---
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-mine
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-mine
lang: en
title: Mine
summary: 'A placed object activates through proximity, contact or timing rules.'
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
status: active
url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-mine/'
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aliases: []
tags:
  - Boss fights
  - Zones and traps
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sources:
  - id: source-ea98c364a314e390
    title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Mine (RU)'
    url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/mine/'
    verifiedAt: null
  - id: source-699ac28fa70d6d9d
    title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Mine (EN)'
    url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/mine/'
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  - id: source-6fdaa4c7b8cb67e7
    title: Mine Flayer · Enter the Gungeon
    url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV6vnqvy-4o&t=62s'
    verifiedAt: null
  - id: source-293a029d8b5f7a86
    title: Armored Dock Platform · Sky Force Reloaded
    url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0_SYrQ-rcY&t=535s'
    verifiedAt: null
  - id: source-7e46f8fc4c0993eb
    title: Magitek Rearguard · Final Fantasy XIV
    url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VZKVNB_52E&t=89s'
    verifiedAt: null
  - id: source-baf38070a8989361
    title: Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout
    url: 'https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing'
    verifiedAt: null
  - id: source-945019fe5d82d809
    title: 'Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault'
    url: 'https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design'
    verifiedAt: null
  - id: source-55dd1a762546864a
    title: Mine Flayer · Enter the Gungeon Wiki
    url: 'https://enterthegungeon.wiki.gg/wiki/Mine_Flayer'
    verifiedAt: null
  - id: source-636079ea52e49fa4
    title: AA Mine · Sky Force Reloaded Wiki
    url: 'https://sky-force-reloaded-2016.fandom.com/wiki/Enemies/AA_Mine'
    verifiedAt: null
  - id: source-99923bcf0bd87976
    title: Doma Castle · FFXIV Guide
    url: 'https://ffxiv.guide/sb/doma-castle'
    verifiedAt: null
relations: []
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  - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas
    id: boss-mine
    title: Boss fights
    url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-mine'
    categoryIds:
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supersededBy: []
attributes:
  preview:
    updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
    title: Mine
    description: 'A placed object activates through proximity, contact or timing rules.'
    image:
      src: images/mechanics/boss-final-rv6vnqvy-4o-62.webp
      width: 640
      height: 360
      game: Enter the Gungeon
      sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV6vnqvy-4o&t=62s'
      originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV6vnqvy-4o'
      sourceFrameSeconds: 62
      credit: >-
        Dodge Roll / Devolver Digital; gameplay capture by RiggyRob + Pimmsy
        Play
      rights: >-
        Game graphics © Dodge Roll / Devolver Digital. Gameplay recording by
        RiggyRob + Pimmsy Play. Original visible source markings retained. All
        rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
      caption: >-
        Enter the Gungeon: Mine Flayer’s mines and their hazardous discharge
        areas
      alt: >-
        Enter the Gungeon: Mine Flayer’s mines and their hazardous discharge
        areas
      markers:
        - x: 61
          'y': 44
          label: The mine stays in place; red marks its dangerous discharge direction
    tips:
      - 'Give placement, armed and triggered mines distinct visible states.'
    examples:
      - title: Enter the Gungeon
        url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV6vnqvy-4o&t=62s'
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provenance: >-
  Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic
  pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by
  gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference
  URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights;
  references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
catalogKey: catalog/boss-fight-atlas
---
# Mine

id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-mine
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-mine
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-mine/

A placed object activates through proximity, contact or timing rules.

## At a glance

![Enter the Gungeon: Mine Flayer’s mines and their hazardous discharge areas](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-final-rv6vnqvy-4o-62.webp)

[Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV6vnqvy-4o&t=62s) · Game graphics © Dodge Roll / Devolver Digital. Gameplay recording by RiggyRob + Pimmsy Play. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.

[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV6vnqvy-4o), 62 s

1. The mine stays in place; red marks its dangerous discharge direction

- Give placement, armed and triggered mines distinct visible states.

- [Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV6vnqvy-4o&t=62s)

## How it works

A placed object activates through proximity, contact or timing rules.

## Variants

### How the technique works

<a id="boss-mine-rule"></a>

- A placed object activates through proximity, contact or timing rules. <a id="boss-mine-definition"></a>

## Context and limits

A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.

- [Boss Fight Atlas: Mine (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/mine/) (id: source-ea98c364a314e390)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Mine (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/mine/) (id: source-699ac28fa70d6d9d)
- [Mine Flayer · Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV6vnqvy-4o&t=62s) (id: source-6fdaa4c7b8cb67e7)
- [Armored Dock Platform · Sky Force Reloaded](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0_SYrQ-rcY&t=535s) (id: source-293a029d8b5f7a86)
- [Magitek Rearguard · Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VZKVNB_52E&t=89s) (id: source-7e46f8fc4c0993eb)
- [Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing) (id: source-baf38070a8989361)
- [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809)
- [Mine Flayer · Enter the Gungeon Wiki](https://enterthegungeon.wiki.gg/wiki/Mine_Flayer) (id: source-55dd1a762546864a)
- [AA Mine · Sky Force Reloaded Wiki](https://sky-force-reloaded-2016.fandom.com/wiki/Enemies/AA_Mine) (id: source-636079ea52e49fa4)
- [Doma Castle · FFXIV Guide](https://ffxiv.guide/sb/doma-castle) (id: source-99923bcf0bd87976)

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