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# <Color id="light_purple">Hel</Color> - Queen of the Underworld
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Hel is the goddess of the underworld and serves as the entry boss for the Ragnarok boss progression. She is an elusive spellcaster who prefers to fight from a distance.
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### <ItemImage id="ftbragnarok:dead_heart" scale="0.75" /> <Color id="aqua">Boss Stats</Color> <ItemImage id="ftbragnarok:dead_heart" scale="0.75" />
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* <Color id="red">Health:</Color> 350 HP
* <Color id="gold">Damage Cap:</Color> 10% (35 HP per hit)
* <Color id="green">Drops:</Color> <ItemLink id="ftbragnarok:dead_heart" />

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## <Color id="gold">Combat Behavior</Color>
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Hel is a <Color id="light_purple">flying boss</Color> who hovers above the ground and teleports frequently to avoid melee combat. She excels at ranged magical attacks.

### <Color id="aqua">Phase Transitions</Color>

| Phase | Health Threshold | New Abilities |
|-------|-----------------|---------------|
| 1 | 100% - 70% | Basic attacks |
| 2 | 70% - 40% | Summons Hel Clones |
| 3 | 40% - 15% | Sculk Tentacles, Starfall |
| 4 | Below 15% | All abilities enhanced |

### <Color id="aqua">Evasion Mechanics</Color>
* <Color id="green">Dodge Chance:</Color> 65% chance to phase through attacks
* <Color id="green">Teleportation:</Color> Teleports away when players get within 6 blocks
* <Color id="green">Shield:</Color> Casts a magical shield when hit by projectiles

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## <Color id="gold">Attacks</Color>
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### <Color id="red">Soul Fireballs</Color>
Hel fires homing soul fireballs at all players in range. These projectiles track their targets.

### <Color id="red">Wither Skulls</Color>
Dark skulls that apply the Wither effect on hit.

### <Color id="red">Sculk Tentacles</Color>
A telegraphed ground attack - watch for purple particles and MOVE! Deals heavy damage if caught.

### <Color id="red">Summon Hel Clones</Color>
Hel summons spectral copies of herself that also cast spells. Kill them quickly!

### <Color id="red">Starfall</Color>
In later phases, Hel calls down meteors from the sky.

### <Color id="aqua">Anti-Flying Mechanic</Color>
If players try to cheese the fight by flying too high, Hel will cast <Color id="light_purple">Chains of Ragnarok</Color> - summoning lightning and pulling all players down to the ground.