Titans
Titans are giant super-units, and there are six of them, each tied to a part tag: Skeleton Titan for Bone, Lord of the Flesh for Flesh, Deva for Magical, Xenomother for Alien, Dead God for Divine, and Titan Slayer for Construct. Incarnating one spends giant parts revealed by boss kills plus a large pile of ordinary body parts carrying the matching tag. You can field four at once, one by default and three more from the Statue of Majesty upgrade. Deploy your Titan when a boss spawns, keep regular minions clear of the AoE, and support it with spells.
Bosses arrive on the wave countdown and not on a fixed clock. The first cycle runs roughly 15 minutes, and the interval shortens every cycle while the number of bosses per wave climbs. Regular minions, even good ones, will struggle to stop them. To counter these threats, you build a Titan.
What is a Titan?
A Titan is a giant super-unit built from giant body parts. Killing bosses is what reveals those parts to you. Incarnating a Titan then spends both the giant parts and a large quantity of ordinary unit body parts carrying the right race tag, so the assembly draws on your normal economy instead of sitting outside it.
There are six Titans, one per tag:
| Titan | Tag | Parts drawn from |
|---|---|---|
| Skeleton Titan | Bone | Skeletons and similar |
| Lord of the Flesh | Flesh | Zombies, orcs, beasts |
| Deva | Magical | Magical races |
| Xenomother | Alien | Xenostalkers, xenohorrors |
| Dead God | Divine | Angels, demons, Jötunn |
| Titan Slayer | Construct | Steel golems, mechanoids, cybersaurs |
Once assembled, a Titan can fight the map bosses on equal footing.
Assembly and the Titan Cap
The Titan assembly tab, marked with a golden crown, is available from the start. It is not gated behind a blueprint, and Skeleton Titan parts are available immediately. The blueprints you get from destroying libraries unlock tower extensions, which is a different system.
You can field four Titans at once: one by default plus three from leveling the Statue of Majesty in the lobby store. If you have read that three is a hard cap with no upgrade behind it, that was true only for the game's first week. Patch 1.0.3, on April 2, 2024, added the Statue's third level.
The Titan Slayer
The Titan Slayer is the sixth and last Titan, built from Construct-tag parts: steel golems, mechanoids and cybersaurs. Raising it unlocks the rarest achievement in the game, Welcome to the Monster Club, held by 7.8% of players.
Its parts are revealed by killing the second boss on the Master Disc. That is the whole requirement, and it is worth being clear about what is not required, because a lot of circulating advice here does not survive checking:
- There is no mini-boss called "Adam Eternia." The name appears once in one forum post. Everyone else in that same thread calls the same entity "the He-Man guy," a player nickname. It is not what the game calls anything.
- The claim that it drops exactly one part per run is contradicted inside its own source thread. One player says one part per run and prefaces it with "if I recall correctly." Another reports it kept spawning with boss waves until they had every part.
- There is no way to force the spawn. The recipe you may have read, crafting a "Divine Titan" while holding three Titans, is two unrelated anecdotes stitched together: one player's coincidence on a first attempt, and a tip from someone using Cheat Engine to speed the game up. Divine is also a part tag and not a craftable Titan, and the Titan it incarnates is the Dead God.
Worth knowing before you commit to the grind: the main community Titan guide rates the Titan Slayer's arms only moderately, preferring Xenomother's Xenoblade for offense and Dead God's Antiflame for defense. Only its torso is considered best in slot.
Combat Strategy
When a boss spawns, deploy your Titan.
Titans have devastating area-of-effect attacks that depend on the arms you built them with. Dead God's Antiflame fires a ring in all directions, Xenomother's Xenoblade lands repeated hits, and Toxic Pustules throw exploding volleys in a three-by-three pattern.
Keep your regular minions out of the way. Bosses will delete small units instantly, so there is simply no point having them there.
Use your spells to support the Titan during the fight. Heal it with the Magic Smithy, and use damage spells to clear the smaller enemies escorting the boss.
A dead Titan is a setback and not the end of a run. You can rebuild mid-run, and experienced players deliberately kill their own Titans and remake them as a way of repositioning across the map. Prioritize its survival during a boss fight, but do not treat losing it as a reason to restart.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you build a Titan in Necrosmith 2?
The Titan tab with the golden crown icon is open from the start, so nothing needs unlocking. Killing bosses reveals giant parts, and incarnating a Titan spends those plus a large pile of ordinary body parts carrying the matching race tag. There are six Titans, one per tag.
How many Titans can you have at once in Necrosmith 2?
Four. One by default plus three from leveling the Statue of Majesty in the lobby store. The often-repeated cap of three was only true in the game's first week, before patch 1.0.3 added the Statue's third level on April 2, 2024.
How do you get the Titan Slayer in Necrosmith 2?
Kill the second boss on the Master Disc, which reveals its parts, then build it from Construct-tag components such as steel golems, mechanoids and cybersaurs. It unlocks Welcome to the Monster Club, the rarest achievement in the game at 7.8 percent.
Is there a mini-boss called Adam Eternia?
No. That name appears in a single forum post, and other players in the same thread call the entity the He-Man guy as a nickname. There is also no way to force a spawn, and no documented one-part-per-run limit. The advice about crafting a Divine Titan while holding three Titans stitches together a coincidence and a Cheat Engine tip.
How often do bosses spawn in Necrosmith 2?
On the wave countdown, not a fixed clock. The first cycle is roughly 15 minutes, and the interval shortens every cycle while the number of bosses per wave grows. Even good regular minions will struggle to stop them.
What to Read Next
- Assembling Minions. The assembly system Titans extend.
- Achievements. Titan Slayer and other endgame boss unlocks.
- Exploration and Map Progression. Where Titans become necessary.
- Tips and Tricks. The real Titan cap, and the patch that raised it.