BossPreparation

Floor 5 — first boss

The most important boss in any leaderboard run. It's the filter — players who lose here usually do so because they spent gold without a plan in floors 1–4.

• Aim for full HP entering the room.
• At least one Health Potion bought before the boss.
• Class skill off cooldown when the door closes.
• If you have unspent gold, that's fine — just don't have skipped every shop.

Floor 10 — second boss

Harder Dungeon Lord, harder regular-enemy mix flanking it. By now, your weapon should be at least tier 2 and you should have either invested in HP or in damage — not "saved gold."

Floor 15 and beyond

Each boss past floor 15 is a check on enchantment scaling. If you've reached enchantment level 3+ and have stable HP, you're on a deep run. If not, expect to be filtered around floor 17–20.

Adds in boss rooms

Regular enemies in boss rooms are not optional. They will whittle you down while you focus the Dungeon Lord. Clearing adds first, then turning to the boss, is almost always the right move — except on Mage, where a well-landed Rain can do both at once.

Warrior — boss prep

• Sword & Shield: open with Shield ready; block the first telegraphed attack, then trade.
• Longsword: save Double Damage for an animation-locked window on the boss.
• Health priority: highest. Warrior trades hits — be the one with more HP.

Archer — boss prep

• Position deep, kite around walls.
• Save Rapid Shot for the boss's commit windows — never use it on the first second of the room.
• Avoid Attack Boost overcommitment — survive the room first, finish it later.

Mage — boss prep

• Enter the boss room with Rain off cooldown. The first 3 seconds is your strongest moment.
• Land Rain on the cluster of boss + adds, not just on the boss.
• HP is the survival lever — Mage's 65% HP base makes any avoidable hit much more punishing in boss rooms.

Multiplayer — boss prep

• The party should enter together. A solo player entering a boss room often becomes the boss's first target.
• The Warrior draws aggro, the Archer holds damage, the Mage saves Rain for the moment a teammate drops low.
• Identify the boss telegraph as a party — say it out loud if you're on voice.