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Boss Fight: Uryks Necklace-of-Ears

Moveset:

Leap - Jumps forward a short distance and either stabs or slashes downwards.

Pierce - Stabs his blade forward. Has a very wide hitbox. Dodge through, not away from it. Performs a spinning uppercut follow-up when below 50% HP.

Slash - Slashes downwards with his blade. Performs two slashes consecutively when below 50% HP.

Strategy: 

Uryks is a basic boss encounter with very few mechanics but don't let his simplicity fool you. At this point in the game, unless you've spent some time farming Salt and leveling up a bit, he can still hit very hard if he does catch you. Uryks fights with a Greatblade-type weapon with good reach and a rather wide hitbox. Uryks prefers strong, single strikes but his recovery between attacks can be deceptively quick. Below 50% Health, he will begin using two-hit combos which can catch you if you aren't careful.

At range, Uryks will lumber across the battlefield slowly until he can strike. From medium range, he likes to perform a leaping strike to close the distance which you can roll under to safely avoid. He is most dangerous at melee range where his blade's hitbox can catch you as you try to get away, especially once he starts using combos. A sure-fire way to beat him is to wait for every attack, roll through his legs and attack him once from behind. Do not go for multiple hits as he can quickly turn around after an attack and punish you.

If you wish to speed things up, you can mix it up with ranged attacks by creating distance between you two, attacking with a ranged weapon once and then allowing him to reach you as you prepare to roll through his melee attacks and counter from behind. Keep up this hit-and-run style of play and he should go down in no time.

Mage Hunt: Arzhan-Tin, The Ceaseless Fury

Summoned Mobs:

• Ashwalker
• Burnt Skallin
• Embered Sickle
• Sootwalker

Chase Sequence 

Arzhan-Tin can be found directly east of the gatehouse when the hunt begins. He then teleports in front of the locked building far to the east of Ashbourne Village. Next, he will teleport to the upper levels of Greymoss Mire. Head into the Craterstone Mine entrance nearby and find the upper western exit where you unlocked a shortcut earlier. Finally, he will teleport down to the main area of Greymoss Mire where you fought Uryks Necklace-of-Ears. Note that you may need to damage him a bit or defeat his minions before the Boss Fight is triggered, but whatever damage you deal will be retained unless you die.

Boss Fight

Moveset:

Fire Stream - Arzhan-Tin releases a steady stream of fire from one hand. This move has two variations: A floor sweep which starts off in front of him and then towards his back and a high spray which starts from the top and then down in front of him. Watch out for his hand position to determine which move is coming. For the low sweep, you can jump as he shoots the flames and the backward sweep should come quickly enough that you can land safely. Jump away from him to be extra safe. For the high spray, roll behind him if you're close enough, or far away if within mid range or further.

Flaming Sword - Arzhan-Tin conjures a flaming sword and quickly performs a downward slash. Roll through him to avoid.

Flame Geysers - Arzhan-Tin slowly raises his glowing hands, creating fiery geysers in several spots on the ground which explode shortly after. Avoid standing in the geysers as they form. 

Flaming Orbs - Arzhan-Tin summons a set of 5 orbs in a circular formation which float forward as they rotate. Time your roll to dodge through the bottom-most orb as it approaches you.

Strategy:

Arzhan-Tin is slow enough that most of his attacks shouldn't pose too much of a problem. His most common and most dangerous move is the low-sweeping Fire Stream as it comes out fairly quickly and has very long range. Always watch out for his hands and be ready to jump over the stream. Fortunately, he sweeps it backwards fast enough that you should be able to land safely as long as your initial jump is timed properly. If you feel like taking risks, perform forward jumps so you can take advantage of the opening as he sweeps the flames back, allowing you to get 1-2 hits in.

