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==== Without elites: ====
* Each killed monster costs 2 hits (in your earlier rules).

With elites:
* Some monsters now cost 11 hits.
* If elites are always in front and you’re not smart-targeting, a huge chunk of your fire goes into: - Overkilling already-doomed elites. - Leaving tons of 1-hit-away normals still alive behind them.

So:
* Best case (perfect target selection): You take that ~11% hit increase and maybe a bit more.
* Worst case (the swarm positions elites perfectly and confuses your targeting): You might be operating as if: - Half your shots are going into things that should’ve been shot later - Your effective kill rate drops a lot more than 11%.

Think of elites as force multipliers: they don’t just take more bullets, they let the whole swarm survive longer.