BossAinsel RiverNokron, Eternal CityChanged in 2 patchesVerified for build 25827938

Dragonkin Soldier

Fought in 3 places, from 4,372 HP to 7,655 HP at Lake of Rot · Lake of Rot Shoreside: each place carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Slash and the least from Lightning.

HP (NG): 4,372–7,655
HP in NG+7: 12,765
Stance: 120
Weakest to: Slash 0%
Resists most: Lightning 40%
Places: 3

Appears in 3 places · HP 4,372–7,655

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
Ainsel River · Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella×2	4,372 lowest	12,849 highest	120	4,356	106 lowest
Nokron, Eternal City · Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs	5,758	10,101 lowest	120	—	114
Lake of Rot · Lake of Rot Shoreside	7,655 highest	12,765	120	—	117 highest

Each place

Ainsel River

Place 1 of 3: Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella

Boss fightNearest Site of Grace: Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella×2 hereScaling ×1.953

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Dragonkin Soldier · 4,372 HP

HP: 4,372
NG+7 HP: 12,849
Stance: 120
Runes: 4,356
Weakest to: Slash 0%
Resists most: Lightning 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation

Standard10%

Slash0%

Strike10%

Pierce10%

Magic20%

Fire20%

Lightning40%

Holy20%

Flat defense

Physical 106 · Magic 106 · Fire 106 · Lightning 106 · Holy 106

Status buildup to proc

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	Immune
Scarlet Rot	526	816	1,273	1,273
Bleed	526	816	1,273	1,273
Frost	1,132	1,589	1,589	1,589
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

HP in each journey

NG4,372
+19,178
+210,096
+310,555
+411,014
+511,931
+612,390
+712,849

Dragonkin Soldier · 4,372 HP

HP · lowest: 4,372
NG+7 HP · highest: 12,849
Stance: 120
Runes: 4,356
Weakest to: Slash 0%
Resists most: Lightning 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation

Standard10%

Slash0%

Strike10%

Pierce10%

Magic20%

Fire20%

Lightning40%

Holy20%

Flat defense

Physical 106 · Magic 106 · Fire 106 · Lightning 106 · Holy 106

Status buildup to proc

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	526	816	1,273	1,273
Scarlet Rot	526	816	1,273	1,273
Bleed	526	816	1,273	1,273
Frost	1,132	1,589	1,589	1,589
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

HP in each journey

NG4,372
+19,178
+210,096
+310,555
+411,014
+511,931
+612,390
+712,849

Other bosses in Ainsel River

Kindred of Rot 1,291 HP
Nox Monk 1,398 HP
Nox Swordstress 1,398 HP
Miranda Blossom 7,998 HP
Putrid Tree Spirit 11,191 HP
Astel, Naturalborn of the Void 11,170 HP

Nokron, Eternal City

Place 2 of 3: Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs

Boss fightNearest Site of Grace: Aqueduct-Facing CliffsScaling ×4.125

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HP: 5,758
NG+7 HP · lowest: 10,101
Stance: 120
Weakest to: Slash 0%
Resists most: Lightning 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation

Standard10%

Slash0%

Strike10%

Pierce10%

Magic20%

Fire20%

Lightning40%

Holy20%

Flat defense

Physical 114 · Magic 114 · Fire 114 · Lightning 114 · Holy 114

Status buildup to proc

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	1,189	1,646	1,646	1,646
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

HP in each journey

NG5,758
+17,215
+27,936
+38,297
+48,658
+59,380
+69,740
+710,101

Rewards

Dragon HalberdAlways

Once per playthrough, on its defeat.

Other bosses in Nokron, Eternal City

Nox Monk 1,101 HP
Crucible Knight 2,730 HP
Miranda Blossom 4,393 HP
Mimic Tear 4,653 HP
Valiant Gargoyles 5,671 HP
Regal Ancestor Spirit 6,301 HP

Lake of Rot

Place 3 of 3: Lake of Rot Shoreside

Boss fightNearest Site of Grace: Lake of Rot ShoresideScaling ×5.484

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HP · highest: 7,655
NG+7 HP: 12,765
Stance: 120
Weakest to: Slash 0%
Resists most: Lightning 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation

Standard10%

Slash0%

Strike10%

Pierce10%

Magic20%

Fire20%

Lightning40%

Holy20%

Flat defense

Physical 117 · Magic 117 · Fire 117 · Lightning 117 · Holy 117

Status buildup to proc

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	561	851	1,308	1,308
Scarlet Rot	Immune
Bleed	561	851	1,308	1,308
Frost	1,208	1,665	1,665	1,665
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

HP in each journey

NG7,655
+19,117
+210,029
+310,485
+410,941
+511,853
+612,309
+712,765

Rewards

Dragonscale BladeAlways

Once per playthrough, on its defeat.

