BossConsecrated SnowfieldLiurnia of the LakesChanged in 2 patchesVerified for build 25827938

Black Knife Assassin

Fought in 8 places, from 731 HP to 5,413 HP at Altus Plateau · Forest-Spanning Greatbridge: each place carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Standard and the least from Holy.

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HP (NG): 731–5,413
HP in NG+7: 9,822
Stance: 80
Weakest to: Standard 10%
Resists most: Holy 40%
Nearest grace: Forest-Spanning Greatbridge

How Black Knife Assassin fights

At Altus Plateau · Forest-Spanning Greatbridge, its toughest placement: 5,413 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.

Attack	Parry	Block	Damage
Single hit (1)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s	Yes	Yes	370physical
Single hit (2)1 hit · first hit after 0.6 s	Yes	Yes	321physical
Single hit (3)1 hit · first hit after 1.5 s	Yes	Yes	568physical
Grab (1)1 hit · first hit after 0.3 s	No	No	939physical, if it catches you
Thrust (1)1 hit · first hit after 1.3 s	Yes	Yes	370pierce
Grab (2)1 hit · first hit after 1.5 s	No	No	939physical, if it catches you
Thrust (2)1 hit · first hit after 0.4 s	Yes	Yes	296pierce
Single hit + projectile (1)2 hits · first hit after 1.1 s	Hit 1	Yes	568holy
Thrust (3)1 hit · first hit after 0.7 s	Yes	Yes	296pierce
Single hit + projectile (2)2 hits · first hit after 1.8 s	No	Yes	568holy

9 more attacks it chains after another one

Attack	Parry	Block	Damage
Single hit (4)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s · after 2-hit combo (1) and Thrust (4) or 4 more	Yes	Yes	445physical
2-hit combo (1)2 hits · first hit after 0.8 s · after Thrust (1)	Yes	Yes	370physical
Thrust (4)1 hit · first hit after 0.6 s · after 2-hit combo (1) and Single hit (1)	Yes	Yes	296pierce
Thrust (5)1 hit · first hit after 1.2 s · after Single hit (4) and Single hit + projectile (1)	Yes	Yes	494pierce
Grab (3)1 hit · first hit after 2.0 s	No	No	939physical, if it catches you
2-hit combo (2)2 hits · first hit after 1.3 s · after Single hit (4) and Single hit (2) or 1 more	No	Yes	568pierce
Thrust (6)1 hit · first hit after 0.6 s · after Single hit (1)	Yes	Yes	296pierce
Single hit + projectile (3)2 hits · first hit after 1.8 s	No	Yes	568holy
Destined Death3 hits · first hit after 2.3 s · after Single hit (4) and Single hit (2) or 1 more	No	Yes	618holy

Parry: whether a parry works on it (for combos, which hits). Block: whether a shield stops it; grabs go through. Its moveset also names 2 animations its model doesn't have; they aren't listed.

Attacks: 19
With a cooldown: 5 3–25 s
Walk in before attacking: 19 from up to 40 m

What hurts it most

Standard10%
Slash10% ±0
Strike10% ±0
Magic20% −11%
Fire20% −11%
Lightning20% −11%
Pierce35% −28%
Holy40% −33%

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	Immune
Frost	335	571	109,751 buildup
Poison	Immune
Scarlet Rot	Immune

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 the boss's own; so is when it picks them. Attack names follow the names players commonly use; the rest are described from their hits.

Where you fight it 8

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
Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town · one entry of this fight	731	80	×1
Liurnia of the Lakes · Ranni's Chamber ×4	1,656	80	×2.266
Liurnia of the Lakes · Road to the Manor ×3	1,656	80	×2.266
Stormhill · Deathtouched Catacombs	1,668	80	×2.282
Leyndell, Royal Capital · Queen's Bedchamber	2,706	80	×3.703
Liurnia of the Lakes · Black Knife Catacombs	3,312	80	×4.532
Altus Plateau · Sage's Cave	3,929	80	×5.376
Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town ×6 · one entry of this fight	5,025	80	×6.875
Altus Plateau · Forest-Spanning Greatbridge	5,413	80	×7.406

