Doing this boss is literally a completely different experience, since you have to kil him before his phase transition which requires managing his health bar and using the shackle well. It wasn’t hard to not take damage but killing him was difficult. As for the boss normally, he’s super good. All of his moves are damaging but fair, have good tells, and leave solid punish windows. He has projectiles that force good positioning, which is also nice. His phase transition annihilates your health and heals him significantly unless you use up a slot in your mixed physique, so that adds difficulty. His second phase reinforces positioning, since so much of the arena is covered in bloodflame. His moves are cooler since he has a sweet pair of wings that allow him to jump and slam with more agility than phase one. Overall, I think this boss is fantastic and a good challenge.
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