Another solid opportunity to get a few hits in is at the start of his Flame Geysers move. He raises his hands very slowly and as long as you are not directly within the Geysers' AoE, you can get at least 2 hits in during the animation. Arzhan-Tin is also easy to poke at with ranged weapons as he moves very slowly and will not make too much effort to close the distance. 

Once you deplete his HP, he will fall onto his knees and you can press the appropriate button to devour his heart, ending the encounter.

Mage Hunt: Celus Zend, The Mourning Winter

Summoned Mobs:

• Burnt Skallin
• Ice Knight
• Ice Thrall
• Shunned Furclad

Chase Sequence 

Celus Zend can initially be found far west at the main pathway in Ashbourne Village. He will then teleport eastwards, closing in on the main western Obelisk and the gatehouse building. Afterwards, he will start heading back west again. Follow him and when he disappears once more and the elemental trails are pointing up and to the east, he can be found inside the building where the frozen corpse you used to initiate the hunt is. Be careful in here as space is tight and he will be filling the room with his summons. After one final teleport, exit the building from the east and climb up the long ladder to initiate the Boss Fight.

Boss Fight

Moveset:

Rapier Combo - Celus Zend conjures a Frost Rapier and performs a diagonal forward lunge followed by a downward slash. Both hits are easy enough to outrange. You can also roll behind him during the lunge.

Rapier Dashing Thrust - Celus Zend conjures his Rapier in a low position near his leg and then dashes forward a great length while thrusting with the sword. Roll through his legs as he approaches to avoid the attack.

Icicle Throw - Celus Zend conjures three Icicles that target the player and then fly towards them after a short delay. A well-timed jump will cause them to miss and fly straight into the ground. Alternatively, roll through them as they approach. However, due to their staggered positioning, jumping is the safer option.

Ice Orbs - Celus Zend raises his hands up high to his sides and creates several orbs of ice in the air. These orbs  do not move but will deal damage and knock players back far away on contact. You can roll through the ones close to the ground. These orbs will disappear after a short duration.

Icicle Storm - Celus Zend brings his hands together and conjures a cloud of ice up high. It paces back and forth slowly while raining icicles downwards along its path. Stay ahead of the cloud whichever way it is moving.

Strategy:

The biggest challenge with Celus Zend is when he uses the Icicle Storm. It can be difficult to keep track of his attacks while being bombarded by the cloud's icicles. When he performs this move, create some distance between yourself and the boss and allow the cloud to approach you. Roll through it to trick it into going in the other direction and then stay away again until it dissipates. It may be too difficult to get hits in while the cloud is active so exercise patience and focus on avoiding damage instead. He can also summon Icicle Storms while another one is still active.

His Rapier attacks are very easy to avoid and the Dashing Thrust in particular has a good amount of recovery time where you can get a couple of hits in. Always be ready to roll through his thrust, turn around and counter. Another good opportunity for attacking is when he raises his hands to summon the Ice Orbs but watch out for where they form. Get behind him immediately as he raises his hands as it doesn't seem like he conjures the orbs behind him. His Icicle Throw move requires some precision timing in order to punish but is generally another good opening.

Once his HP is depleted, he will fall onto his knees allowing you to devour his heart and end the encounter.

Mage Hunt: Kundry Kahn, The Drowned Behemoth

Summoned Mobs:

• Burnt Skallin
• Hydropod
• Krayark
• Panphibian

Chase Sequence 

Kundry Kahn can first be found next to the eastern Ashbourne Village Obelisk. He will then move into the Archridge District, beginning at the bottom floor and working his way up through the floors. He will eventually teleport to where his corpse was, where you initiated the hunt and then head further up. From his corpse, climb the ladder on the right, head up the platforms and jump over to the ledge on the left and re-enter the main Archridge building on the left. Inside, climb further up using the platforms and ledges and then exit to the west into a plaza with a pine tree in the middle. Fight him here for a while until he teleports one last time. You can head west from the pine tree plaza to get to the hallway with the Obelisk to set a checkpoint if you hadn't yet but beware of the swinging spiked log trap as you approach. You can roll through it to as it swings by to avoid damage. Head back into the building to the right from the pine tree plaza. and jump across the gap to find another entryway to the east where two walls are close enough to each other that you can keep wall-jumping between them to reach the rooftop where the Boss Encounter begins.

