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# <Color id="light_purple">Nidhogg</Color> - Devourer of Worlds
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Nidhogg is the dragon who gnaws at the roots of Yggdrasil, the World Tree. He is the <Color id="red">final boss</Color> of the Ragnarok progression - the ultimate test of your abilities.
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### <ItemImage id="ftbragnarok:destruction_heart" scale="0.75" /> <Color id="aqua">Boss Stats</Color> <ItemImage id="ftbragnarok:destruction_heart" scale="0.75" />
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* <Color id="red">Health:</Color> 1000 HP
* <Color id="gold">Damage Cap:</Color> 10% (100 HP per hit)
* <Color id="green">Drops:</Color> <ItemLink id="ftbragnarok:destruction_heart" />

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## <Color id="gold">The Final Challenge</Color>
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Nidhogg is designed to be fought by a well-prepared group. He combines devastating physical attacks with powerful magic from Iron's Spells.

### <Color id="aqua">Phase Transitions</Color>

| Phase | Health Threshold | New Abilities |
|-------|-----------------|---------------|
| 1 | 100% - 75% | Basic attacks, fire spells |
| 2 | 75% - 50% | Dragon adds, Death Mark |
| 3 | 50% - 25% | Rain of Ragnarok, soul attacks |
| 4 | Below 25% | All abilities, desperate fury |

### <Color id="aqua">Spell Arsenal</Color>
Nidhogg can cast these spells from Iron's Spells n Spellbooks:
* <Color id="red">Devour</Color> (Level 10) - Consumes health from targets
* <Color id="red">Black Hole</Color> (Level 6) - Pulls players toward a deadly singularity
* <Color id="red">Dragon Breath</Color> (Level 10) - Massive fire breath attack
* <Color id="red">Burning Dash</Color> (Level 10) - Gap-closing charge
* <Color id="red">Fire Breath</Color> (Level 10) - Cone of flames
* <Color id="red">Heat Surge</Color> (Level 6) - Expanding fire ring
* <Color id="red">Sunbeam</Color> (Level 10) - Devastating beam attack
* <Color id="red">Blight</Color> (Level 8) - Corruption damage over time

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## <Color id="gold">Key Mechanics</Color>
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### <Color id="red">Death Mark</Color>
Nidhogg marks a player for death. The marked player takes increased damage and must be healed/protected by allies.

### <Color id="red">Dragon Add Phase</Color>
At each phase transition, Nidhogg summons <Color id="red">2 max-size Red Dragons</Color> to aid him.
* While dragons are alive, <Color id="red">Nidhogg is IMMUNE to all damage!</Color>
* Kill the dragons to break his shield
* Dragons are fully grown Ice and Fire red dragons

### <Color id="red">Rain of Ragnarok</Color>
Nidhogg's ultimate attack - meteors rain from the sky!
* A warning message appears: <Color id="red">"FIND COVER! NIDHOGG UNLEASHES THE RAIN OF RAGNAROK!"</Color>
* Seek shelter or take massive damage
* The entire arena becomes a death zone

### <Color id="red">Yggdrasil's Roots</Color>
Summons roots from the World Tree that entangle and damage players.

### <Color id="red">Soul Devour</Color>
Drains life from all nearby players, healing Nidhogg.

### <Color id="red">Corruption Zone</Color>
Creates areas of blight that deal damage over time.

### <Color id="red">Grab and Drop</Color>
Nidhogg grabs a player, flies up, and drops them for fall damage.

### <Color id="red">Shadow Clones</Color>
Creates illusory copies of himself to confuse players.