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BossWeeping PeninsulaLiurnia of the LakesChanged in 1 patchVerified on build 25080141

Demi-Human Chief

Fought in 11 places, from 684 HP to 5,173 HP at Gravesite Plain · Gravesite Plain: each placement carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Slash and the least from Standard.

HP (NG)
684–5,173
HP in NG+7
10,997
Stance
65
Weakest to
Slash -40%
Resists most
Standard -10%
Nearest grace
Gravesite Plain

How Demi-Human Chief fights

At Gravesite Plain · Gravesite Plain, its toughest placement: 5,173 HP.

Attack choice by distance verified

Share of its picks per attack routine at each range, from its main weight tables (it switches between 12 sets of tables by state; one is shown). Routines are numbered as in its script.

  • Routine 5
  • Routine 4
  • Routine 1
  • Routine 6
  • Routine 3
  • Other
  • Right column: routines it can pick there
Show as a table
DistanceRoutinesMost likely picks
under 5 m6#1 25% · #7 25% · #2 20%
5–10 m8#4 25% · #5 20% · #3 15%
10–15 m8#5 30% · #3 15% · #4 15%
15 m +8#5 30% · #3 15% · #4 15%
Attack routines
12
With a cooldown
10 5–10 s

What hurts it most

  1. Slash-40% +27%
  2. Magic-20% +9%
  3. Fire-20% +9%
  4. Lightning-20% +9%
  5. Holy-20% +9%
  6. Standard-10%
  7. Strike-10% ±0
  8. Pierce-10% ±0

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

Status procs to kill it

Status1st procHP per procProcs to kill
Bleed29387664,144 buildup
Frost293547108,864 buildup
Poison22095662,959 buildup
Scarlet Rot2202,1883758 buildup

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

AI facts are read from the boss's own battle script; only selection weights, HP checks, distances and cooldowns are kept, and what each routine looks like isn't named yet.

Where you fight it 11

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
Weeping Peninsula · Ailing Village Outskirts ×268465×1.281
Liurnia of the Lakes · Lakeside Crystal Cave1,21065×2.266
Liurnia of the Lakes · Scenic Isle1,21065×2.266
Limgrave · Coastal Cave ×21,21865×2.282
Altus Plateau · Erdtree-Gazing Hill1,43565×2.688
Mt. Gelmir · Primeval Sorcerer Azur1,73565×3.25
Mt. Gelmir · Seethewater River1,73565×3.25
Mt. Gelmir · Volcano Cave1,73565×3.25
Mountaintops of the Giants · Ancient Snow Valley Ruins2,58665×4.844
Mountaintops of the Giants · Snow Valley Ruins Overlook2,58665×4.844
Gravesite Plain · Gravesite Plain ×25,17365×9.688

Damage negation

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

Standard-10%
Slash-40%
Strike-10%
Pierce-10%
Magic-20%
Fire-20%
Lightning-20%
Holy-20%

Flat defense

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

Weeping Peninsula · Ailing Village Outskirts

Physical102
Magic102
Fire102
Lightning102
Holy102

Liurnia of the Lakes · Lakeside Crystal Cave, Liurnia of the Lakes · Scenic Isle

Physical107
Magic107
Fire107
Lightning107
Holy107

Limgrave · Coastal Cave

Physical101
Magic101
Fire101
Lightning101
Holy101

Altus Plateau · Erdtree-Gazing Hill

Physical110
Magic110
Fire110
Lightning110
Holy110

Mt. Gelmir · Primeval Sorcerer Azur, Mt. Gelmir · Seethewater River, Mt. Gelmir · Volcano Cave

Physical111
Magic111
Fire111
Lightning111
Holy111

Mountaintops of the Giants · Ancient Snow Valley Ruins, Mountaintops of the Giants · Snow Valley Ruins Overlook

Physical115
Magic115
Fire115
Lightning115
Holy115

Gravesite Plain · Gravesite Plain

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).

Weeping Peninsula · Ailing Village Outskirts

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison171199241339
Scarlet Rot171199241339
Bleed228270368658
Frost228270368658
Sleep171199241339
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Liurnia of the Lakes · Lakeside Crystal Cave, Liurnia of the Lakes · Scenic Isle

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison177205247345
Scarlet Rot177205247345
Bleed236278376666
Frost236278376666
Sleep177205247345
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Limgrave · Coastal Cave

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison170198240338
Scarlet Rot170198240338
Bleed226268366656
Frost226268366656
Sleep170198240338
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Altus Plateau · Erdtree-Gazing Hill

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison180208250348
Scarlet Rot180208250348
Bleed240282380670
Frost240282380670
Sleep180208250348
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Mt. Gelmir · Primeval Sorcerer Azur, Mt. Gelmir · Seethewater River, Mt. Gelmir · Volcano Cave

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison181209251349
Scarlet Rot181209251349
Bleed242284382672
Frost242284382672
Sleep181209251349
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Mountaintops of the Giants · Ancient Snow Valley Ruins, Mountaintops of the Giants · Snow Valley Ruins Overlook

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison186214256354
Scarlet Rot186214256354
Bleed248290388678
Frost248290388678
Sleep186214256354
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Gravesite Plain · Gravesite Plain

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison220248290388
Scarlet Rot220248290388
Bleed293335433723
Frost293335433723
Sleep220248290388
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

HP in each journey

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

NGNG+1NG+2NG+3NG+4NG+5NG+6NG+7
5,1737,8558,6419,0339,42610,21210,60410,997

Drops

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

Mountaintops of the Giants · Ancient Snow Valley Ruins, Mountaintops of the Giants · Snow Valley Ruins Overlook

Demi-Human Chief drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Bloodstained Dagger4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57
String5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Glass Shard4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57
Ruin Fragment4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57
Rainbow Stone4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57
Glowstone4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57

This enemy rolls 6 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Gravesite Plain · Gravesite Plain

Demi-Human Chief drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Bloodstained Dagger4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57
String5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Glass Shard4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57
Spiritgrave Stone4%7.69%11.1%14.3%57
Polter Stone3%5.83%8.49%11%76

This enemy rolls 5 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Demi-Human Chief 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
    • HP582→534
    • Runes90→105
    • Standard negation-20%→-10%
    • Slash negation-20%→-40%
    • Strike negation-20%→-10%
    • Pierce negation-20%→-10%
    • Runes198→168
    • Runes544→416
    • Runes578→442
    • Runes1,218→882

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