Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance

List of All Bosses | Boss Battle Guides

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This is a list of all the Bosses for each quest available in Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance. Learn which quest each boss can be found in, as well as tips and recommendations on how to beat them!

List of Bosses

Companions of Icewind Dale
Act 1 Greags the Ear-lopper and Ploobo Bonesucker
Act 2 Stonegrinder
Act 3 Garnn and Murdunn
The Goblin's Shard
Act 1 Slugvogg
Act 2 Vrogulb Frostgrip, Icebiter, and Nelgland The Slurper
Act 3 Emperor Hamboog
Verbeeg Jamboree
Act 1 Gutnir Widebelly
Act 2 Thurn Dreamreader
Act 3 The Chef
The Order of the Light
Act 1 Skornn Soulreaver
Act 2 Kronus Seven Scars
Act 3 Akar Kessell
The Mask of Kelvin
Act 1 The Husk of Torult Dragonbane
Act 2 Kvorn the Gatekeeper
Act 3 Kelvin
Crystalline Dreams
Act 1 Arim the Bonescribe
Act 2 Fenji Coldeye
Act 3 Hagedorn
The Fury of Icewind
Act 1 Narf Twelvefingers
Act 2 Bjorn, The Hewer of the Judged
Act 3 Icewind

Companions of Icewind Dale Bosses

Greags the Ear-lopper and Ploobo Bonesucker

Greags the Ear-lopper
Dark Alliance - Greags the Ear-lopper
Quest Companions of Icewind Dale
Act Goblins at the Gates
Ploobo Bonesucker
Quest Companions of Icewind Dale
Act Goblins at the Gates

You will fight these two bosses at the same time. They are like Goblins and Verbeegs but have more health and damage.

Greags the Ear-lopper, the goblin, will be the quicker of the two but won't deal too much damage in comparison to Ploobo.

Ploobo Bonesucker has slower movements but has a variety of attacks that deal high damage. His attacks are based around being up close to you.

How to Beat Greags the Ear-lopper and Ploobo Bonesucker

Stonegrinder

Stonegrinder
Dark Alliance - Stonegrinder
Quest Companions of Icewind Dale
Act Halls of Duergar

Stonegrinder is a Troll who wears electrically charged armor. This lets him blast out waves of electric attacks from any distance and deal heavy damage.

How to Beat Stonegrinder

Garnn and Murdunn

Garnn and Murdunn
Dark Alliance - Garnn and Murdunn
Quest Companions of Icewind Dale
Act Bangor's Span
Description
These two brothers held the entry to Bangor's Span, part of an advance force of duergar ment to secure their foothold in the Dale while the armies marched in from the Underdark.

Garnn and Murdunn are duergar that you'll have to fight simultaneously. Garnn has regenerative armor and uses a sword and shield and is dangerous at close range. Murdunn is a caster who will prefer to fire spells at you from a distance but will have no armor.

How to Beat Garnn and Murdunn

The Goblin's Shard Bosses

Slugvogg

Slugvogg
Dark Alliance - Slugvogg
Quest The Goblin's Shard
Act The Goblin Valley

Slugvogg is quite tanky, but otherwise his attack style remains the same as other Verbeegs - slow movements but heavy damage. He will have a few new abilities to look out for.

How to Beat Slugvogg

Vrogulb Frostgrip, Icebiter, and Nelgland The Slurper

Vrogulb Frostgrip
Dark Alliance - Vrogulb Frostgrip
Quest The Goblin's Shard
Act Goffin's Door

Vrogulb Frostgrip is a Goblin Booyahg who will cast spells at you from a distance. To prevent you from reaching him, he will be protected by two tanky bosses that you'll also have to fight, Icebiter and Nelgland The Slurper.

Icebiter
Quest The Goblin's Shard
Act Goffin's Door

Icebiter is a Troll who primarily uses ice or frost abilities in combat. He'll have fairly quick movement despite his size and will try to get near you.

Nelgand The Slurper
Quest The Goblin's Shard
Act Goffin's Door

Nelgand will have the usual moveset of a Verbeeg. He'll be slow in combat but can deal heavy damage.

How to Beat Vrogulb Frostgrip, Icebiter, and Nelgland The Slurper

Emperor Hamboog

Emperor Hamboog
Dark Alliance - Emperor Hamboog
Quest The Goblin's Shard
Act The Goblin Tower
Description
This goblin, Hamboog, claimed he recovered the shard and declared himself the goblin emperor. It was all a sham but for some booyahg magic.

Emperor Hamboog is a Goblin Booyahg who can cast strong spells from any range. For the first phase of the fight, he will be protected by a force field. You'll have to kill his four generals - Gorn the Disheveled, Kroolpee the Putrid, Burchazz the Nimble, Knox the Pain Lover - to break it. You will then fight Emperor Hamboog in the second phase.

How to Beat Emperor Hamboog

Verbeeg Jamboree Bosses

Gutnir Widebelly

Gutnir Widebelly
Dark Alliance - Gutnir Widebelly
Quest Verbeeg Jamboree
Act The Verbeeg Jamboree

Just like other Verbeegs, Gutnir Widebelly has slow movements but can deal heavy damage. He also has the same attacks and abilities as other Verbeegs so utilize your prior knowledge on them for this fight.

