Enemies

In battles of the map stages and quests, the player's team face waves of enemies of various elements, more often two or three. The ordinary enemies encountered are called Monsters (or colloquially Mobs).

In some situations, the enemies are stronger and unique from others, sharing Special Skills with bosses. Those are called Elite Enemies (or colloquially Mini Bosses).

For Path of Valor Challenges and Daily Challenges the term 'enemy' refers to Monsters including Elite Enemies and bosses as well as Titans and Heroes in Raids.

Elite Enemies

See also Special Stages#Realm

Elite enemies are specialized enemies that, unlike rank-and-file ones, have a mana bar and special skills like bosses and usually fill a whole stage. They appear in Season 1 and 3; their stages are marked on the map with crossed swords/wings. All enemies in Season 5 are elite with unique passive abilities; each stage in every province list these enemies (e.g. S5: Province 1).

One Path of Valor daily challenge is "Defeat 10 Elite Enemies". All stages in Season 1 have at most 9 of them ("standard" final bosses do not count). Some Season 3 stages like S3: Province 4 Stage 4 have 10, but the standard cost of 6 World Energy is the same as attacking twice in S1; it becomes advantageous during Valhalla Forever.

In Season 1, elite enemies first appear in S1: Province 3 with Doomed fighters, followed by elementals.

	Enemy; Special Skill	Element; Introduced
	Doomed Warrior: Cursed Strike Deals 185% damage to the target. The target receives 24 poison damage over 6 turns.	Dark S1: Province 3
	Doomed Lord: Vampiric Touch Deals 185% damage to the target. Heals the caster for 50% of damage dealt. The target gets -18% defense for 6 turns.
	Doomed Knight: Dark Barrage Deals 95% damage to all enemies. All enemies get -18% attack for 6 turns.
	Lesser Nature Elemental: Blinding Curse Deals 95% damage to all enemies. All enemies get -19% accuracy for 4 turns. Chance to miss also applies to offensive special skills.	Nature S1: Province 6
	Lesser Nature Elemental: Entangling Shot Deals 285% damage to the target. The target gets -18% attack for 6 turns.
	Epic Nature Elemental: Dark Barrage Deals 95% damage to all enemies. All enemies get -18% attack for 6 turns.
	Lesser Rock Elemental: Blinding Curse Deals 95% damage to all enemies. All enemies get -19% accuracy for 4 turns. Chance to miss also applies to offensive Special Skills.	Holy S1: Province 9
	Lesser Rock Elemental: Boulder Smash Deals 260% damage to the target. The target gets -18% defense for 6 turns.
	Fierce Rock Elemental: Landslide Deals 95% damage to all enemies. All enemies get -18% attack for 6 turns.
	Lesser Water Elemental: Cold Blast Deals 195% damage to the target.	Ice S1: Province 13
	Lesser Water Elemental: Chilling Slash Deals 260% damage to the target. The target gets -18% defense for 6 turns.
	Epic Water Elemental: Dark Barrage Deals 95% damage to all enemies. All enemies get -18% attack for 6 turns.
	Lesser Fire Elemental: Fireball Deals 195% damage to the target.	Fire S1: Province 19
	Lesser Fire Elemental: Harmonic Slam Deals 260% damage to the target. The target gets -19% accuracy for 4 turns. Chance to miss also applies to offensive Special Skills.
	Epic Fire Elemental: Fireball Deals 105% damage to all enemies. All enemies receive 204 Burn damage over 6 turns.

In Season 3, the elite enemies vary between Realms, Midgard introducing the Valkyries.

