Nucleic Core

Nucleic Core
File:Nucleic Core.png
Enemy Class	Cactonid/Eldritch
Size	Average (1)
Actions per round
Has Corpse	No
Stats
HP	260
Dodge	35%
Protection	15%
Speed	8
Stealth	No
Resistances
Stun	100%
Blight	130%
Bleed	110%
Debuff/Mark	125%
Move	350%

The Nucleic Core is a Cactonid/Eldritch Boss encountered in the Treasury. It is protected by a mass of Cactonid Thickets.

Helm: Nucleic Core

“	Reaching the Reliquary's gates will require more than some... gardening shears to cut through the Cactonid thickets. The Alraune guards the way. It is said to take the form of a mass of beautiful humans, fused to the pulpy flower-flesh. Not only is it a charybdian danger, it seems to guide and direct the Cacti around it.	„
	~ The Captain

Behaviour

The gimmick of the Core fight is that its doesn't do much on its own, protected by 3 shifting Thickets with a combined health pool and different attacks and resistances. This is much like the Flesh fight.

The Core will use Take Root on the Prep Round.

Take Root does 12 Stress, applies Leeching and targets two Heroes. It has a 1 turn cooldown.

Hate of the Core does 4-7 damage, 25 Stress and has a 140% chance to apply a +25% Stress received Debuff. Its 2x as likely to target the Hero with the highest Stress.

Strategy

Team Selection

Reasonable Choices

Discouraged Heroes

Trophy

After completing theNucleic Core's quest, it will drop a bottle of sap and its eye as Spoils of the Reliquary.

Tearjerker

-15% Stress Received +20% Move Resist +40% Damage Reflection when Guarding (Set) +20% Blight Resist when Guarding (Set)

Nectar of the Deep

+15% Healing Received On Being Hit: Debuff Target: -4 DODGE, -2 SPD (2 tns) +40% Damage Reflection when Guarding (Set) +20% Blight Resist when Guarding (Set)

Abilities

Champion Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Take Root	Ranged	4	1, 2, 3, 4	108%	0%	0	Stress +12 Applies Leeching to Target		Ignores Prep Round's ACC Reduction Attacks Two Targets Randomly
Hate of the Core	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4	1, 2, 3, 4	125%	22%	4-7	Stress +25 140% Debuff: +25% Stress Receieved		Ignores Prep Round's ACC Reduction