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Basic Information

Location														Required
Nightmare of Mensis Mergo's Loft: Middle	5250	48400	169	134	125	179	232	124	125	144	132	-	-	Yes

Discovery	Drop	Multipliers		Bonuses		Weak against
Nightmare of Mensis	Mensis Cage [100%]; + 2 Insight for encountering the boss; + 2 Insight for defeating the boss.	HP multiplier	1	Is beast	No
		Arcane DMG multiplier	1	Is kin	No
		Fire DMG multiplier	1	Is weak to serrated	No
		Bolt DMG multiplier	1	Is weak to righteous	No

The required bosses must be killed in order to finish the main game story and to proceed to the new game plus and further, whereas the optional ones may be avoided.

Description Micolash, the boss encountered in the Nightmare of Mensis, was another Scholar, as evidenced by the tattered Byrgenwerth uniform he wears. The School of Mensis, run by Micolash, acted to serve as a replacement for Byrgenwerth for the Radicals. School was built in a hidden, unseen and protected village named Yahar’gul, located near the Cathedral Ward. However Micolash was most certainly loyal to Laurence at the beginning, as he continued the studies of the Great Ones in Willem's place for the new Church. [The Paleblood Hunt by Redgrave] Stats & Equipment Tables below consist of datamined stats and equipment, this specific information is for NPCs, hunters or less, that uses a player-like human model and skeleton, practically every NPC that can be equipped with player's gears. Some characters are equipped with items that they aren't programmed to use by the AI, such items are highlighted. All characters have infinite Quicksilver Bullets and 99 copies of any item they hold (including Blood Vials) and the only thing that prevents from infinitely consuming them is written in their AI script. For information about all characters visit Datamined NPCs Stats & Equipment wiki page. Character Stats Data Location Nightmare of Mensis 50 50 19 50 50 50 50 Character Equipment (Right & Left Hand Weapons) Data Bare Hands None (used) Mensis Cage Weakness: Thrust / Bolt Bare Hands None (unused) Student Uniform (cape) Weakness: Fire Bare Hands None (unused) None - Bare Hands None (unused) Student Trousers Weakness: All except Blood & Arc. Character Equipment (Items) Data Augur of Ebrietas (used) None - A Call Beyond (used) None - Preparation Stock up on Blood Vials, Quicksilver Bullets and Bone Marrow Ash. If you picked up the six Shaman Bone Blades from the corpse on the ground floor and still have a few left, bring them with you; if you've been collecting gems with slow or rapid poison effects, they can be useful for this battle due to Micolash's low poison resistance. Single-shot firearms, such as the Hunter Pistol or Evelyn, are ideal; the Repeating Pistol is also a good choice if used with Bone Marrow Ash, though you may need to use Blood Bullets if it depletes your supply of Quicksilver Bullets before the fight ends. It's a good idea to bring 20 Poison Knives, 20 normal Throwing Knives and 10 Molotovs as well; having these available will allow you to extend your use of ranged attacks and avoid a straight fight with Micolash during Phase 2. Overview This unusual boss battle is essentially a game of cat and mouse. During the first Phase, you'll have to chase Micolash around the library while avoiding the Skeletal Puppets wandering the area and ultimately herd him into a dead-end room, where he'll be forced into combat. If you attack him in the hallways, he'll teleport a short distance away from you and will flee again as soon as you approach. The room in which you'll need to corner him houses a few Skeletal Puppets that can either help or hinder you, depending upon which steps you took to prepare. Micolash will initially strafe around you and periodically cast Augur of Ebrietas, beware he can follow it up with the visceral attack if he manages to parry you with it! [clip] At the beginning of Phase 2 he'll teleport away and the fog blocking the exit will vanish, allowing you access to the central staircase. When you reach the top, you'll have to pursue him through a larger and more complicated series of rooms and corner him again. You'll still have to deal with wandering Skeletal Puppets, and Micolash will now escape from you by jumping into the mirrors scattered throughout the area and emerging in a different location. After chasing him into the dead-end room in the center of this area, a gate will close behind him, trapping him inside; when you enter this room from above and engage him, he'll fight the same way as during Phase 1, but will now also use A Call Beyond. Strategy Normal R1 combos are the best way to deal damage; poison is also effective and will continue to damage him even after he teleports away. You can turn the Skeletal Puppets in the trap rooms against him by stabbing them with Shaman Bone Blades, providing distractions and temporary allies; during Phase 2 you can power up your firearms with Bone Marrow Ash and snipe him from above the dead-end room once he's trapped inside. Environment The battle with Micolash takes place throughout an enormous section of the loft's upper floors. This area consists of several square rooms connected by a series of narrow hallways and is filled with thick fog, making it difficult to keep track of the boss if he gets too far away. While neither Micolash nor the Skeletal Puppets found throughout the halls are aggressive enough that you'll need to take cover at any point, the labyrinthine corridors can make it difficult to get your bearings and provide Micolash with considerable cover from you. Notes Upon Micolash defeat bridge will rise and connect to, newly spawned, Mergo's Loft: Middle lamp. In unpatched version 1.0 there were few differences, Skeletal Puppets revived much faster increasing the difficulty and small ramp was missing leading to final room of the second phase boss fight. This could lead to lethal fall and without the ramp you couldn't go back once you were on the balcony. [image]

