Dragon Descendant ​

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Dragon Descendant Custom Boss
Dragon Descendant
500 HP
Statistics
Health500
Contact damage20 (1.5 m)
Phases2 (fakes death on lethal hit)
ImmunityFire (heals from it)
WieldsDragon set + Dragon's Breath
See also

Overview ​

Dragon Descendant is the first custom boss in this mod, with two phases. Beat it for the Dragon Set and the Dragon's Breath gun; it's the first stop for custom boss loot.

Base Stats ​

  • HP: 500
  • Contact Damage: 20 (1.5m range, 0.5s cooldown, knockback force 10)
  • Equipment: Crimson Dragon Helm, Flame Scale Armor, Dragon's Breath
  • Fire Immune: Fire damage heals it instead of hurting it

Combat Phases ​

Phase 1 (Full HP ~ First Lethal Hit) ​

  • Shooting: Uses Dragon's Breath for standard gunfire; every 10th shot, if you are within 5m, locks onto where you stand and lights a warning ring for 0.8 seconds before exploding there (10 fire damage, 1.6m radius). Step away and it misses; stay 5m+ away and it never reaches you
  • Incendiary Grenade: Thrown every 5 seconds, always aimed at the player's feet
  • Phase 1 damage multiplier is low (0.3x), mainly to let you learn its attack patterns

Revival Mechanic ​

Dragon Descendant doesn't die when its HP first hits zero. When it takes lethal damage:

  1. HP locks at 1, and it says: "I... will not fall!"
  2. Throws incendiary grenades in eight directions
  3. Restores to 50% of maximum HP and enters the frenzied Phase 2

This triggers only once. Note: it's NOT triggered at 50% HP. It triggers on the first lethal hit.

When you see 1 HP and the revival line, create distance! Standing on the body waiting for loot is the easiest way to get hit by the eight-way incendiaries and contact damage at the same time.

Phase 2 (After Revival) ​

After revival it enters a frenzied state with a completely new rhythm:

  • Damage multiplier increased to 1.1x
  • Contact damage now procs on touch
  • Incendiary frequency increased to every 1 second
  • Fixed attack loop: 10 straight shots → 0.3s dust-kicking windup → 0.5s rush → 30-shot fan sweep (60° arc, 3 seconds) → repeat
  • Glowing aura around its body
  • Ice Vulnerability: After taking cumulative ice damage equal to 10% of max HP, it's slowed for 10 seconds

Drops ​

Exclusive equipment - each kill drops exactly one of the three, weighted (not independent rolls):

  • Flame Scale Armor (Armor): 60%
  • Crimson Dragon Helm (Helmet): 30%
  • Dragon's Breath (Firearm): 10%

The three add up to 100%, so you are guaranteed one piece - but collecting all three takes several kills, and Dragon's Breath is the stubborn one.

What every Boss drops on top of that (parallel, never displacing each other)

  • A regular loot crate - size scales with its health
  • Relic souls - guaranteed, bankable toward a Dragon Descendant bloodline egg
  • A relic egg (Descendant bloodline) - about 4%; where it lands depends on the mode (the loot crate in the arena - see Rewards & Loot)
  • An Affix Forge Stone - about 8%, landing the same way
  • A Dragon Seed - about 25%, requires Duck King Campaign chapter 1 to unlock the garden. Grows Dragonbreath Fruit: 30 seconds as the Dragon Descendant (+30% gun and melee damage, fire breath).

Combat Strategy ​

  • Phase 1 pressure is low; keeping 5m+ away avoids most damage
  • Watch for the incendiary arc — move away from your current spot when you see the throw
  • On first lethal hit, don't rush in to loot. Back off and watch for gaps in the eight-way incendiaries
  • Don't use fire DoT during the revival sequence; it only heals the boss
  • In Phase 2, read the loop: strafe during straight shots, dodge the rush, then use the short pause after the fan sweep as your best damage window
  • Melee players shouldn't facetank: the 1.5m contact hitbox stacked on rapid volleys and incendiaries means taking multiple damage instances at once
  • Ice weapons/ammo shine in Phase 2: stack up the slow threshold, attack from the side while it's slowed, then disengage before the next rush
  • Wearing Dragon Set or Dragon King Set refunds 80% of the fire damage you take a moment later (not true immunity, your HP still dips first)
  • Melee players should wait for the ice slow to trigger before committing

In the Duck Cup ​

The Black Market Duck Cup is boss versus boss with you in the stands:

  • It counts as 1500 power, each team gets at most one, and its health isn't scaled up
  • Its phase 2 charge, straight and fan volleys and incendiary grenades all go at whoever it is currently locked on, never at the stands; the ground-marked explosion doesn't show up there
  • The half-stat Descendant that the Skyburner Dragon Lord summons fights on the Lord's side against the other team, and can be spectated

See "Black Market Duck Cup" for the full match rules.

Spawn Limits ​

  • Standard BossRush: normally moved beyond the first 20 candidate positions; short pools, insufficient ordinary Bosses or filtering can make it appear earlier
  • Infinite Hell: eligible for weighted draws from wave 1
  • Faction War: Max 1 per session
  • Blood Hunt: Max 1 per session
  • Black Market Duck Cup: one of the boss pool, at most one per team
  • Dragon Slayer — First kill (reward: 30,000)
  • Perfect Dragon Hunt — No-damage kill (reward: 200,000)
  • Dragon Descendant Collector — Collect all exclusive drops (reward: 300,000)