Editing Viconia DeVir/combat

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| title = Fighting Viconia DeVir
| keywords = Shar, Viconia, boss, fight
| description = Viconia DeVir is a drow cleric of Shar in Baldur's Gate 3, able to be fought at the Cloister of Sombre Embrace along with her fellow cultists. This page focuses on her combat encounter and strategy for beating her.
| image = Edward-vanderghote-viconia.webp
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{{Infobox statistics
| name = Viconia DeVir
| image = Viconia Model.png
| imagesize = 0.7
| race = Lolth-sworn drow
| size = Medium
| type = Humanoid
| armour_class = 20
| hit_points = 124
| hit_points_tactician = 161
| movement_speed_meters = 9
| movement_speed_feet = 30
| weight_kg = 75
| weight_lb = 150
| level = 11
| str = 14
| dex = 19
| con = 10
| int = 17
| wis = 18
| cha = 16

| condition1_name = Shield of Faith
| condition1_description = +2 to armour class.
| condition2_name = Sanctuary
| condition2_description = Cannot be targeted by enemy attacks or spells.
| condition3_name = Radiant Retort
| condition3_description = Reflect Radiant damage back at your attacker twofold as Force damage.
| condition4_name = Veil of Shar
| condition4_description = [[Shield of Faith]] also grants +2 to saving throws.
| condition5_name = Nightbringer's Beloved
| condition5_description = Regain 7~76 HP when using [[Channel Divinity]].

| feature1_name = Born into Darkness
| feature1_description = Can see through any darkness, cannot be Blinded.
| feature2_name = Darkvision
| feature2_description = Can see in the dark up to 12m.
| feature3_name = Fey Ancestry
| feature3_description = Immunity to sleep and advantage on saves against Charmed.
| feature4_name = Magic Resistance
| feature4_description = Advantage on Saving Throws against Spells and other magical effects. 
| feature5_name = Mortal Reminder
| feature5_description = The target of a critical hit, and nearby enemies, might become Frightened.
| feature6_name = Opportunity Attack
| feature6_description = Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
| feature7_name = Protection
| feature7_description = While you have a shield, use a reaction to give an enemy attacking an ally Disadvantage. Only within 1.5m (5ft) and that you can see.
| feature7_mode = Tactician
| feature8_name = Rebuke of the Mighty
| feature8_description = Strike back at an enemy that hits you, dealing Force damage and knocking them Prone. 
| feature9_name = Sentinel: Opportunity Advantage
| feature9_description =  Advantage on Opportunity Attacks. 
| feature9_mode = Tactician
| feature10_name = Sentinel: Snare
| feature10_description = When you hit a creature with an Opportunity Attack, it cannot move for the rest of its turn.
| feature10_mode = Tactician
| feature11_name = Sentinel: Vengeance
| feature11_description = Using a reaction, attack an enemy who attacks an ally within your melee range. 
| feature11_mode = Tactician
| feature12_name = Shadow Ambush
| feature12_description = Deal +4d8 Necrotic damage when attacking from the shadows. 
| feature13_name = Shar's Umbrae
| feature13_description = While obscured, the wearer has advantage on Stealth Checks. 
| feature13_item = Viconia's Priestess Robe
| feature14_name = Sharran Veil
| feature14_description = [[Shield of Faith]] also grants you a +2 to all saving throws. 
| feature14_item = Viconia's Priestess Robe
| feature15_name = Spellguard
| feature15_description = Advantage on saving throws against spells. Spell attack rolls against you have Disadvantage.
| feature15_item = Viconia's Walking Fortress
| feature16_name = Sunlight Sensitivity
| feature16_description = While in sunlight, disadvantage on attack rolls and some Perception checks.
| feature17_name = Tenacity (passive feature)
| feature17_description = When you miss an attack, deal Bludgeoning damage anyway.
| feature18_name = Impenetrable Shadow
| feature18_description = If ending your turn in darkness, receive [[Sanctuary of Loss (Condition)|Sanctuary of Loss]].
| feature18_mode = Honour
| feature19_name = Legendary Action: Heartwrench
| feature19_description = [[Heartwrench]] a Heartform Mapped creature after it strikes an ally.
| feature19_mode = Honour
| feature20_name = Legendary Action: Sanctuary of Loss
| feature20_description = Cast [[Sanctuary of Loss]] when an ally is struck.
| feature20_mode = Honour
}}
This page focuses on [[Viconia DeVir]]'s behaviour during her combat encounter. Viconia DeVir is able to be fought in the [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]], which is found under the [[House of Grief]] in the [[Lower City]]. She is joined by the members of her flock. 

