BossStormveil CastleLiurnia of the LakesChanged in 2 patchesVerified for build 25827938

Crucible Knight

Fought in 10 places, from 1,391 HP to 5,512 HP at Crumbling Farum Azula · Dragon Temple Rooftop: each place carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Fire and the least from Magic.

HP (NG): 1,391–5,512
HP in NG+7: 7,779
Stance: 80
Weakest to: Fire 20%
Resists most: Magic 40%
Places: 10

Appears in 10 places · HP 1,391–5,512

Each place uses its own copy with that area's scaling. First playthrough, offline; jump to a place for its full stats, rewards and map marker.

Place	HP	HP in NG+7	Stance	Runes	Phys. defense
Stormveil Castle · Rampart Towerordinary enemy · no marker	1,391 lowest	4,586	80	1,613 lowest	103 lowest
Liurnia of the Lakes · Road's End Catacombsfight of 11	1,423	3,675 lowest	80	—	107
Nokron, Eternal City · Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs×2 · ordinary enemy · no marker	2,730	5,583	80	3,080	111
Siofra River · Worshippers' Woodsordinary enemy · no marker	2,730	5,583	80	3,080	111
Limgrave · Gatefront	2,782	9,172	80	—	103 lowest
Leyndell, Royal Capital · East Capital Rampartordinary enemy · no marker	3,110	5,643	80	3,840	113
Leyndell, Royal Capital · Queen's Bedchamberordinary enemy · no marker	3,110	5,643	80	3,840	113
Caelid · Redmane Castle Plazafight of 2	4,515	9,350 highest	80	—	110
Crumbling Farum Azula · Beside the Great Bridgeordinary enemy · no marker	5,512 highest	7,779	80	7,360 highest	118 highest
Crumbling Farum Azula · Dragon Temple Rooftopordinary enemy · no marker	5,512 highest	7,779	80	7,360 highest	118 highest

Each place

Stormveil Castle

Place 1 of 10: Rampart Tower

Ordinary enemy hereNearest Site of Grace: Rampart TowerScaling ×1.656

Not on the map: fought as an ordinary enemy here

HP · lowest: 1,391
NG+7 HP: 4,586
Stance: 80
Runes · lowest: 1,613
Weakest to: Fire and Lightning 20%
Resists most: Magic and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 35% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 20% · Lightning 20% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 103 · Magic 103 · Fire 103 · Lightning 103 · Holy 103
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Poison 517, 807 · Scarlet Rot 517, 807 · Frost 517, 807 · Sleep 517, 807 · Immune to Bleed, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 1,391 · +1 3,275 · +2 3,603 · +3 3,767 · +4 3,931 · +5 4,258 · +6 4,422 · +7 4,586

Rewards

Aspects of the Crucible: HornsAlways

Once per playthrough, on its defeat.

Other bosses in Stormveil Castle

Liurnia of the Lakes

Place 2 of 10: Road's End Catacombs

Boss fightNearest Site of Grace: Road's End CatacombsScaling ×2.266

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The fight 11 to defeat

Crucible Knight ×101,423 HP
Spiritcaller Snail1,722 HP

HP: 1,423
NG+7 HP · lowest: 3,675
Stance: 80
Weakest to: Fire and Lightning 20%
Resists most: Magic and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 35% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 20% · Lightning 20% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 107 · Magic 107 · Fire 107 · Lightning 107 · Holy 107
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Immune to Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 1,423 · +1 2,625 · +2 2,888 · +3 3,019 · +4 3,150 · +5 3,413 · +6 3,544 · +7 3,675

Other bosses in Liurnia of the Lakes

Nokron, Eternal City

Place 3 of 10: Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs

Ordinary enemy hereNearest Site of Grace: Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs×2 hereScaling ×3.25

Not on the map: fought as an ordinary enemy here

HP: 2,730
NG+7 HP: 5,583
Stance: 80
Runes: 3,080
Weakest to: Fire and Lightning 20%
Resists most: Magic and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 35% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 20% · Lightning 20% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 111 · Magic 111 · Fire 111 · Lightning 111 · Holy 111
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Poison 544, 834 · Scarlet Rot 544, 834 · Frost 544, 834 · Sleep 544, 834 · Immune to Bleed, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 2,730 · +1 3,988 · +2 4,387 · +3 4,586 · +4 4,786 · +5 5,185 · +6 5,384 · +7 5,583

Rewards

Crucible HornshieldAlways

Once per playthrough, on its defeat.

