Overview
Dybbuk is the final boss of The Boneyard branch of Act 1, and he may be the first real wall for many players. Despite having only 85 HP he is exceptionally dangerous because nearly every default attack in the game literally cannot hit him. He automatically dodges all single-target attacks, conventional melee swings, and most single-target class abilities. The fight is a hard check on whether your party has the right tool types, not the right damage numbers.
Key Mechanics
Single-Target Dodge
Dybbuk automatically dodges any attack that targets a single tile or a single unit. This includes basic melee attacks from Fighter and Tank, most Hunter shots, single-target Mage spells, and single-target Thief abilities. These attacks do not just miss: they are completely negated. If your entire party relies on single-target damage, you cannot deal a single point of damage to Dybbuk unless you change tactics.
What Actually Hits Dybbuk
Attacks that target multiple tiles (AoE spells, line attacks, cone abilities), damage over time effects applied via contact (bleed, poison), reactive damage such as Thorns, and counterattack abilities all bypass the dodge. Linear projectiles that travel through the target tile rather than landing on it also connect. Building around these attack types is mandatory.
Wisp Summoning
Dybbuk periodically summons Wisps: spectral enemies that avoid the very first damage instance directed at them (they have ghost-like immunity to the first hit). Each Wisp requires two separate damage applications to kill. They do not deal enormous damage but occupy tiles and distract from focusing Dybbuk. Use AoE attacks to hit Wisps on their second hit while also damaging Dybbuk.
Possession Phase
When Dybbuk’s HP reaches zero, he does not immediately die. He possesses the cat that dealt the killing blow. That cat recovers to full HP and becomes an enemy. You must kill your own possessed cat to truly end the fight. This is the possession phase: choose which cat will land the killing blow deliberately. Ideally select a cat that is easy to kill quickly, such as a low-HP Mage or a cat that has already been badly damaged.
Preparation
Before entering The Boneyard, verify your party has at least one reliable AoE or DoT ability. If you drafted Hunters with only single-shot abilities or Fighters with only basic swings, you may need to use inherited abilities from other classes or rely on status-effect equipment. Reaching Dybbuk with zero AoE options is effectively an unwinnable fight.
Strategy
1. Open with a DoT or AoE ability immediately to establish hits on Dybbuk. Even a bleed proc from a status-inflicting weapon counts as valid damage.
2. Trap or corner Dybbuk if possible. When he has no adjacent empty tile to dodge into, his dodge ability cannot move him, and single-target attacks can land.
3. Use AoE attacks to kill Wisps with their second hit while dealing collateral damage to Dybbuk simultaneously.
4. Plan the killing blow carefully. Designate your weakest cat (lowest HP) to land the last hit so the possession phase is resolved quickly.
5. After possession: spend one or two turns killing the possessed cat. The fight ends when the possessed cat falls.