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BossLimgraveAltus PlateauChanged in 1 patchVerified on build 25080141

Grave Warden Duelist

Fought in 7 places, from 2,190 HP to 8,800 HP at Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town: each placement carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Fire and the least from Standard.

Where you fight it 7

Each place uses its own copy of the boss with that area's scaling. HP and stance as you meet them (first phase, offline, no new game plus).

PlaceHPStanceScaling
Limgrave · Murkwater Catacombs2,19065×2.282
Altus Plateau · Sainted Hero's Grave3,44065×2.688
Leyndell, Royal Capital · Fortified Manor, First Floor3,55465×3.703
Leyndell, Royal Capital · Fortified Manor, First Floor4,73965×3.703
Capital Outskirts · Auriza Side Tomb6,24065×6.5
Consecrated Snowfield · Consecrated Snowfield6,60065×6.875
Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town8,80065×6.875

Damage negation

How much of each damage type it shrugs off. Lower is better for you; the type it takes most is highlighted.

Limgrave · Murkwater Catacombs, Altus Plateau · Sainted Hero's Grave, Leyndell, Royal Capital · Fortified Manor, First Floor and 1 more

Standard0%
Slash-10%
Strike0%
Pierce0%
Magic0%
Fire0%
Lightning0%
Holy0%

Consecrated Snowfield · Consecrated Snowfield, Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town

Standard0%
Slash-10%
Strike0%
Pierce0%
Magic0%
Fire-20%
Lightning0%
Holy0%

Flat defense

Subtracted from each hit before negation; it matters most for weak hits. Area scaling raises it along with HP.

Limgrave · Murkwater Catacombs

Physical101
Magic101
Fire101
Lightning101
Holy101

Altus Plateau · Sainted Hero's Grave

Physical110
Magic110
Fire110
Lightning110
Holy110

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Fortified Manor, First Floor

Physical113
Magic113
Fire113
Lightning113
Holy113

Capital Outskirts · Auriza Side Tomb

Physical111
Magic111
Fire111
Lightning111
Holy111

Consecrated Snowfield · Consecrated Snowfield, Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town

Physical120
Magic120
Fire120
Lightning120
Holy120

Status buildup to proc

Buildup needed for the first proc, and how much more each following proc needs (it grows after every proc, up to the fifth).

Limgrave · Murkwater Catacombs

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison226268366656
Scarlet Rot226268366656
Bleed170198240338
Frost226268366656
Sleep226268366656
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Altus Plateau · Sainted Hero's Grave

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison240282380670
Scarlet Rot240282380670
Bleed180208250348
Frost240282380670
Sleep240282380670
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Fortified Manor, First Floor

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison244286384674
Scarlet Rot244286384674
Bleed183211253351
Frost244286384674
Sleep244286384674
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Capital Outskirts · Auriza Side Tomb

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison242284382672
Scarlet Rot242284382672
Bleed181209251349
Frost242284382672
Sleep242284382672
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Consecrated Snowfield · Consecrated Snowfield, Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison6018911,3481,348
Scarlet Rot1,2931,7501,7501,750
Bleed200228270368
Frost267309407697
Sleep267309407697
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

HP in each journey

At Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town: new game plus multiplies HP, defense and resistances again on top of the area's scaling.

NGNG+1NG+2NG+3NG+4NG+5NG+6NG+7
8,8008,9329,82510,27110,71811,61112,05812,504

How its AI decides verified

  • Its attack choices change at 90%, 70% of its HP: some attacks unlock, get likelier or are forced below those points.
  • It picks attacks by how far you are, with cut-offs at 1.5 m, 3 m, 5 m, 8 m, 15 m.
  • It chooses among 47 attack routines; 10 have a cooldown (5–20 s).

Read from the game's AI script for this boss. Which animation each routine plays isn't named yet.

Drops

Chance per kill at 100 Discovery (Arcane and items raise it), and at higher Discovery for the drops it affects.

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Fortified Manor, First Floor

Grave Warden Duelist drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Duelist Greataxe4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57
Duelist Helm3%5.83%8.49%11%76
Gravekeeper Cloak3%5.83%8.49%11%76
Duelist Greaves3%5.83%8.49%11%76

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Fortified Manor, First Floor

Grave Warden Duelist drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Battle Hammer4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57
Duelist Helm3%5.83%8.49%11%76
Gravekeeper Cloak3%5.83%8.49%11%76
Duelist Greaves3%5.83%8.49%11%76

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Consecrated Snowfield · Consecrated Snowfield

Grave Warden Duelist drops
ItemChanceKills for 90%
Rotten Battle Hammeronce100%—
Rotten Duelist Helmonce100%—

This enemy rolls 2 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town

Grave Warden Duelist drops
ItemChanceKills for 90%
Rotten Duelist Greavesonce100%—
Rotten Greataxeonce100%—

This enemy rolls 2 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Grave Warden Duelist takes with your weapon and stats, in any journey: damage per hit through its defense and negations, stance, and status procs as its thresholds grow.

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Patch history 1

Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.

  1. 1.02.1from 1.00
    • Runes919→1,049
    • Slash negation-20%→-10%
    • Pierce negation-20%→0%
    • Runes1,221→1,502

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