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Kindred of Rot

Fought in 26 places, from 753 HP to 6,420 HP at Scaduview · Hinterland: each placement carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Fire and the least from Slash.

Where you fight it 26

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
Caelid · Caelid Highway South ×775330×2.406
Caelid · Church of the Plague ×475330×2.406
Caelid · Sellia Crystal Tunnel ×775330×2.406
Caelid · Smoldering Wall ×275330×2.406
m60_47_37_1075330×2.406
m60_47_38_10 ×775330×2.406
Swamp of Aeonia · Astray from Caelid Highway North ×475330×2.406
Lake of Rot · Grand Cloister ×111,29130×4.125
Mt. Gelmir · Seethewater Cave ×22,03430×6.5
Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree · Elphael Inner Wall2,29330×7.328
Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree · Haligtree Roots ×172,29330×7.328
Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree · Malenia, Goddess of Rot2,29330×7.328
Ancient Ruins of Rauh · Rauh Ancient Ruins, East ×83,36430×10.75
m61_45_46_10 ×113,36430×10.75
m61_45_47_103,36430×10.75
Rauh Base · Ravine North3,36430×10.75
Rauh Base · Temple Town Ruins ×33,36430×10.75
Ancient Ruins of Rauh · Church of the Bud, Main Entrance ×114,11730×13.156
m61_44_46_10 ×114,11730×13.156
Gravesite Plain · Cliffroad Terminus ×24,51030×7.047
Gravesite Plain · Ellac River Downstream ×26,20030×9.688
Castle Ensis · Castle-Lord's Chamber ×26,42030×10.031
m61_47_46_10 ×26,42030×10.031
Rauh Base · Ancient Ruins Base ×26,42030×10.031
Scadu Altus · Castle Watering Hole ×26,42030×10.031
Scaduview · Hinterland ×26,42030×10.031

Damage negation

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

Standard0%
Slash10%
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.

Caelid · Sellia Crystal Tunnel, Caelid · Church of the Plague, m60_47_37_10 and 4 more

Physical109
Magic109
Fire109
Lightning109
Holy109

Lake of Rot · Grand Cloister

Physical114
Magic114
Fire114
Lightning114
Holy114

Mt. Gelmir · Seethewater Cave

Physical111
Magic111
Fire111
Lightning111
Holy111

Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree · Haligtree Roots, Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree · Elphael Inner Wall, Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree · Malenia, Goddess of Rot and 5 more

Physical123
Magic123
Fire123
Lightning123
Holy123

m61_44_46_10, Ancient Ruins of Rauh · Church of the Bud, Main Entrance

Physical124
Magic124
Fire124
Lightning124
Holy124

Gravesite Plain · Cliffroad Terminus

Physical121
Magic121
Fire121
Lightning121
Holy121

Gravesite Plain · Ellac River Downstream, m61_47_46_10, Rauh Base · Ancient Ruins Base and 3 more

Physical122
Magic122
Fire122
Lightning122
Holy122

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).

Caelid · Sellia Crystal Tunnel, Caelid · Church of the Plague, m60_47_37_10 and 4 more

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison5358251,2821,282
Scarlet Rot5358251,2821,282
Bleed178206248346
Frost178206248346
Sleep178206248346
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Lake of Rot · Grand Cloister

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison5538431,3001,300
Scarlet Rot5538431,3001,300
Bleed184212254352
Frost184212254352
Sleep184212254352
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Mt. Gelmir · Seethewater Cave

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison5448341,2911,291
Scarlet Rot5448341,2911,291
Bleed181209251349
Frost181209251349
Sleep181209251349
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree · Haligtree Roots, Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree · Elphael Inner Wall, Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree · Malenia, Goddess of Rot

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison6809701,4271,427
Scarlet RotImmune
Bleed227255297395
Frost227255297395
Sleep227255297395
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

m61_45_46_10, Ancient Ruins of Rauh · Rauh Ancient Ruins, East, m61_45_47_10 and 2 more

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison6679571,4141,414
Scarlet RotImmune
Bleed222250292390
Frost222250292390
Sleep222250292390
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

m61_44_46_10, Ancient Ruins of Rauh · Church of the Bud, Main Entrance

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison7121,0021,4591,459
Scarlet RotImmune
Bleed237265307405
Frost237265307405
Sleep237265307405
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Gravesite Plain · Cliffroad Terminus

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison6309201,3771,377
Scarlet Rot6309201,3771,377
Bleed210238280378
Frost210238280378
Sleep210238280378
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Gravesite Plain · Ellac River Downstream

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison6609501,4071,407
Scarlet Rot6609501,4071,407
Bleed220248290388
Frost220248290388
Sleep220248290388
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

m61_47_46_10, Rauh Base · Ancient Ruins Base, Scadu Altus · Castle Watering Hole and 2 more

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison6639531,4101,410
Scarlet Rot6639531,4101,410
Bleed221249291389
Frost221249291389
Sleep221249291389
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

HP in each journey

At Scaduview · Hinterland: new game plus multiplies HP, defense and resistances again on top of the area's scaling.

NGNG+1NG+2NG+3NG+4NG+5NG+6NG+7
6,4209,40010,34010,81011,28012,22012,69013,160

How its AI decides verified

  • It picks attacks by how far you are, with cut-offs at 1.5 m, 3 m, 5.5 m, 7 m, 10 m, 15 m.
  • It chooses among 81 attack routines; 5 have a cooldown (3–5 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.

Lake of Rot · Grand Cloister

Kindred of Rot drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Pest's Glaive4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57
Faded Erdleaf Flower15%26.1%34.6%41.4%15
Aeonian Butterfly1.5%2.96%4.37%5.74%153

This enemy rolls 3 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

m60_47_38_10, Caelid · Caelid Highway South, Swamp of Aeonia · Astray from Caelid Highway North

Kindred of Rot drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Pest's Glaive4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57
Faded Erdleaf Flower15%26.1%34.6%41.4%15
Aeonian Butterfly1.5%2.96%4.37%5.74%153

This enemy rolls 3 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree · Haligtree Roots

Kindred of Rot drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Pest's Glaive4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57
Faded Erdleaf Flower15%26.1%34.6%41.4%15
Aeonian Butterfly1.5%2.96%4.37%5.74%153

This enemy rolls 3 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree · Haligtree Roots, Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree · Elphael Inner Wall, Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree · Malenia, Goddess of Rot

Kindred of Rot drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Pest's Glaive4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57
Aeonian Butterfly1.5%2.96%4.37%5.74%153

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

m61_44_46_10, Ancient Ruins of Rauh · Church of the Bud, Main Entrance

Kindred of Rot drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Scarlet Bud8%14.8%20.7%25.8%28

m61_44_46_10, Ancient Ruins of Rauh · Church of the Bud, Main Entrance

Kindred of Rot drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Scarlet Bud8%14.8%20.7%25.8%28

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Kindred of Rot 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.

Simulate Kindred of Rot

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
    • HP250→313
    • Runes688→612
    • Standard negation20%→0%
    • Slash negation20%→10%
    • Runes5,445→6,270
    • Drop table381,000,000→381,054,000

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