Other bosses in Nokron, Eternal City

Nox Monk 1,101 HP
Miranda Blossom 4,393 HP
Mimic Tear 4,653 HP
Valiant Gargoyles 5,671 HP
Dragonkin Soldier 5,758 HP
Regal Ancestor Spirit 6,301 HP

Siofra River

Place 4 of 10: Worshippers' Woods

Ordinary enemy hereNearest Site of Grace: Worshippers' WoodsScaling ×3.25

Not on the map: fought as an ordinary enemy here

HP: 2,730
NG+7 HP: 5,583
Stance: 80
Runes: 3,080
Weakest to: Fire and Lightning 20%
Resists most: Magic and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 35% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 20% · Lightning 20% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 111 · Magic 111 · Fire 111 · Lightning 111 · Holy 111
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Poison 544, 834 · Scarlet Rot 544, 834 · Frost 544, 834 · Sleep 544, 834 · Immune to Bleed, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 2,730 · +1 3,988 · +2 4,387 · +3 4,586 · +4 4,786 · +5 5,185 · +6 5,384 · +7 5,583

Other bosses in Siofra River

Nox Monk 1,101 HP
Miranda Blossom 4,393 HP
Mimic Tear 4,653 HP
Valiant Gargoyles 5,671 HP
Dragonkin Soldier 5,758 HP

Limgrave

Place 5 of 10: Gatefront

Boss fightNearest Site of Grace: GatefrontScaling ×3.312

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HP: 2,782
NG+7 HP: 9,172
Stance: 80
Weakest to: Fire and Lightning 20%
Resists most: Magic and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 35% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 20% · Lightning 20% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 103 · Magic 103 · Fire 103 · Lightning 103 · Holy 103
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Poison 517, 807 · Scarlet Rot 517, 807 · Frost 517, 807 · Sleep 517, 807 · Immune to Bleed, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 2,782 · +1 6,551 · +2 7,206 · +3 7,534 · +4 7,862 · +5 8,517 · +6 8,844 · +7 9,172

Rewards

Aspects of the Crucible: TailAlways

Once per playthrough, on its defeat.

Other bosses in Limgrave

Leyndell, Royal Capital

Place 6 of 10: East Capital Rampart

Ordinary enemy hereNearest Site of Grace: East Capital RampartScaling ×3.703

Not on the map: fought as an ordinary enemy here

HP: 3,110
NG+7 HP: 5,643
Stance: 80
Runes: 3,840
Weakest to: Fire and Lightning 20%
Resists most: Magic and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 35% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 20% · Lightning 20% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 113 · Magic 113 · Fire 113 · Lightning 113 · Holy 113
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Poison 548, 838 · Scarlet Rot 548, 838 · Frost 548, 838 · Sleep 548, 838 · Immune to Bleed, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 3,110 · +1 4,031 · +2 4,434 · +3 4,635 · +4 4,837 · +5 5,240 · +6 5,442 · +7 5,643

Other bosses in Leyndell, Royal Capital

Leyndell, Royal Capital

Place 7 of 10: Queen's Bedchamber

Ordinary enemy hereNearest Site of Grace: Queen's BedchamberScaling ×3.703

Not on the map: fought as an ordinary enemy here

HP: 3,110
NG+7 HP: 5,643
Stance: 80
Runes: 3,840
Weakest to: Fire and Lightning 20%
Resists most: Magic and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 35% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 20% · Lightning 20% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 113 · Magic 113 · Fire 113 · Lightning 113 · Holy 113
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Poison 548, 838 · Scarlet Rot 548, 838 · Frost 548, 838 · Sleep 548, 838 · Immune to Bleed, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 3,110 · +1 4,031 · +2 4,434 · +3 4,635 · +4 4,837 · +5 5,240 · +6 5,442 · +7 5,643

Other bosses in Leyndell, Royal Capital

Caelid

Place 8 of 10: Redmane Castle Plaza

Boss fightNearest Site of Grace: Redmane Castle PlazaScaling ×5.376

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The fight 2 to defeat

Crucible Knight4,515 HP
Misbegotten Warrior3,569 HP

HP: 4,515
NG+7 HP · highest: 9,350
Stance: 80
Weakest to: Fire and Lightning 20%
Resists most: Magic and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 35% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 20% · Lightning 20% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 110 · Magic 110 · Fire 110 · Lightning 110 · Holy 110
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Poison 539, 829 · Scarlet Rot 539, 829 · Frost 539, 829 · Sleep 539, 829 · Immune to Bleed, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 4,515 · +1 6,678 · +2 7,346 · +3 7,680 · +4 8,014 · +5 8,682 · +6 9,016 · +7 9,350

Rewards

Ruins GreatswordAlways

Once per playthrough, when every enemy of the fight is dead.

