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Magma Wyrm

Fought in 4 places, from 7,141 HP to 25,552 HP at Gravesite Plain · Dragon's Pit Terminus: each place carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Standard and the least from Fire.

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HP (NG)
7,141–25,552
HP in NG+7
61,113
Stance
120
Weakest to
Standard 10%
Resists most
Fire 80%
Nearest grace
Dragon's Pit Terminus
Magma Wyrm, rendered from the game's 3D model
Rendered from the game's model

How Magma Wyrm fights

At Gravesite Plain · Dragon's Pit Terminus, its toughest placement: 25,552 HP.

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.

AttackParryBlockDamage
Slash (1)1 hit · first hit after 3.1 sNoYes1,128slash
2-hit slash combo (1)2 hits · first hit after 1.9 sNoYes1,128slash
Slash (2)1 hit · first hit after 2.5 sNoYes1,316slash
Magma Linger (1)1 hit · first hit after 2.5 sNoYes752fire
Magma Linger (2)9 hits · first hit after 2.9 sNoYes940strike
Magma Linger (3)1 hit · first hit after 4.4 sNoYes752fire
Magma Linger (4)2 hits · first hit after 2.5 sNoYes752fire
Magma Linger (5)2 hits · first hit after 2.5 sNoYes752fire
2-hit slash combo (2)2 hits · first hit after 2.9 sNoYes1,316slash
2-hit slash combo (3)2 hits · first hit after 2.9 sNoYes1,316slash
Slash (3)1 hit · first hit after 1.9 sNoYes1,128752 fire · 376 slash
Slash (4)1 hit · first hit after 2.2 sNoYes1,5041,128 fire · 376 slash
Slash (5)1 hit · first hit after 1.9 sNoYes1,128slash
Magma Linger (6)1 hit · first hit after 2.1 sNoYes752fire
Magma Linger (7)1 hit · first hit after 1.9 sNoYes752fire
Slash (6)1 hit · first hit after 3.9 sNoYes1,128slash
1 more attack it chains after another one
AttackParryBlockDamage
Magma Linger (8)1 hit · first hit after 1.8 s · after Slash (3)NoYes752fire

Parry: whether a parry works on it (for combos, which hits). Block: whether a shield stops it; grabs go through. Its script also names 5 animations its model's files don't have; they aren't listed.

Attacks
17
With a cooldown
12 5–25 s
Walk in before attacking
6 from up to 9 m

What hurts it most

  1. Standard10%
  2. Strike10% ±0
  3. Pierce10% ±0
  4. Slash35% −28%
  5. Magic40% −33%
  6. Lightning40% −33%
  7. Holy40% −33%
  8. Fire80% −78%

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
Bleed6493,93378,568 buildup
Frost1,3952,5851018,063 buildup
Poison6492,2401215,548 buildup
Scarlet Rot6495,48955,776 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 →

  1. Devonia's HammerStandard763 of 897 AR
  2. Prelate's Inferno CrozierOccult762 of 846 AR
  3. Ancient Meteoric Ore GreatswordStandard755 of 887 AR
  4. Bloodfiend's ArmSacred745 of 977 AR
  5. Maliketh's Black BladeStandard744 of 941 AR
  6. Staff of the AvatarStandard742 of 926 AR

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.

Video: Magma Wyrm

Where to Find Magma Wyrm near Seethewater Terminus (Mt. Gelmir) · Meta Game Guides · Watch on YouTube

Where you fight it 4

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
Caelid · Rear Gael Tunnel Entrance7,141120×2.406
Mt. Gelmir · Seethewater Terminus12,243120×4.125
Volcano Manor · Temple of Eiglay12,243120×4.125
Gravesite Plain · Dragon's Pit Terminus25,552120×8.609

Damage negation

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

Caelid · Rear Gael Tunnel Entrance, Gravesite Plain · Dragon's Pit Terminus

Standard10%
Slash35%
Strike10%
Pierce10%
Magic40%
Fire80%
Lightning40%
Holy40%

Mt. Gelmir · Seethewater Terminus, Volcano Manor · Temple of Eiglay

Standard10%
Slash35%
Strike10%
Pierce10%
Magic40%
Fire100%
Lightning40%
Holy40%

Flat defense

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

Caelid · Rear Gael Tunnel Entrance

Physical109
Magic109
Fire109
Lightning109
Holy109

Mt. Gelmir · Seethewater Terminus, Volcano Manor · Temple of Eiglay

Physical114
Magic114
Fire114
Lightning114
Holy114

Gravesite Plain · Dragon's Pit Terminus

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).

Caelid · Rear Gael Tunnel Entrance

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison5358251,2821,282
Scarlet Rot5358251,2821,282
Bleed5358251,2821,282
Frost1,1511,6081,6081,608
Sleep238280378668
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Mt. Gelmir · Seethewater Terminus, Volcano Manor · Temple of Eiglay

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison5538431,3001,300
Scarlet Rot5538431,3001,300
Bleed5538431,3001,300
Frost1,1891,6461,6461,646
Sleep246288386676
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Gravesite Plain · Dragon's Pit Terminus

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison6499391,3961,396
Scarlet Rot6499391,3961,396
Bleed6499391,3961,396
Frost1,3951,8521,8521,852
Sleep288330428718
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

HP in each journey

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

NGNG+1NG+2NG+3NG+4NG+5NG+6NG+7
25,55243,65248,01750,20052,38256,74858,93061,113

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Magma Wyrm 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 2

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

  1. 1.02.1from 1.00
    • HP1,978→2,968
    • Standard negation40%→10%
    • Slash negation40%→35%
    • Strike negation40%→10%
    • Pierce negation20%→10%
    • Runes3,880→5,044
    Every changed value (11)
    ValueBeforetoAfterChange
    Key changes 6
    HP×3 variants1,9782,968+990+50%
    Standard negation×3 variants40%10%−30 pts
    Slash negation×3 variants40%35%−5 pts
    Strike negation×3 variants40%10%−30 pts
    Pierce negation×3 variants20%10%−10 pts
    Runes3,8805,044+1,164+30%
    Other numbers 1
    Threat Level255−20−80%
    Linked data 3
    SpEffect ID [23]×3 variants-111,328changed
    SpEffect ID [24]×3 variants-15,890changed
    SpEffect ID [31]×2 variants-14,301changed
    1 technical value (sorting, effects, display)
    ValueBeforetoAfterChange
    Network Warp Display×3 variants1660changed
  2. 1.12.1from 1.10
      Every changed value (2)
      ValueBeforetoAfterChange
      Damage 1
      HP Burn Damage %×3 variants0100+100
      Linked data 1
      DLC Completion SpEffect ID×3 variants0-1changed

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