---
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-lingering-hazard
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-lingering-hazard
lang: en
title: Lingering hazard
summary: An attacked location remains hazardous for a period afterward.
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
status: active
url: >-
https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-lingering-hazard/
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https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-lingering-hazard.json
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https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-lingering-hazard.md
aliases: []
tags:
- Boss fights
- Zones and traps
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- id: source-44bad2bc7caeb684
title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Lingering hazard (RU)'
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https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/lingering-hazard/
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- id: source-82a4e3b7fe9bf79d
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https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/lingering-hazard/
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- id: source-47cd13290fc05721
title: High Dragun · Enter the Gungeon
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKALjUZqhXA&t=103s'
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- id: source-938d01176a1635ea
title: Shriek · Ori and the Will of the Wisps
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- id: source-8257284e3816dc3e
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'
url: 'https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design'
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title: Hollow Knight
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=62s'
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id: boss-lingering-hazard
title: Boss fights
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https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-lingering-hazard
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attributes:
preview:
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Lingering hazard
description: An attacked location remains hazardous for a period afterward.
image:
src: images/mechanics/boss-final-bgh04-wcryk-62.webp
width: 640
height: 360
game: Hollow Knight
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=62s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk'
sourceFrameSeconds: 62
credit: Team Cherry; gameplay capture by PrizMatex
rights: >-
Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by PrizMatex. Original
visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from
portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: 'Hollow Knight: floor spikes remain active during subsequent attacks'
alt: 'Hollow Knight: floor spikes remain active during subsequent attacks'
markers:
- x: 34
'y': 89
label: The hazardous floor persists while the boss adds another threat
tips:
- >-
Show when the hazard expires and account for it when planning the next
attack.
examples:
- title: Hollow Knight
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=62s'
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
---
# Lingering hazard
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-lingering-hazard
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-lingering-hazard
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-lingering-hazard/
An attacked location remains hazardous for a period afterward.
## At a glance
[Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=62s) · Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by PrizMatex. 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=bgh04-wCRyk), 62 s
1. The hazardous floor persists while the boss adds another threat
- Show when the hazard expires and account for it when planning the next attack.
- [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=62s)
## How it works
An attacked location remains hazardous for a period afterward.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- An attacked location remains hazardous for a period afterward.
## 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: Lingering hazard (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/lingering-hazard/) (id: source-44bad2bc7caeb684)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Lingering hazard (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/lingering-hazard/) (id: source-82a4e3b7fe9bf79d)
- [High Dragun · Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKALjUZqhXA&t=103s) (id: source-47cd13290fc05721)
- [Shriek · Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=1165s) (id: source-938d01176a1635ea)
- [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=bgh04-wCRyk&t=62s) (id: source-b96949457d584b59)
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