Boss Fight

Moveset:

Staff Slam - Kundry Kahn smashes his staff on the ground, creating a shockwave in a small radius around the impact point. This move has a deceptively large hitbox and should be dodged through, past his legs.

Geyser Burst - Kundry Kahn raises one hand slowly, creating several geysers along the ground which burst after a short delay, creating pillars of water from their eruption point. Step away from the geysers to avoid damage.

Homing Bubble - Kundry Kahn creates a large bubble from his staff which homes in on the player. As it gets closer to he ground, it will speed towards the player horizontally. Dodge through the bubble to pop it early and avoid damage. Alternatively, you can jump over the bubble as it approaches but make sure you are moving forward to clear the entire hitbox.

Bubble Storm - Kundry Kahn raises his staff up high and swirls it around, causing dozens of bubbles to rain downwards. The bubbles follow a vertical trajectory and have very little horizontal movement. Simply watch for where they start and keep moving to dodge them.

Strategy:

Kundry Kahn is likely one of the more difficult Mages you will face at this point as his attacks hit very hard and he has very little recovery time between each attack. At melee range, his Staff Slam is very dangerous as it has a very large hitbox owing to the shockwaves it creates around the point of impact. Do not try to roll away from this. Instead, dodge through his legs, turn around and counter with 1 or 2 hits.

When he casts Homing Bubble, make sure you are facing it and not running away as the spell has very good tracking and speed, and will easily catch up to you. Instead, dodge through the bubble to pop it early and use that split second to get one hit in if you end up close enough to the boss. Another strategy is to let the bubble fall close to the ground where it will speed towards you horizontally and you can jump over it. Perform an attack while in mid-air if you are close enough. Because the boss has very small openings, learn to maximize your efficiency by performing attacks like this while moving. This will come in handy for future bosses as well.

Aside from those small windows, your biggest opportunity to deal damage is while Kundry Kahn is casting Bubble Storm. As soon as you see him lift his staff up high with both hands, close the distance to his legs and attack relentlessly while dodging any incoming bubbles. For his Geyser Burst, it can be fairly difficult to find an opening to attack due to the randomness of the attack. You should instead focus on avoiding the geysers and wait for other openings to deal damage.

Once his health is depleted, Kundry Kahn will fall to the ground, allowing you to execute him and devour his heart, ending the encounter.

Mage Hunt: Varren Ovrin, The Vilest Hatred

Summoned Mobs:

• Burnt Skallin
• Harvester
• Overseer
• Venomous Cluster

Chase Sequence 

After initiating his hunt, Varren Ovrin will be found in Craterstone Mines, right above the entrance to Stonehall Dungeon. Use alternating wall-jumps to get up there and fight him and his mobs until he teleports. Next, he will move to upper Greymoss Mire. Simply exit through the middle-west of the caves to find him. After this, he will teleport down to where you fought Uryks Necklace-of-Ears. Fight him here for a while and he will teleport back to Stonehall Dungeon at the very bottom floor where the Verdant Guard was. Finally, he will teleport back up to where you initiated his hunt and the Boss encounter will begin.

Boss Fight

Moveset:

Venomous Daggers - Varren Ovrin raises one hand, conjuring a venomous dagger in it. After a brief delay, he stabs diagonally towards the front of his legs and then quickly follows up with his other hand from the lowered position. The second strike has a longer horizontal travel but the Mage cannot change directions in the middle of the combo so simply dodge through him during the first attack.

Arcing Stab - Varren Ovrin raises one hand behind his head as a venomous dagger manifests in it. He then performs a stab with a large arcing motion above his head and in front of him, ending with the dagger in the ground. He then drags the dagger backwards along the ground a short distance. All motions in this attack have a hitbox and can deal damage but all can be avoided by rolling away from the Mage.

