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title: The Black Charro
id: mythsandlegends:black_charro
icon: mythsandlegends:black_charro
type: entity
custom:
  Hostility: Hostile
  Biome: Desert, Badlands
  Spawn Rule: Night Only, Requires ritual
  World: Overworld
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**The Black Charro** is a legendary and fearsome boss mob in the **Myths & Legends Mod**. This dark, shadowy horseman embodies death and despair, presenting a significant challenge to any player brave enough to face him. Known for his devastating abilities and relentless combat style, the Black Charro is not an opponent to be taken lightly.

## Stats
- **Health**: 370 HP
- **Damage**: 5 DP
- **Armor**: 4 AP
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## Abilities
### Vertical Attack
- Performs a powerful vertical melee strike against nearby enemies.

### Horizontal Combo
- Performs a fast series of horizontal melee strikes, allowing him to pressure players at close range.

### Stab Attack
- Teleports behind the target before delivering a powerful stab attack.

### Ambush Attack
- The Black Charro disappears from the arena and emerges from the ground, launching three Umbral Orbs toward the player.

## Shadow Horse Attack
- Summons spectral horses that charge through the arena in dangerous patterns.
- Players are given a brief warning before each pattern begins, allowing them to dodge the incoming attack.
- The first pattern travels in a single direction across the arena.
- The second pattern forms a grid that covers the arena, making positioning and timing essential.

### Lunge Attack
- The Black Charro leaps into the air and fires three Umbral Orbs toward the player in a spread pattern.
- The attack ends with a teleportation, allowing him to reposition himself after the assault.

### Teleportation
- The Black Charro can vanish and reappear during combat, allowing him to quickly reposition and catch his opponents off guard.

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## Unique Features
### Dynamic Messages
- **The Black Charro** taunts players during the fight, making the battle more intense and immersive.
- If he defeats the player, he mocks them, celebrating his victory.
- Upon being defeated, he delivers a final message, acknowledging the player’s strength.

### Phases
- The Black Charro becomes more dangerous as the battle progresses.

### Summoning Ritual
To summon **The Black Charro**, players must:
- Locate his Mausoleum, a rare structure that generates in Deserts, Badlands, and Umbral Wastelands.
- Have the Soulbinder Amulet, a key item required for the ritual.
- Perform the summoning at night, as **The Black Charro** only emerges under the cover of darkness.

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## Location
- **The Black Charro** resides in his ominous structure, which only generates in **Deserts**, **Badlands** and **Umbral Wastelands**.

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## Loot
- `Tenebrite Shard`
- `Music Disc - Cursed Rider`

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## Advancements
- **The Black Charro** contributes to the `Rider of the Shadows`.

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