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Tenebrous Mimesis

Last updated 2026-04-13

Tenebrous Mimesis are an enemy group that are found in Natlan.

Unknown plant-like monsters from another world, Tenebrous Mimesis will take on the form of various Common or Elite Enemies to attack the player. While in a transformed state, the mimesis is protected by a Void Ward and is invulnerable to all incoming DMG. The ward's durability depends on the enemy imitated, with common imitations having a weaker ward compared to elite imitations. Nightsoul attacks are more effective in depleting this ward. Once the ward is broken, the mimesis will become stunned and reveal its true form.

All mimesis, in their original form, share the same attacks. When they are imitating another entity, they use their attacks instead.

Some of their attacks, whether they are imitating an enemy or not, may apply stacks Attrition upon hitting the active character, causing them to lose a percentage of their Max HP after a delay, which ignores shields.

Types

Element Elite Enemies Normal Bosses
Physical
Physical
Tenebrous Mimesis - Ruin Guard Tenebrous Mimesis - Ruin Guard
Tenebrous Mimiflora Tenebrous Mimiflora
Multiple
Elements
Tenebrous Mimesis - Crackling Axe Mitachurl Tenebrous Mimesis - Crackling Axe Mitachurl
Tenebrous Papilla Tenebrous Papilla
Anemo
Anemo
Tenebrous Mimesis - Anemo Hilichurl Rogue Tenebrous Mimesis - Anemo Hilichurl Rogue
Cryo
Cryo
Tenebrous Mimesis - Iktomisaurus Warrior: Icy Tidebearer Tenebrous Mimesis - Iktomisaurus Warrior: Icy Tidebearer
Dendro
Dendro
Tenebrous Mimesis - Yumkasaurus Warrior: Flowing Skyfire Tenebrous Mimesis - Yumkasaurus Warrior: Flowing Skyfire
Tenebrous Mimesis: Yumkasaurus Tenebrous Mimesis: Yumkasaurus
Electro
Electro
Tenebrous Mimesis: Tatankasaurus Tenebrous Mimesis: Tatankasaurus
Geo
Geo
Tenebrous Mimesis - Tepetlisaurus Warrior: Rockbreaker Blade Tenebrous Mimesis - Tepetlisaurus Warrior: Rockbreaker Blade
Tenebrous Mimesis - Tepetlisaurus Warrior: Shard Striker Tenebrous Mimesis - Tepetlisaurus Warrior: Shard Striker
Tenebrous Mimesis: Geovishap Hatchling Tenebrous Mimesis: Geovishap Hatchling
Tenebrous Mimesis: Tepetlisaurus Tenebrous Mimesis: Tepetlisaurus
Hydro
Hydro
Tenebrous Mimesis: Koholasaurus Tenebrous Mimesis: Koholasaurus
Pyro
Pyro
Tenebrous Mimesis - Qucusaurus Warrior: Blazing Sky Tenebrous Mimesis - Qucusaurus Warrior: Blazing Sky
Tenebrous Mimesis - Qucusaurus Warrior: Heartstar Hammer Tenebrous Mimesis - Qucusaurus Warrior: Heartstar Hammer
Tenebrous Mimesis - Secret Source Automaton: Hunter-Seeker Tenebrous Mimesis - Secret Source Automaton: Hunter-Seeker

Lore

Tenebrous Mimesis have the ability to extract memories from the Ley Lines to mimic various physical forms and their abilities. The complexity and power of the forms they can mimic in this manner depend on the ability of each Tenebrous Mimesis variant. Just as they are able to mimic various monsters, they can also assume the form of animals (e.g., cranes) and objects (e.g., Exquisite Chests).

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LanguageOfficial NameLiteral Meaning
EnglishTenebrous Mimesis
Chinese
(Simplified)
深邃拟态
Shēnsùi Nǐtài
Profound Mimesis
Chinese
(Traditional)
深邃擬態
Shēnsùi Nǐtài
Japanese深遠擬態
Shin'en Gitai
Korean그윽한 의태
Geueukhan Uitae
Profound Mimesis
FrenchMimèsis obombréObumbrated Mimesis
RussianСумрачный мимесис
Sumrachnyy mimesis
Gloomy Mimesis
ThaiTenebrous Mimesis
VietnameseMô Phỏng U Ám
GermanAbgrundimitatorAbyssal Imitator
IndonesianTenebrous Mimesis
PortugueseMimetismo Abissal
TurkishKaranlık Taklit Çiçeği
ItalianMimesi tenebrosaTenebrous Mimesis

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