Witherhead

"The forces of the Humans could not save me when I hid here, and they can't save you either."

- Witherhead, Decrepit Sewers

Witherhead, the "Black Plague of Ragni," is the final boss of the Decrepit Sewers dungeon, the first dungeon in the game.

Witherhead is first encountered during the Sewers of Ragni quest, in which she is briefly sighted at numerous points in the old sewer tunnel, which is also infested with undead like the Decrepit Sewers are. After unsealing the dungeon, the player may venture inside to destroy Witherhead and the threat she poses to Ragni after being released.

Combat
After completing the final combat phase of the Decrepit Sewers dungeon and unlocking the door to the boss room, players must fight and defeat Witherhead to complete the dungeon and claim their rewards. The dungeon is recommended for players around level 9.

The boss arena is large and circular, with shallow water around the edges, which the player cannot enter. Witherhead herself stands in the middle of the room and attacks with a bow, occasionally also using a potentially dangerous Arrow Storm spell. She deals a small amount of damage with each hit, but is also weak to ; therefore at lower levels, the best available Air weapons are recommended.

Damages
At the beginning of the battle, several Witherhead Spawn are summoned around the boss, which will try to attack the player in melee combat. Dealing with them first makes the battle easier, though they do slowly spawn back during the battle.

At four points around the arena are rows of pressure plates on red clay: these plates activate temporary walls, similar to the ones used to defend against the Flaming Skeletons elsewhere in the dungeon, to provide respite from Witherhead's attacks (her Spawn can still reach you when a wall is up, however). Only two of the four rows of plates is available at any given time; after activating one, a different one will become available. These walls are especially useful in avoiding damage from the Arrow Storm attack.

After Witherhead has been defeated, players will be teleported to the entrance of the dungeon to receive their rewards, including her drops.

Lore
In A Hero's Origin secret discovery it is told that Witherhead is a unnamed woman who died in the Ragni sewers in 854AP during one of the undead attacks on Ragni. At some point she was risen by the Corruption and changed into what she is now.

Trivia

 * In older versions of the Skeleton Dungeon prior to the 1.14.1 Gameplay Update, Witherhead was a plain skeleton wearing a black wither skull on its head.
 * Following the release of the 1.17 Dungeons & Discoveries Update, Witherhead was confirmed to be female and given additional lore.