"The Leader"

"The Leader"

Introduced in

What the Firelight Casts

In Other Languages

Chinese

“领袖”

Japanese

「リーダー」

General Information

Code

EB

Grade

Boss

Attack type

Melee/Ranged

Damage type

Arts

Targeting type

Ground

Trait

• [Rebirth] While on the field, some enemies will turn into <Embers> upon defeat and continue fighting

First Form

• [Sovereign] Casts Exhausted Flame on a target, making them unable to attack or use skills, and dealing Arts damage and Burn damage to all allied units in a cross shape when Exhausted Flame expires or the target retreats
• [Give and Take] Sacrifices up to 5 Flamechaser Soldiers and gains a temporary Physical/Arts shield proportional to own max HP based on the number of sacrifices

Second Form

• Gains increased ATK
• Immediately ignites all Reeds on the field
• Melee attacks deal damage based on doubled ATK
• Both ranged attacks and [Sovereign] can choose an additional target

Related Enemies

"The Leader" is a boss enemy in Arknights. She is the main boss of What the Firelight Casts.

Enemy description

Dublinn's "Leader," the life-burning Draco, the fear-evoking shadow. Do not let her close in on you.

Overview

The Leader boasts strong Arts attacks, strong defenses, and several abilities that can compound her durability by absorbing damage and debilitating multiple targets at once.

Ability	Initial CD	Cooldown
While not blocked, the Leader uses a ranged attack by casting Arts from her hand. While blocked, the Leader uses a melee attack with her spear.	Innate
First Form
Rebirth All non-Machina enemies except Dublinn Flamechaser (Elite) Soldiers and Flamechaser (Elite) Guards will turn into an Ember of Resentment (Lv0)/Ember of Fury (Lv1) when defeated unless by holes (indicated by a purple flame above them), which has the following traits: Has 5 HP and all damage taken are reduced to 1. Does not attack. Invisible. Turns into a Dublinn Flamechaser Soldier (Ember of Resentment)/Dublinn Flamechaser Elite Soldier (Ember of Fury) if not defeated in 10 seconds.	Passive
Sovereign Brands a friendly unit within attack range with an Exhausted Flame, which will not target those branded by the Flame already.	5 sec.	30 sec.
Give and Take Sacrifices up to 5 Dublinn Flamechaser (Elite) Soldiers not in their Ember form on the map and gives the Leader a Barrier that absorbs Physical and Arts damage equal to 50% of her maximum HP for every sacrificed Flamechaser (Elite) Soldier, up to 250%, that lasts for 60 seconds.	5 sec.	70 sec.
Revives over 5 seconds when defeated in the First Form and enters the Second Form.	–
Second Form
Invulnerable for 15 seconds. Releases a wave of purple flame that instantly ignites all Reeds on the map immediately after entering the Second Form. ATK increased by 30%. Ranged attacks can now hit up to two targets within range. Melee attacks now hit twice with a reduced damage of 80% ATK each. Sovereign now targets up to two units and the initial cooldown is removed. The cooldown of Give and Take is reduced to 60 seconds.	Second Form traits

Appearances

Side Stories	FC-8 • FC-EX-8
Annihilation	Ashy Marsh
Trials for Navigator	Dublinn Burning

Stats

Lv.	HP	ATK	DEF	RES	MSPD	Atk. int.	E-RES	ERST
0	30000 A+	800 B+	750 B	60 A+	0.5 C	4.5 C	0 E	0 E
1	50000 A+	1000 A	800 B+	60 A+	0.5 C	4.5 C	0 E	0 E
Attack range			HP regeneration rate		Weight		Life Point penalty
2			–		7		2
Susceptibilities			Silence • Stun • Sleep • Freeze • Levitate • Frighten • Fear
Additional information			Level 1 stats are used in FC-EX-8.