Brimstone Elemental

Brimstone ElementalScarred Numen

Statistics

Type	Boss
Environment	Brimstone Crags
Life	85,515 (total)
KB resist	100%

Drops

Coins	40

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The Brimstone Elemental is a Hardmode boss. While not required for progression, defeating the Brimstone Elemental provides the player with money and useful items.

Spawn

The Brimstone Elemental does not spawn on her own, and requires the player to summon her by using a Charred Idol in the Brimstone Crag.

Behavior

Brimstone ElementalPhase One

Statistics

Life	85,515 / 85,515 (total)
KB resist	100%

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The Brimstone Elemental selects attacks from the following pool at random:

Skull Blasts

• The Brimstone Elemental teleports to a point near the player telegraphed by an orange aura and fires a curved barrage of Brimstone Hellblasts at them for 1.5 seconds.
• It performs this 3 times before moving on to the next attack.
  • If enraged, the Brimstone Elemental massively increases the fire rate of the Brimstone Hellblasts, halves its teleport time and becomes invincible.

Rose Burst

• The Brimstone Elemental makes a damaging circular cage of ashen vines around the player.
• It then summons 10 Brimstone Roses from its eye at various points within the cage.
  • If enraged, it summons 15 Brimstone Roses instead.
• After a few moments, each of the Brimstone Roses explodes into a spread of 2 petals aimed towards the player.
  • If the Brimstone Elemental is enraged, they explode into a burst of 5 petals instead.
• This attack is repeated 4 times before moving on to the next one.

Flame Bombardment

• The Brimstone Elemental holds still and fires out intermittent waves of Hellblasts and Brimstone Skulls at the player.
  • The number of Brimstone Skulls fired at the player is inversely proportionate to the Brimstone Elemental's health, starting at 5 and going up to 8.
  • If enraged, the Brimstone Elemental fires out 8 additional Brimstone Skulls per wave.
• After firing 4 waves of Hellblasts, the Brimstone Elemental moves on to the next attack.

Cocooned Storm

• The Brimstone Elemental goes immobile and fires out a horizontal and vertical shower of Brimstone Fireballs from its eye.
  • If enraged, the fire rate of the Brimstone Fireballs is massively increased.
• After approximately 9.5 seconds, it stops and moves on to the next attack.

Brimstone ElementalPhase Two

Statistics

Life	42,758 / 85,515 (total)
KB resist	100%

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The Brimstone Elemental transitions into its second phase at 50% (42,758) health, and gains several buffs to its attacks as well a new ability.

It selects attacks from the following pool at random:

Brimstone Eye Beam

• The Brimstone Elemental's begins charging up a tracking-beam to fire at the player and gains a bright red aura behind itself as well.
• After 2 seconds, the beam fires along its telegraph.
• The Brimstone Elemental also releases a large group of Brimstone Petals behind itself in the region marked by its aura while the beam is active.
• After the beam dissipates, it breaks into two sets of perpendicular Brimstone Petals.
• The Brimstone Elemental moves on to the next attack after firing the tracking-beam twice.

Skull Blasts

• The Brimstone Elemental teleports to a point near the player telegraphed by an orange aura and fires a curved barrage of Brimstone Hellblasts at them for 1.5 seconds.
• It performs this 4 times before moving on to the next attack.
  • If enraged, the Brimstone Elemental massively increases the fire rate of the Brimstone Hellblasts, halves its teleport time and becomes invincible.

Rose Burst

• The Brimstone Elemental makes a damaging circular cage of ashen vines around the player.
• It then summons 10 Brimstone Roses from its eye at various points within the cage.
  • If enraged, it summons 15 Brimstone Roses instead.
• After a few moments, each of the Brimstone Roses explodes into a spread of 2 petals aimed towards the player.
  • If the Brimstone Elemental is enraged, they explode into a burst of 5 petals instead.
• This attack is repeated 4 times before moving on to the next one.

Flame Bombardment

• The Brimstone Elemental holds still and fires out intermittent waves of Hellblasts and Brimstone Skulls at the player.
  • The number of Brimstone Skulls fired at the player is inversely proportionate to the Brimstone Elemental's health, starting at 8 and going up to 11.
  • If enraged, the Brimstone Elemental fires out 8 additional Brimstone Skulls per wave.
• After firing 4 waves of Hellblasts, the Brimstone Elemental moves on to the next attack.

Cocooned Storm

• The Brimstone Elemental goes immobile and fires out a horizontal and vertical shower of Brimstone Fireballs from its eye.
  • If enraged, the fire rate of the Brimstone Fireballs is massively increased.
• After approximately 9.5 seconds, it stops and moves on to the next attack.

The following occurs after the Brimstone Elemental's health has been depleted:

Cocooned Ash (Death Animation)

• The Brimstone Elemental goes still as six rotating flames spawn around it.
• As the flames engulf the Brimstone Elemental, it turns an ashen gray.
• Its body is then consumed by the flames as its seat falls listlessly to the ground.

Aftermath

• Immediately after defeating the Brimstone Elemental, the Supreme Witch, Calamitas boss appearance occurs.
• The Brimlish can now be caught in the Brimstone Crag.
• Charred Slimes will begin spawning in the Brimstone Crag.
• Brimstone Crates now have a chance of containing Unholy Cores.

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