Specter

Specter is a ghostly enemy in Dragon's Dogma.

Overview

Specters are dangerous dark cyan colored Ghosts feared by all Pawns for their deadly possession attack. They have relatively high health and strong magick resistance, but they are still vulnerable to Holy magick. They are invulnerable to physical attacks, except when they're clinging to a target.

Unlike other ghosts, Spectres target only pawns, and will not possess the Arisen.

Type	Ghost
Experience gained	Base Experience of 900 Can be more or less depending on a few factors such as: Having fewer pawns Being under the effect of Weal Use of the Bezel Crown bow Being in Hard Mode Having higher or lower level pawns
Location	Gransys Around the Healing Spring in the Verda Woodlands at night In the main keep of The Blighted Manse after completion of the quest Duchess In Distress The Bluemoon Tower One can be found in the second level underground in the Catacombs during the quest A Parting Gift. The Everfall (Post-Dragon) Chamber of Tragedy Chamber of Estrangement Bitterblack Isle (Post-Daimon) Rotwood Depository The Black Abbey Ward of Regret Rotunda of Dread
Items	Eldricite Eldricite Shard In the Everfall, additionally Balmy Perfume

Stats	Health	Attack	Defense	Magick Attack	Magick Defense	Weight
Stats	3000	1	200	400	250	incorporeal

Relative Damage Taken	Slash	Bash	Fire	Ice	Thunder	Holy	Dark
Relative Damage Taken	immune §	immune §	100%	100%	100%	350%	50%

Sources: Dragon's Dogma - ドラゴンズドグマ＆ Dark Arisen (www10.atwiki.jp), the 'Dragon's Dogma Signature Series Guide' and in-game testing.

§ Except when possessing a victim

Attacks

Attack	Type	Description
Possession	Spec	With spectral arms outstreched, the spectre follows a pawn, and will attempts to possess them. After several seconds if not dislodged the Specter will depart - if the pawn lacked possession resistance it will certainly be possessed.
Floating Charge	Spec	Rushes through a target. Likely to cause stagger as well as causing the invigoration Strength Boosted.
Ghostly Discharge	Spec	Starts pulsating, increases in size and eventually discharges, causing damage, stagger as well as causing the invigoration Strength Boosted to anyone near it.
Disperse	Spec	The Specter disperses briefly, with a small discharge that may stagger or cause Strength Boosted.

Tactics

Specter possessed pawn near healing spring — Specter possessed pawn near Healing Spring in Verda Woodlands

Immune to all debilitations.
Vulnerable to magick attacks, and all holy based attacks.
Vulnerable to physical attacks when they possess a target.
Physically attacking them often results in their disappearance and becoming temporarily intangible. They will reappear after a few seconds in the exact spot they were struck.
Melee attacks are ineffective - unenchanted weapons may inflict a very small amount of damage, less than 10hp
Resistant to Great Sacrifice if directly hit.
Spectres only target pawns, so the Arisen need no worry at all about becoming possessed.

Pawn Bestiary Knowledge

For full information, refer to the Bestiary page or the according section on the Phantom page.

Enemy specific :

None

The scroll Ghost Tactics Vol. 1 will grant knowledge for this enemy.

In addition to witnessing these techniques, it is necessary for Pawns to participate in killing 50 Specters either with their own Arisen or while travelling with others.

Pawn chatter

"Give a call if you're possessed!"

"All consciousness ends once it takes hold."

" 'Tis nemesis to all pawns!"

"Captured pawns lose themselves!"

"Don't allow it to possess you!" (bad knowledge flag)

"If it takes hold of a pawn, 'tis death!"

"'Tis a soul most evil floats there."

Notes

Impervious prevents possession, but not the possession attack - pawns with this Invigoration will be held by Spectres until the effect wears off (or they are rescued), after which they will likely be possessed if they don't wear gear with high enough possession resistance.