Other bosses in Caelid

Omenkiller 429 HP
Kindred of Rot 753 HP
Cemetery Shade 1,467 HP
Mad Pumpkin Head 1,564 HP
Nox Monk 1,631 HP
Nox Swordstress 1,631 HP

Crumbling Farum Azula

Place 9 of 10: Beside the Great Bridge

Ordinary enemy hereNearest Site of Grace: Beside the Great BridgeScaling ×6.563

Not on the map: fought as an ordinary enemy here

HP · highest: 5,512
NG+7 HP: 7,779
Stance: 80
Runes · highest: 7,360
Weakest to: Fire and Lightning 20%
Resists most: Magic and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 35% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 20% · Lightning 20% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 118 · Magic 118 · Fire 118 · Lightning 118 · Holy 118
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Poison 566, 856 · Scarlet Rot 566, 856 · Frost 566, 856 · Sleep 566, 856 · Immune to Bleed, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 5,512 · +1 5,557 · +2 6,112 · +3 6,390 · +4 6,668 · +5 7,224 · +6 7,501 · +7 7,779

Other bosses in Crumbling Farum Azula

Crumbling Farum Azula

Place 10 of 10: Dragon Temple Rooftop

Ordinary enemy hereNearest Site of Grace: Dragon Temple RooftopScaling ×6.563

Not on the map: fought as an ordinary enemy here

HP · highest: 5,512
NG+7 HP: 7,779
Stance: 80
Runes · highest: 7,360
Weakest to: Fire and Lightning 20%
Resists most: Magic and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 35% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 20% · Lightning 20% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 118 · Magic 118 · Fire 118 · Lightning 118 · Holy 118
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Poison 566, 856 · Scarlet Rot 566, 856 · Frost 566, 856 · Sleep 566, 856 · Immune to Bleed, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 5,512 · +1 5,557 · +2 6,112 · +3 6,390 · +4 6,668 · +5 7,224 · +6 7,501 · +7 7,779

Other bosses in Crumbling Farum Azula

How Crucible Knight fights

At Crumbling Farum Azula · Beside the Great Bridge, its toughest placement: 5,512 HP.

Phases by HP exact

It checks its HP at 60% when it chooses what to do.

Attacks the game's own

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 0.8 s	Yes	Yes	520physical
Projectile (1)1 hit · first hit after 0.8 s	No	Yes	440physical
Single hit (2)1 hit · first hit after 1.8 s	Yes	Yes	620physical
Strike (shield)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s	No	Yes	560strike
Single hit (3)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s	Yes	Yes	540physical
Thrust (1)1 hit · first hit after 1.2 s	Yes	Yes	580pierce
Single hit (4)1 hit · first hit after 0.9 s	Yes	Yes	420physical
Strike (tail)1 hit · first hit after 0.6 s	No	Yes	480280 holy · 200 strike
Flying Tackle1 hit · first hit after 2.1 s	No	Yes	640pierce
Projectile (2)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s	No	Yes	360holy
Single hit + projectile (two hand)2 hits · first hit after 1.0 s	Hit 2	Yes	680physical
Single hit + projectile2 hits · first hit after 2.6 s	Hit 1	Yes	940660 physical · 280 holy

5 more attacks it chains after another one

Attack	Parry	Block	Damage
Single hit (5)1 hit · first hit after 1.3 s · after Projectile (2) and Projectile (3)	Yes	Yes	540physical
Thrust (2)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s	Yes	Yes	580pierce
2-hit strike combo (big tail)2 hits · first hit after 1.0 s	No	Yes	720440 strike · 280 holy
Projectile (3)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s · after Projectile (2)	No	Yes	360holy
Double Spin2 hits · first hit after 1.2 s	Yes	Yes	640physical

Parry: whether a parry works on it (for combos, which hits). Block: whether a shield stops it; grabs go through.

