Dragon Qian

> "*Strange creature that rambles between reality and illusion, collecting valuables of unknown origin.*"
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Dragon Qian is an enemy found in Longling Tomb, Anxi Desert and Duo Fjord vaults, as well as Spiritual Assault.

When encountered, Dragon Qian will appear from a portal, pose briefly, then starts running around the room, only stopping occasionally before it continues running again. Once Dragon Qian starts running, players have 60 seconds to empty its  Health? bar or else it will disappear.

When it takes damage several copper mines will be dropped nearby, detonating after a short time.

As Dragon Qian takes damage it drops  Copper?.

## In Vaults

If Dragon Qian is defeated within 60 seconds, or if the timer has expired, items will drop according to the result:

* 40% or more health remaining: Dragon Qian "leaves with ease" and drops small amount of copper and sometimes a weapon.
* Less than 40% health remaining: Dragon Qian "leaves in a rush" and drops medium amount of copper and two weapons (or sometime 1 scroll and 1 weapon).
* Defeat: Dragon Qian will be stunned, and its bag will break open and drop large amount of copper, 2 scrolls and a weapon.

### Mirror Images

Every few seconds it will summon slightly different mirror images (called Dragon Oian) that run in other directions. These Dragon Oians are there to distract players from attacking the real Dragon Qian.

Besides the subtle name difference that can tell them apart, Dragon Oians also do not create glowing footprints and sparkles as they run around, letting you easily track the real one by looking for the sparkles.

### Freezing Timers

Every so often several Freezing Timers will appear around the room. When a player touches it, a purple arrow will home in on the true Dragon Qian, freezing it for a while upon hitting it. All other freezing timers disappear when this happens.

Following where the arrow leads will help you hunt down the real Dragon Qian if you lose track of it, and gives you enough time to deal significant damage while they are frozen.

## In Spiritual Assault

Dragon Qian can appear in 2 different challenge events that randomly occur during the game mode. Upon completing the challenge event a crystal appears which drops 2 scrolls and a large amount of EXP.

* A single Dragon Qian will appear and run around. Players have 100 seconds to defeat it. Its location is constantly shown to players.
* Multiple Dragon Qians with less  Health? will appear and run around. Players have 100 seconds to defeat 5-8 of them according to number of players. Each Dragon Qian's location is constantly shown to players.

## Unlocks

Dragon Qian will unlock the following items:

* Curiosity Box: when killed 1 time.
* Extravagant Consumption: when killed 1 time on elite or higher difficulty.
* Hidden Transaction: when killed 3 times on elite or higher difficulty.
* Lucky Roulette: when killed 3 times on elite or higher difficulty.

## Tips

* Having a fire weapon will help when attacking Dragon Qian, since they have no  Shields? or  Armor?.
* Dragon Qian glows, allowing you to easily find them again if you lose track of them.
* Critical hits will help defeat them faster, especially when they stand still giving you an easier time aiming.

## Trivia

* The Chinese character on Dragon Qian's loot sac is 锦.
* Dragon Qian's scales constantly change through a wide variety of colors. This is most easily seen in the logbook.
* Despite being considered a normal enemy by  Elite Assassin and  Field Proficiency, they have much more in common with elite enemies, having a large amount of  Health?, a challenge event based on their appearance, are immune to  Manipulation? and Stagger, and drop a large amount of rewards upon defeat.
* Dragon Qian appears in a vault in the first 3 acts, making them the only enemy that appears in more than 1 act.

## Update History

* 12/27/2022 update: Mechanics reworked. Enemies no longer spawn alongside it. Now it creates copper mines as it takes damage, creates mirror images occasionally, and freezing timers appear that will home in on and freeze the real Dragon Qian.