== Attacks and abilities ==
Viconia fights like a level 11 [[Cleric]], capable of casting [[spells]] up to level 6 and possessing two [[Channel Divinity]] charges.

{{Feature box|Channel Divinity: Cloak of Shadows}}
{{Feature box|Inflict Wounds}}
{{Feature box|Bone Chill}}
{{Feature box|Blight}}
{{Feature box|Spirit Guardians (Necrotic)}}
{{Feature box|Divine Intervention: Sunder the Heretical}}
{{Feature box|Divine Strike: Poison (Melee)}}
{{Feature box|Shadow Step}}

===Mapping of the Heart spells===
{{main|Mapping of the Heart}}

{{Feature box|Castigate Heartform}}

Mapped Terror applies {{Cond|Frightened}} and an additional condition depending on the character's response to "What is your greatest fear?" during the [[Mapping of the Heart]]. Cast against the same target as {{SAI|Castigate Heartform}}. Two variations have additional effects that buff the Sharrans:

{{Feature box|Mapped Terror: Betrayal}}
{{Feature box|Mapped Terror: Darkness}}
{{Feature box|Mapped Terror: Disease}}
{{Feature box|Mapped Terror: Ceremorphosis}}
{{Feature box|Mapped Terror: Powerlessness}}
{{Feature box|Mapped Terror: Spiders}}
{{Feature box|Mapped Terror: Wolves}}
Uniquely cast against [[Shadowheart]] if she sat on the bench in the [[House of Grief]], this ability polymorphs Viconia and two allies into wolves.

===Honour Mode===
{{Feature box|Heartwrench}}

{{Feature box|Sanctuary of Loss}}

{{Feature box|Dark Deliverance}}
(Replaces Divine Intervention: Sunder the Heretical)

===Passives ===
Viconia's armour and weapons grant her a few passives and boosts:

*{{MdRarityItem|Handmaiden's Mace}}
**Set the wearer's [[Strength]] score to 18

*{{MdRarityItem|Viconia's Walking Fortress}}
**{{SAI|Rebuke of the Mighty}}
**[[Spellguard]]

*{{MdRarityItem|Viconia's Priestess Robe}}
**[[Shar's Umbrae]]
**[[Sharran Veil]]

==Allies==
Viconia DeVir can be fought in the [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]]. She is joined by 21 other Sharrans:
*Two [[Justiciar Crusader]]s; [[Owltalon]] and [[Nightmist]]
*Four [[Sharran Sentry]]s; [[Sentry Fredrichk]], [[Hendly]], [[Baxta]], and [[Imwise]].
*Five [[Sharran Fidelian]]s; [[Gloommask]], [[Sharran Fidelian Lamona|Lamona]], [[Hyrald]], [[Uttermmask]], and [[Gydd]]
*Ten [[Sharran Novice]]s


If [[Shadowheart]] is a Dark Justiciar, she can convince some or even most of the Sharrans to fight alongside the party.

==Tactics==
If fought, Viconia is one of the more difficult opponents in the game. She is continuously affected by the conditions Nightbringer's Beloved and Radiant Retort and begins the battle under the effect of Sanctuary. She has a high initiative bonus and will begin her first turn using Castigate Heartform on the character who underwent the [[Mapping of the Heart]], followed by [[Mapped Terror]] on the same target, crippling one character with a series of debuffs. Of the several variations of Mapped Terror, [[Mapped Terror: Ceremorphosis]] is potentially the worst, fully locking down one character for at least two turns with a [[Stunned (Condition)|stun]]-like effect. 

