BossStormveil CastleLiurnia of the LakesChanged in 2 patchesVerified on build 25827938

Crucible Knight

Fought in 10 places, from 1,391 HP to 5,512 HP at Crumbling Farum Azula · Dragon Temple Rooftop: each place carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Fire and the least from Magic.

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HP (NG): 1,391–5,512
HP in NG+7: 7,779
Stance: 80
Weakest to: Fire 20%
Resists most: Magic 40%
Nearest grace: Dragon Temple Rooftop

Crucible Knight, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

How Crucible Knight fights

At Crumbling Farum Azula · Beside the Great Bridge, its toughest placement: 5,512 HP.

Phases by HP verified

Its script checks its HP at 60% when it chooses what to do.

Attacks from the game files

The attacks it picks on its own, most used first. Damage is the attack power of its strongest hit at this placement, before your defense and negation.

Attack	Parry	Block	Damage
Single hit (1)1 hit · first hit after 0.8 s	Yes	Yes	520physical
Projectile (1)1 hit · first hit after 0.8 s	No	Yes	440physical
Single hit (2)1 hit · first hit after 1.8 s	Yes	Yes	620physical
Strike (shield)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s	No	Yes	560strike
Single hit (3)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s	Yes	Yes	540physical
Thrust (1)1 hit · first hit after 1.2 s	Yes	Yes	580pierce
Single hit (4)1 hit · first hit after 0.9 s	Yes	Yes	420physical
Strike (tail)1 hit · first hit after 0.6 s	No	Yes	480280 holy · 200 strike
Flying Tackle1 hit · first hit after 2.1 s	No	Yes	640pierce
Projectile (2)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s	No	Yes	360holy
Single hit + projectile (two hand)2 hits · first hit after 1.0 s	Hit 2	Yes	680physical
Single hit + projectile2 hits · first hit after 2.6 s	Hit 1	Yes	940660 physical · 280 holy

5 more attacks it chains after another one

Attack	Parry	Block	Damage
Single hit (5)1 hit · first hit after 1.3 s · after Projectile (2) and Projectile (3)	Yes	Yes	540physical
Thrust (2)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s	Yes	Yes	580pierce
2-hit strike combo (big tail)2 hits · first hit after 1.0 s	No	Yes	720440 strike · 280 holy
Projectile (3)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s · after Projectile (2)	No	Yes	360holy
Double Spin2 hits · first hit after 1.2 s	Yes	Yes	640physical

Parry: whether a parry works on it (for combos, which hits). Block: whether a shield stops it; grabs go through.

Attack choice by distance from its battle script

How often it opens with each attack at each range, from its main weight tables (it switches between 27 sets of tables by state; the main one is shown).

under 1 m

1–3.5 m

3.5–4.5 m

4.5–5 m

5–7.5 m

7.5–10 m

10–15 m

15 m +

Single hit (1)
Projectile (1)
Single hit (2)
Other attacks and moves

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Distance	Most likely picks
under 1 m	Moving or other actions 50% · Single hit (1) 25% · Projectile (1) 25%
1–3.5 m	Moving or other actions 40% · Single hit (1) 20% · Single hit (2) 20%
3.5–4.5 m	Moving or other actions 60% · Single hit (2) 20% · Projectile (1) 20%
4.5–5 m	Moving or other actions 70% · Single hit (1) 15% · Single hit (2) 15%
5–7.5 m	Moving or other actions 90% · Single hit (1) 10%
7.5–10 m	Moving or other actions 100%
10–15 m	Moving or other actions 100%
15 m +	Moving or other actions 100%

Attacks: 17
With a cooldown: 13 1–20 s

What hurts it most

Fire20% +23%
Lightning20% +23%
Standard35%
Slash35% ±0
Strike35% ±0
Pierce35% ±0
Magic40% −8%
Holy40% −8%

Negation (lower lets more through), and how much more or less damage that type deals than Standard does.

