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Ralva the Great Red Bear

29,606 HP at Scadu Altus · Recluses' River Upstream, with the area's scaling applied. It takes the most damage from Fire and the least from Standard.

HP (NG)
29,606
HP in NG+7
53,106
Stance
120
Weakest to
Fire -20%
Resists most
Standard 0%
Nearest grace
Recluses' River Upstream

Where you fight it

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

Scadu Altus

Recluses' River Upstream

Boss fightNearest Site of Grace: Recluses' River UpstreamScaling ×11.453

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HP
29,606
NG+7 HP
53,106
Stance
120
Weakest to
Fire −20%
Resists most
Standard, Strike, Pierce, Magic, Lightning and Holy 0%
Negation, defense and status buildup
Damage negation
Standard0%
Slash-10%
Strike0%
Pierce0%
Magic0%
Fire-20%
Lightning0%
Holy0%
Flat defense

Physical 123 · Magic 123 · Fire 123 · Lightning 123 · Holy 123

Status buildup to proc
Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison4175158051,262
Scarlet Rot4175158051,262
Bleed6829721,4291,429
Frost6829721,4291,429
Sleep227255297395
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune
HP in each journey
  1. NG29,606
  2. +137,933
  3. +241,726
  4. +343,623
  5. +445,519
  6. +549,313
  7. +651,209
  8. +753,106

Rewards

Once per playthrough, on its defeat.

Other bosses in Scadu Altus

How Ralva the Great Red Bear fights

At Scadu Altus · Recluses' River Upstream, its toughest placement: 29,606 HP.

Phases by HP exact

60%
  • 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.

AttackParryBlockDamage
Slash (1)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 sNoYes757slash
2-hit combo + projectile3 hits · first hit after 1.8 sNoYes1,326physical
Single hit + projectile2 hits · first hit after 1.3 sNoYes1,326physical
Strike (1)1 hit · first hit after 1.0 sNoYes1,326strike
Strike (2)1 hit · first hit after 1.0 sNoYes757strike
2-hit strike combo2 hits · first hit after 2.1 sNoYes1,326strike
Slash (2)1 hit · first hit after 1.3 sNoYes757slash
Slash (3)1 hit · first hit after 0.9 sNoYes757slash
2-hit combo (1)2 hits · first hit after 1.3 sNoYes757slash
2-hit combo (2)2 hits · first hit after 1.1 sNoYes1,326strike
Slash (4)1 hit · first hit after 1.0 sNoYes757slash
Grab (1)1 hit · first hit after 2.9 sNoNo1,515physical, if it catches you
Slash (5)1 hit · first hit after 0.8 sNoYes757slash
Slash (6)1 hit · first hit after 0.8 sNoYes757slash
Strike (3)1 hit · first hit after 2.3 sNoYes1,326strike
14 more attacks it chains after another one
AttackParryBlockDamage
Slash (7)1 hit · first hit after 0.8 sNoYes530slash
Slash (8)1 hit · first hit after 0.6 s · after Slash (1)NoYes757slash
Slash (9)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s · after Slash (3) and 2-hit strike combo or 10 moreNoYes1,326slash
Strike (4)1 hit · first hit after 0.7 sNoYes757strike
Slash (10)1 hit · first hit after 0.9 s · after Slash (5)NoYes757slash
Slash (11)1 hit · first hit after 0.7 s · after Slash (3) and Slash (6) or 4 moreNoYes757slash
Slash (12)1 hit · first hit after 0.9 s · after Slash (4) and 2-hit strike combo or 5 moreNoYes757slash
4-hit combo (1)4 hits · first hit after 1.7 s · after Slash (3) and Slash (10) or 5 moreNoYes757slash
2-hit slash combo + 2 projectiles4 hits · first hit after 1.4 s · after Slash (3) and Slash (10) or 4 moreNoYes1,326physical
Slash (13)1 hit · first hit after 0.5 s · after Slash (3) and Slash (10) or 2 moreNoYes871slash
Strike (5)1 hit · first hit after 1.3 sNoYes757strike
4-hit combo (2)4 hits · first hit after 1.3 s · after 2-hit strike combo and Slash (7) or 3 moreNoYes757strike
Grab (2)1 hit · first hit after 2.1 s · after Grab (1)NoNo1,515physical, if it catches you
Grab (3)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s · after Grab (1)NoNo1,515physical, if it catches you

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

  • Slash (1)
  • 2-hit combo + projectile
  • Single hit + projectile
  • Strike (1)
  • Strike (2)
  • Other attacks and moves
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DistanceMost likely picks
under 2.5 m2-hit combo + projectile 50% · Moving or other actions 25% · 2-hit strike combo 25%
2.5–5 mSlash (1) 61% · 2-hit combo + projectile 12% · Slash (3) 9%
5–8 mSlash (1) 51% · Single hit + projectile 15% · 2-hit combo (1) 8%
8–12 mSlash (1) 50% · Strike (1) 10% · Slash (3) 10%
12 m +Strike (1) 17% · Strike (2) 17% · Single hit + projectile 17%
Attacks
29
With a cooldown
17 8–25 s

What hurts it most

  1. Fire-20% +20%
  2. Slash-10% +10%
  3. Standard0%
  4. Strike0% ±0
  5. Pierce0% ±0
  6. Magic0% ±0
  7. Lightning0% ±0
  8. Holy0% ±0

Negation (lower lets more through), and how much more or less damage that type deals than Standard does.

Status procs to kill it

Status1st procHP per procProcs to kill
Bleed6824,54178,799 buildup
Frost6822,9911013,086 buildup
Poison4172,4951213,095 buildup
Scarlet Rot4176,14654,261 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 →

  1. Anvil HammerStandard1,099 of 1,041 AR
  2. Bloodfiend's ArmFlame Art1,068 of 977 AR
  3. Black Steel GreathammerFlame Art1,033 of 937 AR
  4. Prelate's Inferno CrozierFlame Art1,013 of 914 AR
  5. Magma Wyrm's ScaleswordStandard1,008 of 885 AR
  6. Rellana's Twin BladesStandard1,004 of 954 AR

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.

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