BossCrumbling Farum AzulaChanged in 2 patchesVerified for build 25827938

Dragonlord Placidusax

26,651 HP at Crumbling Farum Azula · Dragonlord Placidusax, with the area's scaling applied. It takes the most damage from Pierce and the least from Magic.

HP (NG): 26,651
HP in NG+7: 37,349
Stance: 160
Weakest to: Pierce 10%
Resists most: Magic 40%
Nearest grace: Dragonlord Placidusax

Where you fight it

Its stats where it stands, with that area's scaling (first playthrough, offline).

Crumbling Farum Azula

Dragonlord Placidusax

Boss fightNearest Site of Grace: Dragonlord PlacidusaxScaling ×7.047

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HP: 26,651
NG+7 HP: 37,349
Stance: 160
Weakest to: Pierce 10%
Resists most: Magic, Fire, Lightning and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation

Standard35%

Slash35%

Strike35%

Pierce10%

Magic40%

Fire40%

Lightning40%

Holy40%

Flat defense

Physical 121 · Magic 121 · Fire 121 · Lightning 121 · Holy 121

Status buildup to proc

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	1,350	1,807	1,807	1,807
Scarlet Rot	1,350	1,807	1,807	1,807
Bleed	1,350	1,807	1,807	1,807
Frost	1,350	1,807	1,807	1,807
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

HP in each journey

NG26,651
+126,678
+229,346
+330,680
+432,014
+534,681
+636,015
+737,349

Rewards

Remembrance of the DragonlordAlways

Once per playthrough, on its defeat.

Other bosses in Crumbling Farum Azula

How Dragonlord Placidusax fights

At Crumbling Farum Azula · Dragonlord Placidusax, its toughest placement: 26,651 HP.

Phases by HP exact

At 45% HP or less: a new attack becomes available.
At 30% HP or less: Lightning (1) becomes available.

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
Lightning (1)5 hits · first hit after 3.6 s · from 30% HP	No	Yes	1,123lightning
Lightning (2)5 hits · first hit after 3.6 s	No	Yes	1,123lightning
3 projectiles3 hits · first hit after 3.5 s	No	Yes	1,498749 fire · 749 lightning
Strike (1)1 hit · first hit after 1.6 s	No	Yes	936strike
Strike (2)1 hit · first hit after 2.4 s	No	No	1,4601,011 strike · 449 lightning
2-hit strike combo (1)2 hits · first hit after 2.4 s	No	Yes	1,498strike
Strike + 2 projectiles (1)3 hits · first hit after 1.8 s	No	Yes	1,011fire
2-hit strike combo (2)2 hits · first hit after 1.7 s	No	Yes	1,310749 strike · 561 lightning
Strike (3)1 hit · first hit after 1.5 s	No	Yes	1,310749 strike · 561 lightning
2-hit strike combo (3)2 hits · first hit after 1.6 s	No	Yes	1,011strike
Strike (4)1 hit · first hit after 1.8 s	No	Yes	1,310749 strike · 561 lightning
2-hit strike combo + projectile (1)3 hits · first hit after 2.2 s	No	Yes	1,310749 strike · 561 lightning
Strike + projectile (1)2 hits · first hit after 2.9 s	No	Yes	1,385786 strike · 599 lightning
4 projectiles (1)4 hits · first hit after 3.1 s	No	Yes	1,011fire
2-hit strike combo (4)2 hits · first hit after 1.7 s	No	Yes	1,011strike

19 more attacks it chains after another one

Attack	Parry	Block	Damage
2-hit strike combo + projectile (2)3 hits · first hit after 1.9 s · after 2-hit strike combo (2) and 2-hit strike combo + projectile (1) or 3 more	No	Yes	1,310749 strike · 561 lightning
Strike (5)1 hit · first hit after 1.9 s · after Strike (3) and Strike (8) or 1 more	No	Yes	1,310749 strike · 561 lightning
Projectile (1)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s · after Strike (5)	No	Yes	1,011fire
Projectile (2)1 hit · first hit after 0.2 s · after Projectile (1)	No	Yes	1,011fire
Strike + projectile (2)2 hits · first hit after 1.8 s · after Strike (5) and Strike (8) or 1 more	No	Yes	1,385786 strike · 599 lightning
2-hit strike combo + 2 projectiles (1)4 hits · first hit after 2.5 s · after Strike (3)	No	Yes	1,459823 strike · 636 lightning
2-hit strike combo (5)2 hits · first hit after 1.2 s	No	Yes	1,011strike
2-hit strike combo (6)2 hits · first hit after 1.7 s · after 2-hit strike combo (3)	No	Yes	1,011strike
Strike (6)1 hit · first hit after 1.8 s · after Strike (4)	No	Yes	1,310749 strike · 561 lightning
Strike + projectile (3)2 hits · first hit after 1.9 s · after Strike (4) and Strike (6)	No	Yes	1,011strike
Strike (7)1 hit · first hit after 2.5 s · after Strike (8) and Lightning (1)	No	No	1,4601,011 strike · 449 lightning
4 projectiles (2)4 hits · first hit after 2.6 s · after 4 projectiles (1)	No	Yes	1,011fire
2-hit strike combo (7)2 hits · first hit after 2.2 s · after 2-hit strike combo (4)	No	Yes	1,011strike
Strike + 2 projectiles (2)3 hits · first hit after 1.9 s · after Strike + 2 projectiles (1)	No	Yes	1,011fire
Strike (8)1 hit · first hit after 5.4 s · after Lightning (1)	No	Yes	1,6841,123 strike · 561 lightning
Strike + 7 projectiles8 hits · first hit after 6.3 s · after Strike (8) and Lightning (1)	No	Yes	1,6841,123 strike · 561 lightning
Lightning (3)5 hits · first hit after 1.5 s · after Strike (8) and Lightning (1)	No	Yes	1,6841,123 strike · 561 lightning
Lightning + Laser Explosion17 hits · first hit after 0.0 s · after Lightning (3)	No	Yes	2,247fire
2-hit strike combo + 2 projectiles (2)4 hits · first hit after 3.0 s · after 4 projectiles (1) and 4 projectiles (2) or 2 more	No	Yes	1,497936 strike · 561 lightning

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.

under 5 m

5–20 m

20 m +

Lightning (1)
Lightning (2)
3 projectiles
Strike (1)
Strike (2)
Other attacks and moves

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Distance	Most likely picks
under 5 m	Moving or other actions 23% · Lightning (1) 17% · Lightning (2) 11%
5–20 m	Moving or other actions 32% · Lightning (1) 24% · Lightning (2) 16%
20 m +	Moving or other actions 35% · Lightning (1) 26% · Lightning (2) 17%

Attacks: 34
With a cooldown: 19 20–120 s
Walk in before attacking: 4 from up to 35 m

What hurts it most

Pierce10% +38%
Standard35%
Slash35% ±0
Strike35% ±0
Magic40% −8%
Fire40% −8%
Lightning40% −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	1,350	4,098	712,192 buildup
Frost	1,350	2,695	1017,613 buildup
Poison	1,350	2,309	1221,227 buildup
Scarlet Rot	1,350	5,667	58,578 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 Dragonlord Placidusax 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 Dragonlord Placidusax

Patch history 2

Every patch that changed its numbers, version by version.

1.02.1from 1.00

HP3,491→3,782
Standard negation40%→35%
Slash negation40%→35%
Strike negation40%→35%
Pierce negation40%→10%

Every changed value (9)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 5
HP	3,491	→	3,782	+291+8.3%
Standard negation	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Slash negation	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Strike negation	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Pierce negation	40%	→	10%	−30 pts
Other numbers 1
Threat Level	9	→	1	−8−89%
Linked data 1
SpEffect ID [25]	-1	→	5,481	changed

2 technical values (sorting, effects, display)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Network Warp Display	16	→	180	changed
Enemy Type - Type C	1	→	0	changed

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