Status procs to kill it

Status	1st proc	HP per proc	Procs to kill
Bleed	Immune
Frost	566	581	1011,926 buildup
Poison	566	977	66,674 buildup
Scarlet Rot	566	2,243	32,735 buildup

From full HP with that status alone; thresholds grow after each proc. Frostbite's extra 20% damage taken isn't counted.

Weapons that hit it hardest

Attack rating that gets through its negations at max upgrade with every stat at 50, best affinity per weapon (flat defense left out). Try your own build in the build planner →

Attacks, their hits, parry and block, grabs and damage are read from the boss's animation events and attack data; when it picks them, from its battle script. Attack names follow the names players commonly use; the rest are described from their hits.

Where you fight it 10

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
Stormveil Castle · Rampart Tower	1,391	80	×1.656
Liurnia of the Lakes · Road's End Catacombs ×10	1,423	80	×2.266
Nokron, Eternal City · Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs ×2	2,730	80	×3.25
Siofra River · Worshippers' Woods	2,730	80	×3.25
Limgrave · Gatefront	2,782	80	×3.312
Leyndell, Royal Capital · East Capital Rampart	3,110	80	×3.703
Leyndell, Royal Capital · Queen's Bedchamber	3,110	80	×3.703
Caelid · Redmane Castle Plaza	4,515	80	×5.376
Crumbling Farum Azula · Beside the Great Bridge	5,512	80	×6.563
Crumbling Farum Azula · Dragon Temple Rooftop	5,512	80	×6.563

Damage negation

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

Standard35%

Slash35%

Strike35%

Pierce35%

Magic40%

Fire20%

Lightning20%

Holy40%

Flat defense

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

Stormveil Castle · Rampart Tower, Limgrave · Gatefront

Physical103

Magic103

Fire103

Lightning103

Holy103

Liurnia of the Lakes · Road's End Catacombs

Physical107

Magic107

Fire107

Lightning107

Holy107

Nokron, Eternal City · Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs, Siofra River · Worshippers' Woods

Physical111

Magic111

Fire111

Lightning111

Holy111

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Queen's Bedchamber, Leyndell, Royal Capital · East Capital Rampart

Physical113

Magic113

Fire113

Lightning113

Holy113

Caelid · Redmane Castle Plaza

Physical110

Magic110

Fire110

Lightning110

Holy110

Crumbling Farum Azula · Beside the Great Bridge, Crumbling Farum Azula · Dragon Temple Rooftop

Physical118

Magic118

Fire118

Lightning118

Holy118

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).

Stormveil Castle · Rampart Tower, Limgrave · Gatefront

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	517	807	1,264	1,264
Scarlet Rot	517	807	1,264	1,264
Bleed	Immune
Frost	517	807	1,264	1,264
Sleep	517	807	1,264	1,264
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Liurnia of the Lakes · Road's End Catacombs

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	Immune
Scarlet Rot	Immune
Bleed	Immune
Frost	Immune
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Nokron, Eternal City · Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs, Siofra River · Worshippers' Woods

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	544	834	1,291	1,291
Scarlet Rot	544	834	1,291	1,291
Bleed	Immune
Frost	544	834	1,291	1,291
Sleep	544	834	1,291	1,291
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Queen's Bedchamber, Leyndell, Royal Capital · East Capital Rampart

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	548	838	1,295	1,295
Scarlet Rot	548	838	1,295	1,295
Bleed	Immune
Frost	548	838	1,295	1,295
Sleep	548	838	1,295	1,295
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Caelid · Redmane Castle Plaza

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	539	829	1,286	1,286
Scarlet Rot	539	829	1,286	1,286
Bleed	Immune
Frost	539	829	1,286	1,286
Sleep	539	829	1,286	1,286
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Crumbling Farum Azula · Beside the Great Bridge, Crumbling Farum Azula · Dragon Temple Rooftop

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	566	856	1,313	1,313
Scarlet Rot	566	856	1,313	1,313
Bleed	Immune
Frost	566	856	1,313	1,313
Sleep	566	856	1,313	1,313
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

HP in each journey

At Crumbling Farum Azula · Dragon Temple Rooftop: 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
5,512	5,557	6,112	6,390	6,668	7,224	7,501	7,779