	Enemy; Special Skill	Introduced; Element
	Valkyrie Defender: Valkyrie Resistance All allies get +30% attack for 2 turns. All allies are immune to buff dispels for 2 turns. All allies regenerate a moderate amount of mana over 2 turns.	S3: Province 1  Nature
	Valkyrie Ambassador: Valkyrie Rush Deals 65% damage to the target and nearby enemies. Stack: The caster gets +5% attack. The maximum size of stack is 10.	S3: Province 1  Dark
	Mist: Valkyrie Charge Deals 125% damage to the target and nearby enemies. The target and nearby enemies are immune to new buffs for 3 turns. The target and nearby enemies get -18% defense against Special Skills for 3 turns. The target and nearby enemies get -48% mana generation for 3 turns.	S3: Province 1  Holy
	Norn of the Past: Twisted Destiny Deals 145% damage to the target. The target becomes weak against the element they are strong against for 4 turns. They stay weak agaisnt the element they are normally weak against.	S3: Province 5  Holy
	Norn of the Present: Twisted Destiny Deals 145% damage to the target. The target becomes weak against the element they are strong against for 4 turns. They stay weak agaisnt the element they are normally weak against.	S3: Province 5  Ice
	Norn of the Future; Twisted Destiny Deals 145% damage to the target. The target becomes weak against the element they are strong against for 4 turns. They stay weak agaisnt the element they are normally weak against.	S3: Province 5  Holy
	Norns; Twist of Fate Deals 225% damage to the target and nearby enemies. The target and nearby enemies become weak against the element they are strong against for 4 turns. They stay weak against the element they are normally weak against.
	Icy Draugr; Frost Bound Blade Deals 185% damage to the target and minor damage to nearby enemies. The target and nearby enemies can't gain mana for 3 turns. The target and nearby enemies get -18% defense against Special Skills for 3 turns.	S3: Province 8  Ice
	Freezing Draugr; Freezing Cold Cutter Deals 185% damage to the target and minor damage to nearby enemies. The target and nearby enemies get -18% defense for 3 turns. The target and nearby enemies get -18% attack for 3 turns.	S3: Province 8  Dark
	Nordri; Frosty Axes Deals 205% damage to the target and minor damage to nearby enemies. The target and nearby enemies get -38% defense against Ice for 4 turns.	S3: Province 8  Ice
	Jott; Ice Boom Deals 160% damage to all enemies. All Ice shields on the board become enhanced. Enhanced shields have +48% attack when cast from attacker side and -49% attack when cast from defender side.	S3: Province 9  Ice (as an Elite Stage Boss)
	Feral Wolverine; Sock and Block Deals 260% damage to the target. The caster gets +30% defense for 4 turns. The caster gets +30% attack for 4 turns.	S3: Province 13  Holy
	Fierce Wolverine; Hack and Slash Deals 260% damage to the target. The target get -75% decrease for any healing received for 2 turns. The target gets -20% attack for 4 turns.	S3: Province 13  Nature
	Almur; Shadow Sweep Deals 110% damage to the target and nearby enemies. Reduces max health from the target and neabry enemies by 35. Max health can't get lower than 30% of the original max health. The target and nearby enemies get -38% defense against  Nature for 4 turns.
	Fura; Nightglade Pollen Deals 110% damage to all enemies. Reduces max health from all enemies by 60. Max health can't get lower than 30% of the original max health. All enemies get -50% decrease for any healing received for 4 turns.	S3: Province 15  Dark (as an Elite Stage Boss)
	Lesser Frost Elemental; Hyperborean Hook Deals 195% damage to the target. The target can't gain mana for 2 turns.	S3: Province 17  Ice
	Lesser Frost Elemental; Solid Frozen Fist Deals 260% damage to the target. The target gets -30% defense for 6 turns.
	Epic Frost Elemental; Polar Night Blizzard Deals 90% damage to all enemies. All enemies get -23% attack for 6 turns.
	Draugr Overseer Strike from the Shadows Deals 140% damage to the target and minor damage to nearby enemies. The target and nearby enemies receive 111 Poison damage over 3 turns. The target and nearby enemies get -50% decrease for any healing received for 3 turns. This effect can't be cleansed.	S3: Province 22  Dark
	Draugr Bulwark; Unfeeling Assailing Deals 140% damage to the target and minor damage to nearby enemies. Reduces max health from the target and nearby enemies by 30. Max health can't get lower than 30% of the original max health. The target and nearby enemies receive 111 Poison damage over 3 turns.	S3: Province 22  Fire
	Stonecleave; Dire Ghost Removes all status effects and stacks from the caster. Removes even those status effects and stacks that are otherwise undispellable or uncleansable. The caster shifts into Dire Ghost form. While in Dire Ghost form the caster automatically daels 135% damage against a random enemy each turn. While in Dire Ghost form the caster can't gain mana but is immune to normal attacks. Special Skill attacks, status effects and stacks except the damage from enemies whose element is strong against the caster. Dire Ghost form lasts for 4 turns.	S3: Province 22  Dark
	Shadereave; Eternal Servitude All allies get +30% attack for 4 turns. All allies get +14% critical chance for 4 turns. All allies receive Draugr Blessing. If the blessed Hero dies in the next 4 turns, they will be reborn as a Draugr with: 100% inherited health. 500 attack. 500 defense. Special Skill: Eternal Loyalty.	S3: Province 23  Fire
Lesser Fire Elementals and Epic Fire Elementals reappear in the Elite Stages of Muspelheim.
	Badger Sentinel; Lookout's Refreshment The caster and nearby allies get +30% defense and attack for 4 turns. All allies are immune to new status ailments for 4 turns. Cleanses status ailments from the caster and nearby allies.	S3: Province 29  Nature
	Badger Guardian; False Treat The target and nearby enemies receive 304 Poison damage over 4 turns. The target and nearby enemies get -20% attack for 4 turns. Dispels buffs from the target and nearby enemies.	S3: Province 29  Dark
	Alfrike; Cube of Dark Realm Casts 5 Dark Cubes to random enemies. Dark Cube deals 184% damage to the target. Dark Cube reduces max health from the target by 8. Max health can't get lower than 30% of the original max health. The target automatically casts Mindless Attack on a random ally when mana is full during 3 turns.	S3: Province 29  Dark (as an Elite Stage Boss)
	Kadilen; Eclipse Shield Deals 158% damage to all enemies. All allies get +58% defense against Special Skills for 3 turns.	S3: Province 30  Nature
	Elkanen; Crescent Spear Deals 290% damage to the target and minor damage to nearby enemies. Heals the caster for 38% of damage dealt.
	Gullinbursti; Angry Boar Boosts health of all allies by 240. If health exceeds max HP, it is added as temporary HP. The caster gets +29% attack, and a further 20% increase every time they or any of their allies are hit during 3 turns. Each hit on the caster or their allies during the duration increases the damage by 19 to a maximum of 509 damage.	S3: Province 33  Holy
	Fenrir; Sargantuan Bite Deals 280% damage to the target. Deals 560% damage if the target has less than 50% health reamining. The caster gains a moderate amount of mana for each enemy killed and a small amount of mana for each enemy minion killed. Heals the caster for 50% of damage dealt.	S3: Province 33  Ice (as an Elite Stage Boss)
	Surtur; Fury of the Fire Giants Deals 100% damage to the target and nearby enemies. Deals 200% damage if the target has more than 50% health remaining. The target and nearby enemies receive 288 Burn damage over 8 turns. This effect can't be cleansed. The target and nearby enemies get -50% decrease for any healing received for 8 turns.	S3: Province 34  Fire (as an Elite Stage Boss)
	Ymir; Might of the Ice Giants Deals 60% damage to all enemies. Deals 120% damage if the target has more than 50% health remaining. Reduces max health from all enemies by 60. Max health can't get lower than 30% of the original max health. All enemies get -75% decrease for any healing received for 4 turns. Deals extra damage against Fire.	S3: Province 35  Ice (as an Elite Stage Boss)

