---
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-hazard-trail
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-hazard-trail
lang: en
title: Hazard trail
summary: A moving source leaves hazardous patches behind it.
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
status: active
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https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-hazard-trail/
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https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-hazard-trail.json
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https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-hazard-trail.md
aliases: []
tags:
- Boss fights
- Zones and traps
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title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Hazard trail (RU)'
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- id: source-938d01176a1635ea
title: Shriek · Ori and the Will of the Wisps
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title: Dancer of the Boreal Valley · Dark Souls III
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title: Ziva the Engineer · V Rising
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FaqtlB36V8&t=24s'
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- id: source-73b3ffc2ba6c4e92
title: V Rising developers on Ziva the Engineer · PlayStation Blog
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https://blog.playstation.com/2024/06/03/v-rising-devs-deep-drive-into-boss-encounters-coming-to-ps5-june-11/
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- id: source-945019fe5d82d809
title: 'Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault'
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title: Hollow Knight
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id: boss-hazard-trail
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attributes:
preview:
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Hazard trail
description: A moving source leaves hazardous patches behind it.
image:
src: images/mechanics/boss-final-7jwq9kjwpye-46p5.webp
width: 854
height: 480
game: Hollow Knight
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQ9KjwPyE&t=46.5s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQ9KjwPyE'
sourceFrameSeconds: 46.5
credit: Team Cherry; gameplay capture by fireb0rn
rights: >-
Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by fireb0rn. Original
visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from
portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: 'Hollow Knight: Nightmare King Grimm’s dash leaves a fire trail'
alt: 'Hollow Knight: Nightmare King Grimm’s dash leaves a fire trail'
markers:
- x: 26
'y': 79
label: Fire behind the moving boss temporarily preserves a hazardous path
tips:
- >-
Distinguish the source from its trail and show the order in which
segments fade.
examples:
- title: Hollow Knight
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQ9KjwPyE&t=46.5s'
endsAt: null
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.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
catalogKey: catalog/boss-fight-atlas
---
# Hazard trail
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-hazard-trail
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-hazard-trail
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-hazard-trail/
A moving source leaves hazardous patches behind it.
## At a glance
[Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQ9KjwPyE&t=46.5s) · Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by fireb0rn. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQ9KjwPyE), 46.5 s
1. Fire behind the moving boss temporarily preserves a hazardous path
- Distinguish the source from its trail and show the order in which segments fade.
- [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQ9KjwPyE&t=46.5s)
## How it works
A moving source leaves hazardous patches behind it.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- A moving source leaves hazardous patches behind it.
## 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: Hazard trail (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/hazard-trail/) (id: source-000e2479b82e23c4)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Hazard trail (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/hazard-trail/) (id: source-bb3baffd13af61be)
- [Shriek · Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=1165s) (id: source-938d01176a1635ea)
- [Dancer of the Boreal Valley · Dark Souls III](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=38s) (id: source-f11ef1d99a1763be)
- [Ziva the Engineer · V Rising](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FaqtlB36V8&t=24s) (id: source-8257284e3816dc3e)
- [V Rising developers on Ziva the Engineer · PlayStation Blog](https://blog.playstation.com/2024/06/03/v-rising-devs-deep-drive-into-boss-encounters-coming-to-ps5-june-11/) (id: source-73b3ffc2ba6c4e92)
- [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809)
- [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQ9KjwPyE&t=46.5s) (id: source-4a663b9b8717d5b9)
CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors