The Phantom King

Boss · Native to the Boo Crew

This article is about the creature. For the region, see the Boo Crew.

The Phantom King is a boss creature found in the Boo Crew. It has 6,000 hitpoints and hits for up to 100, placing it in the middle of the bestiary by hitpoints (#77 of 511).

It drops Spirit Lantern and 3 other items, and yields 2,700 experience and 2,800 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

6,000

DAMAGE

100

DPS

~143

SPEED

12 / 26.4

EXPERIENCE

2,700

COINS

2,800

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

Ghostly

Translucent and hovering above the terrain. Player-built walls and structures do not block it, so safespotting has no effect.

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 Phantom King spawns inside the Boo Crew, a region of radius 18 centred on 120, -160. 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

• Pale Wisp 120 HP
• Chained Specter 240 HP
• Boo Crew Specter 200 HP

Strategy

• Walls will not stop it — build for footing and sightlines, not for cover.
• 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.