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Combat is the real strength of Thymesia, and the unique battle mechanics really become important during the massive (and challenging) boss battles awaiting players. There are eight boss battles in Thymesia, and some of these fights really give Sekiro a run for its money — they’re fast-paced, brutal, and force you to become a parrying master if you want to survive for long. Mastering standard attack, claw attack, dodge, deflect and Feather Darts is an art. You’ll need to use everything you’ve learned to overcome the insane difficulty of Urd and the final boss. If you’re struggling, check out some of our tips — practice is important, and mastering the Deflect talent is even more important.

Before taking on any bosses, you absolutely must unlock Short Dodge. Short Dodge is one of the most important skills in your arsenal. Enhance Feather Darts too — the more you have (or the faster they recharge) the more you can interrupt critical attacks. Finally, you’ll also absolutely want to unlock Deflect upgrades. If you’re not great at Deflecting, there are talents that lower Deflect damage but increase the effectiveness window. Essentially, you can make Deflecting much easier by upgrading it. If you’re really good at timing, you can enhance the damage to make the final fights end even faster. You’ll have to learn Deflect, even if you ignored it for most of the game. The top three bosses require Deflect skills.

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We’ve already covered Odur’s boss fight here. Gere are the basics to help you win.

This giant demonic nightmare isn’t nearly as tough as it looks. You don’t fight it — you just need to reach the end of the gauntlet.

To make this area easier, wait until you defeat the Hanged Queen and equip the Blood Storm Plague Weapon. This allows you to heal with energy — and you’ll have plenty of energy in this level.

The hardest part of this is getting past the Acrobat. Go in with full health and charges and remember to deflect her auto-targeting critical attack with Feather Darts. Throw two just to be safe. It is extremely difficult to climb up the ladder while she’s alive.

Mutated Odur is a fast and frantic boss you should save for the end of the game. He’s the third toughest boss — right behind Urd.

To keep pressuring him, use Deflect. Learning the timing on his tentacle attacks is paramount, and even his area-of-effect strikes can be countered with deflect. He’ll often retreat and hit you with three quick tentacle strikes, then a fourth after a beat. Be prepared to deflect all of them!

You’ll need to constantly switch up attack types — use claws often to get his wound health down before he heals. He heals extremely quickly, so if he retreats you won’t have much time. Buy yourself time with Feather Darts, as they lower his healing rate.

He only has one phase and his health is relatively low. He never slows down, constantly moving and healing his wounds. That’s why the Great Sword of any other stunning Plague Weapon is really, really useful for dealing some guaranteed damage.

The Hanged Queen only has one phase and is much, much easier to deal with than Odur.

Best strategy? Sprint toward it. Dodge through its blast projectile attack and dodge away when it flies into the air and crashes back down. It will do this constantly. Just attack up close.

When it gives out a very long roar, it’s about to unleash a powerful AOE attack. You need to sprint away from it, or you will get hit with its blast. It deals about 50% health. If you just eat the damage and heal, you can continue to fight up close. It did this attack about three times in my run, so enough that I could tank the hits.

This massive worm-like boss is completely different than other encounters. You’ll have to dodge and wait to attack.

It may also slam the ceiling, causing crystals to fall. Sprint and avoid the red circles — eventually a large circle will appear. Run to the edge and dodge to avoid getting hit. With a little practice, you can easily dodge this attack without taking damage.

-Destroy the first phase, and the second phase will begin. This is a very short phase — you’ll only need one healing vial for this section tops. Crystals will rain down and large boulders will fall on the edge of the arena. Sprint to the center and wait for the monster to crash. Perform a finishing attack on the worm and you’ll defeat it.

Varg is an extremely aggressive boss that utilizes several combo attacks. His battle is relatively straightforward — you have to be very aggressive and avoid taking damage.

Short Dodge is incredibly useful for this fight. Upgrade to the top tier Short Dodge to gain Defensive buffs whenever you successfully dodge through his attacks.

Dodge, dodge, dodge. His combos always wind down after about three swings, but you can fit in a few small strikes between his swings. He also recovers his health very quickly, so use Feather Darts to slow his healing rate.

Phase 2 is almost the same as Phase 1. He’s slightly more aggressive, heals wounds faster, and unlocks his ultimate. When his eye glows red, disengage and sprint backwards. You can sprint easier if you disable lock-on. Sprint away and he won’t be able to grab you. If you’re far enough away, dodge backwards too — if he touches you at all, he’ll use his ultimate to deal 50% damage.

Urd is the most skilled swordswoman in the game. She’s able to strike and weave around the battlefield faster than anyone else — making her an extremely difficult boss.

Deflect is the best and easiest way to defeat Urd. Deflect x3 when she lunges forward with her straight sword to deal huge health bar damage — then strike with claws. She will flinch whenever hit with claws, allowing you to deal massive damage very quickly.

She has a strange attack that ties into her ultimate. She will throw an explosive spear into the ground. Whenever she does this again, it will set off an explosion at that other spear sites. For her Ultimate (Phase 2) this causes a massive explosion at each spear site. Avoid them at all times and you’ll never have to worry about her ultimate.

If you can learn how to deflect constantly, you’ll be able to win this fight. Unlock Deflect skills to slightly increase the deflect window if you’re struggling — and bring x6 Healing Charges and Blood Storm for those extra heals. You can easily use Blood Storm during her ultimate attack.

Corvus is arguably the hardest fight in the game. Before taking him on, I highly recommend fighting the optional boss Urd in the Hermes Fortress memories. She’s the closest fight — like Urd, you need to practice Deflect.

The Mikiri Counter / Step and Jump Talent is also highly valuable here. Though you’re often better off using the Feather Darts as these will briefly stun Corvus, giving you time to get close and use claws.

Like Urd, you need to learn as many of Corvus’s attacks as possible. One of the best attacks to Deflect is his standard sword attack. He attacks in a pattern of three attacks, then two very fast attacks, then one last attack. –Follow this pattern. Each “x” represents a deflect: x, x, x – xx, x

I recommend using Short Dodge for his claw attacks. They’re very difficult to time your Reflects. For simplicity, use Short Dodge for any attacks you haven’t memorized or if you’re struggling to Deflect. As long as you know one or two, you can rapidly drain the boss’s health bar. This fight can be over in a few minutes if you’re aggressively deflecting.

Deflect the attacks you know, dodge the attacks you don’t for defense buffs, and use Great Sword to put Corvus on his back and deal huge damage to his wound meter. If you can do that, you’ll finally defeat this extremely intense final boss.

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