Lagavulin Matriarch

Boss
Health
222/233 HPAlways 222. 233 from Ascension 8.
Gold
10075 goldAlways 100. 75 from Ascension 3.Always 75. 100 below Ascension 3.
Found in
UnderdocksBoss, alone, 1 in 3 from the boss pool.
Starts with
12 Plating
3 Asleep
sleep
Lagavulin Matriarch222/222/233/233Lagavulin MatriarchPlating12Asleep3

Left asleep ·Turn 1

How to beat Lagavulin Matriarch

  • Sleeping turns are free for you, but only three of them, each behind Block: 12, 12, then 11.
  • If you can push real damage through, waking it early costs it a turn and its Plating, a fine trade for aggressive decks. If not, spend the three turns building and never poke it.
  • Soul Siphon every fourth turn is permanent and hits both your damage and your Block, so the fight has a clock.
  • The second Slash is the only awake turn it blocks, so land your biggest attacks on the other three.

Notes

  • Boss of the Underdocks act, alone, 222 HP (233 at Ascension 8+).
  • Its eyes opening at half HP is cosmetic.
  • The compendium lists Sleep and Wake Up as separate entries.

Changes by version

  1. 18 Jun 2026Bug fixv0.107.1
    Hid Lagavulin Matriarch's sleep particles when awake
  2. 28 May 2026Bug fix
    Fixed Lagavulin Matriarch's "zzz" sleep particles not going away in the bestiary when she is no longer sleeping
  3. 15 Jan 2026SoundInternal playtest
    Added or updated SFX
All 12 patch notes9 older
  1. 18 Dec 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed broken Lagavulin Matriarch outline
  2. 23 Oct 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Soul Siphon debuff increased to -2 to each stat
  3. 7 Aug 2025Bug fixPlatingInternal playtest
    Starter Flare relic no longer wakes Lagavulin Matriarch up before she can gain block from her Plating power
  4. 24 Jul 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Added Lagavulin Matriarch animations
  5. 26 Jun 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Reworked moveset
  6. 20 Jun 2025ChangePlatingInternal playtest
    Now loses her Plating when she wakes up (like the Lagavulin in StS1)
  7. 12 Jun 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Tweaked moveset
  8. 29 May 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Lagavulin Matriarch no longer wakes up if its Block gets broken but no damage is taken
    Bug fixPoisonInternal playtest
    Poison now wakes up Lagavulin Matriarch (like with Lagavulin in StS1)
  9. 22 May 2025AddedInternal playtest
    Added new Underdocks boss, The Lagavulin Matriarch

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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