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Crucible Knight 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 Crucible Knight

Patch history 2

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

1.02.1from 1.00

HP776→840
Standard negation40%→35%
Slash negation40%→35%
Strike negation40%→35%
Pierce negation40%→35%
Runes1,365→1,613
Drop table250,000,000→-1
Runes2,467→3,080
Drop table250,000,100→-1
Runes4,508→7,360
Runes2,808→3,840
Drop table250,000,200→-1
Drop table250,000,300→-1
HP580→628
Poison resistance252→999
Scarlet Rot resistance252→999
Frost resistance252→999
Sleep resistance252→999

Every changed value (32)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 18
HP×8 variants	776	→	840	+64+8.2%
Standard negation×12 variants	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Slash negation×12 variants	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Strike negation×12 variants	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Pierce negation×12 variants	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Runes	1,365	→	1,613	+248+18%
Drop table	250,000,000	→	-1	changed
Runes×2 variants	2,467	→	3,080	+613+25%
Drop table×2 variants	250,000,100	→	-1	changed
Runes	4,508	→	7,360	+2,852+63%
Runes×2 variants	2,808	→	3,840	+1,032+37%
Drop table	250,000,200	→	-1	changed
Drop table×2 variants	250,000,300	→	-1	changed
HP×4 variants	580	→	628	+48+8.3%
Poison resistance×4 variants	252	→	999	+747+296%
Scarlet Rot resistance×4 variants	252	→	999	+747+296%
Frost resistance×4 variants	252	→	999	+747+296%
Sleep resistance×4 variants	252	→	999	+747+296%
Status effects 4
Resist Correction - Poison×4 variants	1,004	→	-1	−1,005
Resist Correction - Scarlet Rot×4 variants	2,004	→	-1	−2,005
Resist Correction - Frostbite×4 variants	5,004	→	-1	−5,005
Resist Correction - Sleep×4 variants	6,004	→	-1	−6,005
Linked data 7
SpEffect ID [31]×6 variants	-1	→	4,301	changed
SpEffect ID [3]	0	→	7,090	changed
Game Clear - SpEffect ID	0	→	7,490	changed
SpEffect ID [6]×4 variants	0	→	90,000	changed
SpEffect ID [7]×4 variants	0	→	90,010	changed
SpEffect ID [10]×4 variants	95,010	→	90,040	changed
SpEffect ID [11]×4 variants	5,851	→	90,300	changed

3 technical values (sorting, effects, display)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Network Warp Display×7 variants	50	→	110	changed
Network Warp Display×5 variants	62	→	110	changed
Disable Init Dead	0	→	1	changed

1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change
Damage 1
HP Burn Damage %×13 variants 0 100 +100
Linked data 1
DLC Completion SpEffect ID×13 variants 0 -1 changed

How Crucible Knight fights

Phases by HP verified

Attacks from the game files

Attack choice by distance from its battle script

What hurts it most

Status procs to kill it

Weapons that hit it hardest

Where you fight it 10

Damage negation

Flat defense

Stormveil Castle · Rampart Tower, Limgrave · Gatefront

Liurnia of the Lakes · Road's End Catacombs

Nokron, Eternal City · Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs, Siofra River · Worshippers' Woods

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Queen's Bedchamber, Leyndell, Royal Capital · East Capital Rampart

Caelid · Redmane Castle Plaza

Crumbling Farum Azula · Beside the Great Bridge, Crumbling Farum Azula · Dragon Temple Rooftop

Status buildup to proc

Stormveil Castle · Rampart Tower, Limgrave · Gatefront

Liurnia of the Lakes · Road's End Catacombs

Nokron, Eternal City · Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs, Siofra River · Worshippers' Woods

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Queen's Bedchamber, Leyndell, Royal Capital · East Capital Rampart

Caelid · Redmane Castle Plaza

Crumbling Farum Azula · Beside the Great Bridge, Crumbling Farum Azula · Dragon Temple Rooftop

HP in each journey

Kill-speed simulator New

Patch history 2

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