Bosses

See also: Special Stages#Unique Boss

Bosses are often a single target or multiple targets faced at the final wave of a stage who yield a special skill and mana, like the heroes that players utilize in battle.

For Season 1, the final boss on the map is Dark Lord; in Season 2, the final boss is Ursena. The final boss of Season 3 features recurring bosses Ymir and Surtur and the true boss Nidhogg. Season 4's final boss is a three-wave boss fight against Demi-Moreau, and Season 5 leads to a face-off against Set.

Featured boss for Mysteries of the Deep is against Domiventus.

Unique Enemies

In certain Events, a unique enemy is introduced with an rare chance of replacing a normal enemy. These enemies net the player a coin or several for the specific events they appear in.

Enemy	Element	Specialty	Appears
Dunes Scarab	Holy	Upon defeating the enemy, has a chance to drop Dunes Coins.	Judgment of Dunes
Midgard Gnome	Fire	Upon defeating the enemy, has a chance to drop Valhalla Coins.	Valhalla Forever
Orichalcum Seahorse	Holy	Upon defeating the enemy, drops 2 to 10 Atlantis Coins.	Atlantis Rises
Suspicious Chest	Dark (Pirates and Villains)	Enemy shields all incoming attacks for 2 turns before striking. Upon defeating the enemy, drops 1  Challenge Coin.	Challenge Event
	Fire (Grimforest and Mighty Pets)
	Holy (Teltoc, Starfall, Opera)
	Ice (Avalon, Slayers, Carnival)
	Nature (Wonderland and Gargoyles)
Underwild Bat	Dark	Enemy shields all incoming attacks for 2 turns before striking. Upon defeating the enemy, has a chance to drop Underwild Coins.	Tremors of Underwild