Template name: morden_vaarth_melee_forest_02_boss_stats
Enslaved centuries ago by a long-vanished civilization, the Va'arth vow to never forget their past oppression. Preferring to keep their bonds as a reminder, they use chains of metal to decorate their soldiers, using them as a badge of honor.
The start of the game’s own Bestiary text.
- Game
- Base Dungeon Siege II and Broken World (Broken World can play the base campaign)
- Type
- Melee
- Family
- Va'arth
- Habitat
- Encanted Forest
- Act
- Act 2
- Rank
- Miniboss (boss)
Drops
Miniboss drop table. Chance per kill, before Magic Find:
| Drop | Chance | Item level vs. creature level |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 100% | |
| Potion | 10% | -10 to 0 |
| Health potion | 40% | -10 to 0 |
| Mana potion | 24% | -10 to 0 |
| Magic item (1 modifier) | 30% | -3 to +2 |
| Magic item (2 modifiers) | 50% | -3 to +2 |
| Rare item | 12% | -3 to +3 |
| Unique item | 4.0% | -40 to +3 |
| Set item | 4.0% | -50 to +3 |
Confidence: Medium Read from the drop table named in the creature’s template. Fixed rewards of story bosses, quest items and what a placed monster carries are not read here. Not tested in game.
Base Dungeon Siege II
Level and strength
| Mercenary | Veteran | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level | 23 | 50 | 73 |
| Life | 3,102 | 12,012 | 24,156 |
| Damage | 181 to 302 | 569 to 948 | 1,061 to 1,768 |
| Defense | 79 | 173 | 265 |
| Experience | 1,337 | 12,304 | 98,075 |
These are the base game’s numbers. Broken World changes them: see its version below.
Confidence: Medium Worked out from the formulas in the creature’s template, for the levels the template gives. Not compared with the game’s own Bestiary screen; spawn spots may change a monster’s level.
Weaknesses and resistances
| Mercenary | Veteran | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice | +50% | +75% | +100% |
| Non-elemental | -25% | -5% | -1% |
Confidence: Medium As written in the template. A negative number means it takes more damage of that kind. Values of 100% and more are shown as given; the effect of going past 100% has not been tested.
What it can drop: Base game
449 different items can drop (the best are shown) Confidence: computed from data, not measured
| Gear | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeweled Ring | 3.7% (3.1 to 3.7) | 0.059% | 0.059% |
| Gold Ring | 0.079% | 3.7% (3.0 to 3.7) | 0.04% |
| Elaborate Ring | 3.7% (3.0 to 3.7) | 3.7% (3.0 to 3.7) | 3.6% (2.9 to 3.6) |
| Adorned Ring | - | 0.02% | 3.5% (2.9 to 3.5) |
| Etched Tome | 1.4% (1.3 to 1.6) | 1.4% (1.3 to 1.6) | 2.8% (2.5 to 3.2) |
| Tower Shield | 0.25% | 0.25% | 2.1% (2.0 to 2.6) |
| Cryptic Cestus | - | - | 2.1% (0.96 to 3.3) |
| Elven Staff | 2.0% (0.89 to 3.2) | - | 2.1% (0.96 to 3.3) |
| Arcane Cestus | 2.0% (0.89 to 3.2) | 2.1% (0.95 to 3.3) | - |
| Ritual Staff | - | 2.1% (0.95 to 3.3) | - |
| Gold Amulet | 1.9% (1.5 to 1.9) | 1.9% (1.6 to 1.9) | 0.025% |
| Talisman | 0.05% | 1.9% (1.6 to 1.9) | 0.025% |
| Heater Shield | 1.9% (1.7 to 2.3) | 1.9% (1.7 to 2.3) | - |
| Kite Shield | - | - | 1.9% (1.7 to 2.3) |
| Small Shield | 1.9% (1.7 to 2.3) | 1.9% (1.7 to 2.3) | - |
| Spiral Amulet | 1.8% (1.5 to 1.8) | 0.025% | 1.3% (1.1 to 1.3) |
| Composite Bow | 1.7% (1.5 to 2.2) | 1.3% (1.2 to 1.7) | - |
| Ironwood Bow | - | 1.3% (1.2 to 1.7) | 1.7% (1.5 to 2.2) |
| Short Bow | 1.7% (1.5 to 2.2) | - | - |
| Stalker Bow | 1.7% (1.5 to 2.2) | 0.21% | 1.7% (1.5 to 2.2) |
| Swift Bow | - | - | 1.7% (1.5 to 2.2) |
| Heavy Crossbow | - | - | 1.7% (1.5 to 2.2) |
| Mercenary Crossbow | 1.7% (1.5 to 2.2) | - | - |
| Throwing Crescent | 1.7% (1.5 to 2.2) | - | - |
| Consumables | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colossal Health Potion | - | - | 43% |
| Super Health Potion | - | 43% | - |
| Health Potion | 42% | - | - |
| Colossal Mana Potion | - | - | 27% |
| Super Mana Potion | - | 27% | - |
| Large Mana Potion | 14% | - | - |
The chance is for one kill of this creature (level 23 / 50 / 73 in Mercenary / Veteran / Elite) with magic find at 0: the chance that its drop table rolls an item of this kind, times this item’s share of the items that can come out at that level. Items with the same name are added up. Creatures of the same kind that the Bestiary lists under other names share the same drop table at their own level. Computed from the game’s drop tables, not measured. A source rolls the entries of its drop table; an entry asks the game’s item table for one item of the right class inside a level window; every matching item is equally likely (the game picks a random row, there is no rarity weight). Chance is per kill or per opening, with magic find at 0.
Where it is found
Random boss spots (one boss of the pool is picked per spot):
- The Aman'lu Hills: 1 of 3 possible bosses
Confidence: Medium From the game’s map files. How many random encounters you meet is a roll the data does not fix.
