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Bosses

Puppeteer

The maze entrance used to reach Puppeteer has a broken carriage or wagon on the left. [1]

Location

Route

Puppeteer spawns at the crumbling ring only at night. [4]

Watch on YouTube (1:54)

Details

The puppeteer is a boss. [5]

Effects

If Puppeteer is not killed during the night, it despawns without awarding drops. [6]

Puppeteer has an attack involving things emerging from the ceiling that slightly blind the target. [7]

Strategy

Ranged combat is recommended because fighting Puppeteer close up makes heavy damage difficult to avoid. [8]

Puppeteer can be defeated solo. [9]

Puppeteer's puppet minions are compared to HP packs for their usefulness during the fight. [10]

Arriving with enough time to defeat Puppeteer before daytime is recommended. [11]

Drops

The Puppeteer's arena has legendary drops. [12]

Defeating the Puppeteer can reward useful loot such as Elite equipment. [13]

See also

View all Bosses entries

References

Creator videos and community documentation; not tested in-game. Patch not stated. Sources checked .

  1. Its_Nin: finding and fighting the Puppeteer (0:25)
  2. Its_Nin (2:39)
  3. Its_Nin (2:44)
  4. Its_Nin (1:54)
  5. Deepshaken: complete Disease Era progression (1:33)
  6. Its_Nin (2:03)
  7. Its_Nin (2:17)
  8. Its_Nin (2:08)
  9. Its_Nin (2:30)
  10. Its_Nin (2:25)
  11. Its_Nin (2:32)
  12. theveilwiki.wiki: /guides/tips-and-tricks
  13. roonby.com: /2026/09/07/disease-era-the-veil-guide-progression-how-to-finish/