Damage negation

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

Standard10%

Slash10%

Strike10%

Pierce35%

Magic20%

Fire20%

Lightning20%

Holy40%

Flat defense

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

Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town

Physical100

Magic100

Fire100

Lightning100

Holy100

Liurnia of the Lakes · Ranni's Chamber, Liurnia of the Lakes · Road to the Manor, Liurnia of the Lakes · Black Knife Catacombs

Physical107

Magic107

Fire107

Lightning107

Holy107

Stormhill · Deathtouched Catacombs

Physical101

Magic101

Fire101

Lightning101

Holy101

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Queen's Bedchamber, Altus Plateau · Forest-Spanning Greatbridge

Physical113

Magic113

Fire113

Lightning113

Holy113

Altus Plateau · Sage's Cave

Physical110

Magic110

Fire110

Lightning110

Holy110

Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town

Physical120

Magic120

Fire120

Lightning120

Holy120

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).

Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	Immune
Scarlet Rot	Immune
Bleed	Immune
Frost	154	252	542	999
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Liurnia of the Lakes · Ranni's Chamber, Liurnia of the Lakes · Road to the Manor, Liurnia of the Lakes · Black Knife Catacombs

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	Immune
Scarlet Rot	Immune
Bleed	Immune
Frost	324	422	712	1,169
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Stormhill · Deathtouched Catacombs

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	Immune
Scarlet Rot	Immune
Bleed	Immune
Frost	311	409	699	1,156
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Queen's Bedchamber, Altus Plateau · Forest-Spanning Greatbridge

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	Immune
Scarlet Rot	Immune
Bleed	Immune
Frost	335	433	723	1,180
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Altus Plateau · Sage's Cave

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	Immune
Scarlet Rot	Immune
Bleed	Immune
Frost	330	428	718	1,175
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	Immune
Scarlet Rot	Immune
Bleed	Immune
Frost	367	465	755	1,212
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

HP in each journey

At Altus Plateau · Forest-Spanning Greatbridge: 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
5,413	7,016	7,717	8,068	8,419	9,121	9,471	9,822

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Black Knife Assassin 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, version by version.

1.02.1from 1.00

HP650→731
Runes2,065→3,200
Standard negation20%→10%
Slash negation20%→10%
Strike negation20%→10%
Pierce negation20%→35%
Holy negation20%→40%
Runes4,971→8,666

Every changed value (14)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 8
HP×8 variants	650	→	731	+81+12%
Runes	2,065	→	3,200	+1,135+55%
Standard negation×8 variants	20%	→	10%	−10 pts
Slash negation×8 variants	20%	→	10%	−10 pts
Strike negation×8 variants	20%	→	10%	−10 pts
Pierce negation×8 variants	20%	→	35%	+15 pts
Holy negation×8 variants	20%	→	40%	+20 pts
Runes	4,971	→	8,666	+3,695+74%
Other numbers 1
Threat Level	1	→	14	+13+1300%
Linked data 4
Drop Type×8 variants	0	→	1	changed
SpEffect ID [21]×2 variants	14,500	→	14,506	changed
SpEffect ID [31]×4 variants	-1	→	4,301	changed
SpEffect ID [28]	-1	→	4,410	changed

1 technical value (sorting, effects, display)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Is Synced with Host World	0	→	1	changed

1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change
Damage 1
HP Burn Damage %×8 variants 0 100 +100
Linked data 1
DLC Completion SpEffect ID×8 variants 0 -1 changed

How Black Knife Assassin fights

Attacks partly traced

What hurts it most

Status procs to kill it

Weapons that hit it hardest

Where you fight it 8

Damage negation

Flat defense

Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town

Liurnia of the Lakes · Ranni's Chamber, Liurnia of the Lakes · Road to the Manor, Liurnia of the Lakes · Black Knife Catacombs

Stormhill · Deathtouched Catacombs

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Queen's Bedchamber, Altus Plateau · Forest-Spanning Greatbridge

Altus Plateau · Sage's Cave

Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town

Status buildup to proc

Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town

Liurnia of the Lakes · Ranni's Chamber, Liurnia of the Lakes · Road to the Manor, Liurnia of the Lakes · Black Knife Catacombs

Stormhill · Deathtouched Catacombs

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Queen's Bedchamber, Altus Plateau · Forest-Spanning Greatbridge

Altus Plateau · Sage's Cave

Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town

HP in each journey

Kill-speed simulator New

Patch history 2

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