Giant Scorpions (Scorpion on the mobile version) are heavily armored enemies with the ability to poison troops.
Overview[]
Vicious, poisonous predatory beasts, protected by a thick carapace.
Giant Scorpions are very difficult to deal with because of their heavy armor rating. Their appearance in early level makes them one of the toughest enemies, due to the lack of high-level Mages. Apart from the armor they have, Giant Scorpions can poison soldiers with a venomous stinger (cooldown: 10 seconds), dealing 150 True Damage for 5 seconds, allowing them to quickly eliminate low-level units and pass through the player's defense easily.
For some reason, Giant Scorpions are classed as humanoids instead of beasts, so they can be reanimated as Skeleton Knights by the Necromancer Tower (this only applies to the endless level Ruins of Nas'de).
Strategy[]
- Upgraded Mage Towers are crucial when dealing with them, level 3 Mages should be sufficient. Blocking them with soldiers or hero to buy time for the Mages to unleash their barrage is necessary. Multiple mages spread along the path can also work well.
- The Mages should be backed up with Archers or Artillery to take care of other enemies that the Mages are weak against, namely the magic-resistant War Hounds and the numerous Desert Thugs.
- The following units are great at blocking Giant Scorpions:
- Assassins: They can dodge the Scorpions' poisonous attack and potentially instant kill them with Sneak Attack.
- Grawl: The rock giant is immune to poison and can deal True Damage with Shard Punch, piercing the Giant Scorpions' armor.
- Alric: He is not immune to poison, but his high health and numerous Sand warriors soak up the damage easily.
- Kutsao: Similar to Assassins, he can dodge attacks and deal True Damage to Scorpions.
- In Dunes of Despair, the Genies can instant kill them.
Appearances[]
Enemies • Kingdom Rush | |
Enemies | Goblin • Orc • Shaman • Ogre • Gargoyle • Shadow Archer • Dark Knight • Wulf • Worg • Golem Head • Goblin Zapper • Orc Champion • Worg Rider • Forest Troll • Hobgoblin Chief • Bandit • Brigand • Marauder • Giant Spider • Spider Matriarch • Spider Hatchling • Raider • Pillager • Troll • Troll Champion • Troll Chieftain • Yeti • Rocket Rider • Dark Slayer • Son of Sarelgaz • Troll Pathfinder • Troll Breaker • Demon Spawn • Demon Lord • Demon Hound • Demon Imp • Skeleton • Skeleton Knight • Necromancer • Magma Elemental • Husk • Noxious Creeper • Mutated Hatchling • Tainted Treant • Swamp Thing • Rotshroom • Zombie • Giant Rat • Wererat • Fallen Knight • Spectral Knight • Abomination • Werewolf • Lycan • Black Hag • Sheep • Demon Legion • Flareon • Gulaemon • Cerberus |
Bosses | The Juggernaut • J.T. • Vez'nan • Sarelgaz • Gul'Thak • Greenmuck • The Kingpin • Ulguk-Hai • Moloch • Myconid • Lord Blackburn |
Enemies • Kingdom Rush: Frontiers | |
Enemies | Desert Thug • Dune Raider • Desert Archer • Sand Hound • War Hound • Immortal • Fallen • Executioner • Giant Scorpion • Giant Wasp • Giant Wasp Queen • Dune Terror • Sand Wraith • Lesser Efreeti • Anoobis • Jungle Spider • Jungle Matriarch • Spiderling • Savage Warrior • Savage Hunter • Witch Doctor • Earth Shaman • Spirit Shaman • Blood Trickster • Savage Zombie • Savage Brute • Gorillon • Poukai Rider • Poukai • Parasyte • Reaper • Mandrilos • Reaper Lord • Saurian Razorwing • Saurian Quetzal • Saurian Broodguard • Saurian Myrmidon • Saurian Blazefang • Saurian Nightscale • Saurian Darter • Saurian Brute • Saurian Savant • Shade Elemental • Shred of Darkness • Saurian Deathcoil • Gunboat • Greenfin • Redspine • Blacksurge • Deviltide • Bluegale • Bloodshell • Zombie • Ghoul • Bat • Werewolf • Abomination • Lycan • Ghost • Phantom Warrior • Jack'O Lantern • Vampiresa |
Bosses | Nazeru • Quincon • Umbra • Leviathan • Vasile • Xyzzy |
Enemies • Kingdom Rush: Origins | |
Enemies | Gnoll Reaver • Gnoll Burner • Gnoll Gnawer • Hyena • Perython • Gnoll Blighter • Ettin • Twilight Harasser • Gnoll Catapult • Gnoll Warleader • Twilight Brute • Blood Gnoll • Blood Ogre • Ogre Magi • Sword Spider • Satyr Cutthroat • Satyr Hoplite • Webspitter Spider • Gloomy • Twilight Scourger • Scourger Banshee • Bandersnatch • Redcap • Twilight Avenger • Boomshroom • Munchshroom • Fungus Breeder • Zealot • Bunny • Blood Servant • Screecher Bat • Mounted Avenger • Razorboar • Twilight Evoker • Twilight Golem • Cloud Stalker • Spiderbrood • Twilight Heretic • Son of Mactans • Arachnomancer • Drider • Shadowspawn • Devourer • Dark Spitter • Shadow Champion |
Bosses | Hi-Hi Enha • Malicia • Spider Goddess • Bram the Beheader • Baj'Nimen the Hateful • Godieth |