The easiest way around the Mapping abilities is also the most obvious: don't do the Mapping of the Heart, or don't take the mapped character into battle. Avoiding the Mapping can be done by leaving [[Shadowheart]] at camp and passing a {{Ability check|Investigation|20}} to reveal a button that unlocks the entrance to the Cloister. Without the Mapping completed, Viconia cannot use Castigate Heartform or Mapped Terror.

Viconia herself is a capable striker thanks to the strength bonus from her [[Handmaiden's Mace]], application of [[Divine Strike: Poison]], and potential guaranteed [[Critical hit|critical hits]] from Castigate Heartform. Disarming her can be useful for reducing her damage output, but she will still have many powerful spells to fall back on.

=== Allies ===
The Sharrans possess overwhelming strength in numbers. She is supported by almost twenty allies including two powerful [[Justiciar Crusader|Justiciar Crusaders]] and four [[Sharran Fidelian]] mages. All of her allies are capable of controlling the arena with [[Darkness]] and casting synergistic spells like [[Overwhelming Grief]]. All possess the Shadow Ambush passive, allowing them to deal extra necrotic damage to the party on attacks; they also liberally use [[Bone Chill]] to prevent healing.

Necrotic resistance and crowd control are the surest ways to increase survivability against the Sharrans' overwhelming numbers. Sources of [[Darkvision]] and/or immunity to [[Blind]] are necessary for melee strikers to wade through the clouds of darkness. The Justiciar Crusaders, [[Nightmist]] and [[Owltalon]], are second only to Viconia in power and are great targets for [[Crown of Madness]] or [[Dominate Person]].

Counterintuitively, this is an potentially an excellent battle to use a [[Cleric|Cleric's]] [[Divine Intervention: Sunder the Heretical]], specifically in conjunction with death-prevention effects like [[Death Ward]]. The enormous radius and large radiant damage will wipe many weaker Novices out of the initiative order. Triggering {{Cond|Radiant Retort}} will surely kill the caster, but upon revival the cleric will have rejuvenated their actions, effectively giving them an extra turn. Triggering Viconia's Radiant Retort with a small source of Radiant damage, such as [[Sacred Flame]] or [[Callous Glow Ring]], can prematurely block her Sanctuary and allow her to be targeted before she gets a turn.

=== Honour Mode ===
Viconia gains one [[Legendary action]] per round and three new abilities on [[Honour Mode]]: [[Heartwrench]], [[Sanctuary of Loss]], and the passive [[Impenetrable Shadow]]. Heartwrench adds a high-power targeted attack that focuses down the character whose heartform was mapped, giving the party one more reason to leave that character back at camp for the fight. The latter two abilities defensively buff Viconia and her allies with additional instances of Sanctuary.

== Notes ==
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* The bestial polymorphs from Mapped Terror: Wolves and Mapped Terror: Spiders are illusory, and thus not targetable with [[Dominate Beast]]. They also function like a [[Druid|Druid's]] [[Wild Shape]], with the polymorphed creature returning to their original form after the beast's hit points are depleted.
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* Especially in Honor Mode, it is recommended to bring a dedicated caster or a large number of AoE spells to this fight. Viconia's Sanctuary and Legendary "Sanctuary of Loss" abilities can provide her with very frequent immunity to being targeted by melee attacks or single-target spells. 

* Viconia's Sharrans make liberal use of Bone Chill cantrips during the fight. Be sure to prepare your party with additional HP, temporary HP, or a way of preventing damage to one or more characters (invisibility, sanctuary, etc.) to avoid a situation where much of your party is immunized to healing effects.
* Viconia can be reanimated with Sovereign Glut's spores

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