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Gladius (Everdark Sovereign)

A many-legged beast appearing from shadow,
carrying on its back a chain-link sword
used to hunt its prey. Between the fangs
of its many heads flicker overwhelming
flames. When assailed by multiple shadows,
only sacred light can hinder the hunt.

Expedition
Tricephalos
Weak to
Holy

HP by party size and depth

The final fight's HP: base pool × the boss's own scaling effects, × the duo or trio effect, × the Deep of Night depth effect. Weak to Holy (the expedition menu's hint).

Gladius, Beast of Night

PlayersNormalDepth 1Depth 2Depth 3Depth 4Depth 5
Solo11,89414,86816,65218,67423,19425,691
Duo23,78829,73633,30437,34846,38851,383
Trio35,68344,60449,95656,02269,58277,075

Damage absorption

Standard
0
Slash
0
Strike
0
Pierce
−10%
Magic
0
Fire
50%
Lightning
0
Holy
−35%

Status resistance

Poison
542 (+457, +457, +457, +457, +457 after each proc)
Scarlet Rot
252 (+290, +747, +747, +747, +747 after each proc)
Blood Loss
252 (+290, +747, +747, +747, +747 after each proc)
Frostbite
542 (+457, +457, +457, +457, +457 after each proc)
Sleep
154 (+98, +388, +845, +845, +845 after each proc)
Madness
Immune
Death Blight
Immune

In a duo / trio: HP ×2 / ×3, poise damage taken ×0.55 / ×0.3, status build-up taken ×0.85 / ×0.7. Deep of Night attack power: ×1.25, ×1.55, ×1.92, ×2.83, ×3.31 (depth 1–5).

Other versions of Gladius, Beast of Night in the game's params 6

VersionSoloDuoTrioTrio, depth 5
Boss11,32822,65633,98473,405
Version 311,89423,78835,68361,303
Version 411,32822,65633,98458,384
Version 55,8567,6129,36916,096
Version 63,3603,3603,3603,360
Version 73,2003,2003,2003,200

Each is another NpcParam row of the same enemy (phases, adds or other fights); the boss page has their full tables.

Chance it is the Deep of Night target

Each depth draws its Nightlord by weight from the expedition list (NightBossMenuParam); this is its share.

Depth 1Depth 2Depth 3Depth 4Depth 5
0%2.02%3.53%5.04%5.04%

Shifting Earth on its expeditions

The chance each map variant is drawn for an expedition against this Nightlord (MapPatternSet weights). See all Nightlords on the Shifting Earth odds page.

MapNormalNormal, with DLCDeep of NightDeep, with DLC
No Shifting Earth84%84%76%73.1%
Mountaintop4%4%6%3.85%
The Crater4%4%6%3.85%
Rotted Woods4%4%6%3.85%
Shrouded City4%4%6%3.85%
Great Hollow0%0%0%11.5%