The Shogun

Boss · Native to the Neon Shrine

This article is about the creature. For the region, see the Neon Shrine.

The Shogun is a boss creature found in the Neon Shrine. It has 6,800 hitpoints and hits for up to 100, placing it in the top fifty by hitpoints (#50 of 511).

It drops Folded Katana and 5 other items, and yields 3,000 experience and 3,400 coins on death. As a boss it attacks on the shortened 0.7-second cadence and announces its arrival in the message log.

Combat statistics

HIT POINTS

6,800

DAMAGE

100

DPS

~143

SPEED

12 / 26.4

EXPERIENCE

3,000

COINS

3,400

At 0.7 seconds a swing for 100, sustained contact costs roughly 143 health per second. The charge multiplier takes it from 12 to 26.4 while closing.

Behaviour

Charges

Multiplies its movement speed while closing mid-range distance, then drops back to base speed on contact. Freezing effects are the only reliable brake.

Boss

Attacks on a 0.7-second cadence instead of the standard 1.1, and announces itself in the message log on spawn. One instance may be alive in its region at a time.

Drops

Coins and experience are awarded separately and are not part of the drop table.

Location

The Shogun spawns inside the Neon Shrine, a region of radius 18 centred on 30, 255. It occupies slot 3 of 3 on that spawn table, and being a unique boss it clears only 0.6% of rolls — and only when no other instance is alive. It shares the table with 3 other creatures.

Others on this spawn table

• Masterless Ronin 220 HP
• Oni Demon 360 HP
• Shrine Kitsune 180 HP

Strategy

• Fight in contact or from well outside its approach band; the middle distance is where it doubles speed.
• Only one may be alive in the region at a time — clear the trash first so nothing adds mid-fight.
• At 100 a hit, two connected swings will end most unarmoured players. Armour matters more than damage here.