Decaying King (Past)

Decaying King is what Soulrend turns wither skeletons into in the Past, the dimension of Act V. Every wither skeleton that spawns there becomes a five-times-scale king in golden armor with 6,000 base health. It is the source of the Galactic Core (Galactic Core), the item for Act V’s last quest.

This is not the Soulslike Weaponry boss of the same name; see The Decaying King.

Location#

Wither skeletons spawn rarely in the Dead Wasteland biome of the Past (spawn weight 10, against nearly 2,000 for zombies and skeletons). Each one becomes a Decaying King, with these limits:

• only one Decaying King within 256 blocks;
• no spawn if more than 3 other Past soldiers are within 24 blocks;
• no spawn within 96 blocks of Arterius, the Last Watcher, Ó Brolacháin, the Scarlet Hunter or The Nightlord.

The Past is reached with the Emblem of the Past (see The Past).

Stats#

Soulrend gives the Decaying King base health of 6,000 and base attack damage of 200 when it spawns, and the level bonus then multiplies them. Wither skeletons have no level setting, so its level is the nearest player’s Soulrend level. The last column uses Act V’s typical level, the player cap of 200 (see Mob Levels).

It carries a Ancient Spear, a Blessed Gold Shield and a full set of Golden Execution armor.

Drops#

It also drops what a wither skeleton normally drops.

Quests#

A quest in the Act V – Duties chapter (“The final frontier”, “Find Decaying King”) asks for a Galactic Core. Rewards: three rolls on the Rare Loot reward table. See Esoteric Material.