Does it count for the Bestiary?
Random boss only
Only as one of several possible bosses at a random boss spot.
- Base game book
- No. 164
- Kills needed
- 1 kill
Only as one of several possible bosses; reroll the area to see another one.
Confidence: High the audit of the data files, confirmed by the in-game kill test
In-game kill test: unlocked after 1 kills (agrees with the data audit)
Natural spawn census: seen in 1 of 10 runs, most in one region: 2. A lower bound; a run only loads the areas near the party.
Bestiary fix package (in testing, not released): an optional switch, off by default, swaps a boss you have already killed for one you have not; tested on three regions.
Confidence: Medium Tested on a private copy of the game.
Kill counts are kept separately for Mercenary, Veteran and Elite. See how the Bestiary works.
Broken World
Level and strength
| Mercenary | Veteran | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level | 23 | 57 | 83 |
| Life | 3,102 | 15,264 | 30,743 |
| Damage | 181 to 302 | 703 to 1,171 | 1,322 to 2,203 |
| Defense | 79 | 200 | 309 |
| Experience | 1,337 | 22,877 | 248,533 |
These are Broken World’s numbers: Broken World raises the levels of Veteran and Elite monsters.
Confidence: Medium Worked out from the formulas in the creature’s template, for the levels the template gives. Not compared with the game’s own Bestiary screen; spawn spots may change a monster’s level.
Weaknesses and resistances
| Mercenary | Veteran | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice | +50% | +75% | +100% |
| Non-elemental | -25% | -5% | -1% |
Confidence: Medium As written in the template. A negative number means it takes more damage of that kind. Values of 100% and more are shown as given; the effect of going past 100% has not been tested.
What it can drop: Broken World
567 different items can drop (the best are shown) Confidence: computed from data, not measured
| Gear | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeweled Ring | 3.8% (3.1 to 3.8) | 3.6% (2.9 to 3.6) | - |
| Elaborate Ring | 3.7% (3.0 to 3.7) | - | - |
| Adorned Ring | - | 0.21% | 3.7% (3.0 to 3.7) |
| Gilded Ring | - | - | 3.7% (3.0 to 3.7) |
| Gold Ring | 0.059% | 3.6% (2.9 to 3.6) | - |
| Mage's Book | - | 3.0% (2.7 to 3.4) | - |
| Platinum Charm | - | - | 2.5% (2.1 to 2.5) |
| Chakram | - | - | 2.5% (2.3 to 3.3) |
| Elven Longbow | - | 1.5% (1.3 to 1.9) | 2.3% (2.1 to 3.1) |
| Swift Bow | - | - | 2.3% (2.1 to 3.1) |
| Arbalest | 0.17% | - | 2.3% (2.1 to 3.1) |
| Throwing Shiv | - | - | 2.3% (2.1 to 3.1) |
| Spirit Cestus | - | - | 2.3% (1.1 to 3.5) |
| Yearling Staff | - | - | 2.3% (1.1 to 3.5) |
| Arcane Cestus | 2.1% (0.89 to 3.4) | 0.087% | - |
| Elven Staff | 2.1% (0.89 to 3.4) | 2.0% (0.81 to 3.3) | - |
| Cryptic Cestus | - | 2.0% (0.81 to 3.3) | - |
| Ceremonial Shield | - | - | 1.9% (1.8 to 2.3) |
| Kite Shield | - | - | 1.9% (1.8 to 2.3) |
| Heater Shield | 1.8% (1.7 to 2.2) | 1.9% (1.8 to 2.2) | - |
| Large Shield | - | 1.9% (1.8 to 2.2) | - |
| Gold Amulet | 1.9% (1.5 to 1.9) | - | - |
| Spiral Amulet | 1.8% (1.5 to 1.8) | 1.3% (1.0 to 1.3) | - |
| Small Shield | 1.8% (1.7 to 2.2) | - | - |
| Consumables | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colossal Health Potion | - | - | 20% |
| Health Potion | 20% | - | - |
| Super Health Potion | - | 20% | - |
| Colossal Mana Potion | - | - | 20% |
| Super Mana Potion | - | 20% | - |
| Large Mana Potion | 10% | - | - |
The chance is for one kill of this creature (level 23 / 57 / 83 in Mercenary / Veteran / Elite) with magic find at 0: the chance that its drop table rolls an item of this kind, times this item’s share of the items that can come out at that level. Items with the same name are added up. Creatures of the same kind that the Bestiary lists under other names share the same drop table at their own level. Computed from the game’s drop tables, not measured. A source rolls the entries of its drop table; an entry asks the game’s item table for one item of the right class inside a level window; every matching item is equally likely (the game picks a random row, there is no rarity weight). Chance is per kill or per opening, with magic find at 0.
Where it is found
Random boss spots (one boss of the pool is picked per spot):
- The Aman'lu Hills: 1 of 3 possible bosses
Confidence: Medium From the game’s map files. How many random encounters you meet is a roll the data does not fix.
Does it count for the Bestiary?
Random boss only
Only as one of several possible bosses at a random boss spot.
- Base game book
- No. 164
- Kills needed
- 1 kill
Only as one of several possible bosses; reroll the area to see another one.
Confidence: High the audit of the data files, confirmed by the in-game kill test
In-game kill test: unlocked after 1 kills (agrees with the data audit)
Natural spawn census: seen in 1 of 10 runs, most in one region: 2. A lower bound; a run only loads the areas near the party.
Bestiary fix package (in testing, not released): an optional switch, off by default, swaps a boss you have already killed for one you have not; tested on three regions.
Confidence: Medium Tested on a private copy of the game.
Kill counts are kept separately for Mercenary, Veteran and Elite. See how the Bestiary works.