Pillager

The Pillager is a ranged illager in Minecraft Dungeons II, a crossbow-toting harasser with a mere 20 health and 30 poise. It drops 4 souls when killed, and with a movement speed of 450 it repositions well — but at 20 health, it dies to almost anything that reaches it.

Its only attack is a ranged shot dealing 6.5 physical damage. The hit is tiny, but pillagers appear across 9 regions and fight in packs: a half-dozen of them plinking from cover adds up, and they punish heroes who stand still. The counter is movement — strafe, close the gap, and they fold. Melee heroes should sprint straight at them; ranged heroes just out-trade them.

Soul damage is the hard counter: the Pillager takes +50% damage from soul, with no listed resistance. Soul-charged weapons and soul artifacts from Minecraft Dungeons II Talismans and Artifacts Guide turn it into a one-shot. Honestly, any damage works at 20 health — but the soul bonus makes soul builds the natural answer when pillagers pack a room.

It is fought in the Frozen Highlands and appears across 9 regions, with minecart stations at Archie's Ruins, Fortress Backgate, Frozen Fortress, Frozen Shipyard, Highland Cliffs, and Ice Caves. Like the Vindicator, thin out the pack before the heavy illagers like the Geomancer arrive.