
Wild and aggressive, these beasts will not hesitate to attack anyone who enters their territory. The primary enemies encountered in the Sluice are the Swine. Clearing the Sluice rewards extra Candles when completing a run.Certain enemies that appear in road fights, like Gaunts and Pillagers, do not appear in the Sluice.

A number of Nodes do not appear in the Sluice, including Assistance Encounters, The Hoarder, and Watchtowers, making it more difficult than usual to rest and resupply between fights.The Sluice does not have a region modifier, a quest, or Lair.The Sluice is completely unmapped-all route choices must be taken blindly.There are a number of notable differences between the Sluice and other regions: It is essentially a short 'bonus' area that offers extra rewards at the cost of increased difficulty. He will continue to spawn new tentacles so long as he is alive and there is less than two tentacles on the field.The Sluice is an optional region that does not count towards the number of regions required to reach The Mountain. All of his moves will summon Tentacles should the player have killed any during the fight. The true real threat that the Shambler presents in his ability to constantly spawn in fresh Tentacles. His next largest threat comes in the form of his cleave DOT application, having both an attacks that deals bleed and one that deals blight. His largest risk to teams himself is in his ability to shuffle the players team comp.

The Shambler himself is not a massive threat to the player. This makes him a good target to aim for should the player feel up to the challenge and be looking for some powerful buffs to their team. He will also increase The Flame by +25 and give the player 2 Mastery Points. Yet while he is a risky fight to take, he does offer a slew of special and powerful Trinkets which can only be given as a reward for fighting him. The Shambler is a force to be reckoned with, giving players pause to play the game at low light levels for risk of encountering him. Shamblers can appear multiple times over the course of an Expedition. Secondly, in later regions the Shambler has a small chance of replacing any road battle when the Flame level is 30 or less. Firstly, a Shambler may be summoned at the Shambler's Altar in the Academic's Study.

The Shambler may be encountered in two ways.
