Growth

Growth is a hostile tar creature found in tar pits in the Plains. It is a dark, slime-like entity formed from living tar, slow on the ground but extremely dangerous because of its ranged attacks. Growths can be hard to spot from a distance when they are partially hidden in the tar, and multiple Growths may attack at once, quickly overwhelming an unwary player.

A Growth attacks by launching six tar orbs at its target. Each orb deals 45 Blunt and 50 Poison damage, can inflict the Tarred and Poison statuses, travels at 12 meters per second, and disappears after up to 4 seconds. The attack can be used when the player is within 15 meters, and it has an 8-second cooldown.

• Growths are hostile to other Plains creatures, so they can be lured into fighting Deathsquitos, Fulings, or Lox.
• Lox are especially effective against them and usually kill them quickly with their area attacks.
• Be careful when killing a Growth inside a tar pit, as its loot may end up stuck in the tar.