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BossCombat level 85Undead

Dread Specter

An ancient battlefield ghost of terrible power, wreathed in the souls of the fallen.

The ground splits and the dead light pours out. He rises — not floating gently like lesser spirits, but ERUPTING from the earth with the force of a cannonball, trailing a comet-tail of screaming faces. The Dread Specter is not one ghost. He is a GENERAL of ghosts, a warlord who died so violently and so furiously that he dragged his entire army into death with him. His form is a towering knight-shape of blue-black energy, crowned with iron, gripping a sword that was buried with him and has since become something far worse. The battlefield where he fell has never grown grass. Birds do not fly over it. Even the moon seems dimmer here. He does not haunt this place. He commands it.

Stats

Hitpoints
15,000
Melee attack
70
Magic attack
90
Ranged attack
0
Attack speed
1
Attack range
4 m
Defences
Slash defence
35
Stab defence
35
Crush defence
35
Ranged defence
35
Magic resistance
-15
Poise
100
Movement & awareness
Move speed
5 m/s
Movement speed
3 m/s
Aggro range
20 m
Leash range
60 m

How it fights

Behaviour
Boss Multi Phase
Patrol
Stationary
Aggressive on sight
Yes

Phases

3
  1. The Warlord Rises from —% HP
    Abilities:
    1. Animation
      attack_soul_rend
      Base Damage
      120
      Cast Time
      0.5
      Cooldown
      6
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Tears at a target's soul with spectral energy, dealing heavy magic damage.
      Effects
      none
      Id
      soul_rend
      Name
      Soul Rend
      Range
      4
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/soul_rend
      Telegraph
      —
    2. Animation
      —
      Base Damage
      0
      Cast Time
      0
      Cooldown
      10
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Passive. Players within 6 meters must pass a fear check or flee uncontrollably for 2 seconds.
      Effects
      1. Effect
        fear_check
        Flee Duration
        2
        Radius
        6
        Type
        passive_aura
      Id
      fear_aura
      Name
      Fear Aura
      Range
      6
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/fear_aura
      Telegraph
      —
    3. Animation
      cast_deaths_gaze
      Base Damage
      150
      Cast Time
      1.5
      Cooldown
      12
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Fires a beam of necrotic energy in a line, dealing massive damage to all targets hit.
      Effects
      none
      Id
      deaths_gaze
      Name
      Death's Gaze
      Range
      15
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/deaths_gaze
      Telegraph
      Duration
      1.5
      Length
      15
      Type
      line
      Width
      2
    Ability Weights:
    Deaths Gaze
    40
    Fear Aura
    15
    Soul Rend
    45
    Hp Threshold: 100
    Phase: 1
  2. Spectral Army from —% HP
    Abilities:
    1. Animation
      attack_soul_rend
      Base Damage
      140
      Cast Time
      0.5
      Cooldown
      5.5
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Tears at a target's soul with increased ferocity.
      Effects
      none
      Id
      soul_rend_p2
      Name
      Soul Rend
      Range
      4
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/soul_rend
      Telegraph
      —
    2. Animation
      cast_summon_army
      Base Damage
      0
      Cast Time
      2
      Cooldown
      40
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Calls four Phantom Knights from the spectral army to join the battle.
      Effects
      1. Count
        4
        Creature Id
        Phantom Knight
        Type
        summon
      Id
      summon_phantom_knights
      Name
      Summon Phantom Knights
      Range
