Daresso, King of Swords

Daresso, King of Swords
Location(s)	The Grand Arena
Quest(s)	The King of Desire
Resistance(s)	Resists Elemental Damage Resists Chaos Damage
Skill(s)	Cold wave Attack Combo Summon Ice Clones Charge Floating Swords Enrage

Daresso, King of Swords is a unique monster located in The Grand Arena.

He is the final enemy in this area and defeating him during the quest The King of Desire will cause him to drop The Eye of DesireThe Eye of Desire"It is a cruel joke that
Man was born with more
Intent than Life."
- Malachai.

Lore

Daresso was the Sword King, a title reserved to the most exalted duelist of the Grand Arena of Theopolis. An orphaned slave boy, at age 13, he was forced into fighting in the pits for the amusement of gamblers. Daresso had a knack for fighting; at age 15, he made his first kill on another man, and eventually went on to become a duelist at the Grand Arena.

At first, Daresso fought simply to survive. Daresso would eventually become outmatched, but just before he accepted defeat, he had first laid his eyes upon Merveil. With newfound purpose, Daresso turned the fight around and began fighting for his new desire: the favor of Merveil. He rose up in rank even higher and eventually challenged the Sword King. Following his victory against the Sword King, Daresso immediately asked for Merveil's hand in marriage.

Daresso proposed to Merveil with the Star of WraeclastStar of Wraeclast
Ruby AmuletRequires Level 28+(20-30)% to Fire ResistanceGrants Level 10 Frostblink Skill
(30-50)% increased Cold Damage
+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances
60% increased Area of Effect of Hex Skills
You cannot be Cursed with Silence
Frostblink has 50% increased Duration
Corrupted"I offer to you an eternal oath
that binds your heart to mine;
a bond that not even death will break.
Will you accept?"
- Daresso, to his beloved, unaware of its curse. Seeing his beloved slowly turn into a monster, Daresso slipped away into Wraeclast, hoping to find a cure for her curse. Although the details afterwards are unknown, Daresso eventually perished in Wraeclast.

Encounter

Path of Exile - How to beat Daresso - In depth boss fight analysis

Abilities

• Ice Clones - An attack skill that spawns projectiles from locations around the player with a short delay. The projectiles look like icy clones of Daresso, but are regular spell projectiles in all respects.
• Attack Combo - A single target melee attack skill that does three sequential hits. The final hit has a percentage of physical damage added as extra cold damage. This attack skips evasion and dodge checks.
• Cold Waves - Similar to Freezing Pulse skill, it does three waves per use with increased radius for each successive wave. 100% of the this spell is cold and it does more damage the closer you are to him.
• Enrage - Activates automatically each time a quarter of his life is removed. It grants him a buff increasing attack speed that lasts a short duration, except for the last time he uses it, in which case the duration is infinite.
• Charge - Pretty much the same as Whirling Blades skill.
• Sword Clouds - This is an environmental effect, meaning it isn't directly used by Daresso. The cloud is a physical damage spell that repeatedly hits everything in its area of effect, it cannot cause stun.

Related items

• Daresso's CourageDaresso's Courage
  Baroque Round ShieldQuality: +20%
  Chance to Block: (27%-30%)
  Armour: (268-292)
  Evasion: (268-292)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 54, 70 Str, 70 Dex120% increased Block Recovery+30% Chance to Block Spell Damage while on Low Life
  20% increased Global Physical Damage
  (100-120)% increased Armour and Evasion
  +(10-20)% to all Elemental Resistances
  +(3-6)% Chance to Block
  +20% Chance to Block Attack Damage if you have Blocked Spell Damage Recently
  +20% chance to Block Spell Damage if you have Blocked Attack Damage RecentlyBy tourney's end, Daresso bled and shivered.
  Yet even accursed treachery failed to steal the champion's victory.
• Daresso's DefianceDaresso's Defiance
  Full DragonscaleQuality: +20%
  Armour: (1316-1504)
  Evasion: (1044-1193)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 63, 115 Str, 94 Dex(160-200)% increased Armour and Evasion
  +(60-90) to maximum Life
  (0.4-0.6)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life
  6% chance to Dodge Attack Hits
  You lose all Endurance Charges when Hit
  You gain an Endurance Charge on Kill
  You gain Onslaught for 5 seconds per Endurance Charge when Hit
  (60-100)% increased Onslaught Effect"When your back is against the wall,
  And your opponent is bleeding you dry,
  There is only one appropriate response:
  Unbridled, overwhelming violence."
  - Daresso, the Sword King
• Daresso's PassionDaresso's Passion
  EstocOne Handed Sword
  Quality: +20%
  Physical Damage: (61.2-70.8) to (108-120)
  Elemental Damage: (30-38) to (40-50)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.50%
  Attacks per Second: 1.50
  Weapon Range: 14Requires Level 43, 140 Dex+25% to Global Critical Strike MultiplierAdds (30-38) to (40-50) Physical Damage
  Adds (30-38) to (40-50) Cold Damage
  20% reduced Frenzy Charge Duration
  25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Kill
  (60-80)% increased Damage while you have no Frenzy ChargesIt doesn't matter how well the young swordsman trains.
  All form and finesse are forgotten when blood first hits the ground.
• Daresso's SaluteDaresso's Salute
  Citrine AmuletRequires Level 16+(16-24) to Strength and Dexterity50% reduced maximum Energy Shield
  +(30-40)% to Fire Resistance
  +(30-40)% to Cold Resistance
  10% increased Movement Speed when on Full Life
  +2 to Melee Strike Range
  60% increased Melee Damage when on Full Life"A bit short in the arm, are you?
  Then you'll be short of a head soon enough."
  - Daresso the Daring

Version History

Version	Changes
2.0.0	Added to the game