Skyburner Dragon Lord

What Is It?

The hardest custom Boss in the mod. Hovers in the air, packs 7 attack skills, two combat phases, and a "Protect me, my child!" last stand. Beating it drops the best gear in the game. Prepare accordingly.

Stats

• HP: 800 / Damage: 0.3x / Contact: 15 / Hover: 3-5m / Speed: 8 u/s

Skills

• Prismatic Bolt — 8 homing bolts, track 2.5s then go straight, 15 damage each
• Spiral Prismatic Bolt (P2) — Rapid spiral fire, 1 bolt per 0.1s for 1s, 15° angle increments
• Charge — 0.8s windup + ground warning ring, 30 damage, leaves magma trail (5 dmg/0.5s, 3s). P2: charges twice
• Solar Dance — Teleports near you, 6 rotating beams (30°/s), 3 waves offset 20°, 5s duration + 24-direction barrage
• Rainbow Ring — 13 orbs spiral out to 10m then contract, 5 trail damage, 8s duration
• Phantom Spear — 12 spears with 1s warning lines, 25 damage each
• Phantom Spear Barrage (P2) — 4 waves × 16 spears, 0.5s between waves

Phase 1 (100% → 50% HP)

• Attack interval: 1.0s
• Rotation: Bolt → Charge → Solar Dance → Charge → Ring → Bolt → Charge → Spear → Charge → Ring → Loop

Phase 2 (Below 50%)

• Attack interval: 0.5s — double the tempo
• Skills upgraded, rotation reshuffled with Barrage and Spiral Bolt added
• Teleports above you on transition with a frenzy alert

"Protect me, my child!"

At 1 HP, the Dragon Lord doesn't die. It ascends to 5m and summons a half-stat Dragon Descendant. Junior responds: "Father!"

• Dragon Lord fires Prismatic Bolts every 3s while Junior is alive
• Kill the Descendant first — the Dragon Lord only truly dies after

WARNING

Don't ignore this phase. Kill the Descendant while dodging Bolts.

Drops

• Reverse Scale (Totem): 35%
• Cloud Rider (Totem): 15%
• Dragon King Crown (Helmet): 15%
• Dragon King Scale Armor (Armor): 15%
• Skyburner Halberd (Melee): 15%
• Dragon Cannon (Firearm): 5% — the rarest drop

How to Fight It

• It flies — melee barely reaches. Use guns
• Charge has clear windup + ground ring — dodge sideways immediately
• Solar Dance beams have gaps — find them and stand there
• Rainbow Ring: run OUT during expansion, IN during contraction
• Phase 2 doubles attack speed — never stop moving
• Dragon Set / Dragon King Set = fire immunity + healing. Huge advantage
• No-damage attempts: Boss Filter to solo it

Spawn Limits

• Faction War: Does not appear
• Blood Hunt: Does not appear

Achievements

• Dragon Slayer — First kill (100K)
• Perfect Dragon Slayer — No-damage kill (500K)
• Dragon Master — 10 kills (600K)
• Dragon King's Vault — All exclusive drops (500K)