Boss

Bosses are bigger and tougher versions of regular mobs. They usually have a slightly higher level than the corresponding mob (i.e. if a regular Grawl has level 4, a Grawl boss would have level 6). There are bosses for almost every type of opponent in the game. Bosses usually have the same skills as their conventional counterpart. Every time a boss is killed, the party gets a 2% Morale Boost and all the party members' skills are recharged, including Resurrection Signets.

The corpse of a boss will not disappear after some time, as regular corpses do, but will stay visible. This is to allow for the use of Signet of Capture to capture skills from dead bosses. For PvE characters, this is the only way to acquire Elite Skills.

Note: It is also important to be mindful of the corpse in some advanced areas where players will encounter monsters who can resurrect. They may revive the defeated boss. Defeating resurrected bosses will not yield additional morale boosts.

Special Powers

 * In the Prophecies Campaign, Conditions and Hexes last for a reduced span of time on a boss (see Natural Resistance).
 * In the Factions Campaign, damage from bosses is doubled. For example, if a Mesmer boss uses Cry of Frustration which deals 44 damage at 16 Domination Magic, the boss deals 88 damage. Also, their skill activation times are halved. It is unknown whether or not bosses also have a passive damage reduction, and how much of a health bonus they receive.

Aura
Bosses have a colored aura around them which denotes which class they are:


 * Yellow - Warrior
 * Light Green - Ranger
 * Blue - Monk
 * Dark Green - Necromancer
 * Magenta - Mesmer
 * Red - Elementalist
 * Light Lavender - Assassin
 * Cyan - Ritualist


 * For a list of all bosses, see Category:Bosses.