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key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-shared-group-health
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-shared-group-health
lang: en
title: Shared group health
summary: Several bodies feed damage into one shared health pool.
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- Boss fights
- Multi-boss relationships
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updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Shared group health
description: Several bodies feed damage into one shared health pool.
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width: 640
height: 360
game: Elden Ring
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iygrSgc9mhA&t=80s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iygrSgc9mhA'
sourceFrameSeconds: 80
credit: FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment; gameplay capture by PowerPyx
rights: >-
Game graphics © FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment. Gameplay
recording by PowerPyx. Original visible source markings retained. All
rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: 'Elden Ring: Godskin Duo’s shared bar tracks the whole encounter'
alt: 'Elden Ring: Godskin Duo’s shared bar tracks the whole encounter'
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label: Damage to either partner reduces the encounter’s shared health pool
tips:
- >-
Separate encounter health from individual bodies’ states and show how
hits contribute.
examples:
- title: Elden Ring
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iygrSgc9mhA&t=80s'
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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
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attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
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---
# Shared group health
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-shared-group-health
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-shared-group-health
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-shared-group-health/
Several bodies feed damage into one shared health pool.
## At a glance
[Elden Ring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iygrSgc9mhA&t=80s) · Game graphics © FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment. Gameplay recording by PowerPyx. 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=iygrSgc9mhA), 80 s
1. Damage to either partner reduces the encounter’s shared health pool
- Separate encounter health from individual bodies’ states and show how hits contribute.
- [Elden Ring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iygrSgc9mhA&t=80s)
## How it works
Several bodies feed damage into one shared health pool.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- Several bodies feed damage into one shared health pool.
## 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: Shared group health (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/shared-group-health/) (id: source-0828c865162446e7)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Shared group health (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/shared-group-health/) (id: source-e4f84c60a2ecdb38)
- [Ribby and Croaks · Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w55yfSl5NUc&t=1s) (id: source-5c06599b6884f0e5)
- [Godskin Duo · Elden Ring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iygrSgc9mhA&t=30s) (id: source-b7dbb221f3bfac17)
- [The Four Kings · Dark Souls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkBIV5FjdTI&t=40s) (id: source-609e5a701ad67f4e)
- [Godskin Duo — Eldenpedia](https://eldenring.wiki.gg/wiki/Godskin_Duo) (id: source-986a48ec32923991)
- [The Four Kings — Dark Souls Wiki](https://darksouls.wikidot.com/the-four-kings) (id: source-2fefe762f5054684)
- [Clip Joint Calamity — Cuphead Wiki](https://cuphead.wiki.gg/wiki/Clip_Joint_Calamity) (id: source-a3e6994d531b887f)
- [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design](https://media.gdcvault.com/gdc2018/presentations/Keren_Itay_BossUp.pdf) (id: source-c151324fe6097460)
- [Elden Ring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iygrSgc9mhA&t=80s) (id: source-6ebc5f4bae19cf71)
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