Glintstone Dragon Smarag
Fought in 2 places, from 4,405 HP to 6,069 HP at Liurnia of the Lakes · Crystalline Woods: each place carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Pierce and the least from Magic.
- HP (NG)
- 4,405–6,069
- HP in NG+7
- 11,011
- Stance
- 120
- Weakest to
- Pierce 10%
- Resists most
- Magic 80%
- Nearest grace
- Crystalline Woods
How Glintstone Dragon Smarag fights
At Liurnia of the Lakes · Crystalline Woods, its toughest placement: 6,069 HP.
Phases by HP verified
- Its script checks its HP at 70% when it chooses what to do.
Attacks partly traced
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projectile (1)1 hit · first hit after 2.8 s | No | Yes | 840magic |
| Fire Forwards1 hit · first hit after 2.7 s | No | Yes | 890magic |
| Fire Sideways1 hit · first hit after 3.9 s | No | Yes | 890magic |
| 2 projectiles (1)2 hits · first hit after 3.6 s | No | Yes | 890magic |
| Single hit (head) (1)1 hit · first hit after 2.0 s | No | Yes | 717physical |
| Strike + projectile (1)2 hits · first hit after 3.1 s | No | Yes | 717strike |
| Strike (1)1 hit · first hit after 2.3 s | No | Yes | 717strike |
| 3-hit strike combo + 2 projectiles (1)5 hits · first hit after 5.0 s | No | Yes | 989strike |
| Single hit (head) (2)1 hit · first hit after 3.6 s | No | Yes | 989physical |
| 2 projectiles (2)2 hits · first hit after 3.2 s | No | Yes | 890magic |
| Single hit + projectile (1)2 hits · first hit after 2.2 s | No | Yes | 741physical |
| Strike (2)1 hit · first hit after 2.5 s | No | Yes | 791strike |
| Strike + projectile (2)2 hits · first hit after 1.7 s | No | Yes | 667strike |
| 2-hit combo2 hits · first hit after 1.9 s | No | Yes | 791physical |
| Single hit (1)1 hit · first hit after 1.6 s | No | Yes | 717physical |
| Single hit + projectile (2)2 hits · first hit after 2.3 s | No | Yes | 741physical |
| 3-hit strike combo + 2 projectiles (2)5 hits · first hit after 5.0 s | No | Yes | 989strike |
| Projectile (2)1 hit · first hit after 2.8 s | No | Yes | 370magic |
| Single hit + projectile (3)2 hits · first hit after 4.7 s | No | Yes | 1,013766 magic · 247 physical |
6 more attacks it chains after another one
| Attack | Parry | Block | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single hit (2)1 hit · first hit after 2.0 s | No | Yes | 717physical |
| Strike + projectile (3)2 hits · first hit after 3.1 s · after Strike + projectile (1) | No | Yes | 717strike |
| Strike (3)1 hit · first hit after 2.2 s · after Strike (1) | No | Yes | 717strike |
| Strike + projectile (4)2 hits · first hit after 1.7 s · after Strike + projectile (2) | No | Yes | 667strike |
| Single hit + projectile (4)2 hits · first hit after 2.2 s · after Single hit + projectile (2) and Strike + projectile (2) | No | Yes | 741physical |
| 11 projectiles11 hits · first hit after 3.7 s | No | Yes | 890magic |
Parry: whether a parry works on it (for combos, which hits). Block: whether a shield stops it; grabs go through. Its script also names 1 animation its model's files don't have; it isn't listed.
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 19 sets of tables by state; the main one is shown).
- Projectile (1)
- Fire Forwards
- Fire Sideways
- 2 projectiles (1)
- Single hit (head) (1)
- Other attacks and moves
Show as a table
| Distance | Most likely picks |
|---|---|
| under 5 m | 2 projectiles (1) 20% · 2 projectiles (2) 20% · Single hit + projectile (1) 20% |
| 5–10 m | Single hit (head) (1) 20% · Strike + projectile (1) 20% · Strike (1) 20% |
| 10–20 m | Projectile (1) 60% · Moving or other actions 8% · Fire Sideways 8% |
| 20–30 m | Projectile (1) 60% · Fire Sideways 12% · Single hit (head) (2) 12% |
| 30–40 m | Projectile (1) 60% · Fire Sideways 16% · Fire Forwards 16% |
| 40–50 m | Projectile (1) 60% · Fire Sideways 16% · Fire Forwards 16% |
| 50 m + | Projectile (1) 60% · Fire Forwards 20% · Fire Sideways 12% |
- Attacks
- 25
- With a cooldown
- 20 10–40 s
What hurts it most
- Pierce10% +38%
- Standard35%
- Slash35% ±0
- Strike35% ±0
- Fire40% −8%
- Lightning40% −8%
- Holy40% −8%
- Magic80% −69%
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 | 548 | 1,010 | 77,861 buildup |
| Frost | 548 | 637 | 1011,746 buildup |
| Poison | 548 | 1,012 | 66,566 buildup |
| Scarlet Rot | 548 | 2,333 | 32,681 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 2
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 | 4,405 | 120 | ×2.688 |
| Liurnia of the Lakes · Crystalline Woods | 6,069 | 120 | ×3.703 |
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
Liurnia of the Lakes · Crystalline Woods
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 | 539 | 829 | 1,286 | 1,286 |
| Scarlet Rot | 539 | 829 | 1,286 | 1,286 |
| Bleed | 539 | 829 | 1,286 | 1,286 |
| Frost | 539 | 829 | 1,286 | 1,286 |
| Sleep | Immune | |||
| Madness | Immune | |||
| Death Blight | Immune | |||
Liurnia of the Lakes · Crystalline Woods
| Status | 1st proc | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | 548 | 838 | 1,295 | 1,295 |
| Scarlet Rot | 548 | 838 | 1,295 | 1,295 |
| Bleed | 548 | 838 | 1,295 | 1,295 |
| Frost | 548 | 838 | 1,295 | 1,295 |
| Sleep | Immune | |||
| Madness | Immune | |||
| Death Blight | Immune | |||
HP in each journey
At Liurnia of the Lakes · Crystalline Woods: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,069 | 7,865 | 8,652 | 9,045 | 9,438 | 10,225 | 10,618 | 11,011 |
Patch history 3
Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.
- 1.02.1from 1.00
- HP1,513→1,639
- Standard negation40%→35%
- Slash negation40%→35%
- Strike negation40%→35%
- Pierce negation40%→10%
Every changed value (13)
Value Before to After Change Key changes 5 HP 1,513 1,639 +126+8.3% Standard negation 40% 35% −5 pts Slash negation 40% 35% −5 pts Strike negation 40% 35% −5 pts Pierce negation 40% 10% −30 pts Linked data 7 SpEffect ID [3] 7,080 7,100 changed Game Clear - SpEffect ID 7,480 7,500 changed SpEffect ID [27] -1 5,481 changed SpEffect ID [28] -1 5,890 changed SpEffect ID [31] -1 4,301 changed SpEffect ID [3] 7,100 7,080 changed Game Clear - SpEffect ID 7,500 7,480 changed 1 technical value (sorting, effects, display)
Value Before to After Change Network Warp Display 95 300 changed - 1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change Damage 1 HP Burn Damage % 0 100 +100 Linked data 1 DLC Completion SpEffect ID 0 -1 changed - 1.17from 1.16.1
Every changed value (4)
Value Before to After Change Other numbers 4 Capsule Height 12 14 +2+17% Capsule Radius 12 7 −5−42% Chr Capsule Height 10 14 +4+40% Chr Capsule Radius 10 7 −3−30%