The Willow Matriarch
Boss · Native to the Emo Grove
This article is about the creature. For the region, see the Emo Grove.
The Willow Matriarch is a boss creature found in the Emo Grove. It has 3,000 hitpoints and hits for up to 58, placing it in the middle of the bestiary by hitpoints (#101 of 511).
It drops Willow Longbow and 4 other items, and yields 720 experience and 420 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
- 3,000
- DAMAGE
- 58
- DPS
- ~83
- SPEED
- 7
- EXPERIENCE
- 720
- COINS
- 420
At 0.7 seconds a swing for 58, sustained contact costs roughly 83 health per second.
Behaviour
- Heavy
- Slow to turn and slow to reposition, but absorbs far more punishment than its tier suggests. Kiting works; trading blows does not.
- 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
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Longbow | 1 | Common · 80% | Weapon |
| Spirit Moss Staff | 1 | Common · 60% | Weapon |
| Willow Wreath | 1 | Common · 70% | Armour |
| Willow Bark | 12 | Always | Material |
| Glow Pollen | 8 | Always | Material |
Coins and experience are awarded separately and are not part of the drop table.
Location
The Willow Matriarch spawns inside the Emo Grove, a region of radius 20 centred on 50, -120. 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
- Willow Spirit 170 HP
- Weeping Treant 560 HP
- Grove Wisp 140 HP
Strategy
- Kite it. Trading blows with 3,000 hitpoints on the other side is a losing race.
- Only one may be alive in the region at a time — clear the trash first so nothing adds mid-fight.