Online:Bone Colossus

Bone Colossus (lore page)
Location	Aba-Loria, Abamath Ruins, Dark Anchors/Fissures, The Doomcrag , Loriasel, The Manor of Revelry, The Mooring, Nimalten, Northpoint, Obsidian Scar, Obsidian Scar, Pinepeak Cavern, Roots of Silvenar, Rulanyil's Fall, Shor's Stone Mine, Shrine of Mauloch, Thibaut's Cairn, Vuldngrav, Wansalen, Wittestadr Crypts, Thukhozod's Sanctum , Traitor's Vault , Labyrinthian, Midnight Barrow , Zenithar's Abbey Cloister/Bazaar, Death's Valor Keep, Castle Navire Catacombs
Species	Bone Colossus
Health	119,538	Difficulty
Reaction	Hostile

A bone colossus

Bone Colossi are large undead creatures constructed from many bones. While most bone colossi are elite enemies, smaller and weaker versions can be summoned by bonelords during battle.

Related Quests

• A Ritual in Smokefrost Peaks: Stop the Worm Cult ritual at the Smokefrost Peaks Altar.
• A Ritual in the Ragged Hills: Stop the Worm Cult ritual at the Ragged Hills Altar.
• Banishing the Banished: Help imprison the spirit of an evil Altmer.
•  Banished Cells Pledge: Explore the Banished Cells and return Undaunted. (disabled since Patch 2.6.4)
• Castle of the Worm: Grant a request for asylum from a prisoner in the Castle of the Worm.
•  City Under Siege: Protect Tanval as he performs the ritual.
•  The Death of Balreth: Defeat Balreth and end his threat forever.
• The Jeweled Crown of Anton: Help locate a missing noble.
•  Puzzle of the Pass: Head to the Boralis mountains and find a way through the Shrouded Pass.
• Quiet the Ringing Bell: Head to the heart of Daen Seeth to return the juggernaut to its cage.
• Ritual at the Dragonshrine: Stop the Worm Cult ritual at the Smokefrost Dragonshrine.
•  Sadal's Final Defeat: Rebind Sadal and end the threat to Stonefalls.
• Shadow of Sancre Tor: Retrieve the Amulet of Kings from its hiding place.
• Soul Shriven in Coldharbour: Escape from the depths of Coldharbour.
•  Souls of the Betrayed: Investigate a claim of necromancy and disturbed undead in Upper Craglorn.
• Torn Asunder: Recover the earthly remains of a spirit's three daughters.
•  Through the Shroud: End the threat of the Reachmen at Vernim Woods.
• Vaermina's Gambit: Face the Night Terror and end the threat to Stormhaven.

Skills and Abilities

As they are considered elite enemies, bone colossi are immune to all crowd control effects.

Strike

A basic melee attack that does moderate physical damage.

Wake the Dead

The bone colossus summons three to four Risen Dead to attack the player.

Slash

The Risen Dead swipe at the player doing minor physical damage.

Necromantic Implosion

After a while the Risen Dead will explode if not killed, doing moderate physical damage around themselves as indicated by a red circle.

Bone Saw

The bone colossus stomps its foot, doing moderate physical damage in a cone in front of it and staggering those hit.

Bone Colossi that can be summoned during the fight with Voriak Solkyn have one additional ability:

Rain of Fire

The bone colossus screams and looks up at the sky, summoning an infernal rain of fire all over the arena, indicated by multiple large and overlapping AoEs, dealing continuous high flame damage.

Bone Colossi summoned by Animus Crystals during the fight against Thurvokun have additional abilities:

Coldfire Blast

Deals moderate flame damage.

Bone Colossi summoned by dragons have additional abilities:

