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Greater Bosses

This mod changes several of the bosses to make them more fun and challenging. The main mechanic is the health bar/phase system. When you bring a boss's health down to zero, they will heal to full at the start of their next turn and enter their next phase, gaining more abilities and becoming stronger. Once you've beaten their last phase, they will die for good. This not only makes them stronger and changes them throughout the fight, but it also ensures that you can't immediately one shot them no matter how strong you are.


Here's a list of bosses that have been changed and how:


Unless phase 1 is mentioned, it’s the same as vanilla.



- Age of Ultryx:


Calaybrine:

Phase 2: Gains a free single target attack


Ultryx:

Phase 2: Gains the true Gorgon’s pinning ranged attack.

Phase 3: Gains corrupt path and the ability to summon up to 6 tentacles on corrupt tiles. The tentacle ability is identical to the Seacaller’s except that it's a free attack.



- Enduring War:


Morthagi core:

Phase 1: same as vanilla except that it summons Spectik every other turn.

Phase 2: Will summon Watchmen instead of Spectik.

Phase 3: WIll begin to overheat and replaces its acid attack with a fire attack similar to the weldings with 1-4 base damage and can be used twice on turns it can’t summon. Will now summon Butlers who can use the fire for their unique attack. Will lose two armor for this phase.

The order of the Morthagi core’s attacks will remain the same no matter what. Shockwave, summon, acid/fire attack.

The lesser cores remain unchanged except that they both have a 2nd healthbar.


War Ender:

Phase 2: Gains enduring shield which will negate the first instance of damage. The shield recharges at the end of its turn.

Phase 3: Gains a powerful acid beam attack with a long range and a width of 3 tiles. Can only be used every other turn.



- Monarchs Under the Mountain:


Speaker of the Depths:

Phase 2: Gains an improved version of Dark Promises which further buff Deepist Woken and Chosen


Shadow Messiah:

Phase 2: Gains an arrow rain attack similar to the one you can use in incursion defences. Still has knockback and will damage all targets including allies (your enemies) though he will of course target you with the attack. Can only be used once every other turn.


Deep King:

Phase 2: Will gain extra health and armour and a slight damage bonus.

Phase 3: His attacks only cost 1 action.


Deep Queen:

Phase 2: Will gain curse of weakness. An aoe range attack that deals no damage, but applies deafened and hobbled, making you slower and deal less damage. This is a ranged attack and can be avoided and/or blocked. Can only be used once every other turn.

Phase 3: Upgrades curse of weakness to curse of decay which also applies poisoned and decay. Decay is a unique status that temporarily reduces your armour and warding.



- Eluna and the Moth:


Dunnaveer:

His interfuse ability is now actually a swift action.

Phase 2: Will gain Dream Shield which will make them immune to all damage if there are any Thrusks on the field (which Dunnaveer can spawn from eggs using their dream ability. They will also heal 1HP at the start of their turn for each Thrusk alive.



- All the Bones of Summer:


Thuvayn (first fight):

Phase 2: Activates Blooded Ferocity, halving all damage. Wears off at the start of his next turn and does not come back.


Thuvayn (second fight):

Phase 2: Activates Blooded Ferocity, halving all damage. Wears off at the start of his next turn and does not come back. Gains a weaker, free melee attack that hits a single target.


Cvwan (first fight):

Phase 2: Gains a free fly ability similar to the drauven flight. Gains Cvwan’s roar. An aoe ranged attack which applies deafened and deals 1 true damage. Is treated as a ranged attack and can be dodged or blocked. Can only be used once every other turn.


Pyrac:

Phase 1: Same as vanilla but has a bit more shield.

Phase 2: Gains shield bash. A single target swift melee attack with 1 knockback and deals damage equal to Pyrac’s armour. Gains last stand which regenerates 1 armour at the end of her turn.


Cvawn (second fight):

Health bar 2: Same changes as the last fight.

Health bar 3: Gains drauven blood, allowing him to regenerate at the end of his turn 3 times. Gains an extremely powerful version of channel fireball. He will prepare it at the end of every turn and unleash it at the start of the next.




Below is a list of future plans:

Sunswallowers Wake:

(Currently unchanged as I know little of it. Will most likely see changes once I play it)


Default campaigns:

(Currently unchanged as I have limited experience with it. Will most likely see changes once I learn more of the bosses)


Omenroad DLC:

(Currently unchanged as I do not have it, though I plan to buy it once school is done. Might see changes depending on how the bosses are)