Beetle Queen

The Beetle Queen is a Boss Monster introduced in Risk of Rain 2. Being a Boss, the Beetle Queen may be encountered after initiating a stage's Teleporter Event. She can otherwise spawn naturally during higher difficulties.

Environments

 * Distant Roost
 * Titanic Plains
 * Wetland Aspect
 * Abandoned Aqueduct
 * Family Event only:
 * Scorched Acres
 * Siren's Call

Acid Shot
The Beetle Queen shoots several acid balls in a cone shape, which leave behind puddles of acid on the ground.

The acid balls have a proc coefficient of 1.0, whereas the lingering acid pools have a proc coefficient of 0.1.

Beetlejuice Spawn
When the Queen's health is below 50%, she spawns flying beetles that repeatedly inflict the debuff in a sphere around them. Players with beetle juice on them have their movement speed, attack speed, and damage reduced, and the debuff can stack.

Beetle Swarm
The Queen can periodically spawn 2.

Loot
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If the Beetle Queen is the Teleporter Boss, there is a 15% chance for the Uncommon item (that drops as a reward for defeating the Bettle Queen) to be replaced by her Boss item, the.

Tips

 * The Beetle Queen is most deadly at close range. Her only directly damaging attack, Acid Shot, serves as a shotgun-style attack and can inflict incredible damage if the player is hit by multiple acid balls at once. Try to keep a safe distance whenever possible.
 * The Queen's flying beetles have their own HP and trigger on-kill effects when destroyed.