Fireblast

Trample

Unique Bone Colossi

• Aki-Kahz, Bringer of Dust, a bone colossus found in the Swallowed Grove
• Amoncrul, a cold-flame bone colossus Patrolling Horror found in the Nobles District of the Imperial City
• Balreth, a flame bone colossus imprisoned in Ash Mountain
• The Bonemonger, the group event boss in Root Sunder Ruins
• Brimstone Caretaker, a bone colossus found in The Brimstone Den
• Cernunnon, the second boss in Falkreath Hold
• The Charnel Cage, a flame bone colossus found in Molavar
• Child of Bones, a cold-flame bone colossus summoned by Molag Bal to try to prevent the Prophet from escaping Coldharbour
• Death's Head, the second mini-boss in the Vaults of Madness
• Death's Leviathan, the second boss in the Crypt of Hearts I
• The Ebon Lord, the delve boss of the Ebon Crypt
• Frozen Colossus, an icy bone colossus summoned by Laatvulon in Doomstone Keep
• Galthis, Vaermina's lover and champion, found in Emeric's Dream
• Garggeel, a bone colossus found at Hightide Keep
• Gravelord, a flaming bone colossus found in Skyreach Catacombs
• Grivier's Monstrosity, part of the group boss duo of Balefire Island
• Guardian Construct, a flame bone colossus found in the Varlasel ruin of the Shrouded Pass during the quest Puzzle of the Pass
• Guardian of the Vault, a bone colossus found in the Tomb of Lost Kings
• Ilambris Amalgam, the result of the Ilambris Twins merging together during the second boss encounter in the Crypt of Hearts II
• The Lastblood, a bone colossus summoned at Hammerhome during the quest Torn Asunder
• Matriarch Rathila, a blue-flame bone colossus found deep inside the Veloth Ancestral Tomb
• Onkal the Harbinger, one of the champions in Rulanyil's Fall
• Oskana, part of the group boss duo of Seaside Scarp Camp
• Sadal, a flame bone colossus imprisoned in the Tormented Spire
• The Silent Colossus, one of the champions in the Forgotten Crypts
• Skeletal Destroyer, the last mini-boss in The Banished Cells I
• Skull Reaper, the first mini-boss in Wayrest Sewers II
• Tzirzhalir, part of the last boss duo in Unhallowed Grave
• Uluzzur, one of the champions in the Village of the Lost
• Varzunon, a bone colossus found in Graven Deep
• Veiled Colossus, a bone colossus found at Driladan Pass
• Vessel of Worms, a cold-flame bone colossus found in the Traitor's Vault during the quest Half-Formed Understandings

Variants

• Dread Bone Colossi, bone colossi that can be the potential final bosses of Dark Anchors
• Flame Colossi, bone colossi found in City of Ash II
• Fire Colossi, bone colossi summoned by The Pyrelord in The Brimstone Den
• Reanimated Monstrosities, bone colossi summoned by the Mad Architect in the Vaults of Madness
• Shade Colossi, bone colossi summoned by Voidmothers

Generic Bone Colossi

Generic, unnamed bone colossi can be encountered in various places across Tamriel, including delves, dungeons, and DLC content. These bone colossi have varying stats, namely health. Below is a list of bone colossi, categorized by location, difficulty and health.

Zone / Dungeon	Specific Location	Difficulty	Health
Tamriel	Summoned by bonelords		52,831
Cyrodiil	Haynote Cave, Lipsand Tarn, Pothole Caverns, Underpall Cave		162,654
The Banished Cells II	Summoned by Dremora Hauzkyn		78,586225,562
Spindleclutch II	Summoned by Vampire Bonelords		58,940191,386
Wayrest Sewers II	After Malubeth the Scourger		(?)760,077
Crypt of Hearts I	After Death's Leviathan		117,879401,911
Blackheart Haven	After Atarus
Dragon Mound/Ushmal's Rest	Group boss bonelord summon		(?)
Vernim Woods	Summoned by Stral Blackthroat in the Vaults of Vernim		60,370
Aba-Loria	Beside Cirterisse		15,165
The Wailing Maw	The whole delve		15,165
The Great Shackle	Necromancer summons		29,870
The Manor of Revelry	Last room of the manor cave		133,800
Risen Court	Raised by Brolsgerbwd		(?)
Vaults of Madness	After Ulguna Soul-Reaver		(?)(?)
	Summoned by Dremora Bonelords		333,99123,034
Craglorn	The Seeker's Archive Shada's Tear (Burial Grounds) Skyreach Catacombs		237,066
Imperial City	Memorial District		108,669
Imperial City Prison	Prison District (summoned by Xivkyn Necromancers) Lost Sanctum (summoned by the Lord-Warden's Necromancer)		(?)58,940 58,940191,386
Maelstrom Arena	Stage 1: Vale of the Surreal		39,412(?)
	Stage 9: Theater of Despair, possible summon by Dremora Narkynaz		141,100(?)
Fang Lair	The whole dungeon		117,879355,432
	Summoned during the fight against Thurvokun		(?)302,117
Blackrose Prison	Round 3: Vampire's Pen		78,586225,562
Dragonscours	Summoned by Dragons		479,511
Unhallowed Grave	Throughout the dungeon		(?)(?)
Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns	Summoned by Hjorrenn the Harvester at the Vampire Feeding Grounds		1,758,207
Castle of the Worm	Summoned by Mannimarco at the Tower Summit	(?)	(?) (?) (?) (?)
Sancre Tor	Inner chamber		252136 201709 163,888 (?)
	Summoned at the second shrine in the Reman Vault Summoned during the fight against Mannimarco		(?) (?) 126,068 (?)

†Player has died once during a quest related to an instanced location.

‡Two deaths taken during a quest in an instanced location.

•Three deaths taken during a quest in an instanced location.

Gallery

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  A flaming bone colossus wreathed in cold fire at Zenithar's Abbey

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  Depicted in the loading screen for Thukhozod's Sanctum

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