The Winter King

Boss · Native to the Big Chill

This article is about the creature. For the region, see the Big Chill.

The Winter King is a boss creature found in the Big Chill. It has 6,800 hitpoints and hits for up to 100, placing it in the middle of the bestiary by hitpoints (#52 of 511).

It drops Aurora Dust and 3 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

9 / 19.8

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 9 to 19.8 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 Winter King spawns inside the Big Chill, a region of radius 21 centred on 385, 50. 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

• Ice Wolf 240 HP
• Tundra Hunter 200 HP
• Frost Stalker 160 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.