How To Defeat Elamein In The First Berserker: Khazan

In the domain of The First Berserker: Khazan, numerous formidable bosses reside, with each successive one demanding increasing effort to conquer. The challenges posed by these boss fights call for near-flawless execution if victory is your goal. Fortunately, once you master the art of evading most attacks, these battles become significantly less daunting.

In this captivating game, I found myself up against Elamain – an adversary known for her formidable defense. Overcoming her required a great deal of finesse and perseverance, but as I became more familiar with her move set, I was able to bring her down effortlessly.

Preparations For The Elamain Boss Battle

In the Devoured Village mission, Elamain serves as the ultimate adversary. During combat, she employs electrical assaults that can induce an Electrocution status on you. Persistent hits from this foe during the electrocuted state will render you immobile. Fortunately, many of her electrically charged attacks are relatively simple to evade, reducing concerns about their effects.

A prolonged drain on one’s energy, known as electrocution, occurs gradually, but it can be remedied by drinking a Lightning Cleanse Potion.

Electrocution makes you tired over time, but drinking a Lightning Cleanse Potion fixes it.

In this boss fight, it’s tough to find openings due to her protective barrier, but wielding a pair of weapons offers an edge. This is so because you can maneuver and dart around to reach her unprotected backside for attacks.

Remember that Elamain has the ability to deflect attacks aimed at her back using her shield. However, these attacks can cause substantial knockback damage, even when successfully blocked. This makes it an effective strategy no matter what. As for your armor, choose whatever you prefer and offers decent stats. But do ensure that your Agility is set to A, as you’ll need to be nimble during the boss battle due to all the moving around you’ll have to do.

How To Beat Elamain

If you’ve encountered her on several occasions, you’ll soon discern that her defensive barrier is virtually indestructible, and no matter your tactics, you won’t be able to outmatch her strength. As you persist in assailing her shield, it will grow brighter, and eventually, she can employ it to electrify her offensive moves.

Apart from her defensive abilities, Elamain doesn’t deal significant damage with her strikes and instead focuses more on grab attacks and momentarily disorienting you by parrying your attacks. Remember, it’s possible to attack Elamain even during her attacks or while she’s recovering from them. Furthermore, the charged sprint attacks from the Dual Wield are particularly effective against her.

A smart approach could be to assault Elamain multiple times, as her shield will start glowing when she uses her lightning-infused attacks. These attacks are more evasive than her normal ones, but their predictability can catch her off guard, making them a useful tactic.

Grab Attack

This particular tactic of hers can be quite irritating, yet it turns out to be relatively simple to bypass. Elamain frequently employs this strategy when you’re momentarily off-balance, aiming to inflict significant damage or catch you with her shield. Even if you successfully block the attack, she manages to snare you.

To thwart this assault effectively, it’s essential for you to continually change your position instead of standing still and risking exhaustion. By moving sideways as well, you create the chance to attack from behind, which is often an opening before she can raise her shield again.

Three-Hit Melee Combo

At the outset of Elamain’s rapid-fire sword attack, she charges towards you and delivers a swift strike with her short blade. A second strike follows closely behind. Should you choose to counterattack following a successful block on the initial assault, there’s a chance you could find yourself on the receiving end of another blow.

The third and conclusive strike of the sequence is a thrusting move. It’s significantly delayed, but you can effortlessly evade it by moving aside or dodging. The opportunity for counterattack arises if you successfully dodge it, allowing you to take the offensive. If your dodge is impeccable, you might even get a chance to strike back. If she moves too far away from you during this, you can execute a sprint attack to close the gap and continue pursuing her.

Shield Bash

In the heat of battles, Elamain frequently uses her shield to strike unexpectedly, either amidst attacks or when you’re dangerously close. This powerful blow inflicts significant stun damage on you if blocked, and if it stuns you, she might follow up with a grab attack.

If you can pull off a Brink Guard here, Elamain will take significant staggering damage and will be left vulnerable for several quick follow-up attacks.

Lightning Ground Bash

Prior to the assault commencing, you’ll promptly notice a flash of lightning on the boss’s shield. When Elamain strikes her shield forcefully, it will shatter, causing a shockwave of lightning in a confined space. This move is typically employed by Elamain when her shield is fully aglow.

To dodge the ground pound from lightning, moving backwards is an effective strategy. However, there’s another option: you could block it instead. Keep in mind that even when using a Brink Guard, the lightning will inflict minimal damage to your health.

It’s often wiser to evade Elamain’s assaults rather than block them, as after a block, she may swiftly recuperate and resume her defense. On the other hand, if you dodge correctly, there’s an opportunity for you to strike a few blows before she can defend herself again.

Lightning Thrust

As I charge up my blade with crackling energy, the boss readies a swift, long-range lunge with her weapon. This strike comes fast, but its timing is almost always betrayed by her telltale body language.

To prevent this attack from landing on you, try to evade it by stepping aside or moving out of the way. It doesn’t matter if it’s not a Brink Dodge; what matters is that you manage to dodge the blow and take advantage of the opportunity to counterattack while she recovers. As the fight progresses and she loses more than half of her health, Elamain will unleash another lightning strike, so be aware and prepare yourself accordingly.

Lightning Shield Clap

Elamain will strike her glowing shield with her short sword, releasing a bolt of electricity in the vicinity. She can perform this move effectively only when her shield exhibits some level of luminosity.

Instead of simply dodging the attack, consider trying to dodge it while simultaneously blocking it if necessary. Keep in mind that blocking it will result in a minor amount of damage to your shield or defenses.

Shield Charge

As an enthusiast, I’d dash forward with a lightning-quick charge, my shield firmly planted, heading straight ahead. Easily dodge this move by swiftly stepping to either side or moving sideways once I begin my charge.

Typically, following your completion of the lightning shield charge, the boss may repeat this attack from a different angle. It’s advisable not to block this attack as it inflicts substantial stamina damage and leaves you susceptible to a follow-up grab attack.

Lightning Sweep

Once Elamain has dropped a substantial portion of her health, around 25%, she initiates an assault. She transforms her short sword into a long, electrified blade and sweeps across almost the entire arena with this attack. Following the sweep, the boss leaps into the air and launches a powerful lightning-based cleave, which could instantly defeat you if you’re not adequately prepared.

In the initial move, it’s tough to evade, but a precise dodge can prevent any harm – however, that’s quite risky, so a better choice is to block instead. If you get hit by this first blow, you’ll have enough time to recover and dodge the subsequent attack. To sidestep the second attack, all you need to do is dart sideways because the assault is very linear in nature.

Elamein Boss Fight Rewards

Overcoming Elamain signifies the conclusion of mission eight, followed by a cutscene, and it awards you the “No Turning Back” achievement. Moreover, you’ll be granted two pieces from the Crushed Dreams set, or possibly a weapon, a Mercenary Ring, and three units of Transmutation Mist. However, keep in mind that the rewards are randomly selected, so you might receive items of similar rarity instead of the specified ones.

2025-04-02 01:07