Shadow Rat King
Seven rats knotted by their tails, with one mind between them. It is not a kind mind.
The Shadow Rat King is one of 14 vermin in Vampire Genesis, creatures of the sewers and the plague pits. It roams the wilds 21+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions.
Base stats
- Attack9
- Defense7
- HP58
- Crit2%
- Dodge2%
- Lifesteal1.5%
Base stats are for a level 1 familiar. They grow with level, rarity (common to legendary) and loyalty, so a well-raised familiar ends up far stronger.
Battle moves
- StrikeA reliable basic attack.
- Void Rend · 2-turn cooldown50% chance: foe defense -40%.
- Scurry · 4-turn cooldownDodge +35% for 2 turns.
- Guard · 2-turn cooldownActs first and takes 60% less damage this turn.
Type matchups
Every familiar fights with its family's type. A vermin deals 1.5× damage to:
and only 0.67× damage to:
How to get a Shadow Rat King
It roams the wilds 21+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions.
Wild familiars are caught in a capture battle. Fight it with your own team, then throw your leash: the lower its HP, the better your odds (up to +40% at 1 HP). Every miss makes it 15% more likely to flee, and rarer finds are harder to hold, down to −30% for a legendary.
About 1 in 500 wild catches is a shiny, with its own colours:
Questions
How do you get a Shadow Rat King in Vampire Genesis?
It roams the wilds 21+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions. Win the capture battle to keep it: the lower its HP, the better your odds.
What is Shadow Rat King strong and weak against?
As a vermin, it deals 1.5x damage to Spirit and Parasite familiars and only 0.67x to Beast and Avian familiars.
What moves does Shadow Rat King know?
Strike, Void Rend, Scurry, Guard.