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Elden Ring
BossSiofra RiverAinsel RiverChanged in 1 patchVerified on build 25080141

Nox Monk

Fought in 6 places, from 1,101 HP to 1,631 HP at Caelid · Chair-Crypt of Sellia: each placement carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Holy and the least from Magic.

HP (NG)
1,101–1,631
HP in NG+7
3,478
Stance
65
Weakest to
Holy -20%
Resists most
Magic 20%
Nearest grace
Chair-Crypt of Sellia

Where you fight it 6

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
Siofra River · Siofra River Bank1,10165×3.25
Siofra River · Siofra River Well Depths ×21,10165×3.25
Ainsel River · Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella ×31,39865×4.125
Ainsel River Main · Nokstella Waterfall Basin ×21,39865×4.125
Ainsel River Main · Nokstella, Eternal City ×31,39865×4.125
Caelid · Chair-Crypt of Sellia1,63165×4.812

Damage negation

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

Standard0%
Slash-10%
Strike0%
Pierce0%
Magic20%
Fire0%
Lightning0%
Holy-20%

Flat defense

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

Siofra River · Siofra River Well Depths, Siofra River · Siofra River Bank

Physical111
Magic111
Fire111
Lightning111
Holy111

Ainsel River · Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella, Ainsel River Main · Nokstella, Eternal City, Ainsel River Main · Nokstella Waterfall Basin

Physical114
Magic114
Fire114
Lightning114
Holy114

Caelid · Chair-Crypt of Sellia

Physical109
Magic109
Fire109
Lightning109
Holy109

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).

Siofra River · Siofra River Well Depths, Siofra River · Siofra River Bank

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3324307201,177
Scarlet Rot3324307201,177
Bleed3324307201,177
Frost3324307201,177
Sleep242284382672
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Ainsel River · Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella, Ainsel River Main · Nokstella, Eternal City, Ainsel River Main · Nokstella Waterfall Basin

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3384367261,183
Scarlet Rot3384367261,183
Bleed3384367261,183
Frost3384367261,183
Sleep246288386676
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Caelid · Chair-Crypt of Sellia

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3274257151,172
Scarlet Rot3274257151,172
Bleed3274257151,172
Frost3274257151,172
Sleep238280378668
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

HP in each journey

At Caelid · Chair-Crypt of Sellia: new game plus multiplies HP, defense and resistances again on top of the area's scaling.

NGNG+1NG+2NG+3NG+4NG+5NG+6NG+7
1,6312,4842,7322,8572,9813,2293,3533,478

How its AI decides verified

  • It picks attacks by how far you are, with cut-offs at 2 m, 2.7 m, 3 m, 5 m, 6 m, 7 m, 8 m, 15 m.
  • It chooses among 32 attack routines; 11 have a cooldown (4–10 s).

Read from the game's AI script for this boss. Which animation each routine plays isn't named yet.

Drops

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

Nox Monk drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Nox Swordstress Crown3%5.83%8.49%11%76
Nox Swordstress Armor3%5.83%8.49%11%76
Nox Bracelets3%5.83%8.49%11%76
Nox Greaves3%5.83%8.49%11%76

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Nox Monk 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
    • Runes687→635
    • Slash negation0%→-10%
    • Runes448→391

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