Editing Guide:Bosses and Minibosses

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== Join a main Boss fight ==

A [[Boss]] is a shared target associated with a [[Loot Action]]. Open the live Boss from Home or its announcement, choose a weapon and amount, and attack. Weapons are consumed. A small affordable hit is a reasonable early way to participate; expensive attacks should have a purpose beyond copying a late-game player.

Main Boss weakpoints increase damage from specified weapons. Eligible faction benefits and [[Buddy]] weapons can increase damage too. [[Faction]] participation for the current system counts online members while boosts are active; it does not require every member to make a token attack first.

== Know what damage earns ==

When the Boss is defeated, participating players receive a strong High [[Personal Boost]]. [[Bounty]] amounts depend on qualifying base weapon damage, subject to a cap; faction, [[Buddy]], and [[Weakpoint|weakpoint]] bonuses do not simply multiply Bounties. A Special is allocated through contribution-weighted chance, and the killing blow grants a trophy.

Higher contribution improves your chance at weighted loot but does not guarantee it. An equipped Buddy weapon contributes damage under its own cooldown rules. Check its use and replacement cost. A fight's opening protection or overkill window can delay its final defeat even if displayed health has been exhausted.

== Compare weapons using current costs ==

<strong>Do not craft [[Crystal Sword]]s as a beginner.</strong> Each costs one [[Lunar Shard]] and one [[Imbued Sword]], spending a valuable rare before the weapon is even used. A small affordable [[Rusty Knife]] attack is enough to begin participating in a main Boss fight. Save large weapon batches for a deliberate later plan that compares ingredients, base damage, [[Weakpoint|weakpoint]]s and rewards. [[Knife Turret]]s also have a separate use as [[Hunt]] boosts; do not spend a useful boost as a weapon without comparing the cost.

== Minibosses have different rules ==

Minibosses are separate two-minute targets. They do not use faction, [[Buddy]], or normal [[Weakpoint|weakpoint]] damage multipliers. Their displayed [[Weakpoint Weapon]] instead changes <strong>gem-weighted contribution</strong>: its damage counts 2x for rewards, while other weapons count 0.5x. It does not change the actual health damage.

On a kill, attackers receive gem bag rewards with extra rewards for top contributors and eligibility thresholds. Participants also receive a 3x boost for that action. Some Minibosses carry a bonus [[Gem Bag]], and a lucky reward can include [[Pluperfect Gemerald]]s. If the target flees, rewards are much smaller and there is no kill boost. Check the timer before spending a large batch.

== Related pages ==
* [[Guide:Equipment|Equipment]]
* [[Guide:Specials and Global Events|Specials and Global Events]]
* [[Guide:Factions and Vaults|Factions and Vaults]]

<small>Adapted from Shadybliss's illustrated new-user guide, 24 October 2026. Game mechanics may change; check the current in-game Manual and previews.</small>

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