Nox Swordstress
Fought in 4 places, from 768 HP to 1,631 HP at Caelid · Chair-Crypt of Sellia: each placement carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Holy and the least from Magic.
Where you fight it 4
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).
| Place | HP | Stance | Scaling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liurnia of the Lakes · Ranni's Chamber | 768 | 65 | ×2.266 |
| Ainsel River · Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella ×2 | 1,398 | 65 | ×4.125 |
| Ainsel River Main · Nokstella, Eternal City ×2 | 1,398 | 65 | ×4.125 |
| Caelid · Chair-Crypt of Sellia | 1,631 | 65 | ×4.812 |
Damage negation
How much of each damage type it shrugs off. Lower is better for you; the type it takes most is highlighted.
Flat defense
Subtracted from each hit before negation; it matters most for weak hits. Area scaling raises it along with HP.
Liurnia of the Lakes · Ranni's Chamber
Ainsel River · Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella, Ainsel River Main · Nokstella, Eternal City
Caelid · Chair-Crypt of Sellia
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).
Liurnia of the Lakes · Ranni's Chamber
| Status | 1st proc | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | 324 | 422 | 712 | 1,169 |
| Scarlet Rot | 324 | 422 | 712 | 1,169 |
| Bleed | 324 | 422 | 712 | 1,169 |
| Frost | 324 | 422 | 712 | 1,169 |
| Sleep | 236 | 278 | 376 | 666 |
| Madness | Immune | |||
| Death Blight | Immune | |||
Ainsel River · Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella, Ainsel River Main · Nokstella, Eternal City
| Status | 1st proc | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | 338 | 436 | 726 | 1,183 |
| Scarlet Rot | 338 | 436 | 726 | 1,183 |
| Bleed | 338 | 436 | 726 | 1,183 |
| Frost | 338 | 436 | 726 | 1,183 |
| Sleep | 246 | 288 | 386 | 676 |
| Madness | Immune | |||
| Death Blight | Immune | |||
Caelid · Chair-Crypt of Sellia
| Status | 1st proc | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | 327 | 425 | 715 | 1,172 |
| Scarlet Rot | 327 | 425 | 715 | 1,172 |
| Bleed | 327 | 425 | 715 | 1,172 |
| Frost | 327 | 425 | 715 | 1,172 |
| Sleep | 238 | 280 | 378 | 668 |
| Madness | Immune | |||
| Death Blight | Immune | |||
HP in each journey
At Caelid · Chair-Crypt of Sellia: new game plus multiplies HP, defense and resistances again on top of the area's scaling.
| NG | NG+1 | NG+2 | NG+3 | NG+4 | NG+5 | NG+6 | NG+7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,631 | 2,484 | 2,732 | 2,857 | 2,981 | 3,229 | 3,353 | 3,478 |
How its AI decides verified
- It picks attacks by how far you are, with cut-offs at 1.8 m, 5 m, 15 m.
- It chooses among 19 attack routines; 6 have a cooldown (4–4 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.
| Item | Chance | At 200 Discovery | At 300 Discovery | At 400 Discovery | Kills for 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nox Monk Hood | 3% | 5.83% | 8.49% | 11% | 76 |
| Nox Monk Armor | 3% | 5.83% | 8.49% | 11% | 76 |
| Nox Bracelets | 3% | 5.83% | 8.49% | 11% | 76 |
| Nox Greaves | 3% | 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.
Patch history 1
Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.
- 1.02.1from 1.00
- Runes687→635
- Slash negation0%→-10%
- Runes158→153