Soul Reaper

## Drops

The **Soul Reaper** is a boss enemy that spawns as part of the Chaos Legion, if the player is wearing netherite armor and has killed at least 50 mobs.

The Soul Reaper is a wither skeleton wearing full netherite armor.

## Behaviour

Upon spawning, the message "The Soul Reaper emerges, trailing blight and sorrow." appears in the chat. The Soul Reaper spawns somewhere near the player and approaches them.

Initially, the Soul Reaper will walk towards the player and attack them with its axe before teleporting somewhere around them. It repeats this three times before firing a burst of wither skulls at the player and gaining a speed boost, charging at the player much faster. This attack pattern repeats until the Soul Reaper is at half health.

Once at half health, the Soul Reaper will fire a barrage of wither skulls in random directions and emit a roar. The Soul Reaper will then charge at the player very quickly before teleporting near them and firing a single blue skull at them. This skull breaks blocks and deals massive damage. If the player takes damage from the Soul Reaper's charge during this stage, the Soul Reaper will stand still for a moment and summon a barrage of evoker fangs all around the player.

After charging three times, the Soul Reaper stands still and becomes immune to all damage. It will then summon evoker fangs periodically around the player, with random gaps. While summoning fangs, the Soul Reaper will fire several bursts of wither skulls in random directions. At the end of this attack, the Soul Reaper teleports around the player and fires a blue skull at them.

Once the player drops the Soul Reaper down to 0 HP, it will revive itself with one of its totems and spawn several indestructible silverfish. The silverfish take no damage from anything, however they slowly die from the Wither effect.

Once all three of the Soul Reaper's totems are consumed, it will die and drop a random item from its loot table.

## Tips

* In the Soul Reaper's initial phase, it walks very slowly, allowing players to outrun it. This also means that players can lure it into traps with ease during this stage.
* The Soul Reaper's charges are always preceded by a roar. Listen for this roar and be ready to dodge out of the way.
* Speed potions are extremely helpful with this boss' charges. However, the speed boost may prove more of a hazard during the boss' second phase.
* The Soul Reaper's skulls cannot pass through blocks. When fighting in a Solar Eclipse, it is recommended to build several low walls in order to avoid most of the damage dealt by the skulls.
* When the Soul Reaper summons evoker fangs, it will always spawn them in a ring around the player, with 2-3 blocks between the player and the first fang. It is possible to stand completely still during this phase, however the wither skulls the Soul Reaper fires can pose as a threat.
* The Soul Reaper's silverfish are immune to all forms of damage, however they are still weak to fire and other armor-piercing effects.
	+ Splash potions of harming will make quick work of the silverfish spawned during this fight.

## Quotes

* *"Shrieks and screams fill the air..."* - Once 25 enemies have been killed during a Chaos Legion invasion.
* *"The Soul Reaper has awoken!"* - The Soul Reaper spawns.
* *"Smells like dying hope."* - The Soul Reaper enters its second phase.
* *"The unholy abomination of tortured souls recedes into its dark domain, for now..."* - The Soul Reaper is killed.

## Trivia

* The Totem of Concordance is only able to revive the player twice. Despite this, the Soul Reaper is able to revive itself three times.

## Lore

When the Vagrant realised some of his followers were deserting him, he lashed out, infusing their souls with endless sorrow and pain as punishment for their deception and disloyalty. These tortured souls, exhumed from their physical forms, were locked inside the soul sands of the Nether, destined to exist in suffering forever.

When the Chaos Legion came into being, many of these souls were taken from the sands and placed into the dead bodies of fallen heroes. However, some were given a darker form: they were combined into a single being, made of pure hate and pain. This being came to be known as the Soul Reaper, and it spends its days scouring the edges of the world for those powerful enough to be worthy food.