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key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-enrage
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-enrage
lang: en
title: Enrage
summary: A condition increases boss pressure through parameters or new actions.
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
status: active
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- Boss fights
- Structure and readability
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updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Enrage
description: A condition increases boss pressure through parameters or new actions.
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credit: Re-Logic; gameplay capture by HACH439
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Game graphics © Re-Logic. Gameplay recording by HACH439. Visible source
markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY
4.0.
caption: Eye of Cthulhu’s later form changes the fight pattern
alt: Eye of Cthulhu’s later form changes the fight pattern
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label: The boss’s changed appearance helps identify the new state
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- 'Tune the stronger form’s speed, damage and pauses separately.'
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- title: Terraria
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Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic
pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by
gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference
URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights;
references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
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---
# Enrage
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-enrage
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-enrage
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-enrage/
A condition increases boss pressure through parameters or new actions.
## At a glance
[Terraria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaYY2fauQNo&t=58s) · Game graphics © Re-Logic. Gameplay recording by HACH439. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.
[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaYY2fauQNo), 58 s
1. The boss’s changed appearance helps identify the new state
- Tune the stronger form’s speed, damage and pauses separately.
- [Terraria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaYY2fauQNo&t=58s)
## How it works
A condition increases boss pressure through parameters or new actions.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- A condition increases boss pressure through parameters or new actions.
## Context and limits
A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas.
## Connected materials
## Sources and provenance
Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Enrage (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/enrage/) (id: source-9ec0777c0bd65816)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Enrage (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/enrage/) (id: source-0694466e65a8302a)
- [Eye of Cthulhu · Terraria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaYY2fauQNo&t=66s) (id: source-4554ec21f4aa8b2e)
- [Absolute Radiance · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=20s) (id: source-3d98aa5b859ad11b)
- [Diablos · Monster Hunter: World](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwFX9I69uss&t=265s) (id: source-ab5a882e9f13fff7)
- [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809)
- [Terraria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaYY2fauQNo&t=58s) (id: source-cbcd085f7fb9d519)
CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors