God of Avarice - Vlado's WWM DB

Overview

Greed-themed campaign boss looming over Kaifeng City - a demonic embodiment of avarice.

Mechanics

The Kaifeng campaign finale boss - a three-phase encounter with a unique Gold/Greed mechanic layered over standard combat. Throughout the fight, gold piles rain from the ceiling; the first three piles each grant 10 Echo Jade. Picking up the fourth pile applies the Greed debuff and turns the player into a golden statue for several seconds, leaving them open to any incoming attack. This is the boss's signature trap: the reward bait IS the punishment.Phase 1 is large heavy-broadsword melee with long-distance gap closers. Phase 2 adds Red and Golden glint attacks and two additional weapon styles that he swaps between unpredictably. Phase 3 transforms him into a giant buddha statue with a fundamentally different mechanic - a separate Money HP bar drained by shooting the staff with a bow whenever its eye turns red.

Phases

Phase 1
Phase 1: Broadsword Greed

Heavy melee phase - slow but devastating broadsword swings, long-range gap closers ensuring no safe distance. Gold piles begin dropping; first three give Echo Jade, the fourth applies Greed debuff. Standard parry / dodge gameplay.
Phase 2
Phase 2: Many-Weapon Fury

Aggression spike - gains red and golden glint attacks plus two extra weapon styles (likely twin blades + polearm). Combo length increases, and weapon swaps make pattern memorisation harder. Gold mechanic continues but with shorter intervals.
Phase 3
Phase 3: Golden Buddha

Transforms into a giant buddha statue. Completely new fight - secondary 'Money HP' bar appears, drained only by shooting the boss's staff with a bow when its eye glows red. Stationary boss, but environmental attacks make the arena hazardous. Bow proficiency is mandatory here, not optional.

Strategy

Discipline around the gold mechanic is the single biggest skill check - never pick up a fourth pile unless you've intentionally banked the Greed turn into a safe arena position. Phase 1 favours patient counter-attack; Phase 2 demands cleaner parry reads (the new red attacks have different windup tells); Phase 3 is a pure bow phase - bring full arrow stocks and Fire Arrow loadouts.Weapon: a parry-capable melee + Bow loadout is the canonical setup. Companions: anyone who deals consistent damage during Phase 3's stationary target phase. Common mistakes: greedy gold pickup, attempting melee in Phase 3 against the buddha statue, and underestimating Phase 2's weapon-swap pattern recognition cost.

Rewards

First-clear quest rewards: Empty Pouch, Eternal Prosperity, Eternal Glory, Golden Toad Ring, Two Fools, Yingying's Brocade Pouch, 100 Echo Jade, 1600 Commerce Coins, 710 Kaifeng Exploration, 17400 Enlightenment Points, 10000 EXP, 171000 Coins
Campaign Challenge repeat: 2 Tiered Greaves (rotates between Moonflare Set, Whirlsnow Set, Beyond the Chill Set)
Title / nameplate flair tied to Kaifeng arc completion
Mystic Art unlock

Lore

The final campaign boss of the Kaifeng arc - a demonic embodiment of avarice/greed that has manifested as a corrupted deity-figure looming over Kaifeng City. His golden-buddha Phase 3 transformation is the lore-thematic peak: he literally becomes the false god he worships, his greed turning him into a worship-object that demands offerings of attention (the gold piles) to defeat.Within the broader story, God of Avarice is the corrupted-Kaifeng counterpart to Qinghe's Void King - both are colossal 'you have arrived at the end' bosses that embody a regional sin/corruption (greed for Kaifeng, void/nihilism for Qinghe). The Money HP bar is a mechanical pun on his identity. His defeat closes Kaifeng's main campaign progression.

Overview

Mechanics

Phases

Phase 1: Broadsword Greed

Phase 2: Many-Weapon Fury

Phase 3: Golden Buddha

Strategy

Rewards

Lore

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