Attack choice by distance the boss's own

How often it opens with each attack at each range, from its main weight tables (it switches between 27 sets of tables by state; the main one is shown).

under 1 m

1–3.5 m

3.5–4.5 m

4.5–5 m

5–7.5 m

7.5–10 m

10–15 m

15 m +

Single hit (1)
Projectile (1)
Single hit (2)
Other attacks and moves

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Distance	Most likely picks
under 1 m	Moving or other actions 50% · Single hit (1) 25% · Projectile (1) 25%
1–3.5 m	Moving or other actions 40% · Single hit (1) 20% · Single hit (2) 20%
3.5–4.5 m	Moving or other actions 60% · Single hit (2) 20% · Projectile (1) 20%
4.5–5 m	Moving or other actions 70% · Single hit (1) 15% · Single hit (2) 15%
5–7.5 m	Moving or other actions 90% · Single hit (1) 10%
7.5–10 m	Moving or other actions 100%
10–15 m	Moving or other actions 100%
15 m +	Moving or other actions 100%

Attacks: 17
With a cooldown: 13 1–20 s

What hurts it most

Fire20% +23%
Lightning20% +23%
Standard35%
Slash35% ±0
Strike35% ±0
Pierce35% ±0
Magic40% −8%
Holy40% −8%

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	566	581	1011,926 buildup
Poison	566	977	66,674 buildup
Scarlet Rot	566	2,243	32,735 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 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.

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Crucible Knight 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.

Simulate Crucible Knight

Patch history 2

Every patch that changed its numbers, version by version.

1.02.1from 1.00

HP776→840
Standard negation40%→35%
Slash negation40%→35%
Strike negation40%→35%
Pierce negation40%→35%
Runes1,365→1,613
Drop table250,000,000→-1
Runes2,467→3,080
Drop table250,000,100→-1
Runes4,508→7,360
Runes2,808→3,840
Drop table250,000,200→-1
Drop table250,000,300→-1
HP580→628
Poison resistance252→999
Scarlet Rot resistance252→999
Frost resistance252→999
Sleep resistance252→999

Every changed value (32)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 18
HP×8 variants	776	→	840	+64+8.2%
Standard negation×12 variants	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Slash negation×12 variants	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Strike negation×12 variants	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Pierce negation×12 variants	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Runes	1,365	→	1,613	+248+18%
Drop table	250,000,000	→	-1	changed
Runes×2 variants	2,467	→	3,080	+613+25%
Drop table×2 variants	250,000,100	→	-1	changed
Runes	4,508	→	7,360	+2,852+63%
Runes×2 variants	2,808	→	3,840	+1,032+37%
Drop table	250,000,200	→	-1	changed
Drop table×2 variants	250,000,300	→	-1	changed
HP×4 variants	580	→	628	+48+8.3%
Poison resistance×4 variants	252	→	999	+747+296%
Scarlet Rot resistance×4 variants	252	→	999	+747+296%
Frost resistance×4 variants	252	→	999	+747+296%
Sleep resistance×4 variants	252	→	999	+747+296%
Status effects 4
Resist Correction - Poison×4 variants	1,004	→	-1	−1,005
Resist Correction - Scarlet Rot×4 variants	2,004	→	-1	−2,005
Resist Correction - Frostbite×4 variants	5,004	→	-1	−5,005
Resist Correction - Sleep×4 variants	6,004	→	-1	−6,005
Linked data 7
SpEffect ID [31]×6 variants	-1	→	4,301	changed
SpEffect ID [3]	0	→	7,090	changed
Game Clear - SpEffect ID	0	→	7,490	changed
SpEffect ID [6]×4 variants	0	→	90,000	changed
SpEffect ID [7]×4 variants	0	→	90,010	changed
SpEffect ID [10]×4 variants	95,010	→	90,040	changed
SpEffect ID [11]×4 variants	5,851	→	90,300	changed

3 technical values (sorting, effects, display)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Network Warp Display×7 variants	50	→	110	changed
Network Warp Display×5 variants	62	→	110	changed
Disable Init Dead	0	→	1	changed

1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change
Damage 1
HP Burn Damage %×13 variants 0 100 +100
Linked data 1
DLC Completion SpEffect ID×13 variants 0 -1 changed