      12
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/summon
      Telegraph
      Duration
      2
      Radius
      6
      Type
      summon_circle
    3. Animation
      cast_soul_harvest
      Base Damage
      80
      Cast Time
      1.5
      Cooldown
      18
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Drains life force from all players in range, healing the Specter for each player hit.
      Effects
      1. Heal Amount
        300
        Type
        heal_per_target_hit
      Id
      soul_harvest
      Name
      Soul Harvest
      Range
      10
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/soul_harvest
      Telegraph
      Duration
      1.5
      Radius
      10
      Type
      aoe_circle
    4. Animation
      cast_army_buff
      Base Damage
      0
      Cast Time
      1
      Cooldown
      25
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      All summoned undead gain +30% to all stats for 10 seconds.
      Effects
      1. Duration
        10
        Filter
        summoned_undead
        Percent
        30
        Stat
        all
        Type
        buff_allies
      Id
      spectral_army_buff
      Name
      Spectral Army
      Range
      20
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/spectral_army
      Telegraph
      —
    Ability Weights:
    Soul Harvest
    30
    Soul Rend P2
    30
    Spectral Army Buff
    25
    Summon Phantom Knights
    15
    Hp Threshold: 55
    Phase: 2
  3. Dread Form from —% HP
    Abilities:
    1. Animation
      attack_soul_rend_empowered
      Base Damage
      180
      Cast Time
      0.3
      Cooldown
      4
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Empowered soul strike with devastating damage.
      Effects
      none
      Id
      soul_rend_p3
      Name
      Soul Rend
      Range
      5
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/soul_rend
      Telegraph
      —
    2. Animation
      transform_dread_form
      Base Damage
      0
      Cast Time
      2
      Cooldown
      0
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Transforms into a towering avatar of death, increasing size and damage by 50%.
      Effects
      1. Size Multiplier
        1.5
        Type
        transform
      2. Percent
        50
        Permanent
        yes
        Stat
        damage
        Type
        buff_self
      Id
      dread_form
      Name
      Dread Form
      Range
      0
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/dread_form
      Telegraph
      Duration
      2
      Type
      arena_wide
    3. Animation
      attack_reapers_sweep
      Base Damage
      200
      Cast Time
      1
      Cooldown
      8
      Damage Type
      slash
      Description
      Sweeps his massive spectral blade in a wide cone, dealing devastating damage to all caught in the arc.
      Effects
      none
      Id
      reapers_sweep
      Name
      Reaper's Sweep
      Range
      8
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/reapers_sweep
      Telegraph
      Angle
      120
      Duration
      1
      Range
      8
      Type
      cone
    4. Animation
      death_final_wail
      Base Damage
      100
      Cast Time
      0
      Cooldown
      0
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      On death, releases a devastating wail that fears all players for 4 seconds and deals heavy damage.
      Effects
      1. Type
        trigger_on_death
      2. Duration
        4
        Type
        fear
      Id
      final_wail
      Name
      Final Wail
      Range
      20
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/final_wail
      Telegraph
      —
    Ability Weights:
    Dread Form
    5
    Final Wail
    15
    Reapers Sweep
    45
    Soul Rend P3
    35
    Hp Threshold: 25
    Phase: 3