Other bosses in Lake of Rot

Kindred of Rot 1,291 HP
Nox Monk 1,398 HP
Nox Swordstress 1,398 HP
Miranda Blossom 7,998 HP
Putrid Tree Spirit 11,191 HP

How Dragonkin Soldier fights

At Lake of Rot · Lake of Rot Shoreside, its toughest placement: 7,655 HP.

Phases by HP exact

It checks its HP at 87%, 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
Arms2 hits · first hit after 1.1 s	No	Yes	540strike
RArm1 hit · first hit after 1.2 s	No	Yes	540strike
Strike (1)1 hit · first hit after 1.4 s	No	Yes	439strike
2-hit strike combo + projectile (1)3 hits · first hit after 1.3 s	No	Yes	557strike
2-hit strike combo + projectile (2)3 hits · first hit after 1.4 s	No	Yes	557strike
2-hit strike combo + projectile (3)3 hits · first hit after 0.9 s	No	Yes	490strike
Strike + projectile (1)2 hits · first hit after 3.0 s	No	Yes	540strike
Phase Shift1 hit · first hit after 4.4 s	No	Yes	557lightning
2-hit strike combo + 2 projectiles (head) (1)4 hits · first hit after 1.4 s	No	Yes	557physical
Strike + projectile (2)2 hits · first hit after 2.0 s	No	Yes	540strike
Strike + 2 projectiles3 hits · first hit after 2.9 s	No	Yes	676507 strike · 169 lightning

9 more attacks it chains after another one

Attack	Parry	Block	Damage
LArm1 hit · first hit after 1.0 s	No	Yes	540strike
Strike + projectile (3)2 hits · first hit after 1.0 s	No	Yes	507strike
2-hit strike combo + projectile (4)3 hits · first hit after 1.0 s	No	Yes	540strike
Strike (2)1 hit · first hit after 1.6 s · after 2-hit strike combo + projectile (3)	No	Yes	490strike
4-hit strike combo + projectile (head)5 hits · first hit after 0.9 s	No	Yes	574strike
Strike + projectile (4)2 hits · first hit after 1.3 s	No	Yes	540strike
2-hit strike combo + 2 projectiles (head) (2)4 hits · first hit after 1.4 s · after 2-hit strike combo + 2 projectiles (head) (1)	No	Yes	557physical
Strike + projectile (5)2 hits · first hit after 1.1 s · after Phase Shift	No	Yes	540strike
4-hit strike combo + 5 projectiles (leg, head)9 hits · first hit after 0.8 s · after Phase Shift	No	Yes	540strike

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 55 sets of tables by state; the main one is shown).

under 1 m

1–2.5 m

2.5–4 m

4–5 m

5–6 m

6–6.5 m

Arms
RArm
Strike (1)
Other attacks and moves

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Distance	Most likely picks
under 1 m	Moving or other actions 88% · Strike (1) 6% · Arms 6%
1–2.5 m	Moving or other actions 88% · Strike (1) 6% · Arms 6%
2.5–4 m	Moving or other actions 94% · Arms 6%
4–5 m	Moving or other actions 94% · Arms 6%
5–6 m	Moving or other actions 94% · RArm 6%
6–6.5 m	Moving or other actions 90% · RArm 10%

Attacks: 20
With a cooldown: 16 1–60 s

What hurts it most

Slash0% +11%
Standard10%
Strike10% ±0
Pierce10% ±0
Magic20% −11%
Fire20% −11%
Holy20% −11%
Lightning40% −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	561	1,248	77,952 buildup
Frost	1,208	796	1016,193 buildup
Poison	561	1,112	77,952 buildup
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.

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Dragonkin Soldier 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

HP1,991→2,239
Runes2,400→4,356
Standard negation20%→10%
Slash negation20%→0%
Strike negation20%→10%
Pierce negation20%→10%
HP1,241→1,396

Every changed value (12)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 7
HP×2 variants	1,991	→	2,239	+248+12%
Runes×2 variants	2,400	→	4,356	+1,956+82%
Standard negation×4 variants	20%	→	10%	−10 pts
Slash negation×4 variants	20%	→	0%	−20 pts
Strike negation×4 variants	20%	→	10%	−10 pts
Pierce negation×4 variants	20%	→	10%	−10 pts
HP×2 variants	1,241	→	1,396	+155+12%
Other numbers 2
Threat Level×2 variants	9	→	1	−8−89%
Threat Level×2 variants	9	→	25	+16+178%
Linked data 1
SpEffect ID [31]×2 variants	-1	→	4,301	changed

2 technical values (sorting, effects, display)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Network Warp Display×2 variants	16	→	1,000	changed
Network Warp Display×2 variants	16	→	240	changed

1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change
Damage 1
HP Burn Damage %×4 variants 0 100 +100
Linked data 1
DLC Completion SpEffect ID×4 variants 0 -1 changed