Torch Dragon (Boss)

The Torch Dragon is a Boss Monster which can switch elemental alignment during battle. The Player should fight the Torch Dragon after killing the Phoenix, as it is the strongest Boss Monster of the three.

## Summoning

#### Pre-first Torch Dragon fight

The first Torch Dragon fight can be triggered by visiting Heavenly Battlefield, a location in the far north-west corner of the map. It can be visited after learning the manual for its location from Negotiating with an Ancient Cultivator.

After adventuring to the location with a high-luck cultivator, the player has a chance to acquire an Ancient Jade, which can be Observed and Broken (Note: upon failing the adventure, the cultivator will age 5-11 years and may die of old age). This leads into a 5 day Polar Night and a 5 day Eternal Day, during which eggs of Yin and Yang will be summoned on the map, potentially destroying some buildings. The eggs need to be suppressed by making them Very Ominous (Yang) or Very Auspicious (Yin) and should not be destroyed with attacks, otherwise the Torch Dragon will be summoned prematurely.

The 5 days worth of permanent night/day can be used as a method to significantly improve the Golden Core Quality of Core Shaping cultivators if their breakthrough is done during that timeframe.

#### Post-first Torch Dragon fight

The Torch Dragon can only be re-fought by attending events.

Events for a spotted Torch Dragon will start appearing around the map after killing the Torch Dragon for the first time. Adventuring there allows for leaving the Torch Dragon alone or luring it to the player's map. The luring option requires a sufficiently high Adventure Fly Speed, where the Adventuring Flying Speed (km/Qi) \* (1+Adventure Fly Speed Bonus) must be >=30.Having too low Fly Speed leads to the cultivator being injured and terminates the event **without** summoning the Torch Dragon.

If the Torch Dragon is successfully lured, it will arrive in the map within 600 to 899 seconds (1-1.5 days).

## Preparations

The Torch Dragon fight can be damaging to the player's buildings due to the egg summoning, but does not disrupt the landscape like the Flood Dragon or destroy items in fires like the Phoenix. The Torch Dragon is the strongest of the three Boss Monsters, and has more Qi than either. It can also target Outer Disciples and tamed Awakened Animals if it is not kept busy fighting a Cultivator, unlike the other two bosses.

### Xiandao Cultivators

Unlike the other two bosses, a Formation is not recommended during most of the fight, since the Torch Dragon has various Special Attacks which target all cultivators who have participated in the fight or are in the path of its breath. Therefore, having a dense Formation actually makes the fight more difficult by increasing the power of its special attacks. After the Torch Dragon reveals its scale, however, a Formation can be used to kill it off quickly.

### Outer Disciples

Outer Disciples should not be anywhere near the Torch Dragon fight, as some of its special attacks will summon additional Dragon Image enemies and also injure the Outer Disciple. They should also not enter combat for any reason during the fight, for example to hunt animals, otherwise they will also be targeted as though they were attacking the Torch Dragon.

### Body Cultivators

Body Cultivators can be a good choice for the Torch Dragon fight, as their Mental State scales off their Mood and they are therefore less affected by its special attack. Their attacks are of the None element and therefore can damage the Torch Dragon's body at any phase. The Torch Dragon also only attacks very slowly compared to the Phoenix, and gives more time for the Body Cultivator to heal off individual damage.

### Shendao Cultivators

Shendao Cultivators can be used in the Torch Dragon fight, and since their Sacred Relics are usually of the None element, they can deal damage to the Torch Dragon no matter what phase it is in.

## Fighting

### Phases

The Torch Dragon randomly spawns in with either Yin or Yang phase, and switches phase based on the progress of the fight. During the Yin phase, the Torch Dragon's **Body** heals from Metal and Water elemental damage, but is more vulnerable to Fire and Earth damage. During the Yang phase, the Torch Dragon's **Body** heals from Fire and Wood elemental damage, but is more vulnerable to Metal and Water damage. Earth and None element attacks can damage the Torch Dragon during any phase of battle, but deal reduced damage.

The parts of the Torch Dragon (eyes, scale, jade) are not affected by this and are damaged normally at any phase of battle.

### Elemental Resistances

The Torch Dragon takes different damage when attacked with Artifacts of different elements. Spells, most Shendao Sacred Relics, and Physical Cultivator attacks are of the None element and deal regular damage. Negative numbers indicate that it will be healed by an attack of that element.

Elemental Damage Taken
 Body (Yin)
 Body Parts

### Eggs of Yin and Yang

During the start of the fight and every time the phase changes, the Torch Dragon summons three eggs of the current phase randomly along its flight path. Two of the eggs must be suppressed, and the third should be destroyed to force the Torch Dragon to change phase. When the Torch Dragon changes phase, any eggs that are not suppressed will hatch into Dragon's Servant (Night) (Yin) or Dragon's Servant (Day) (Yang) depending on the phase. These phase changes should be done as soon as possible to reduce the number of other Special Attacks that the Torch Dragon can cast.

The Torch Dragon reveals its sky scale after it has changed phase at least twice. It will then reveal its Chaos Jade after its sky scale and its eyes are destroyed.

