Boss & Enemy Resistance Breakdown

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Introduction

This guide is intended to provide an overview for the optimal attack type (slash/crush/pierce) and elemental damage type (blood/fire/ice/lightning) for each boss. Please note that this guide will contain some spoilers.

Positive % values indicate they take reduced damage, and negative % values mean they take extra damage.

Main Story Bosses

Boss Name
Slash
Crush
Pierce
Blood
Fire
Ice
Lightning
Oliver Collins - Phase 1
0%
25%
-25%
20%
0%
40%
0%
Oliver Collins - Phase 2
15%
40%
-10%
20%
0%
40%
0%
Butterfly of Delirium - Phase 1
-10%
0%
0%
20%
-10%
20%
20%
Butterfly of Delirium - Phase 2
0%
10%
10%
20%
-10%
20%
20%
Insatiable Despot - Phase 1
0%
0%
0%
-30%
0%
0%
0%
Insatiable Despot - Phase 2
10%
10%
10%
-10%
0%
0%
0%
Invading Executioner - Phase 1
10%
0%
25%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Invading Executioner - Phase 2
10%
10%
25%
0%
20%
0%
0%
Argent Wolf Berserker
25%
25%
25%
0%
20%
20%
40%
Argent Wolf Berserker (Blood Buff)
50%
50%
70%
0%
20%
20%
40%
The Queen's Knight - Phase 1
10%
10%
10%
40%
0%
0%
0%
The Queen's Knight - Phase 2
20%
15%
15%
40%
0%
0%
0%
The Queen's Knight - Phase 3 (<20% HP)
30%
25%
25%
40%
0%
0%
0%
Successor of the Ribcage
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
40%
Successor of the Ribcage v2 - Phase 1
-5%
-15%
-5%
20%
50%
20%
50%
Successor of the Ribcage v2 - Phase 2
10%
5%
10%
20%
50%
20%
50%
Successor of the Breath - Phase 1
40%
20%
10%
20%
-10%
70%
0%
Successor of the Breath - Phase 2
40%
30%
20%
20%
-10%
70%
0%
Gilded Hunter - Phase 1
25%
10%
-15%
40%
40%
20%
20%
Gilded Hunter - Phase 2
35%
20%
-10%
20%
20%
-10%
20%
Successor of the Claw - Phase 1
10%
0%
10%
0%
70%
-10%
0%
Successor of the Claw - Phase 2
20%
5%
20%
0%
70%
-10%
0%
Successor of the Throat - Phase 1
10%
25%
10%
20%
20%
0%
40%
Successor of the Throat - Phase 2
15%
30%
15%
20%
20%
0%
40%
Blade Bearer
10%
10%
0%
0%
-10%
40%
0%
Cannoneer
25%
10%
25%
20%
40%
-10%
20%
Juzo Mido - Phase 1
25%
10%
25%
70%
20%
20%
20%
Juzo Mido - Phase 2
35%
15%
35%
90%
40%
40%
40%
Queen's Knight Reborn - Phase 1
10%
25%
10%
40%
20%
0%
0%
Queen's Knight Reborn - Phase 2
20%
30%
20%
40%
20%
0%
0%
Attendant of the Relics
30%
30%
30%
10%
0%
0%
0%
Skull King
10%
10%
10%
65%
20%
20%
20%
The Virgin Born*
0%
0%
0%
70%
70%
70%
70%
*The Virgin Born's resistance varies depending on the body part, with the head being the weakest

Hellfire Knight DLC Bosses

Boss Name
Slash
Crush
Pierce
Blood
Fire
Ice
Lightning
Abyssal Doppelganger (Mage)
0%
-10%
25%
20%
40%
-10%
70%
Abyssal Doppelganger (Melee)
70%
40%
90%
20%
40%
-10%
70%
Blazing Heretic
10%
0%
10%
20%
70%
-30%
20%
Hellfire Knight
30%
20%
15%
40%
90%
40%
-10%

