Possessed Varg

Possessed Varg
	3000
	50 (bite) 20 (cold flames)
Planar Damage	30
	Lunar Aligned
Drops	x2-3 x1-2 x1 ()
	"mutatedwarg"

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This content is available only after activating the Lunar Rift

“What big, glowing eyes you have!”

–Wilson

“Don't worry, you're still gonna go down in flames.”

–Willow

“Good monster doggy. Don't kill Wolfgang.”

–Wolfgang

“It only lives for malice.”

–Wendy

“IT HAS RECEIVED A FIRMWARE UPDATE”

–WX-78

“Its body has been drastically altered.”

–Wickerbottom

“You are one strange lookin' pooch.”

–Woodie

“I don't care for the new look.”

–Maxwell

“It is pössessed by angry spirits!”

–Wigfrid

“That's not a nice puppy!”

–Webber

“Its temper hasn't improved one bit.”

–Warly

“Weird Woofer”

–Wormwood

“Whose yard did you get out of?”

–Winona

“This Rover has had quite the makeover!”

–Wortox

“Spikey doggy.”

–Wurt

“That Varg doesn't look so good...”

–Walter

“Oh botheration, I'm getting deja vu...”

–Wanda

The Possessed Varg is a boss monster exclusive to Don't Starve Together, added in From Beyond. It is the reanimated corpse of a regular Varg, possessed by a Brightshade Gestalt if a Lunar Rift is active in the world. Before the Brightshade Gestalt possesses the Varg corpse, it can manually be lit on fire using a Torch, Fire Staff or similar to prevent the fight, similar to Horror Hounds.

The Possessed Varg is one of three lunar-mutated bosses which must be killed to complete the Grainy Transmission quest, upon the completion of which the player receives an empty Spark Ark.

After opening Rifts if the player has not killed a Possessed Varg as part of the quest, Suspicious Dirt Piles with teeth will appear in the world with claw marks next to them. If the player follows these tracks they will be led to a Varg and its Hounds feasting on the meat and body of a recently-deceased Koalefant.

Behavior

Attack Pattern

Like a normal Varg, the Possessed Varg periodically howls to summon two Hounds at a time; however, after their death, the summoned Hounds turn into Horror Hounds.

The Possessed Varg has the same bite as the Varg, and also uses a new attack - it breathes cold flames in an area, turning from side to side and dealing damage several times to players caught within. This same attack is also a weakness of the Possessed Varg — if the Varg receives damage from a Planar Damage weapon during its cold breath attack, it can be stunned for a short period of time, during which players can deal damage to the Varg or deal with its Hounds. Additionally, this attack can deal damage to the Varg's Hounds if they are caught within, including Blue Hounds, but excluding Horror Hounds.

If the Varg gets every attack off, its pattern is 2-3 Bites before a Coldfire Breath. The player can, however, manipulate it to not bite and only use its breath attack by running from it for 10 seconds, for the purpose of stunning it after the attack.

Tips

• Woodie with the Weremoose Mastery Insight unlocked can very easily kill the Varg and Possessed Varg by continuously holding the attack button and tanking the damage, only taking about 3/5ths his own health in damage.

Trivia

• The Gingerbread Varg can also transform into a Possessed Varg when killed, but the Clay Varg cannot as its body shatters when killed.
• The Possessed Varg was introduced in the Host of Horrors From Beyond update.
  • It is the only lunar-mutated boss whose predecessor is a non-boss monster, as the Varg lacks the "Epic" tag.
    • As such, the Twins of Terror is naturally hostile to the Possessed Varg, making it a viable tactic to trick the bosses into fighting each other.

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