Online:Bone Colossus

Bone Colossus (lore page)
Location	Aba-Loria, Abamath Ruins, Dark Anchors/Fissures, The Doomcrag , Loriasel, The Manor of Revelry, The Mooring, Nimalten, Northpoint, Obsidian Scar, Obsidian Scar, Pinepeak Cavern, Roots of Silvenar, Rulanyil's Fall, Shor's Stone Mine, Shrine of Mauloch, Thibaut's Cairn, Vuldngrav, Wansalen, Wittestadr Crypts, Thukhozod's Sanctum , Traitor's Vault , Labyrinthian, Midnight Barrow , Death's Valor Keep , Castle Navire Catacombs
Species	Bone Colossus
Health	119538
Reaction	Hostile

A bone colossus

Bone Colossi are large undead creatures constructed from many bones. While most bone colossi are elite enemies, smaller and weaker versions can be summoned by bonelords during battle.

Skills and Abilities

As they are considered elite enemies, bone colossi are immune to all crowd control effects.

Strike

A basic melee attack that does moderate physical damage.

Wake the Dead

The bone colossus summons three to four Risen Dead to attack the player.

Slash

The Risen Dead swipe at the player doing minor physical damage.

Necromantic Implosion

After a while the Risen Dead will explode if not killed, doing moderate physical damage around themselves as indicated by a red circle.

Bone Saw

The bone colossus stomps its foot, doing moderate physical damage in a cone in front of it.

Bone Colossi summoned by Animus Crystals during the fight against Thurvokun have additional abilities.

Coldfire Blast

Deals moderate flame damage.

Bone Colossi summoned by dragons have additional abilities.

Fireblast

Trample

Related Quests

• Banishing the Banished: Help imprison the spirit of an evil Altmer.
•  Banished Cells Pledge: Explore the Banished Cells and return Undaunted. (disabled since Patch 2.6.4)
•  City Under Siege: Protect Tanval as he performs the ritual.
•  The Death of Balreth: Defeat Balreth and end his threat forever.
• The Jeweled Crown of Anton: Help locate a missing noble.
•  Puzzle of the Pass: Head to the Boralis mountains and find a way through the Shrouded Pass.
• Quiet the Ringing Bell: Head to the heart of Daen Seeth to return the juggernaut to its cage.
•  Sadal's Final Defeat: Rebind Sadal and end the threat to Stonefalls.
• Soul Shriven in Coldharbour: Escape from the depths of Coldharbour.
•  Souls of the Betrayed: Investigate a claim of necromancy and disturbed undead in Upper Craglorn.
• Torn Asunder: Recover the earthly remains of a spirit's three daughters.
• Vaermina's Gambit: Face the Night Terror and end the threat to Stormhaven.

Unique Bone Colossi

• Aki-Kahz, Bringer of Dust, a bone colossus found inside the Swallowed Grove in Murkmire
• Amoncrul, a bone colossus found in the Nobles District of the Imperial City
• Balreth, a bone colossus imprisoned in Ash Mountain
• The Bonemonger, a bone colossus found in Root Sunder Ruins
• Cernunnon, a bone colossus in Falkreath Hold
• The Charnel Cage, a flame colossus encountered in Molavar
• Child of Bones, a bone colossus summoned by Molag Bal to try to prevent the Prophet from escaping Coldharbour
• Death's Head, a miniboss in the Vaults of Madness
• Death's Leviathan, a boss in the Crypt of Hearts I
• The Ebon Lord, a bone colossus guarding Ebon Crypt
• Galthis, a bone colossus seen in Emeric's Dream
• Garggeel, a bone colossus located outside the door to Hightide Keep
• Gravelord, a bone colossus found in Skyreach Catacombs
• Grivier's Monstrosity, a bone colossus found on Balefire Island
• Guardian Construct, a bone colossus in the Shrouded Pass
• Guardian of the Vault, a bone colossus found in the Tomb of Lost Kings
• Ilambris Amalgam, a boss summoned by the Ilambris Twins in Crypt of Hearts II
• The Lastblood, a bone colossus found at Hammerhome during Torn Asunder
• Matriarch Rathila, a bone colossus found deep inside the Veloth Ancestral Tomb
• Onkal the Harbinger, a bone colossus in Rulanyil's Fall
• Oskana, a bone colossus found at Seaside Scarp Camp
• Sadal, a bone colossus imprisoned in the Tormented Spire
• The Silent Colossus, a bone colossus found in the Forgotten Crypts
• Skeletal Destroyer, a miniboss in The Banished Cells I
• Skull Reaper, a miniboss in Wayrest Sewers II
• Tzirzhalir, a massive creature resembling a giant Bone Colossus found in Unhallowed Grave
• Uluzzur, a bone colossus met in the Village of the Lost
• Vessel of Worms, a bone colossus found in Traitor's Vault

Variants

• Dread Bone Colossus
• Flame Colossus
• Veiled Colossus, a bone colossus found in Driladan Pass

Generic Bone Colossi

Generic, unnamed bone colossi can be encountered in various places across Tamriel, including delves, dungeons, and DLC content. These bone colossi have varying stats, namely health. Below is a list of bone colossi, categorized by location, difficulty and health.

Zone / Dungeon	Specific Location	Difficulty	Health
Tamriel	Summoned by bonelords		52831
Cyrodiil	Haynote Cave, Lipsand Tarn, Pothole Caverns, Underpall Cave		162654
Craglorn	Molavar Shada's Tear (Burial Grounds) The Seeker's Archive Skyreach Catacombs		237066
Vernim Woods	Summoned by Stral Blackthroat in the Vaults of Vernim		60370
The Wailing Maw	The whole delve		15165
The Great Shackle	Necromancer summons		29870
The Banished Cells II	Summoned by Dremora Hauzkyn		78586225562
Spindleclutch II	Summoned by Vampire Bonelords		58940191386
Wayrest Sewers II	After Malubeth the Scourger		(?)760077
Crypt of Hearts I	After Death's Leviathan		117879401911
Blackheart Haven	After Atarus
Vaults of Madness	After Ulguna Soul-Reaver		(?)(?)
	Summoned by Dremora Bonelords		33399123034
Imperial City	Memorial District, Barathrum Centrata		108669
Imperial City Prison	Prison District (summoned by Xivkyn Necromancers)		(?)58940
Maelstrom Arena	Vale of the Surreal		39412(?)
	Theater of Despair		(?)(?)
Fang Lair	The whole dungeon		117879355432
	Summoned during the fight against Thurvokun		(?)302117
Blackrose Prison	Round 3: Vampire's Pen		78586225562
Dragonscours	Summoned by Dragons		479511
Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns	Summoned by Hjorrenn the Harvester at the Vampire Feeding Grounds		1758207
Castle of the Worm	Summoned by Mannimarco at the Tower Summit	(?)	(?) (?) (?) (?)
Sancre Tor	Inner chamber		252136 201709 163888 (?)
	Summoned at the second shrine in the Reman Vault Summoned during the fight against Mannimarco		(?) (?) 126068 (?)

†Player has died once during a quest related to an instanced location.

‡Two deaths taken during a quest in an instanced location.

•Three deaths taken during a quest in an instanced location.