Phantom Witch ​

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Phantom Witch Custom Boss
Phantom Witch
1000 HP
Statistics
Health1000
Damage scale1.1x
Size2× a normal ghost
Phases3 (100% / 60% / 25%)
WieldsSoulreaper Requiem
See also

Overview ​

The Phantom Witch is the third custom Boss in BossRush Mod. She roams the battlefield by alternating between blinks and stealth, combining Curse Realms, scythe sweeps, and undead summoning in a three-phase fight. Defeating her grants a 50% chance to drop her exclusive melee weapon, Soulreaper's Requiem.

Base Stats ​

  • HP: 1000
  • Damage Multiplier: 1.1x
  • Size: 2x a regular ghost
  • Held Weapon: Soulreaper's Requiem

Phase Thresholds ​

  • Phase 1: 100% ~ 60% HP (attack interval 1.2s)
  • Phase 2: 60% ~ 25% HP (attack interval 0.85s)
  • Phase 3: below 25% (attack interval 1.1s, last-stand summoning)

Attack Skills ​

Tracked Teleport ​

Her most important move. The Witch places a violet marker about 2.2m from the player, and the marker follows you for 2 seconds, locking at its final position before the Witch blinks there and immediately sweeps.

  • Sweep damage: 18, range 3.1m, 170° arc
  • Moving one step when the marker appears isn't enough — keep strafing until it locks, or she'll land on your retreat path

Scythe Sweep (Standalone) ​

  • Windup: 0.35s
  • Damage: 18
  • Range: 3.1m, 170° arc

Requiem Arc ​

  • Windup: 0.55s
  • Damage: 16
  • Range: 4.8m midrange sector

Wraith Trail ​

  • Windup: 0.45s (with a ~3m outline warning)
  • Two-part hit: first cone at ~3.2m, second cone at ~3.6m after 0.3 seconds
  • 18 damage per hit
  • Many players dodge the first hit and turn back for damage, only to be caught by the second

Curse Realm ​

  • Shows a 1.05-second shrinking warning ring under the player, then creates a damage zone
  • Phases 1/2: 4.5m radius, lasts 4 seconds
  • Phase 3: radius shrinks to 3.6m, lasts 3 seconds
  • 15 ghost damage every 0.5 seconds, applies curse slow

Undead Summoning (Phase 3) ​

  • 1.0s windup, summons 2 ghost minions (max 2 alive at once)
  • Minion HP: 150
  • Two roles:
    • Sustain: heals the Witch for 6 HP/s, boosted to 9 HP/s when within 6m
    • Harass: applies one curse stack every 2.4s to players within 3.2m

Stealth System ​

The Phantom Witch cycles between true stealth, semi-stealth, and visible states:

  • Phase 1: ~38% of the time in stealth
  • Phase 2: ~32% of the time in stealth
  • Phase 3: ~18% of the time in stealth
  • True stealth max duration: 1.1s

Curse Debuff ​

  • Shows up on your status bar as Ghost Curse
  • Duration: 5 seconds
  • Max stacks: 3
  • Per-stack slow: -30% move speed
  • At 3 stacks, that's -90% — you're practically rooted

Be wary at one curse stack. If you eat another from a Curse Realm or the Harass minion while already cursed, reaching three stacks means you probably can't escape the next attack.

Tactical Package Rotation ​

Phase 1 (interval 1.2s) ​

Tracked Teleport → Requiem Arc → Wraith Trail

Phase 2 (interval 0.85s) ​

Tracked Teleport → Requiem + Trail Combo → Curse Realm → Tracked Teleport

Phase 3 (interval 1.1s) ​

Short Drift → Undead Summon → Curse Realm → Minion Retreat

Drops ​

Exclusive equipment

  • Soulreaper's Requiem (melee weapon): 50% extra drop chance

Unlike the two dragons, the Witch's drop is an independent extra roll: when it hits, the scythe is appended to the loot crate without displacing anything already in it.

What every Boss drops on top of that

  • A regular loot crate - size scales with its health
  • Relic souls - guaranteed, bankable toward a Phantom Witch bloodline egg
  • A relic egg (Witch 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 Phantom Spore - about 25%, requires Duck King Campaign chapter 1 to unlock the garden. Grows Shadow Mushroom: -10% physical damage taken for your next run

Combat Tips ​

  • The violet tracking marker is the key signal: keep strafing for 2 seconds until it locks, don't just take one step
  • Curse Realm has a ~1s warning ring — leave the area as soon as you see it
  • Wraith Trail requires waiting for the second hit (0.3s later) before it's safe to turn back for damage
  • Phase 2 ramps up attack tempo significantly — keep moving constantly
  • In Phase 3, kill the Sustain minion first — without removing it, the Witch heals 6-9 HP/s and your damage goes to waste
  • Then deal with the Harass minion's curse pressure, and finally return to the Witch
  • Don't chase the semi-transparent model — wait for the tracking marker to lock before looking for damage windows
  • Ranged players should circle in open ground, keeping markers and Realms in different spots
  • Melee players should treat each entry as a short trade: wait for the teleport sweep to end, hit from the side, then disengage
  • At 3 curse stacks you lose 90% move speed — avoid eating consecutive curse abilities
  • Don't peek the same cover repeatedly — the 2-second tracking marker can deliver a teleport sweep behind it

Spawn Restrictions ​

  • Standard BossRush and Infinite Hell: not in the strong-Boss exclusion list, can appear normally
  • From Scratch: eligible from the first wave
  • Faction War: joins the normal draw
  • Blood Hunt: joins the normal draw
  • Ghost Hunter — First kill
  • Perfect Exorcism — No-damage kill
  • Requiem Collector — Obtain Soulreaper's Requiem