diff --git a/src/game/creatures/kenzie.ts b/src/game/creatures/kenzie.ts
index fc05883..e2fa86a 100644
--- a/src/game/creatures/kenzie.ts
+++ b/src/game/creatures/kenzie.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ export class Kenzie extends Creature {
       new AttackAction(
         new StatDamageFormula([
           { fraction: 0.5, stat: Stat.Toughness, target: Vigor.Health, type: DamageType.Crush },
-          { fraction: 0.05, stat: VoreStat.Bulk, target: Vigor.Health, type: DamageType.Crush }
+          { fraction: 0.05, stat: VoreStat.Bulk, target: Vigor.Health, type: DamageType.Crush },
+          { fraction: 0.01, stat: VoreStat.Bulk, target: Stat.Toughness, type: DamageType.Crush }
         ]),
         new Verb('stomp')
       )
diff --git a/src/game/creatures/withers.ts b/src/game/creatures/withers.ts
index 321ba54..897b125 100644
--- a/src/game/creatures/withers.ts
+++ b/src/game/creatures/withers.ts
@@ -122,9 +122,11 @@ class BootContainer extends NormalContainer {
 
     const flex = new FlexToesAction(
       new UniformRandomDamageFormula(new Damage(
-        { target: Vigor.Health, type: DamageType.Crush, amount: 50 },
-        { target: Vigor.Stamina, type: DamageType.Crush, amount: 50 },
-        { target: Vigor.Resolve, type: DamageType.Crush, amount: 50 }
+        { target: Stat.Toughness, type: DamageType.Crush, amount: 10 },
+        { target: Stat.Power, type: DamageType.Crush, amount: 10 },
+        { target: Stat.Speed, type: DamageType.Crush, amount: 10 },
+        { target: Stat.Willpower, type: DamageType.Crush, amount: 10 },
+        { target: Stat.Charm, type: DamageType.Crush, amount: 10 }
       ), 0.5),
       this
     )
diff --git a/src/game/entity.ts b/src/game/entity.ts
index df499d7..c52c69e 100644
--- a/src/game/entity.ts
+++ b/src/game/entity.ts
@@ -118,22 +118,26 @@ export class Creature extends Vore implements Combatant {
   }
 
   takeDamage (damage: Damage): LogEntry {
+    // first, we record health to decide if the entity just died
     const startHealth = this.vigors.Health
+
     damage.damages.forEach(instance => {
       const factor = instance.type === DamageType.Heal ? -1 : 1
-      const resistance: number|undefined = this.resistances.get(instance.type)
-      if (resistance !== undefined) {
-        if (instance.target in Vigor) {
-          this.vigors[instance.target as Vigor] -= instance.amount * factor * resistance
-        } else if (instance.target in Stat) {
-          this.stats[instance.target as Stat] -= instance.amount * factor * resistance
-        }
-      } else {
-        if (instance.target in Vigor) {
-          this.vigors[instance.target as Vigor] -= instance.amount * factor
-        } else if (instance.target in Stat) {
-          this.stats[instance.target as Stat] -= instance.amount * factor
-        }
+      const effectiveResistance: number|undefined = this.resistances.get(instance.type)
+      const resistance = effectiveResistance === undefined ? factor : effectiveResistance * factor
+
+      if (instance.target in Vigor) {
+        // just deal damage
+        this.vigors[instance.target as Vigor] -= instance.amount * factor * resistance
+      } else if (instance.target in Stat) {
+        // drain the stats, then deal damage to match
+        const startVigors = this.maxVigors
+        this.stats[instance.target as Stat] -= instance.amount * factor * resistance
+        const endVigors = this.maxVigors
+
+        Object.keys(Vigor).map(vigor => {
+          this.vigors[vigor as Vigor] -= startVigors[vigor as Vigor] - endVigors[vigor as Vigor]
+        })
       }
     })