How much health does Discovery Phase have?

A base of 850, multiplied by the time it arrives, the floor and your difficulty. Each extra co-op player adds 60 percent.

What does Discovery Phase drop?

Three boxes and 25 PTO on the floor, and one gear roll at the end of the run.

Discovery Phase

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What is Discovery Phase?

Discovery Phase is a calendar boss with a base health of 850 and 3 phases. It appears on Boil the Ocean. If it is still standing at the next booking, it leaves without paying out. Its health grows with the clock, the floor and your difficulty.

"We're still in discovery."

Consultants in pairs interview the floor, read your own words back to you from a deck, and recommend more discovery. Nearly kill it and it renames itself Discovery Phase 2.

What does it do in each phase?

Discovery Phase changes phase as its health falls, using each phase's moves in turn. The telegraphed attacks mark the ground first, so watch the markings and step out rather than trying to outrun everything. Moves come faster in later phases. It also books itself nearer if you run too far away.

Health	Phase	Moves	Announcement
100%	Interviews	Calls 2 The Consultants. Marks a wedge in front of it, then hits everything inside.	Discovery phase!! The consultants will interview everyone!! The findings will be your own words, in a deck!!
50%	Findings	Marks circles around you, then each one lands hard. Can't be hurt for 6 seconds: "Preparing the readout.". Marks a line, then charges along it.	Readout!! Our analysis shows synergies!! The synergies are headcount!!
20%	Recommendation: Phase 2	Renames itself "Discovery Phase 2". Heals 2.5% of its health: "Additional discovery required.". Marks a ring around itself, then sets it off.	Recommendation: additional discovery!! Statement of work attached!!

Where and when does it appear?

Discovery Phase is booked 1 time across the building. The table gives each floor and the time on the clock. Floors open one at a time, for one department, by winning the one before. Boss health is multiplied by the time it arrives, so a late booking is a tougher fight than the same boss early on.

Floor	Clock	Slot
Boil the Ocean	3:45	Calendar 1