Fire Giant
One fight, at Flame Peak · Fire Giant, made of 2 enemy entries in the game's files (phases, forms or enemies fought together) with 22,898 and 43,263 HP. It takes the most damage from Slash and the least from Fire.
- HP (NG)
- 22,898–43,263
- HP in NG+7
- 61,053
- Stance
- 120
- Weakest to
- Slash -10%
- Resists most
- Fire 50%
- Nearest grace
- Fire Giant
How Fire Giant fights
At Flame Peak · Fire Giant, its toughest placement: 43,263 HP.
Phases by HP verified
- Its script checks its HP at 60% when it chooses what to do.
Attacks from the game files
The attacks it picks on its own, most used first. Damage is the attack power of its strongest hit at this placement, before your defense and negation.
| Attack | Parry | Block | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-hit slash combo2 hits · first hit after 1.7 s | No | Yes | 1,235slash |
| Slash (1)1 hit · first hit after 2.5 s | No | Yes | 1,341slash |
| Strike (1)1 hit · first hit after 4.7 s | No | No | 1,341strike |
| Strike (2)1 hit · first hit after 2.8 s | No | No | 1,341strike |
| Strike (3)1 hit · first hit after 3.3 s | No | No | 1,341strike |
| Strike (4)1 hit · first hit after 1.7 s | No | Yes | 1,129strike |
| Stomp (1)4 hits · first hit after 1.6 s | No | Yes | 1,129strike |
| Stomp (2)2 hits · first hit after 2.0 s | No | Yes | 1,129strike |
| Strike (5)1 hit · first hit after 1.8 s | No | Yes | 1,058strike |
| Slash (2)1 hit · first hit after 1.9 s | No | Yes | 1,341slash |
| Snow Pullup2 hits · first hit after 1.7 s | No | Yes | 1,058physical |
| Strike (6)1 hit · first hit after 2.5 s | No | No | 1,341strike |
| Fireball1 hit · first hit after 2.7 s | No | Yes | 1,058fire |
| Fell Sun Explosion1 hit · first hit after 2.0 s | No | Yes | 1,235fire |
| Strike (7)1 hit · first hit after 2.5 s | No | Yes | 882strike |
| Fire Hand Crush2 hits · first hit after 2.3 s | No | Yes | 1,411fire |
| 7-hit strike combo (head)7 hits · first hit after 2.5 s | No | Some hits | 1,235strike |
| Slash (3)1 hit · first hit after 1.8 s | No | Yes | 1,129slash |
| Strike (8)1 hit · first hit after 2.0 s | No | Yes | 1,129strike |
1 more attack it chains after another one
| Attack | Parry | Block | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-hit strike combo9 hits · first hit after 1.2 s | No | Some hits | 1,129strike |
Parry: whether a parry works on it (for combos, which hits). Block: whether a shield stops it; grabs go through.
Attack choice by distance from its battle script
How often it opens with each attack at each range, from its main weight tables (it switches between 26 sets of tables by state; the main one is shown).
- 2-hit slash combo
- Slash (1)
- Strike (1)
- Strike (2)
- Strike (3)
- Other attacks and moves
Show as a table
| Distance | Most likely picks |
|---|---|
| under 5 m | Slash (1) 38% · Strike (1) 38% · Stomp (1) 13% |
| 5–20 m | 2-hit slash combo 67% · Strike (2) 25% · Strike (4) 8% |
| 20–40 m | Moving or other actions 74% · Strike (2) 11% · Strike (4) 11% |
| 40 m + | Moving or other actions 71% · Strike (3) 25% · Strike (4) 4% |
- Attacks
- 20
- With a cooldown
- 28 10–90 s
What hurts it most
- Slash-10% +10%
- Standard0%
- Strike0% ±0
- Pierce0% ±0
- Magic0% ±0
- Lightning0% ±0
- Holy20% −20%
- Fire50% −50%
Negation (lower lets more through), and how much more or less damage that type deals than Standard does.
Status procs to kill it
| Status | 1st proc | HP per proc | Procs to kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bleed | 566 | 6,589 | 77,987 buildup |
| Frost | 1,217 | 4,356 | 1016,283 buildup |
| Poison | 566 | 3,356 | 1315,865 buildup |
| Scarlet Rot | 566 | 8,359 | 66,674 buildup |
From full HP with that status alone; thresholds grow after each proc. Frostbite's extra 20% damage taken isn't counted.
Weapons that hit it hardest
Attack rating that gets through its negations at max upgrade with every stat at 50, best affinity per weapon (flat defense left out). Try your own build in the build planner →
Attacks, their hits, parry and block, grabs and damage are read from the boss's animation events and attack data; when it picks them, from its battle script. Attack names follow the names players commonly use; the rest are described from their hits.
Video: Fire Giant
Where you fight it 1
Each place uses its own copy of the boss with that area's scaling. HP and stance as you meet them (first phase, offline, no new game plus).
| Place | HP | Stance | Scaling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flame Peak · Fire Giant · one entry of this fight | 22,898 | 120 | ×6.563 |
| Flame Peak · Fire Giant · one entry of this fight | 43,263 | 120 | ×6.563 |
Damage negation
How much of each damage type it shrugs off. Lower is better for you; the type it takes most is highlighted.
Flat defense
Subtracted from each hit before negation; it matters most for weak hits. Area scaling raises it along with HP.
Status buildup to proc
Buildup needed for the first proc, and how much more each following proc needs (it grows after every proc, up to the fifth).
| Status | 1st proc | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | 566 | 856 | 1,313 | 1,313 |
| Scarlet Rot | 566 | 856 | 1,313 | 1,313 |
| Bleed | 566 | 856 | 1,313 | 1,313 |
| Frost | 1,217 | 1,674 | 1,674 | 1,674 |
| Sleep | 566 | 856 | 1,313 | 1,313 |
| Madness | Immune | |||
| Death Blight | Immune | |||
HP in each journey
At Flame Peak · Fire Giant: new game plus multiplies HP, defense and resistances again on top of the area's scaling.
| NG | NG+1 | NG+2 | NG+3 | NG+4 | NG+5 | NG+6 | NG+7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43,263 | 43,609 | 47,970 | 50,150 | 52,331 | 56,692 | 58,872 | 61,053 |
Patch history 4
Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.
- 1.02.1from 1.00
- Slash negation0%→-10%
Every changed value (5)
Value Before to After Change Key changes 1 Slash negation 0% -10% −10 pts Linked data 2 Team Type 7 33 changed SpEffect ID [24] -1 5,890 changed 2 technical values (sorting, effects, display)
Value Before to After Change Network Warp Display 16 1,000 changed Network Warp Display 16 450 changed - 1.03.1from 1.02.1
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change Linked data 2 SpEffect ID [17] -1 5,890 changed SpEffect ID [24] 5,890 5,481 changed - 1.05from 1.04.2
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change Other numbers 2 Capsule Radius 11 7 −4−36% Chr Capsule Radius 11 7 −4−36% - 1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change Damage 1 HP Burn Damage % 0 100 +100 Linked data 1 DLC Completion SpEffect ID 0 -1 changed
Other bosses in Flame Peak
Bosses with similar HP
- Metyr, Mother of Fingers 43,296
- Ghostflame Dragon 31,518–41,929
- Bayle the Dread 41,612
- Ancient Dragon Senessax 45,551