∼ GALLERY PAGE ∼ Pungent Blood Cocktails don't attract this enemy, making the item ineffective. Shaman Bone Blades don't affect this enemy, making the item ineffective. Boss Defenses 169 232 132 134 124 - 125 125 - 179 144 Game Cycle 1st (NG) 5250 48400 2nd (NG+) 13130 242000 3rd (NG+2) 14049 266200 4th (NG+3) 14443 302500 5th (NG+4) 14837 363000 6th (NG+5) 15100 484000 7th (NG+6) 15756 605000 Cooperation & Boss' HP Having a summoned ally doesn't alter the health or difficulty of the enemies you'll fight, but it does affect the bosses. To ensure they are still a challenge, boss health, showed in table above, is increased to 1.5x when a second co-op player enters your world, and to 2.0x when a third enters.

Attack Patterns Phase One

Key Attack	Interrupt	Notes
Augur of Ebrietas	No	Same as the player version. Mid-range forward tentacle attack; quickstep sideways or backward.

Phase 1 Strategy: Micolash has low health and no super armor, so ordinary R1 combos are the best way to deal with him. You'll have to watch out for his Augur of Ebrietas spell, as it will knock you down if it hits you, but is easily avoided with a sideways quickstep and offers you an opportunity to attack him while he recovers, but beware he can follow it up with the visceral attack if he manages to parry you with it! [clip]. The Skeletal Puppets in the trap room pose more of a threat than Micolash, so try to stay away from them and keep track of their locations to avoid being attacked while dealing with him Quickstepping attacks will often clip Micolash before he can move out of the way, and heavy blows with knockdown effects, such as the transformed R2 charge attacks of the Burial Blade and the Hunter Axe, work quite well. It's best to save your Shaman Bone Blades for Phase 2 unless you plan to snipe Micolash from above without engaging him directly.

Attack Patterns Phase Two

Key Attack	Interrupt	Notes
A Call Beyond	No	Same as the player version. Rains small blasts of energy on a spherical area with frontal homing capability; quickstep sideways or forward.

Phase 2 Strategy: Trap Micolash in the dead-end room and loop around to the upper floor overlooking his location. At this point you can either use Bone Marrow Ash on your pistol or Cannon and rain death on him from above, or drop into the room with a plunging attack and fight directly. Poison Knives are especially effective from this perch, due to Micolash's low poison resistance, and will deal continuous damage while you hit him with other ranged attacks such as pistol shots, Molotovs or Throwing Knives. If you choose to face Micolash directly, he will fight in the same way as during the first Phase; however, beware that he will also begin casting A Call Beyond, which can be hard to avoid in the enclosed space.

+ Dialogue - voiced by Ryan Gage / Steven Elliot - [Audio]

(Intro Cutscene) "Ah, Kos, or some say Kosm..." "Do you hear our prayers?" "No, we shall not abandon the dream." "No one can catch us! No one can stop us now!" (After first phase) "Ah hah hah ha!" "Ooh! Majestic! A hunter is a hunter, even in a dream." "But, alas, not too fast!" "The nightmare swirls and churns unending!" (Repeated after second phase) "Ah, Kos, or some say Kosm..." "Do you hear our prayers?" "As you once did for the vacuous Rom," "Grant us eyes, grant us eyes." "Plant eyes on our brains, to cleanse our beastly idiocy." "The grand lake of mud, hidden now, from sight." "The cosmos, of course!" "Let us sit about, and speak feverishly." "Chatting into the wee hours of..." "New ideas, of the higher plane!" Upon death (howling) Ahh! Now I’m waking up, I’ll forget everything....