OrbonkShade King
Dungeon Boss · Lord of Darkness
"The Shade King rises from the throne of darkness!"
Stats
| Health | 1200 |
|---|---|
| Contact damage | 18 |
| Speed | 2 |
| Phases | 3 |
| Attacks | 3 |
Where it appears
- Boss of the Forgotten Crypt dungeon
- Boss of the Shadow Sanctum dungeon
- Boss of the Collapsed Mine dungeon
- Boss of the Pharaoh's Tomb dungeon
Phases and attacks
Phase 1
- Black Sun
- Double Spiral
Phase 2 (below 66% health)
"The Shade King summons the night — shadow rings!"
- Black Sun
- Double Spiral
- Court of ShadowsNew
Phase 3 (below 33% health)
"Eclipse! Shadow rain across the whole hall"
- Black Sun
- Double Spiral
- Court of Shadows
How to beat Shade King
The Shade King is a dungeon boss of darkness and purple magic. It guards the dungeon in Desert of Tombs, Cursed Forest, Frozen Wastes and Ash Volcano.
Black Sun opens a vortex around you that drags you toward a core of shadow: move away from the core before it ends and do not fight the pull in a dead end. Double Spiral fires streams of shadow orbs that spin out in two directions at once; keep moving the same way as the spiral turns and pass through the gaps.
At 66% it adds Court of Shadows: four illusions appear around the arena and shoot fans of skulls. Destroy the nearest copy or step out of the lines of fire. The real king keeps casting during this, so do not hide behind a single wall.
Its older attacks include curses, a ring with a gap and a cross of shots.
Keep moving, take out the illusions when they appear and always watch where the spiral is turning. Staying in the open helps, because a vortex in a corner is much harder to escape.
Reading the telegraphs
- Every attack is telegraphed on the ground before it lands. The color tells you what it does: orange burns, red is a heavy blow, gray slows, dark blue freezes, green poisons, purple is shadow magic.
- Shapes tell you where to stand: a circle is an area, a row of dots or a lane is a line attack, a fan of lanes is a cone, and a ring with a gap means escape through the gap. The fill shows the time left before it hits.
- Plan for the phase change at 66% and 33% health: the boss roars, grows and starts its new attacks.
Questions
How many phases does Shade King have?
3. Phase 2 starts below 66% health. Phase 3 starts below 33% health.