Frozen Empress DLC Bosses

Boss Name
Slash
Crush
Pierce
Blood
Fire
Ice
Lightning
Mud Gorger
0%
0%
25%
0%
20%
-30%
40%
Argent Wolf Berserker
25%
25%
25%
0%
20%
20%
40%
Frozen Empress
15%
10%
20%
50%
-22.5%
90%
90%

Lord of Thunder DLC Bosses

Boss Name
Slash
Crush
Pierce
Blood
Fire
Ice
Lightning
Dust Cloud Bandit
0%
0%
25%
20%
40%
-30%
40%
Queen's Vanguard Puppet
25%
0%
-10%
70%
20%
0%
0%
Lord of Thunder
10%
10%
0%
20%
20%
-30%
90%

Miscellaneous Enemies

*Some enemies may not have official names

Enemy Name
Description
Slash
Crush
Pierce
Blood
Fire
Ice
Lightning
Grime Mass
Slimes
0%
25%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Shamed Thrall
Basic Lost
-10%
-10%
-10%
-30%
-10%
0%
-10%
Winged Thrall Head
Lost with wings & shield
-10%
-10%
-10%
-30%
-10%
0%
-10%
Snouted Wanderer
Big guy with elephant nose
-25%
10%
10%
-30%
0%
0%
0%
Dark Vampire Wolves
Mutated dogs
-10%
10%
0%
0%
-10%
20%
-10%
Raging Noblewoman
Fat lady
0%
25%
-10%
40%
20%
20%
-10%
Euphoric Soldier
Losts that can throw daggers
10%
0%
0%
-10%
20%
0%
-10%
Assassin Lost
Monkey-looking imp mob
-10%
10%
0%
0%
-10%
20%
0%
Despot Pawns
Mobs that Insatiable Despot can spawn
0%
0%
0%
-30%
0%
0%
0%
Bog Predator
Large ant/gargoyle looking mob
0%
-10%
25%
0%
20%
-30%
40%
Stonecrusher
Fat guy
-10%
25%
0-25%
0%
20%
20%
0%
Ghastly Flesh
Wheels/Balls with spikes
25%
-25%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Mud Gorger
Large Lost with glowing claws and tentacles on back
0%
0%
25%
0%
20%
-30%
40%
Forgotten Devil
Large purple Lost with white hair and branches/spikes on the back
-10%
10%
0%
-10%
0%
-30%
0%
Blood-Soaked Devil
Large red Lost with a horn on its forehead
-10%
10%
0%
-10%
0%
-30%
0%
Buried Fool
Fire turrets
-10%
0%
0%
0%
40%
-10%
0%
Blood Fool
Blood turrets
-10%
0%
0%
0%
0%
20%
0%
Boreal Brute
You know the one...
0%
25%
0%
0%
-30%
70%
-20%
Boreal Brute (Armored)
After he gives himself ice armor
20%
40%
20%
60%
40%
120%
50%
Boreal Savage
Common snow brute
-10%
25%
0%
0%
-50%
70%
-30%
Female Spiked Lost
Lost with long white hair and spikes on her back
25%
0%
-10%
70%
20%
0%
0%
Queen's Vanguard
Tall female Lost with black masks and red eyes
25%
0%
-10%
70%
20%
0%
0%
Hunter in Black
Black knights
25%
10%
-25%
20%
40%
-10%
70%
Antler Lost
Burnt looking losts with antlers on their head
0%
-10%
10%
0%
40%
-30%
20%
Blazing Heretic
Blue fire mobs
10%
0%
10%
20%
70%
-30%
20%
Thirsting Plunderer
Big antlion looking sand mob
0%
-10%
25%
0%
20%
-30%
40%
Dust Cloud Bandit
Giant bug-like lost with red spikes out the back
0%
0%
25%
20%
40%
-30%
40%
Thirsting Slaughterer
Big white bug-like mob with purple eyes and weapon
0%
-10%
25%
20%
40%
-10%
40%
Queen's Vanguard Reborn
Queen's Vanguard in white armor
25%
0%
10%
70%
20%
0%
0%
Cerberus Soldier
White armored knights wielding argent weapons
25%
10%
-25%
20%
20%
20%
20%

Conclusion

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