Sunscale Serpent

Reptile type Fire

Worshipped by a sun cult that it ate. The fire in its belly never goes out.

The Sunscale Serpent is one of 17 reptiles in Vampire Genesis, creatures of sun-baked stone and cold vaults. It roams the wilds 24+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions.

Base stats

  • Attack11
  • Defense5
  • HP41
  • Crit3.5%
  • Dodge1.5%
  • Lifesteal1%

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.
  • Fireball · 2-turn cooldown40% chance to set the foe ablaze (Bleed).
  • Bask · 4-turn cooldownRestores 30% max HP.
  • Guard · 2-turn cooldownActs first and takes 60% less damage this turn.

Type matchups

Every familiar fights with its family's type. A reptile deals 1.5× damage to:

and only 0.67× damage to:

How to get a Sunscale Serpent

It roams the wilds 24+ 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 Sunscale Serpent in Vampire Genesis?

It roams the wilds 24+ 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 Sunscale Serpent strong and weak against?

As a reptile, it deals 1.5x damage to Dragon and Parasite familiars and only 0.67x to Aberrant and Construct familiars.

What moves does Sunscale Serpent know?

Strike, Fireball, Bask, Guard.

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