How to Beat Gutnir Widebelly

Thurn Dreamreader

Thurn Dreamreader
Dark Alliance - Thurn Dreamreader
Quest Verbeeg Jamboree
Act Designs of the Duergar

Thurn Dreamreader is a Duergar that can deal damage from any range. He has fairly low health so it could be a quick fight. Just be aware of his swift movements and spells.
How to Beat Thurn Dreamreader

The Chef

The Chef
Dark Alliance - The Chef
Quest Verbeeg Jamboree
Act A Feast for All Cretins
Description
Few things can unnerve the steely heart of dwarves, but among those of Clan Battlehammer, one of the most terrifying sounds is that of a boiling pot of verbeeg stew. And of course, nothing attracts a verbeeg like the smell of dwarf stew over the fire.
The Chef, as he was known to his kind, had a recipe for dwarf stew like no other. A legendary dish. Yet, dwarf is hard to come by and so few verbeeg in Icewind Dale ever had the chance to sample it. Perhaps, in part, that is how the legend grew. The key, some said, was that chef was always careful not to poke too many holes in the dwarf's shell, lest all the juice leak out. Boiled in the shell was best to keep the moist and the flavor concentrated.
As for the other ingredients, alas, for the verbeeg, Chef has made his last pot and his secrets have died with him.

The Chef possesses many of the same moveset as other Verbeegs, but he has more health and his abilities are imbued with Flames so extra caution is needed. The combat area's fire hazards must also be taken into account, as one wrong step into the flames could lead to your demise.
How to Beat The Chef

The Order of the Light Bosses

Skornn Soulreaver

Skornn Soulreaver
Dark Alliance - Skornn Soulreaver
Quest The Order of the Light
Act An Infernal Dispute

Skornn Soulreaver is a Frost Giant who wields an axe and can deal heavy damage. However, his massive size means his moves are very slow and easy to dodge. Evade his attacks well and you'll be able to defeat him handily.
How to Beat Skornn Soulreaver

Kronus Seven Scars

Kronus Seven Scars
Dark Alliance - Kronus Seven Scars
Quest The Order of the Light
Act Order of the One Light

Kronus Seven Scars is a Cultist who can attack you from any range with his spells but has a fairly low healthpool. Be precise when attacking him and be aware of his positioning since he can dodge your abilities. He will be joined by fellow Cultists that you'll also have to defeat.

How to Beat Kronus Seven Scars

Akar Kessell

Akar Kessell
Dark Alliance - Akar Kessell
Quest The Order of the Light
Act Return of the Tyrant
Description
Akar Kessell was a young man with no talent, no skills, and an entitled personality that endeared him to no one. After killing his mentor, the only many who'd ever given him a chance, Kessell stumbled upon and claimed the Crystal Shard. Or did it claim him?
Drunk with power, Kessell used the artifact to launch a war on Icewind Dale, but thanks to the efforts of the Companions, he was defeated. Kessell and the Shard disappeared under an avalanche. The Shard was lost and Kessell presumed dead. But then a cult of mages who worship the shard, the Order of the One Light, found and resurrected Kessell...in a way. They turned him into an undead being possessing immense magical powers he never could master in life. And in this new state of being, bitter and resentful, and still retaining all the pettiness he had in life, he attempted to regain his former glory.
But once again, the Companions stood in his way. Kessell was defeated once again, and hopefully, for the last time.

Akar Kessell is a Cultist who can cast a variety of lethal spells from any range. He must be defeated five times because he has the ability to resurrect.

How to Beat Akar Kessell

The Mask of Kelvin Bosses

The Husk of Torult Dragonbane

The Husk of Torult Dragonbane
Dark Alliance - The Husk of Torult Dragonbane
Quest The Mask of Kelvin
Act Ghosts of the Past

The Husk of Torult Dragonbane is a stronger version of the Frost Giants, but a bit slower when compared to them. You start of fighting him with powerful mobs surrounding him, notably some wraiths. Dodge his slow attacks and go on the attack while there is an opening.

How to Beat The Husk of Torult Dragonbane

Kvorn the Gatekeeper

Kvorn the Gatekeeper
Dark Alliance - Kvorn the Gatekeeper
Quest The Mask of Kelvin
Act The Broken City

This boss is a stronger version of the Ice Giant enemy type. A large lumbering opponent with powerful attacks. Dodge his attacks and take advantage of its slow speed to beat this boss!

