 |
| | 24 |
| 24 (Melee on land) 18 (Melee on ocean) 17 (spell) |
| () | 24 (Direct hit) 33 (AoE) |
| Variable |
| 27 (19 ) |
| () | 28 (19 ) |
| | 28 |
| () | 17 (When thrown) |
| 29 |
| 33 |
| () | 33 |
| () | 20 (When thrown) |
| | 39 |
| () | 23 (When thrown) |
| () | 41 (Direct hit) 58 (AoE) |
| () | 58 |
| () | 33 (When thrown) |
Rictus is immune to being frozen, and it is immune to being put to sleep.
Trivia
- The Ink Blights were introduced in the Terrors Below update. Rictus was added later in the Depth of Duplicity update.
- The Ink Blights have red cloth tied around bodies made entirely of shadow, making them strongly resemble the Ancient Herald.
- On the Rhymes With Play august 22, 2024 the developers said that Rictus was inspired by the Cheshire Cat.
Gallery
Ink Blight Concept art from Rhymes with Play
Ink Blight Concept art from Rhymes with Play
Ink Blight Concept animation from Rhymes with Play
Joke Ink Blight Concept animation from Rhymes with Play
Rictus concept art from Depths of Duplicity announce stream from Rhymes with Play.
Rictus concept animation from Depths of Duplicity announce stream from Rhymes with Play.
Rictus concept animation from Depths of Duplicity announce stream from Rhymes with Play.
Rictus concept animation from Depths of Duplicity announce stream from Rhymes with Play.
Rictus Audio Line from Depths of Duplicity announce stream from Rhymes with Play.
Ink Blights, as seen in a drawing from Bi-Monthly Art Stream (Art Stream # 107).
Rictus, as seen in a drawing from Weekly Art Stream # 123.
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