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'''Bosses''' are global events where every online player works together to bring down a huge target. A smaller, faster kind of target, the '''Miniboss''', appears separately.

Each Boss is tied to one [[Actions|Loot Action]]. While the Boss is active, that [[Loot Action]] gets a {{GameValue|bosses.bossLootActionMult}}x global multiplier.

{| class="wikitable"
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! Takes in
| Weapons, plus damage bonuses from your [[Factions|Faction]] and your Buddy [[Pets|pet]]
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! Produces
| Bounty items, a [[Specials|Special]], a High [[Boosts|Personal Boost]], and the Slayer [[Trophies|Trophy]] for the final hit
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! Affected by
| Weakpoints, Faction Boosts, Buddy level, [[Profile Modes]]
|}

== Fighting a Boss ==

Open the live Boss from Home or from its announcement, pick a Weapon and an amount, and attack. Weapons are used up when you attack. Each Weapon takes off its Damage value from the Boss's health.

* '''Weapons''' are a class of [[Items|item]]. A Weapon's Damage comes from a multiplier on its base worth, so Weapons that are harder to craft hit harder. Currently Weapons are used in Boss fights only.
* '''Weakpoints''' are Weapons the Boss is weak to. Each one deals {{GameValue|bosses.weakpointDamageMult}}x damage. New Weakpoints are revealed over time during the fight, up to a limited number.
* '''Early attacks''': for the first few minutes of a fight, damage can keep piling up even once the Boss's health is exhausted. The Boss is only defeated after that opening window has passed.
* '''Faction support''': members of your [[Faction]] who are online while the Boss is active raise your damage with a multiplier, as long as your Faction's [[Boosts]] are active. The more Boosts your Faction runs, the bigger the bonus. Once a member has been counted for a Boss, they keep contributing even if they go offline. Hardcore profiles get a similar bonus from their [[Factions#Hardcore: the solo Vault|solo Vault]].
* '''Buddy''': if your [[Buddy]] pet is holding a Weapon and {{GameValue|bosses.buddyAttackCd}} have passed since its last attack, it attacks with that Weapon. It deals {{GameValue|bosses.buddyAttackMultPerLv}}x extra damage for every level it has reached. See [[Pets]] and [[Pet Leveling]].

== Rewards ==

When a Boss is defeated:

* The player who lands the '''Killing Blow''' gets the Slayer trophy. See [[Trophies]].
* A [[Specials|Special]] is given to one attacker. It is a weighted draw, so more damage means better odds, but anyone who attacked can win.
* Every attacker earns '''Bounties''': uncommon items tied to the Boss's [[Loot Action]]. The amount depends on your base damage from Weapons only, so [[Faction]], [[Buddy]] and Weakpoint bonuses do not increase it. One player can earn at most {{GameValue|bosses.rewards.maxBountyPerAttacker}} Bounty items per Boss.
* Every participant gets a maxed-out High [[Personal Boost]]. It lasts at least 30 minutes, plus one extra minute for each percent of the total damage you dealt. See [[Boosts]].

== Minibosses ==

A '''Miniboss''' is a small global target that can appear at any time, also after a Boss is defeated. Only one is active at a time, and it stays for just '''2 minutes''' before it flees. Each has a [[Loot Action]] type (Fish, Hunt, Explore or Mine) and its own health.

* Weapons work the same way, but there are no [[Faction]], [[Buddy]] or Weakpoint damage bonuses.
* Each Miniboss shows one '''Weakpoint Weapon'''. It does not change the damage you deal. It only changes your ranking score: damage with that Weapon counts 2x and damage with any other Weapon counts 0.5x.
* It has a 50% chance to spawn holding a bonus [[Gemeralds|Gem Bag]], announced when it appears.

If the Miniboss is killed within the window, rewards are paid in [[Gem Bag]]s:

* The top 3 attackers by ranking score get 3, 2 and 1 bags. Ties go to whoever landed their biggest hit first.
* Every other attacker gets 1 bag, so nobody leaves empty-handed. Up to 10 of these can be Small Gem Bags, and the rest are Tiny Gem Bags.
* A bag is Small if your ranking score reached 5% of the Miniboss's health, otherwise Tiny. A Weakpoint hitter reaches that with about 2.5% of the health in plain damage, other hitters need about 10%.
* A Gem Bag the Miniboss was holding goes to one attacker who cleared the Small threshold, weighted toward higher damage.
* One random attacker has a 75% chance to find 1 to 5 Pluperfect [[Gemeralds]], weighted toward 1.
* Everyone who attacked gets a 3x Loot Boost for that Miniboss's Loot Action.

If the Miniboss flees, only 4 Tiny Gem Bags go to random attackers, and there are no bonus rewards or Loot Boost.

== Connections ==

* [[Factions]]: Boosts raise your Boss damage.
* [[Pets]]: your Buddy can attack for you.
* [[Equipment]] and [[Crafting]]: Weapons are crafted or bought like other items.
* [[Gemeralds]]: Miniboss rewards.
* [[Specials]]: one is awarded when a Boss is defeated.

== Changelog ==
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