Elite Buff: Bouncy

Internal engine status effect. This is the status applied to elite enemies with the Bouncy modifier. Bouncy causes the enemy's projectiles or attacks to bounce between multiple targets, hitting several cats with a single attack.

Each bounce selects the nearest eligible target within range, creating a chain of damage that spreads through clustered formations. The damage may decrease per bounce, but even reduced damage across multiple cats adds up to significant total output. Bouncy is especially dangerous in encounters with other enemies present, as it forces positioning trade-offs between avoiding bounces and handling other threats.

Spread your team out to minimize the number of bounce targets available. If only one cat is within bounce range, the attack cannot chain and deals only its base damage. Positioning with at least 2-3 tiles between cats is the primary counter. The boss variant, Elite Buff: Bouncy (Boss), may have more bounces or wider bounce range.