Abyssal Demon

**Abyssal Demons** are special hostile enemies that can be encountered in the Sanguine Sea, the Accursed Tomb, and the Tower of Abyss. They serve as optional mini-bosses for the player to fight and drop special loot upon defeat. They also generally do not respawn once killed. The one in the Tower of Abyss serves as the final boss of the area but does not drop any special loot.

## Appearance

Abyssal Demons are massive reptilian-like creatures with black, leathery skin. They have two long arms lacking hands, two legs ending in bloody stumps with bone sticking out, a headless, fleshy neck, (which seems to constantly gush out blood), and a trimmed tail. Two halves of a stone ring, with glowing green runes, float next to the creature's "head," resembling long demon horns from a distance.

When in motion, the Abyssal Demon will swiftly crawl with its thin arms, similar to how the crawling Mummies move. For one of its attacks, the demon is capable of sitting in a meditative position like a human.

## Combat

An Abyssal Demon is one of the most difficult enemies to fight in the game, boasting a large health bar and numerous resistances with no weaknesses. On top of that, it's one of the fastest and most powerful enemies, and usually found in areas next to multiple weaker enemies. It's recommended to carry some extra Health Vials (or better yet, Earth Elixirs) and Holy Water before facing one. If possible, use a strong enough Fire or Light weapon to do optimal damage (a Twisted Staff can be very helpful here). If not possible, any weapon with high base damage may work, provided it's not a Dark weapon. If you prefer to use magic, carry many Mana Vials and Ocean Elixirs.

Once it spots the player, the demon will crawl towards them at lightning speed, swinging its arms for 40 - 80 Physical damage. Occasionally, the demon's stone rings will flip over and project the image of a skull, inflicting the Blind status if the player is too close to it (use Holy Water if this happens). Finally, the demon may sit in a meditative position as the image of a skull projects over its head, summoning three fire pillars accompanied by an ominous choir. Though the fire pillars are easy to avoid, the player will receive massive Fire damage if they're not careful. They last about 15 seconds and do 40 fire damage per second to players standing within them.

Possibly the most dangerous fight is the Abyssal Demon in the mausoleum section of the Accursed Tomb, where there's a chance that Death may spawn if the player takes too long. It's a good idea to have a Crystal Shard ready in case this happens.

The Abyssal Demon's power fluctuates with the phases of the moon. It is at its weakest when the moon is full, and at its strongest during the New Moon. This affects its health and the damage of its melee attack, but not either of its spells. The values presented on this page are the range of values possible for the Abyssal Demon's health and attack power.
The Demon found in the Tower of Abyss does not have this property. Like other enemies in the Tower of Abyss, its stats scale with the floor number. However because there is only 1 of it this means its stats are static at 1560 health and 96 melee damage.

## Drops

* [100%] Ocean Elixir (Not dropped by the Tower of Abyss Demon)

## Trivia

* Abyssal Demons somewhat resemble the Titanite Demon from the *Dark Souls* series.
* The mysterious Enchanted Gates put in place before the Temple of Silence and the Forest Canopy have the same eye symbol as that of the Abyssal Demons. It's possible that the Abyssal Demons were summoned by the same people who erected those gates.