"The Hunter is known for his mastery over hounds. He dwells deep in the woods of Wizards' dreams and doesn't like to be disturbed."
- The Bestiary
"You peer into the swirling vortex inside the orb and see a proud beaked huntsman wielding a poleaxe. You catch a glint of his eye, and a shiver goes through you."
- Forest Orb
THE HUNTER
- attacks
- Poleaxe
Caltrops
Hounds - friends
- The Killer
- enemies
- Player
- species
- Unknown
- gender
- Male
- caption-image
- You catch a glint of his eye, and a shiver goes through you
The Hunter is the final boss of Forest.
Appearance
The Hunter is a tall, slender figure with a beaked face, wearing what appears to be a traditional Mongolian hat, along with some sort of jacket or gambeson with a thin waist. They have beady red eyes at a downward angle, and it is hard to tell whether or not they are wearing pants. He is surprisingly feminine in appearance.
Behaviour + Drops
The Hunter moves slowly, summoning Hounds and deploying caltrops that inflict 10 damage when stepped on. If close, The Hunter will also attempt to stab the player with its pole hammer inflicting 60 damage. The Hunter will also periodically block player attacks.
The Hunter has 800 HP, and when killed will drop 5 gold, 5 hearts, and 5 big hearts, with a 50% chance to drop 15 hearts, and 15 gold, as well as a 100% chance to drop a Dream Sphere and a random Ring. Upon defeating The Hunter it will drop the B Note, and the portal will appear leading to Ending 3: Trapped. If the player has unlocked Caves of Limbok, the portal there will also appear.
Strategy
Like every boss (save the Flesh Golem), The Hunter can easily be defeated by employing circle-strafing. You may end up running over his caltrops, but they don't do enough damage to be a concern.
Trivia
- Unlike the summons of other bosses, The Hunter's Hounds do not die automatically after he is defeated.
- The Hunter's model is notably more detailed than the other main-level bosses. His animations are also much cleaner.
- The Hunter is the only boss to lay traps for the player, unless you count Slime King's trail.
- Other than Limbok himself, The Hunter appears to be the enemy who most wants the player dead.
Gallery
Screenshot of The Hunter summoning Hounds
Screenshot of The Hunter blocking
Screenshot of Caltrops- The Hunter
Sources and community notes
- No page-specific forum or guide coverage was found for this page; the references below are the closest general ones.
- The achievements guide lists boss achievements for the main bosses.
- The Secret Rooms guide says that once The Hunter has been defeated, a lore orb showing nothing means The Killer has replaced the floor's boss.
Community-sourced (added October 2026, not yet verified in-game). Sources: Steam guide: Achievements guide (updated Jan 11, 2025); Steam thread: Boss related question; Steam guide: Secret Rooms and You by Slunky.