Excavator

The Excavator is a construct enemy in Minecraft Dungeons II with 30 health and two listed attacks: a melee swing for 7 physical damage and an area slam for 12 physical. That slam is the attack to watch, hitting for nearly double the melee swing and punishing heroes who cluster around it.

At 500 movement speed and 65 poise it is a steady, deliberate brawler rather than a speedster. The area slam gives it a simple but effective game plan: walk up, slam, repeat. Spreading out and interrupting its attacks with consistent hits will blunt most of its threat, since its poise is not high enough to ignore focused pressure.

It is weak to soul damage (+50%), with no listed resistances. Soul weapons and soul-gathering builds are the efficient answer, turning its 30 health into a formality. There is no wrong secondary choice, but nothing else gets the bonus.

The mob page says it is found in one region but does not name it, so its exact hunting grounds are unlisted. The Copper Cube is a fellow construct with a similar brawler profile, the Bloombud is another slow melee mob to practice spacing against, and the Dartback is the mini-boss to test yourself against once Excavators feel easy.