Lichdragon Fortissax
12,903 HP at Deeproot Depths · Across the Roots, with the area's scaling applied. It takes the most damage from Pierce and the least from Lightning.
- HP (NG)
- 12,903
- HP in NG+7
- 22,634
- Stance
- 140
- Weakest to
- Pierce 10%
- Resists most
- Lightning 80%
- Nearest grace
- Across the Roots
How Lichdragon Fortissax fights
At Deeproot Depths · Across the Roots, its toughest placement: 12,903 HP.
Phases by HP verified
- Its script checks its HP at 85%, 60% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close Shock Explode (1)7 hits · first hit after 1.6 s | No | Yes | 855physical |
| 2-hit combo (head)2 hits · first hit after 1.9 s | No | Yes | 614physical |
| 2 projectiles2 hits · first hit after 3.7 s | No | Yes | 855fire |
| Close Shock Explode (2)2 hits · first hit after 2.1 s | No | Yes | 1,001601 physical · 400 lightning |
| Close Shock Explode (3)5 hits · first hit after 1.9 s | No | Yes | 614physical |
| Close Shock Explode (4)2 hits · first hit after 1.8 s | No | Yes | 855physical |
| Flying Slam (1)1 hit · first hit after 4.9 s | No | Yes | 855physical |
| Flying Slam (2)1 hit · first hit after 2.8 s | No | Yes | 855physical |
| Flying Slam (3)1 hit · first hit after 3.8 s | No | Yes | 855physical |
| Single hit (head)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s | No | Yes | 614physical |
| Lightning Stake + Stake Slame AoE (1)2 hits · first hit after 4.8 s | No | Yes | 908lightning |
| Fire Breath1 hit · first hit after 3.2 s | No | Yes | 855fire |
| Fire Down1 hit · first hit after 5.0 s | No | Yes | 855fire |
| Close Shock Explode (5)2 hits · first hit after 1.7 s | No | Yes | 481lightning |
| Close Shock Explode (6)2 hits · first hit after 1.7 s | No | Yes | 481lightning |
| Close Shock Explode (7)2 hits · first hit after 1.9 s | No | Yes | 787400 lightning · 387 physical |
| Close Shock Explode (8)6 hits · first hit after 1.7 s | No | Yes | 721physical |
| Close Shock Explode (9)5 hits · first hit after 1.3 s | No | Yes | 614physical |
| Single hit (tail)1 hit · first hit after 2.0 s | No | Yes | 721physical |
| Flying Glaive Killer1 hit · first hit after 5.9 s | No | Yes | 962lightning |
| Projectile1 hit · first hit after 2.9 s | No | Yes | 481lightning |
9 more attacks it chains after another one
| Attack | Parry | Block | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close Shock Explode (10)7 hits · first hit after 1.3 s · after Close Shock Explode (1) and Close Shock Explode (3) or 2 more | No | Yes | 614physical |
| Lightning Stake + Stake Slame AoE (2)2 hits · first hit after 5.4 s · after Close Shock Explode (5) | No | Yes | 908lightning |
| Lightning Stake Curvedsword (1)2 hits · first hit after 6.0 s · after Close Shock Explode (5) | No | Yes | 962lightning |
| Lightning Stake Curvedsword (2)2 hits · first hit after 1.2 s | No | Yes | 908lightning |
| Lightning Stake Curvedsword (3)2 hits · first hit after 1.5 s | No | Yes | 908lightning |
| Lightning Stake + Stake Slame AoE (3)2 hits · first hit after 1.8 s · after Lightning Stake + Stake Slame AoE (2) | No | Yes | 908lightning |
| Lightning Stake + Stake Slame AoE (4)2 hits · first hit after 1.6 s · after Lightning Stake + Stake Slame AoE (2) | No | Yes | 908lightning |
| Lightning Stake + Stake Slame AoE (5)2 hits · first hit after 2.4 s · after Lightning Stake + Stake Slame AoE (2) | No | Yes | 908lightning |
| Close Shock Explode (11)5 hits · first hit after 1.3 s · after Close Shock Explode (7) | No | Yes | 614physical |
Parry: whether a parry works on it (for combos, which hits). Block: whether a shield stops it; grabs go through. Its script also names 2 animations its model's files don't have; they aren'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 2 sets of tables by state; the main one is shown).
- Close Shock Explode (1)
- 2-hit combo (head)
- 2 projectiles
- Other attacks and moves
Show as a table
| Distance | Most likely picks |
|---|---|
| under 5 m | Close Shock Explode (1) 50% · 2-hit combo (head) 33% · 2 projectiles 17% |
| 5–15 m | Close Shock Explode (1) 50% · 2-hit combo (head) 33% · 2 projectiles 17% |
- Attacks
- 30
- With a cooldown
- 13 5–60 s
- Walk in before attacking
- 11 from up to 20 m
What hurts it most
- Pierce10% +38%
- Standard35%
- Slash35% ±0
- Strike35% ±0
- Magic40% −8%
- Fire40% −8%
- Lightning80% −69%
- Holy80% −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 | 553 | 2,035 | 77,896 buildup |
| Frost | 553 | 1,320 | 1011,796 buildup |
| Poison | 553 | 1,443 | 910,496 buildup |
| Scarlet Rot | 553 | 3,440 | 43,996 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 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deeproot Depths · Across the Roots | 12,903 | 140 | ×4.125 |
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.
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).
| Status | 1st proc | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | 553 | 843 | 1,300 | 1,300 |
| Scarlet Rot | 553 | 843 | 1,300 | 1,300 |
| Bleed | 553 | 843 | 1,300 | 1,300 |
| Frost | 553 | 843 | 1,300 | 1,300 |
| Sleep | Immune | |||
| Madness | Immune | |||
| Death Blight | Immune | |||
HP in each journey
At Deeproot Depths · Across the Roots: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,903 | 16,167 | 17,784 | 18,592 | 19,400 | 21,017 | 21,826 | 22,634 |
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
- HP2,888→3,128
- Standard negation40%→35%
- Slash negation40%→35%
- Strike negation40%→35%
- Pierce negation40%→10%
Every changed value (8)
Value Before to After Change Key changes 5 HP 2,888 3,128 +240+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 2 SpEffect ID [25] -1 5,481 changed SpEffect ID [31] -1 4,301 changed 1 technical value (sorting, effects, display)
Value Before to After Change Network Warp Display 16 180 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