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Warly Portrait
He doesn't look very jolly.

Warly

Wortox Portrait
Shall we dance?

Wortox, When Klaus enters his second phase.

Klaus is a Boss Monster exclusive to Don't Starve Together, introduced in A New Reign. He resembles a larger version of Krampus. He spawns after a player puts a Deer Antler in a Loot Stash, which will return Bone Shards due to it being an incorrect key. He spawns with one red and one blue Gem Deer. Killing the deer, or separating them from him by 30 units, will enrage him, allowing him to take 64% less incoming damage, increasing his damage and health by x2.744, and increasing his size. He is also able to spawn 2-6 Krampii during the fight. Using the Telelocator Staff on him is not a viable way of isolating him from his Deer, as he will get enraged when separated from them even if they are still alive.

After killing him, he will be revived, losing the chains around his body, revealing a large mouth on his stomach, and gaining a new long-ranged "chomp" attack.

Once he's killed again, he will drop Charcoal, a Monster Meat, and a Stag Antler, which is the proper key to use on the Loot Stash. Opening the Loot Stash will yield 4 Bundled Supplies. If the Gem Deer are still alive when he's killed, they will turn into normal No-Eyed Deer, dropping their corresponding gems. It's worth noting that during Winter's Feast, Klaus is present year round and no longer provides bundled supplies, instead it will provide 6 gift boxes.

Spear Hunting[]

Klaus can be kited, a process by which the player attacks, moves away to avoid an attack, then attacks again. It is possible to strike Klaus three times in-between attacks, four if using a Walking Cane. Any error in the player's movement can lead to heavy damage since he strikes twice.

In his second phase, Klaus gains a lunge attack. However, his attacks remain mostly predictable. He usually attacks with a lunge and a subsequent regular attack. Players can still strike three times without getting hit, but only after his two attacks. His lunge attack can be avoided by staying in close quarters as he's about to attack.

If Klaus uses his Gem Deer, players in the area must immediately flee. Leaving oneself exposed to Gem Deer's attacks will leave heavy damage to the player or be exposed to freezing or burning.

In the rare event that one of his Gem Deer accidentally dies and Klaus turns enraged, fighting him becomes significantly harder. In almost every situation, the player should flee entirely and restart the fight.

Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill a Klaus when playing with characters with a default damage modifier. The Weather Pain is not included due to the random nature of its projectile.

Number of Hits
Item Klaus Klaus2
Old Bell Reign of Giants icon 10 5 0
Obsidian Coconade Shipwrecked icon 30 15 0
Coconade Shipwrecked icon Hamlet icon 40 20 0
Spear Gun Obsidian Shipwrecked icon 50 - 66 Charged 25 - 33 Charged 0 - 0 Charged
Gunpowder
Harpoon Shipwrecked icon
Blunderbuss Hamlet icon
50 25 0
Bee Mine ≥63 ≥32 ≥0
Spear Gun Battle Shipwrecked icon 63 as Wigfrid Portrait 32 as Wigfrid Portrait 0 as Wigfrid Portrait
Spear Gun Spear Spear Gun Poison Shipwrecked icon 99 50 0
Obsidian Spear Shipwrecked icon 99 - 197 50 - 99 0 - 0
Blow Dart 100 50 0
Electric Dart Don't Starve Together icon 112 (67 Wettargetdamage) 56 (34 Wettargetdamage) 0 (0 Wettargetdamage)
Dark Sword
Glass Cutter Don't Starve Together icon
148 74 0
Cutlass Supreme Shipwrecked iconHamlet icon 148 74 0
Tooth Trap 167 84 0
Pew-matic Horn Hamlet icon 295, 223 or 167 148, 112 or 84 0, 0 or 0
Thulecite Club 169 85 0
Ham Bat 169 - 337 85 - 169 0 - 0
Obsidian Axe Shipwrecked icon 184 - 368 - Charged 92 - 184 - Charged 0 - 0 - Charged
Tentacle Spike

Cork Bat Hamlet icon
Cursed Rounds MarblesDon't Starve Together icon

197 99 0
Slurtle Slime 200 100 0
Halberd Hamlet icon 227 114 0
Morning Star Reign of Giants icon 231 (139 Wettargetdamage) 116 (70 Wettargetdamage) 0 (0 Wettargetdamage)
Bat Bat
Battle Spear Reign of Giants icon
236 118 0
Bramble Trap Hamlet icon Don't Starve Together icon 250 125 0
Spear

Poison Spear Peg LegShipwrecked icon
Moon Glass Axe Gold Rounds Don't Starve Together icon

295 148 0
Trident Shipwrecked icon 295 (99 Toy Boat) 148 (50 Toy Boat) 0 (0 Toy Boat)
PickSlashAxe 327 164 0
Machete Shipwrecked icon Hamlet icon 335 168 0
Boomerang Axe Pickaxe Brush

Tail o' Three Cats Malbatross Bill Bull Kelp Stalk Don't Starve Together icon
Gold Pan Hamlet icon

368 184 0
Stalking Stick Hamlet icon 491 246 0
Eyeshot Shipwrecked icon 500 250 0
Saddlehorn Hammer Pitchfork Shovel Walking Cane Willow's Lighter Torch

Telebrella Don't Starve icon
Shears Executive HammerHamlet icon
Cactus Spike Shipwrecked icon Whirly Fan Driftwood Oar Oar Slow-Down Rounds Pebbles Don't Starve Together icon

589 295 0
Lucy the Axe 736 368 0
Bug Net Fishing Rod

Magnifying Glass Hamlet icon

2353 1177 0

Placeholder Trivia[]

  • Klaus was introduced in the Winter's Feast update, alongside the eponymous event.
  • During the Winter's Feast event, Klaus has a slightly different appearance. His horns turn white with red stripes, and his chains are golden.
  • The name Klaus is a short form of Nikolaus, referring to Saint Nicholas, the historical origin of Santa Claus. It is also a likely pun on “claws” as evidenced by Klaus’ main attack.
  • Even though he is blind due to his eyes sewn together into a single large "X" shape, it's possible that Klaus has a keen sense of smell to track down the player. This is supported by Klaus occasionally attempting to sniff out a player.
    • This is also confirmed by Wickerbottom's examination quote.
  • Other than his eyes, Klaus's mouth seems to have been sewn together as well.
    • This means that he lacks both sight and taste; although this might not be true, as Klaus owns a pair of jaws on his abdomen.
  • Klaus is the first boss to have two different boss battle themes; the second being the Ancient Fuelweaver, whose second theme plays when Woven Shadows are being summoned.
  • When put to sleep, Klaus covers his eyes for some reason.
  • Klaus seems to be wearing the old version of the Life Giving Amulet, as evidenced by its octagonal shape.
  • Klaus texture files contain unused hand textures.

Blueprint Gallery[]

Gramophone Sounds[]

Klaus's battle theme during the first stage of the fight.
Klaus's battle theme during the second stage of the fight.

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