### Special Attacks

The Torch Dragon has a number of special attacks which can cause significant damage to the sect if not dealt with correctly. Many of these attacks target ALL cultivators who are in combat or have attacked the Torch Dragon, so you should use as few cultivators as possible during the early phases of the fight before the Scale is revealed.

#### Thunder of Mind/Thunder of Sin

The Torch Dragon attacks all characters in combat (including Outer Disciples who are hunting animals or are otherwise in combat), and either reduces Mental State by 2 (Yin) or increases Condemnation by 2 (Yang). These attacks deal additional damage the lower the Mental State or the higher the Condemnation. This stacks every time the cultivator is hit by the attack, but the stacks will be removed every time the Torch Dragon changes phase.

#### Inner Demon Dragon Breath/Karma Fire Dragon Breath

The Torch Dragon breathes a cloud at a character who has participated in the fight, summoning a Malignant Dragon Avatar (Yin) or Benign Dragon Avatar (Yang) near any character the cloud touches (including Outer Disciples) along the cloud's path. If a cultivator is taking a break from the fight, ensure that they are not on the opposite side of the sect from the Torch Dragon, or it may severely damage the sect.

#### Entity of Inner demon/Entity of Karma

When the Torch Dragon's Yin or Yang skill status reaches 100, it will summon Malignant Dragon Avatar (Yin) or Benign Dragon Avatar (Yang) near any character who has participated in the fight. Minimizing the characters involved in the fight reduces the power of this skill. Alternatively, the Torch Dragon can be defeated before it is able to perform this skill.

The Dragon Images will have their max qi be based on the Condemnation (Yang) or the Mental State (Yin) of the Character they are referenced from. In the case that the person is suffering from the penalty inflicted from breaking the Dragon's eyes, aka -1000 condemnation for the Yang Dragon or -100 mental state for the Yin Dragon, the image summoned can reach up to 1 million qi. As such, one should avoid having cultivators with high Condemnation join the fight during the Yang phase of the Torch Dragon. This is because Benign Dragon Avatars are capable of healing the Torch Dragon, and their durability as well as healing power increases significantly with the target Character's condemnation.

#### Heavenly Fury-mind Mask/ Heavenly Fury-Karma Fire

When either eye of the Torch Dragon is destroyed, it will temporarily debuff the cultivator who destroyed it. This will reduce the Mental State of the cultivator by 100 (Yin) or increase the Condemnation of the cultivator by 1000 (Yang) for a year.

After a year (112 days), the debuff will expire, and the cultivator will receive a permanent buff: Mental State will permanently increase by 20 (Yin) or the condemnation will permanently decrease by 200 (Yang).

Destroying other body parts (scale or jade) does not trigger this skill.

There are a number of notable factors with this mechanism:

* There can only be one debuff of each type (Yin or Yang) present on each cultivator at any one given time.
* If the same cultivator destroys both eyes during the same phase type, they will only receive one buff.
* If the same cultivator destroys one eye from one Torch Dragon, then destroys another eye from a second Torch Dragon during the same phase as the first debuff, and before the first debuff has expired, the debuff timeout will be reset to 112 days, and they will receive only one buff in total after the second debuff expires.
* After the first debuff has expired and the cultivator has received the permanent buff, the cultivator may then receive a new debuff from a second Torch Dragon and receive a second permanent buff when the second debuff expires. This can be repeated indefinitely.

#### Abyss of Evil thoughts/Judgement of Heaven

The Torch Dragon attacks the character who has the lowest Mental State (Yin) or highest Condemnation (Yang) of anyone who is currently in battle, and deals damage based on their Mental State or Condemnation. Having a Mental State below 50 or a Condemnation above 30 when hit by this attack will immediately knock the cultivator out **ignoring** their Qi Barrier or Defensive Secret Bodies, damage nearby items and buildings with an explosion, as well as boosting the Torch Dragon's Yin or Yang skill status level by 20.

## Drops

Unlike other Boss Monsters, the Torch Dragon's body does not drop any items when killed. Instead, its flesh and scale drops must be obtained by suppressing its Eggs of Yin and Yang. Any undamaged eggs after the battle ends turn into Egg of Yin (Dead) and Egg of Yang (Dead) respectively, and can be excavated for drops.

The Torch Dragon drops several Gather Qi items directly, which are:

* Yin-Yang Crystal (destroying eyes)
* Divine Torch Dragon Scale (destroying Sky Scale)
* Chaos Jade (destroying Chaos Jade)

The Egg of Yin (Dead) and Egg of Yang (Dead) can be excavated for the following items, as well as a small chance of obtaining the rarer Qi Gathering loot above:

* Primeval Flesh (both eggs, reduces Attainment)
* Black Scale (Yin egg, Gather Qi item)
* White Scale (Yang egg, Gather Qi item)

## References

How to Fight a Candle Dragon

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 `Settings\MapStories\MapStory_Special.xml`
2. ↑ Settings\Modifiers\Boss\Modifier\_zhulong.xml
3. ↑ Scripts\gameult.lua
4. ↑ Settings\ThingDef\Building\Building\_Other.xml
5. ↑ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pC433CpCM19bPS40kJGyds5vWXaqhb-W1Es2TmQ1IVw/edit