Drops

Rolls on Dread Specter Drops.

Roll 1always drops · guaranteed
DropQuantityWeightChance
Dread Essence
Terror-infused essence — fear alchemy
1–2—100%
Roll 22 rolls · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Nothing—2020%
Shade Essence2–42525%
Coins Silver5–152525%
Specter Shroud Material
Cloak material — fear aura on equip
12020%
Terror Gem
Gem — fear-inflicting accessory
11010%

Movement & spawning

Spawn
Max Instances
1
Respawn Time
5,400
Respawn Variance
900
Spawn Animation
erupt_from_ground
Spawn Sound
sfx/creatures/dread_specter/spawn

Sounds

Aggro
sfx/creatures/dread_specter/aggro
Ambient
sfx/creatures/dread_specter/idle
Attack
sfx/creatures/dread_specter/attack
Death
sfx/creatures/dread_specter/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/spectral_heavy
Hurt
sfx/creatures/dread_specter/hurt
Full catalogue record32 fields · straight from the content catalogue
Abilities
Inline
none
Refs
none
Aggression
—
Ai
Ability Conditions
—
Ability Weights
none
Behavior Overrides
Aggro On Sight
yes
Auto Heal
—
Call For Help
no
Flee At Hp Percent
0
Heal Delay
—
Help Range
—
Show Damage Numbers
—
Track Dps
—
Behavior Tree
boss_multi_phase
Disengage After Secs
—
Evasion
—
Patrol
Radius
0
Type
stationary
Waypoints
none
Pursuit
—
Audio
Aggro
sfx/creatures/dread_specter/aggro
Ambient
sfx/creatures/dread_specter/idle
Attack
sfx/creatures/dread_specter/attack
Death
sfx/creatures/dread_specter/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/spectral_heavy
Hurt
sfx/creatures/dread_specter/hurt
Behavior Tree
—
Category
boss
Combat Level
85
Description
An ancient battlefield ghost of terrible power, wreathed in the souls of the fallen.
Examine
The ground splits and the dead light pours out. He rises — not floating gently like lesser spirits, but ERUPTING from the earth with the force of a cannonball, trailing a comet-tail of screaming faces. The Dread Specter is not one ghost. He is a GENERAL of ghosts, a warlord who died so violently and so furiously that he dragged his entire army into death with him. His form is a towering knight-shape of blue-black energy, crowned with iron, gripping a sword that was buried with him and has since become something far worse. The battlefield where he fell has never grown grass. Birds do not fly over it. Even the moon seems dimmer here. He does not haunt this place. He commands it.
Fish
—
Hitbox
—
Icon
icons/creatures/dread_specter
Id
Dread Specter
Impact
—
Inheritance
—
Loot
Loot Table
Dread Specter Drops
Xp Rewards
Combat
0
Hp
0
Skills
none
Venery
800
Loot Table
—
Mechanics
none
Metadata
Added Version
0.1.0
Notes
Three-phase boss. Phase 1 Fear Aura forces melee to build fear resistance. Death's Gaze is telegraphed but devastating. Phase 2 summons 4 Phantom Knights — must be managed or they overwhelm healers. Soul Harvest heals per player hit — spread out. Phase 3 Dread Form is a DPS check — Reaper's Sweep covers 120 degrees. Final Wail triggers on death — healers must be ready for the fear + damage spike.
Tags
boss, multi_phase, summoner, spectral, fear, ancient
Venery Category
undead
Zone
dread_battlefield
Model
models/creatures/undead/dread_specter
Movement
—
Name
Dread Specter
Phases
Enabled
yes
Phase List
  1. Abilities
    1. Animation
      attack_soul_rend
      Base Damage
      120
      Cast Time
      0.5
      Cooldown
      6
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Tears at a target's soul with spectral energy, dealing heavy magic damage.
      Effects
      none
      Id
      soul_rend
      Name
      Soul Rend
      Range
      4
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/soul_rend
      Telegraph
      —
    2. Animation
      —
      Base Damage
      0
      Cast Time
      0
      Cooldown
      10
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Passive. Players within 6 meters must pass a fear check or flee uncontrollably for 2 seconds.
      Effects
      1. 4 fields
      Id
      fear_aura
      Name
      Fear Aura
      Range
      6
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/fear_aura
      Telegraph
      —
    3. Animation
      cast_deaths_gaze
      Base Damage
      150
      Cast Time
      1.5
      Cooldown
      12
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Fires a beam of necrotic energy in a line, dealing massive damage to all targets hit.
      Effects
      none
      Id
      deaths_gaze
      Name
      Death's Gaze
      Range
      15
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/deaths_gaze
      Telegraph
      Duration
      1.5
      Length
      15
      Type
      line
      Width
      2
    Ability Weights
    Deaths Gaze
    40
    Fear Aura
    15
    Soul Rend
    45
    Hp Threshold
    100
    Name
    The Warlord Rises
    Phase
    1
  2. Abilities
    1. Animation
      attack_soul_rend
      Base Damage
      140
      Cast Time
      0.5
      Cooldown
      5.5
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Tears at a target's soul with increased ferocity.
