The Crystalians are inorganic beings, yet they live. They cleave close to the ideals of the primeval current, and as such, they are revered guests of the sorcerers.

With varying configurations: Raya Lucaria Crystal TunnelGrace (Ringblade). Academy Crystal CaveGrace (Spear & Staff). Altus TunnelGrace (Spear & Ringblade) Stance: 70. Parryable: Yes Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being stance broken or parried Is vulnerable to a backstab critical Before being stance broken, has an extra 90 negation for all damage types except Strike and has Tier 2 hardness Once its stance has been broken at least once, all attacks will cause it to stagger Damage: Standard (Ringblade), Standard, Pierce (Spear), Strike, Magic (Staff) Negations (or Absorptions). Standard: 10 Slash: 35 Strike: 10 Pierce: 35 Magic: 40 Fire: 40 Lightning: 40 Holy: 40 The negation numbers are the of your damage that gets blocked. For example, if a negation is 60, 40 of that damage by that type will go through and 60 will be negated. Bigger number less damage. A negation of 100 means no damage goes through, and a negation of -100 mean the enemy takes 2x damage from that source. 0 means damage goes pretty much as is. Crystalian Boss Guide Crystalian Fight Strategy. The Best Tips for Crystalian: Focus on getting a stance break on one, after which it will have much lower defense and will stagger easily. Jump attacks and guard counters inflict lots of stance damage, especially with larger weapons. Use high poise damage skills such as Ground Slam, Giant Hunt or Lion's Claw. Rejection,quickly stance breaks Crystalians, in addition it knocks them down even before first stance break Dragonmaw and Rock Sling are great spells for doing stance damage Unblockable Blade from Cipher Pata can break poise with the second hit. Use Greatshield Soldier Ashes for fights with multiple Crystalians to distract and separate them, given that they're almost impossible to kill. Use Night Maiden's Mist, as Crystalians generally move slowly and often stick together in group fights. Melee Strategy Crack em: Your first priority when fighting Crystalians should always be breaking their stance. Once you do so once, killing them becomes much easier: not only will they take more damage, any attack will cause them to stagger, so if you keep attacking they'll never get a hit in edgewise unless you run out of stamina. Focus on guard counters and jumping heavy attacks, as they don't have many good windows for charged heavy attacks. You can also move around Ringblade or Staff variants to get backstabs, and charge a heavy attack as they return to their feet. Avoid the Pointy End: The Spear variant is usually the most difficult for melee builds. It has a lot of reach, is hard to backstab, and can cover ground quickly enough to pose a major annoyance in group fights. You can take advantage of its simple brain, though: it will always try to cover ground with Hopping Stab when you're far enough away, and it will do exactly three or five Hopping Stabs before finishing off with either an extra-tall Hopping Stab or a Hopping Swing. Count its attacks, watch for this final one, and get in a jump attack afterwards. Then back far enough away to coax it into another round of Hopping Stabs and repeat the process until you break its stance and can stun-lock it to death. Magic and Ranged Strategy Keep Your Focus: Going one-on-one with a Crystalian should be easy for a magic user since their ranged attacks are limited and easy to dodge, but group fights will likely pose more of a problem. Breaking their stance is the most important thing, so it's a good idea to choose one and focus all your attacks on it rather than switching between them. Once you break its stance, it should be easy enough to kill it before moving on to your next victim. Crystalian Attacks & Counters Attack Description Counter Ringblade Variant Ringblade Swing Swings its large ringblade in an arc in front of it Roll in the opposite direction of the swing Chakram Swings Swings its small chakram in an arc in front of it Step or roll back Seeking Blades Throws two small chakrams, one after the other Roll forward, block, or run out of the way Ringblade Toss Rolls its ringblade along the ground so that it returns to the Crystalian Move behind it while it waits for the ringblade to return and get a backstab or a charged attack Ringblade Slam Raises its ringblade above its head, then slams it down to the ground Roll to either side and get in a hit while it recovers Shove Holds its ringblade in front of it like a shield, then abruptly shoves it forward. Usually used when you're guarding Roll back Skydance Jumps into the air while spinning both its blades rapidly around it Move away and avoid the attack Spear Variant Jab Quickly jabs its spear in front of it Roll to either side Swing Swings its spear in an arc in front of it Roll in the opposite direction of the swing Hopping Stab Jumps forward while stabbing its spear Its hops are relatively slow, so move a fair distance away and wait for it to finish, then run in and attack Hopping Swing Jumps in the air while spinning around rapidly, then lands with a counterclockwise swing Roll left once you see it extend its spear Staff Variant Shattering Crystal Raises its staff away from its body to charge magic power, then brings it down in front of it, shooting an arc of crystals forward all at once Roll forward through the blast Crystal Release Hugs its arms to its chest while a blue sphere appears over its head, then spreads them as the sphere rains crystals down in its vicinity for several seconds Run away as you see it charging Crystal Torrent Pulls its staff back to charge magic power, then pushes it forward, shooting cone of crystals forward continuously for several seconds Roll to either side and stay out of the way of the crystals Crystal Blast Raises its staff above its head with both hands, then brings it down creating one large blast in front of it Roll back when you see it raise its staff Skydance Jumps into the air while spinning its arms rapidly around it Roll away to avoid the initial hit, then chase after it : Attack can be parried Crystalian Notes & Other Trivia Uniquely among all enemies, its stance damage doesn't recover until its stance is first broken Ringblade Crystalian Combo Chart Spear Crystalian Combo Chart Staff Crystalian Combo Chart Crystalian Raya Lucaria Crystal TunnelGrace. Drops 3,000 Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing (1) HP 1,595