Bygone Effigy

Elite
Health
127/132 HPAlways 127. 132 from Ascension 8.
Gold
4030 goldAny amount from 35 to 45, rolled when the fight ends. 26 to 33 from Ascension 3.Any amount from 26 to 33, rolled when the fight ends. 35 to 45 below Ascension 3.
Found in
OvergrowthElite room, alone, 1 in 3 from the elite pool.
Starts with
1 Slow
sleep
Bygone Effigy127/127/132/132Bygone EffigySlow1

Turn 1

How to beat Bygone Effigy

  • Two free turns against an elite with 127 HP is an invitation to burst.
  • Slow rewards playing your cheap cards first and your biggest attack last: after five cards, that attack does 50% more.
  • If you cannot kill it by the end of your third turn, expect 23 (25) every turn from then on, so bring block or Weak, which trims the hit to about 17 (18).
  • Vulnerable stacks on top of Slow.
  • There is no reason to block on turns one and two.

Notes

  • 127 HP (132 on Ascension 8+).
  • It is an elite in Overgrowth and fights alone.
  • Its Strength comes from a normal power, so Strength removal takes the fight back to 13 (15) a turn.

Changes by version

  1. 19 Mar 2026Damage15(17)13(15)Beta branch
    Damage decreased from 15 to 13 (17 to 15 with Ascension) and still attacks with 10 Strength
  2. 8 Jan 2026InterfaceInternal playtest
    Adjusted hitbox and position
  3. 4 Dec 2025NerfInternal playtest
    Nerfed A6 Bygone Effigy: damage increase decreased from +3 to +2
All 14 patch notes11 older
  1. 6 Nov 2025NerfStrengthInternal playtest
    No longer gains Strength when attacking
  2. 23 Oct 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Reworked moveset
  3. 14 Aug 2025TextInternal playtest
    Changed up dialogue for Bygone Effigy
  4. 30 Jan 2025Bug fixPowdered DemiseInternal playtest
    Powdered Demise potion no longer interrupts Bygone Effigy's attack animation
  5. 7 Nov 2024ArtInternal playtest
    Bygone Effigy enemy's attack now has radial blur
  6. 26 Sep 2024Strength scaling510Internal playtest
    Strength scaling increased from 5 to 10 and initial damage lowered by 5 to compensate
  7. 9 Aug 2024ChangeInternal playtest
    Changed Bygone Effigy
  8. 24 May 2024AddedInternal playtest
    Added dialogue for Bygone Effigy
  9. 17 May 2024ChangeInternal playtest
    Bygone Effigy health increased from 90 to 123
    ChangeInternal playtest
    Bygone Effigy now rests for two turns and removes slow before attacking for the first time
  10. 21 Jul 2023ChangeInternal playtest
    Bygone Effigy moved to an Elite encounter. HP increased from 75 to 90
  11. 2 Jun 2023ChangeInternal playtest
    ||- Added Bygone Effigy enemy encounter

Internal playtest notes are from before the Early Access release. Names and numbers in them can differ from the game today.

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