      Effects
      none
      Id
      soul_rend_p2
      Name
      Soul Rend
      Range
      4
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/soul_rend
      Telegraph
      —
    2. Animation
      cast_summon_army
      Base Damage
      0
      Cast Time
      2
      Cooldown
      40
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Calls four Phantom Knights from the spectral army to join the battle.
      Effects
      1. 3 fields
      Id
      summon_phantom_knights
      Name
      Summon Phantom Knights
      Range
      12
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/summon
      Telegraph
      Duration
      2
      Radius
      6
      Type
      summon_circle
    3. Animation
      cast_soul_harvest
      Base Damage
      80
      Cast Time
      1.5
      Cooldown
      18
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Drains life force from all players in range, healing the Specter for each player hit.
      Effects
      1. 2 fields
      Id
      soul_harvest
      Name
      Soul Harvest
      Range
      10
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/soul_harvest
      Telegraph
      Duration
      1.5
      Radius
      10
      Type
      aoe_circle
    4. Animation
      cast_army_buff
      Base Damage
      0
      Cast Time
      1
      Cooldown
      25
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      All summoned undead gain +30% to all stats for 10 seconds.
      Effects
      1. 5 fields
      Id
      spectral_army_buff
      Name
      Spectral Army
      Range
      20
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/spectral_army
      Telegraph
      —
    Ability Weights
    Soul Harvest
    30
    Soul Rend P2
    30
    Spectral Army Buff
    25
    Summon Phantom Knights
    15
    Hp Threshold
    55
    Name
    Spectral Army
    Phase
    2
  3. Abilities
    1. Animation
      attack_soul_rend_empowered
      Base Damage
      180
      Cast Time
      0.3
      Cooldown
      4
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Empowered soul strike with devastating damage.
      Effects
      none
      Id
      soul_rend_p3
      Name
      Soul Rend
      Range
      5
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/soul_rend
      Telegraph
      —
    2. Animation
      transform_dread_form
      Base Damage
      0
      Cast Time
      2
      Cooldown
      0
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      Transforms into a towering avatar of death, increasing size and damage by 50%.
      Effects
      1. 2 fields
      2. 4 fields
      Id
      dread_form
      Name
      Dread Form
      Range
      0
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/dread_form
      Telegraph
      Duration
      2
      Type
      arena_wide
    3. Animation
      attack_reapers_sweep
      Base Damage
      200
      Cast Time
      1
      Cooldown
      8
      Damage Type
      slash
      Description
      Sweeps his massive spectral blade in a wide cone, dealing devastating damage to all caught in the arc.
      Effects
      none
      Id
      reapers_sweep
      Name
      Reaper's Sweep
      Range
      8
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/reapers_sweep
      Telegraph
      Angle
      120
      Duration
      1
      Range
      8
      Type
      cone
    4. Animation
      death_final_wail
      Base Damage
      100
      Cast Time
      0
      Cooldown
      0
      Damage Type
      magic
      Description
      On death, releases a devastating wail that fears all players for 4 seconds and deals heavy damage.
      Effects
      1. 1 fields
      2. 2 fields
      Id
      final_wail
      Name
      Final Wail
      Range
      20
      Sound
      sfx/creatures/dread_specter/final_wail
      Telegraph
      —
    Ability Weights
    Dread Form
    5
    Final Wail
    15
    Reapers Sweep
    45
    Soul Rend P3
    35
    Hp Threshold
    25
    Name
    Dread Form
    Phase
    3
Recovery
—
Resistances
—
Respawn
—
Spawn
Max Instances
1
Respawn Time
5,400
Respawn Variance
900
Spawn Animation
erupt_from_ground
Spawn Sound
sfx/creatures/dread_specter/spawn
Stats
Aggro Range
20
Attack
70
Attack Range
4
Attack Speed
1
Crush Defense
35
Immunities
none
Leash Range
60
Magic Attack
90
Magic Resistance
-15
Max Hp
15,000
Move Speed
5
Movement Speed
3
Poise
100
Ranged Attack
0
Ranged Defense
35
Slash Defense
35
Stab Defense
35
Status Immunities
—
Variation
—
Visuals
—
Xp Rewards
—
Designer's note

Three-phase boss. Phase 1 Fear Aura forces melee to build fear resistance. Death's Gaze is telegraphed but devastating. Phase 2 summons 4 Phantom Knights — must be managed or they overwhelm healers. Soul Harvest heals per player hit — spread out. Phase 3 Dread Form is a DPS check — Reaper's Sweep covers 120 degrees. Final Wail triggers on death — healers must be ready for the fear + damage spike.

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