**Esben the Unwilling** is the boss of the [Ice Cave](/wiki/ice-cave).

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Combat
Drops
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Stats

HP: 90,000 DEF: 20 EXP: 0 Location: Ice Cave Immune to Stasis Immune to Stun Immune to Paralyze Immune to Daze

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Combat

Attacks

Damage	Condition effects	Speed (tiles/sec)	Range (tiles)	Comments
70		6	48	Pierces Armor
45	Dazed for 3.5s Quiet for 3.5s	5.5	44
70	Unstable for 7.0s	6	48
75		6	48	Pierces Armor

Behavior

Esben the Unwilling has 4 phases.

Phase 1:

Esben stays in the center of the room, rapidly alternating between the following attacks: - A two-armed spiral of armor piercing bullets. - A tight, omnidirectional spread of orange waves that inflict Unstable. This attack is impossible to avoid unless the player backs up, or if the projectiles are absorbed by an obstacle/other player. However, the waves deal low damage. - Rapid barrages of armor-piercing icicles aimed at the nearest player. Some projectiles are at different speeds, making it difficult to navigate out of the unpredictable attack without taking damage. - Wide spreads of White Spinners aimed in one of eight directions that inflict Quiet and Daze. The eight [Cursed Graves](/wiki/cursed-grave) evenly spaced around the room will shoot slow, paralyzing projectiles at nearby players while spawning [Icy Whirlwinds](/wiki/icy-whirlwind) that slowly but steadily pursue players. Avoid the Whirlwinds' confusing shots to make sure you don't land on it and take its full shotgun of armor-piercing icicles. The four ice walls around Esben will block all of his attacks, but are destructible, and the fact that the new reworking of the Ice Cave lowered their HP may mean they are not present for long.

Phase 2:

Esben will switch between his human and monstrous states, completely invulnerable the whole time, and deliver some taunts. He will suddenly disappear and the space in which he used to be will begin to shoot rings of purple armor-piercing bullets, each ring increasing the count of bullets in the ring by 1. After that 8 [Creepy Weird Dark Spirit Mirror Image Monsters](/wiki/creepy-weird-dark-spirit-mirror-image-monster) will spawn around the room and jiggle around in place, shooting silver bullets in 5 different directions. Once they are defeated, Esben moves on to phase 3.

Phase 3:

Esben will transform into a human, become vulnerable, and plead for you to kill him. Nothing can damage you in this phase; focus all your firepower on Esben. Once he reaches half of his HP, Phases 1, 2, and 3 will repeat. Once only a sliver of his health remains, he will go to Phase 4.

Phase 4:

Esben will transform into a much larger Creepy Weird Dark Spirit Mirror Image Monster and flee from the player. 8 more, much larger Creepy Weird Dark Spirit Mirror Image Monsters will spawn around the room and attempt to surround Esben. Despite their imposing appearance, neither the Monsters nor Esben attack and nothing can damage you in this phase. This phase lasts until death.

Drops

	Tier 11 Armor	Tier 12 Armor
	Tier 13 Armor	Tier 10 Weapon
	Tier 11 Weapon	Tier 12 Weapon
	Tier 5 Abilities	Tier 6 Abilities
	Potion of Mana	Potion of Dexterity
	Staff of Esben	Skullish Remains of Esben

###Tips and Strategies - The destructible ice blocks serve as a shield for Esben's otherwise hard-to-dodge attacks. Do not destroy them, otherwise Esben's attacks will become harder to avoid. - Do not let your guard down when you destroy the graves. If you move in to attack Esben while he's vulnerable, be aware that he will explode into lots of armor-piercing bullets. - Don't get scared in Esben's final phase! Nothing can harm you, so focus your firepower onto the real Esben and you will be fine.

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