Valor Mortis Iron Marshall Boss Guide: Location, Attacks and Reward

The boss bar reads THE IRON MARSHALL, and he guards the far east of the Fallen Village in Chapter III. He is a hunched giant with a swollen pink-purple torso under a draped hood, a blue army sleeve with a red cuff, and a cannon where his right forearm should be. Glowing red growths cover his back and belly, and they brighten as the fight goes on.

The Iron Marshall's back with a patch of glowing red growths, inside the barn — Glowing red growths on his back and belly brighten during the fight.

Quick answer: Rest at the Orchard Lantern, walk about 10 m west through the brown-gold fog curtain into the barn yard, and the fight begins when you get close to him inside the barn.

Where to find The Iron Marshall in the Fallen Village

Make your way to the Orchard Lantern, at the Fallen Village’s easternmost end, and rest at it. The Lantern is mounted on a post beneath leafless trees, next to a palisade fence; no other Lantern is as close to the encounter.

Leave the Lantern and head roughly 10 m west. Dusty brown-gold mist forms a barrier over the path. Since no interaction prompt appears, keep walking and pass through.

A curtain of brown-gold dusty fog across the path west of the Orchard Lantern — The dusty fog curtain: no prompt, just walk through.

Beyond the mist, enter the yard. A broad, two-storey barn made of timber stands ahead, with a hoist chain dangling from above and plague growth erupting through its upper floor.

A two-storey timber barn with a hanging hoist chain and plague growth on its upper floor, behind a grassy yard — The barn and its yard behind the fog.

Go into the barn to encounter The Iron Marshall. Its interior is dim and confined, making the opening moments feel cramped. Approach him and his boss bar will appear. He pursues you through the barn entrance and into the yard, a brighter area with more space.

The Iron Marshall in the yard outside the barn, with his boss bar at the top of the screen — His boss bar, THE IRON MARSHALL, once you get close.

Health, resistances, and reward

The Iron Marshall’s health stays on one bar throughout the encounter. He has no later phase, extra health bar, or mid-fight cutscene.

Stat	Value
Health	2,400
Posture	800
Phases	One
Reward	7,000 Catalysts

His damage resistances shape how certain attacks register against him:

Takes 10% less ranged damage.
Takes 30% less explosive damage.
Ignite builds up on him 50% slower.
Stasis resistance of 20%.

His moves do not inflict Ignite, Stasis, or infection.

Attacks with visible tells

You begin with 100 Health. Four of his moves have a clear tell you can read on screen.

Cannon shot (ranged): He levels the cannon arm at you and a bright pink-magenta muzzle flash fires, with the hit landing almost at once from 8-10 m away. Standing back does not keep you out of his reach.

The Iron Marshall levelling his cannon arm, with a pink muzzle flash — The cannon shot: the arm comes level and fires with a pink flash.

Red-flare rush: His whole body flares bright red for about a second while he squares up around 8 m out, then he lunges forward and strikes, covering that distance in the lunge. It deals 80 damage and can be blocked.

The Iron Marshall glowing bright red as he squares up in front of the barn door — The red flare: the tell for his rush.

Cannon-arm sweep: A wide sideways swing of the cannon arm at waist height, sending wood and debris flying where it connects. This is a close-range move only.

The Iron Marshall swinging his cannon arm sideways at waist height, debris flying — The cannon-arm sweep at close range.

Ground blast: He raises the cannon arm and brings it down, throwing up a burst of grey smoke and debris from the ground at his feet. It also happens at close range.

Grey smoke and debris bursting from the barn floor at the Iron Marshall's feet — The ground blast: smoke and debris burst up where the arm lands.

His remaining attacks and damage

The rest of his moveset deals the following damage. Every one can be blocked except where noted. He has no summons and no phase-based attack chains.

Attack	Damage	Blockable
Spinning attack	40	Yes
Combo	60	Yes
Uppercut	70	Yes
Double swing	70	Yes
Backhand	70	Yes
Wound-up backhand	10	Yes
Rising bash	90	No

The rising bash hits for 90 and cannot be blocked, making it the heaviest strike in his set.

How to know he is defeated

Once his health is gone, ABOMINATION ERADICATED appears, together with REWARD: 7,000 CATALYSTS.

The ABOMINATION ERADICATED banner with REWARD 7,000 Catalysts in the barn yard — The defeat banner: 7,000 Catalysts.

You also unlock the achievement Ultima Ratio Regum, whose listing reads “Defeat The Iron Marshall.”

Achievement notice Ultima Ratio Regum, Defeat The Iron Marshall, with a cannon icon — The Ultima Ratio Regum achievement.

Once that happens, the notice “New entry added to the journal.” appears beside “[Tab] View in journal”. No cinematic plays; the camera comes to rest with the yard and barn roof in view.