Know what is coming

Bestiary

58 wardens, constructs and trial-keepers — 11 of them wait at the top of a tower. Numbers come straight from the fight: what you read here is what hits you.

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  • The ThresholdBoss

    The Threshold

    180–200 HP
    • 9 damage, 12 Ward
    • Full-throated blast
    • Seals its cracks
  • The TollBoss

    The Toll

    160–175 HP
    • 12 damage
    • Takes its due
    • Tallies its takings
  • The Briar WardenBoss

    The Briar Warden

    98–105 HP
    • 8 damage
    • 14 Ward
    • 16 damage
  • Emberhand

    Emberhand

    88–96 HP
    • Stokes its pyre
    • 10 damage
    • Molten slam
  • Watch Sigil

    Watch Sigil

    88–96 HP
    • Called-down hail
    • Marks you for the stone
  • Stairway Bruiser

    Stairway Bruiser

    82–88 HP
    • Roars for the gang
    • Stonebreaker maul
    • 14 damage
  • Lure Light

    Lure Light

    70–76 HP
    • Drifts like rubble
    • Clamps shut
  • Signal Mote

    Signal Mote

    62–72 HP
    • Brightens its sigil
    • 8 damage
  • Chisel Zealot

    Chisel Zealot

    48–54 HP
    • Recites the oath
    • 6 damage
  • Ward Beetle

    Ward Beetle

    45–52 HP
    • 11 damage
    • 9 Ward
  • Wardborer

    Wardborer

    40–44 HP
    • 11 damage
    • 7 damage, 5 Ward
    • Winds up its bore
  • Hollow Column

    Hollow Column

    38–44 HP
    • 8 damage
    • 6 Ward
  • Thorn Crawler

    Thorn Crawler

    30–36 HP
    • 5 damage
    • Swells with blight
  • Ash Crawler

    Ash Crawler

    24–30 HP
    • 6 damage
    • 7 Ward
  • Chime Crawler

    Chime Crawler

    22–28 HP
    • 4 damage
    • Spins an unsteadying thread
  • Stairrunner

    Stairrunner

    22–28 HP
    • Smash and grab
    • Gut hook
  • Siphon Mote

    Siphon Mote

    18–22 HP
    • Siphons your reserve
    • 6 Ward
  • Stair Rat

    Stair Rat

    16–20 HP
    • 5 damage
    • Sprays blight
  • Seeping Slick

    Seeping Slick

    10–14 HP
    • Dazes your casting hand
    • 3 damage
  • The Standing PoolBoss

    The Standing Pool

    240–260 HP
    • Hoarfrost slam
    • Weeps acid
    • Splits and reforms
  • The ExaminerBoss

    The Examiner

    220–240 HP
    • 11×2 damage
    • Seizes your turn
    • Stamps the roll
  • The VeilsingerBoss

    The Veilsinger

    200–220 HP
    • Seals the passage
    • 9×3 damage
    • Full-chorus burst
  • The Last VoiceBoss

    The Last Voice

    134–142 HP
    • 6 damage
    • Three throats, one order
    • 14 damage
  • Bound Pair

    Bound Pair

    140–150 HP
    • Shares a thread
    • 8×2 damage
  • Echo Vessel

    Echo Vessel

    120–130 HP
    • Echoes your last spell
    • Floods the chorus
  • The Narrow Stair

    The Narrow Stair

    120–130 HP
    • Asks for your writ
    • 10×2 damage
    • Closes its glass
  • Motemaster

    Motemaster

    108–118 HP
    • Looses glass kites
    • 7×3 damage
    • Clamp and crush
  • Tithe Warden

    Tithe Warden

    76–82 HP
    • 12 damage, 8 Ward
    • 16 damage
  • Vane Mote

    Vane Mote

    70–80 HP
    • 9 damage
    • 8 Ward
  • Lantern Sentry

    Lantern Sentry

    60–68 HP
    • Paints you with cold light
    • 11 damage
  • Veiled Sentry

    Veiled Sentry

    60–70 HP
    • 6 damage
    • Dazes your aim
  • Ward Cracker

    Ward Cracker

    56–66 HP
    • 7 damage
    • Finds a crack
  • The Witness

    The Witness

    54–60 HP
    • Reads his oath aloud
    • 14 damage
  • Glass Hound

    Glass Hound

    50–58 HP
    • 8 damage
    • Draws on the melt
  • Lichen Creeper

    Lichen Creeper

    50–56 HP
    • Spits blight
    • 8 damage
  • Ward Tick

    Ward Tick

    50–56 HP
    • 14 Ward
    • 12 damage
  • Frostnip

    Frostnip

    46–50 HP
    • 9 damage
    • Calls for chains
  • Glass Spinner

    Glass Spinner

    38–44 HP
    • Spins a snare
    • 9 damage
  • Chill Leech

    Chill Leech

    32–38 HP
    • Drain
    • 13 damage
  • The AshwalkerBoss

    The Ashwalker

    340–360 HP
    • 24 Ward
    • Purge
    • Orders you to stand down
  • What Waits Above the Last StairBoss

    What Waits Above the Last Stair

    320–360 HP
    • 12×2 damage
    • A pulse you feel in your teeth
    • The Crown opens
  • The Loom of NamesBoss

    The Loom of Names

    300–330 HP
    • Winds a thread round you
    • 9×4 damage
    • Takes up the slack
  • The Ember FontBoss

    The Ember Font

    186–198 HP
    • 12 damage
    • Draws a draught and braces
    • 22 damage
  • Hollow Climber

    Hollow Climber

    160–170 HP
    • 22 Ward
    • 16 damage, 8 Ward
    • Shatter
  • Mouth of the Pyre

    Mouth of the Pyre

    150–165 HP
    • Swallows the light
    • 18 Ward
    • 8×3 damage
  • Ash Vermin

    Ash Vermin

    130–140 HP
    • Swarm
    • Rending bite
  • Molten Giant

    Molten Giant

    128–142 HP
    • 12 damage, 14 Ward
    • Molten quake
    • Glows white-hot
  • Frozen Watcher

    Frozen Watcher

    85–95 HP
    • 12 damage
    • Vents frost over you
  • Rattle Choir

    Rattle Choir

    80–90 HP
    • 5×3 damage
    • 8 Ward
  • Ward Mender

    Ward Mender

    72–80 HP
    • 9 damage
    • Seals itself shut
  • Ember Pledge

    Ember Pledge

    70–78 HP
    • 9 damage
    • Swears on the flame
  • Scree Whelp

    Scree Whelp

    65–72 HP
    • 14 damage
    • 10 Ward
  • Ash Drifter

    Ash Drifter

    62–70 HP
    • 14 damage
    • 12 Ward
  • Split Effigy

    Split Effigy

    62–70 HP
    • 16 Ward
    • Pillar stamp
  • Pyre Fanatic

    Pyre Fanatic

    56–64 HP
    • Sets a mark on you
    • The ward goes off
  • Cinder Spider

    Cinder Spider

    55–62 HP
    • Skittering bite
    • Molts
  • Flare Mote

    Flare Mote

    48–56 HP
    • Flare wash
    • Runs hotter
  • Seared Hand

    Seared Hand

    48–56 HP
    • 13 damage
    • Throws ash in your eyes