The Amalgamation

**Outline**

The Amalgamation is a Tier 6 Boss that is classified as the most difficult boss as of its release. It is themed around a spider, with a spider head and being 3 blocks tall. Most players believe it to be the best boss to highlight as it has good loot and is worth doing every single day.

**Design**

The Amalgamation is 3 blocks tall with a spider head.

**Fight**

The Amalgamation can do a variety of attacks and is a very entertaining boss to fight. this includes using venom pools that poison the player over time, summoning hordes of monsters, and even forcing the player to transfer a venomous infection to another player.

Recommended gear

For The Amalgamation it states you need at least 50% Tier 6 Gear, but most players may be able to get away with 100% Tier 5 Gear. Most groups have a dedicated tank for taking all the blows and then a few DPS's who attack the boss. Power and tank are required respectfully. For Rage abilities people like to have Dodge and Heal Ring, and if you're far enough in, boot mods are usually any Damage and Rage Gain. DPS's mostly carry swords and spam Combo Attack to deal large amounts of damage, and Tanks usually carry Maces or Axes to take less damage and keep Aggro

Abilities

The Amalgamation has 2 attacks (*Venom Pool* and *Tether*) it can do anytime throughout the boss fight and then 3 other abilities (*Reflective Shield*, *Mender*, and *Venom* *Infection*) when their respective *obelisk* is destroyed.

A *Venom pool* is something that usually players take massive precautions to avoid, as they can be an instant kill in some situations. They are circular formations with a pillar in the center using particles, that are similar to the Wand's Magic Pillar. They will do damage every 10 ticks until you leave the circle. *Venom* *pools* start with a 5 second outline of where they will appear and then revert to dealing damage, giving players little time to escape.

*Tether* is an attack where a player, selected at random, will be attached to the boss, draining health rapidly. If ignored and within a certain radius to the boss the The Amalgamation will heal a bit of health. To avoid this players will dodge away from the boss. *Tether* attacks look like a spider string is connected to you and The Amalgamation.

After destroying the Green Obelisk, The *Venom Infection* phase will start. In this phase a random player will be assigned a Venomous infection that needs to be passed to another player.

After destroying the Yellow Obelisk, the Mender phase will begin. In this phase, Mender mobs will summon and attack the player.

After defeating the Blue Obelisk, the Reflective Sheild phase will begin. In this phase, the boss will gain a Reflective Shield that deals damage back to the player for every hit taken, similar to an improved version of Thorns. Players can mess with this using bleed effects and other procedural damage abilities.

Obelisks and The Order

When the fight starts, players will be greeted by 4 obelisks. The most commonly accepted order of defeating the obelisks is to go Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, as it proves to be the easiest after trial and error via the community. One Obelisk can be destroyed per quarter of health depleted of the boss. Once The Amalgamation's Health has hit 1000, the Obelisks will reform and you must destroy them in the opposite order.

**Location**

The Amalgamation can be found in the Spider Den near the edge of the map.

**Trivia**

* The Amalgamation Was Added October 30th, 2020, making it the newest boss!