Aldous's Shade

This boss's marks deal a fixed amount set for its level (39), in place of the blow multiples below: a move you could dodge 452 damage, a hazard 396 damage, its signature failed 622 damage, burning ground 136 damage a second. More levels and better gear mean more health, so the same hit takes a smaller part of it. Armour, shields and barriers turn aside at most 20% of it.

Ink spatters under 1/2/3 of the party (radius 1.9 tiles); 1.4 s later it pools there for 10 s: whoever stands in it is hurt every 1 s, 0.45 × a normal blow, slowed, and the dark closes in on their eyes.

When5 s into the fight, then every 10 s.

EnragedEvery 7.5 s.

TipNever fight standing in the ink: you will not see the next mark coming.

He draws back into the ink at his desk (85% less damage, no blows) and lights the 4 record stones round it one by one: that is the order. It stays written on his desk and in the top line ([ ] marks the next stone). Read them in that order (tap each), all within 24 s. Read them all and he is forgiven a while: he reels for 5 s and his shield falls. A wrong stone lashes its reader (396 damage); after 2 wrong tries the next stone glows, after 4 the order is shown again. If time runs out the ink bursts on everyone (622 damage) and he gains 8% health back.

WhenAt 66% and 33% health.

TipSplit the stones between you: each read by a different player, he reels longer. The ledger on his desk always shows the order.

Before the stones are read he writes their order in the air: each lights gold for 0.8 s in turn, and its numeral goes onto the ledger on his desk, where the order stays. Alone, only 3 stones. Each stone read by a different player: he reels 7 s.

WhenWhen the stones are called

TipWatch the numerals over the stones, then split the stones between you.

It flushes red and rages: its normal blows come 1.3× as often, and all its blows are 15% harder.

WhenAt 25% of its health; it lasts to the end of the fight.

TipThe last part is the most dangerous: save your strong skills and potions for it, and dodging the marks matters more than ever.