Venomous Needles - Varren Ovrin leans back slightly while raising both hands in front of him as they glow green. After a brief delay, he fires several green projectiles in front of him which travel in a small arc, falling to the ground shortly after release. These projectiles will deal damage to anything in their path but again, the Mage cannot change directions once he initiates this move so dodge through him to completely avoid the needles. He will sometimes perform an alternate version of this which starts with the same telegraph but instead of firing the needles, he summons several small green arcs in a circular formation around an area. After a brief delay, the arcs each shoot a needle into the inner part of the circle. Simply avoid the circular formation in this case.

Homing Needles - Varren Ovrin holds one hand in front of him around waist-high with his palm faced up while holding the other high up behind his head as it glows green. After a brief delay, he releases a fan of 5 needles from the glowing hand which travel in a large cone, eventually homing in on the player. Each needle has the same travel speed and all of them can be dodged with a single well-timed roll as they approach.

Venomous Clouds - Varren Ovrin moves his hands in a slow circular motion right in front of his torso and then brings each hand up to the sides past his shoulders. After this, several small orbs of venomous clouds appear at the player's location. Each cloud will appear at the player's current location after a very short interval. You should keep on the move for the duration of the spell to avoid the clouds. Simply running around will do the trick.

Strategy:

The first thing to note when fighting Varren Ovrin is that all of his attacks build up the poison stat when they connect. While this can be bothersome, all of his attacks are well-telegraphed and easy to avoid if you follow the moveset notes above.

You have plenty of windows of opportunity to attack after dodging as the Mage has a fair bit of recovery time between every move. Just make sure you are dodging through to get behind him as most of his moves only hit from the front and he cannot change directions mid-attack. Your biggest window for retaliating is during either variant of his Venomous Needles move as he is locked in the animation while the projectiles are released. You can easily get 3 hits in with most weapons. Another great opportunity is as he is beginning to cast the Venomous Clouds spell. The beginning channel for this move has a very long animation which you can abuse for easily 4-5 hits before the clouds appear if you can close the distance quickly. Do be aware of when the clouds are about to spawn in as getting caught in one can stagger you and set you up for further hits from the rest of the clouds, which can easily devastate your health and fill up your poison meter.

Lastly, Varren Ovrin is very easy to stagger with multi-hitting attacks, no matter the damage. Assault him relentlessly and you may even get him into a special stagger animation where his eye glistens momentarily, similar to grappling points. When you see this, jump up and grapple up to his face to perform a special dagger attack which deals loads of damage and can be followed-up further with a falling attack for even more damage.

Once his health is depleted, he will collapse to the ground where you can perform a finisher to devour his heart, ending the encounter.

Boss Fight: The Green Huntsman

Moveset:

Axe Swing - The Huntsman quickly swings his axe downwards. This attack comes out very quickly and requires precise timing to dodge with a roll. Below 50% HP, the Huntsman will swing twice in rapid succession.

Leaping Axe Smash - The Huntsman closes the distance by leaping towards the player and smashing his axe down on the ground. You can roll under the Huntsman while he is in the air.

Bow Shot - The Huntsman draws his bow and then shoots a single arrow towards the player. The arrow travels diagonally regardless of distance and can be dodged through.

Strategy:

The Green Huntsman is a simple boss with but a few moves. Despite his small moveset, he is very quick and has very little recovery time between attacks. Success in this encounter hinges on your ability to precisely dodge attacks and retaliate with pokes and single strikes with the small windows of opportunities you are allotted.

To consistently deal damage to the Huntsman, you will need to dodge through his axe swings and quickly attack him once from behind. When he readies his bow, immediately move towards him and get ready to roll through the arrow and if you are within range, hit him once. Regardless of your weapon, you will likely only have enough time to hit him once for each opening. Don't get greedy and you should be able to whittle his health down in no time.

