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Common foe

Gate Bulwark

Gate Bulwark portrait

A living slab of the gate itself — it seals the way behind a wall of Guard and grinds the edge off your blades, so you break yourself on it before you break through.

Common foe 82 HP hits for up to 32 8 damage per turn on average
Its move kitNumbers re-derived from the engine, not the authored text.
MoveTypeValueApplies
seals the way (+12 Guard)defend12—
grinds your edge to nothing (Chill 1)debuff1Chill
sets its shoulder deeper into the frame - the gate keeps what it gains (+2 Wrath)buff2—
shoulders you back for 32attack32—
How it scalesFloors 6–7, the band its biome owns.

On the shallowest floor it appears on it has 178 HP and its attacks carry +3. On the deepest, 194 HP and +3. The printed move text never changes — the number does.

Keywords on this page
🛡 Guard
Absorbs incoming damage. Resets at the start of its turn.
❄️ Chill
This unit's next attack deals HALF — one stack is spent per attack.
💪 Wrath
Adds its value to every attack it makes. Lasts the whole fight.
Where you meet it
Others behind the same doors
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