How to Beat Kvorn the Gatekeeper

Kelvin

Kelvin
Dark Alliance - Kelvin
Quest The Mask of Kelvin
Act The Face of Kelvin
Description
Kelvin was a powerful frost giant jarl who forged an empire thousands of years ago. The center of his kingdom was the area that is now known as Icewind Dale.
He was a mighty warrior, but was also persuasive and insightful, far beyond most frost giants. He united the frost giant tribes, and convinced some cloud giants and stone giants joined his cause. He married the cloud giant named Baromassa and made her flying city his capital. Obsessed wit the lost giant kingdom of Ostoria, Kelvin searched their ruins for powerful artifacts like the great helmet that become known as the "Mask of Kelvin." Kelvin was also the last known mortal to wield Crenshinibon, the Crystal Shard, before Akar Kessell. Kelvin's ultimate goal was to overthrow the ordning, the hierarchy of all giants set in place by their gods. In order to achieve this, he attempted to ascend to godhood himself, but was struck down by Tempus, the god of war.
The spirit of Kelvin lives on with his tomb deep under Kelvin's Cairn, kept subdued by wards laid by clerics of Tempus.

Kelvin is the strongest version of the Frost Giant you will fight. As a Frost Giant, he is a bit slow compared to other enemies but will be the fastest Frost Giant compared to the rest.

How to Beat Kelvin

Crystalline Dreams Bosses

Arim the Bonescribe

Arim the Bonescribe
Dark Alliance - Arim the Bonescribe
Quest Crystalline Dreams
Act The Floating City

This boss is a stronger Mage Cultist type enemy. He will have the same moves as the normal mage cultist but with much more health and damage.

How to Beat Arim the Bonescribe

Fenji Coldeye

Fenji Coldeye
Dark Alliance - Fenji Coldeye
Quest Crystalline Dreams
Act Crystal Harvest

Fenji Coldeye will have the same attack patterns and behavior as other Frost Giants that you have come across, but will be stronger and will have a tough posse surrounding him.

How to Beat Fenji Coldeye

Hagedorn

Hagedorn
Dark Alliance - Hagedorn
Quest Crystalline Dreams
Act A Crystal Crown
Description
From deep within his secret lair, Hagedorn heard a faint ancient voice call to him. The voice beckoned, pleading to pledge its ancient god-like powers to any unimaginable goals the beholder dreamed.
With his crippling paranoia suppressed by his ravenous hunger to wield such power, Hagedorn followed the shard's instructions to Icewind Dale. But when he arrived, he found only chaos and no Shard. His ego was greatly insulted that Crenshinibon did not immediately reveal itself to him, the Shard's chosen one, so he retreated to the Kelvin's catacombs with a new purpose. With plenty of miserable duergar scrambling around, an isolated squad were easily subjugated by the threat of his legendarily deadly eyestalks. His new minions were ordered to mine Kelvin's ancient city of its chardalyn crystals and harvest the crystal remnant remains from his Crystal Towers. Hagedorn then used his dark magic to craft crystalline antennae that would focus the power of his dreams. And it was working. A Crystal Shard was indeed manifesting.
But before the device was completed, before Hagedorn could begin his reign of domination, the Companions defeated the beholder and Hagedorn slipped away into his own dream.

Hagedorn is a unique boss, that has no other monsters like it in the game. It is a Beholder that can have both close-range and long-range attacks. As a Beholder, it has powerful magic attacks that can make this battle a tough fight.

How to Beat Hagedorn

The Fury of Icewind

Narf Twelvefingers

Narf Twelvefingers
Dark Alliance - Narf Twelvefingers
Quest The Fury of Icewind
Act The Hunting Grounds

Narf Twelvefingers is a goblin that shouldn't pose much of a threat if he was by himself. Unfortunately, he will not be alone in this fight. Taking out the rest of the enemies before dealing with him will give you the easiest time to defeat him.

How to Beat Narf Twelvefingers

Bjorn, The Hewer of the Judged

Bjorn, The Hewer of the Judged
Dark Alliance - Bjorn, The Hewer of the Judged
Quest The Fury of Icewind
Act The Hall of Judgement

Bjorn is a stronger version of Frost Giants. What makes this fight more difficult is having to deal with the Judged Spirit Wraith that can inflict Cursed on your characters. There is also frost environment hazard scattered around the arena, further making this fight a challenge.

How to Beat jorn, The Hewer of the Judged

Icewind

Icewind
Dark Alliance - Icewind
Quest The Fury of Icewind
Act A Tomb of Ice
Description
The ancient white dragon, Ixbillailzakzillimiliax, Icewind herself, namesake of Icewind Dale, is a legend, a myth formed of ice. Those who first came north and called this place home were terrorized by this gargantuan beast, whose breath they equated to the north wind.
The smallest but most feral of their kind, white dragons like Icewind prefer to attack first without stopping to ask questions, freezing their enemies instantly with their deadly exhalations. She awakened from a long slumber and returned to the Dale, perhaps drawn by the call of the Shard. But the untimely death of her mate Ingeloakastimizilian (better known to some as Icingdeath) at the hands of the Dale heroes drove Icewind to the point of single-minded retaliation. She wanted the Shard, a tantalizing addition for her hoard, but not before she exacted her vengeance and reminded the Dake if who truly ruled these snowy lands.
Fortunately, her rampage was put to an end before she was able to freeze the Dale and claim the Shard for herself.

Icewind is a fearsome dragon that deals tons of damage with her attacks. Cold and ferocious, she will smash, bite, and freeze anybody who opposes her. With a dragon as your opponent, you are going to need to use the ballista in the arena to be able to deal with her.

How to Beat Icewind

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