Once he reaches 50% HP, you will need to switch to a bait strategy due to his very fast double axe swing. Bait out the move at a distance and roll forward just as the second swing initiates in order to have enough time to retaliate. Be wary of rolling behind him during the first swing as he can quickly turn around for the second swing which is likely to land as you get out of your roll.

Mage Hunt: Ekriks Graycloud, The Precipice of Chaos

Summoned Mobs:

• Burnt Skallin
• Lerkeseeker
• Runebrighter
• Sparklight

Chase Sequence 

Note that you may encounter unnamed Mages during your hunt for Ekriks Graycloud. They serve to distract you but may also drop their respective crafting materials if you choose to go after them. Ekriks Graycloud can first be found west of the Valesnight Square Obelisk, on the bridge towards the castle. He will then teleport to the middle-western exit of Archridge District, in the plaza. After this, he will teleport back into the main Archridge District building, one level below. Simply drop down the ladder from the plaza and re-enter the building from the entrance here. After fighting him here for a while, he will teleport further to the third floor of the building in the lower east. His next teleport spot will be right outside the main Archridge District entrance to the west of the bottom floor. After one last encounter, he will teleport past the eastern Ashbourne Village Obelisk and begin the Boss Fight.

Boss Fight

Moveset:

Lightning Storm - Ekriks Graycloud brings two hands to his side while lightning begins to emanate from them. He slowly raises both hands and summons columns of lightning that cascade forward in front of him. The telegraph is difficult to identify but the bolts themselves are telegraphed on the ground before they strike and can be dodged through with proper roll timing.

Ball Lightning - Ekriks Graycloud quickly tosses out an orb of lightning that travels outwards in a straight line from him. After a while, the orb bursts into 3 smaller projectiles that home in on the player. The large orb itself will not hit you unless you jump up into its path. The smaller projectiles can be jumped over if they take a lower trajectory or dodged through.

Channeled Lightning - Ekriks Graycloud raises both arms in front of him and channels streams of lightning that hits below and slightly in front of him. Get behind him to avoid the attack or run far away if you can't make it to his back.

Lightning Spear - Ekriks Graycloud conjures a spear of lightning and stabs downwards diagonally in front of him. He follows up by stabbing the spear into the ground directly below him. This sends columnds of lightning cascading outwards from both sides of him, similar to the Lightning Storm attack.

Strategy:

The fight with Ekriks Graycloud can be quite difficult due to the amount of things going on and all the projectiles and effects to keep track of. Ekriks Graycloud has attacks that cover both short and long distances so you need to be constantly on the move. Strangely enough, he seems to prefer attacking from mid or short range and has an extremely slow walking animation which you can take advantage of by pelting him with ranged attacks and throwables from a distance.

You will need to create openings in his attacks in order to deal damage. The biggest opportunity to do this is during his Lightning Storm move. You must be quick and get behind him as he channels. The attack will only hit his front and he cannot change directions once he begins channeling the spell. Furthermore, he will be locked in the cast animation for a good amount of time, allowing you to get at least 3 hits in.

When he summons the Ball Lightning, focus on dodging as the projectile burst can take on erratic trajectories and can be difficult to avoid. For his Channeled Lightning move, you want to be behind him when the attack begins or far away if you can't make it. In either case, make use of the time he is channeling to get some attacks in from either melee or range.

Finally, be wary of fighting Ekriks Graycloud from melee distance. His lightning spear attack comes out very quickly and the follow up can present real problems with dodging, especially as he can quickly cast his other spells right after the cascading lightning portion, placing plenty of projectiles and effects on screen at once. You can dodge through the diagonal stab and run away from the vertical stab, getting ready to dodge through the cascading lightning.

Once his health is depleted, the mage will collapse to the floor, allowing you to press the appropriate key to devour his heart, ending the encounter.