Traductus



Traductus is one of the second last bosses found in Hexen and arguably the most dangerous of the three. Traductus is the Grand Patriarch of the Church and aligned himself with Korax in return for eternal life. Like Menelkir and Zedek, he can be battled at any time in the fifth hub. According to the manual: "From lowly monk to Grand Patriarch in 30 short years, Traductus' destiny seemed to be eternal greatness. But somewhere along the way he lost direction, and now he blocks your path to fulfilling your own shadowed fate."

- Hexen instruction manual

Combat characteristics
Traductus uses the Wraithverge, and its relentlessly seeking ghosts are difficult to evade, so players attacking him may want to use Icons of the Defender or Discs of Repulsion to defend themselves. Discs of Repulsion or the Cleric's Wraithverge work well, since the Discs of Repulsion will cause the ghosts to turn against Traductus rather than hurt the player. It is also advisable to kill him as quickly as possible, before he can attack too much. Much like Zedek and Menelkir he moves in an erratic strafe-like movement during combat, making him harder to hit. Traductus has 800 hit points in single player, but quintuples this to a massive 4000 points in cooperative multiplayer games, regardless of the number of players in the game.