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Wolcen Heimlock: how to defeat the act three bossTips for dodging Heimlock’s attacks
Tips for dodging Heimlock’s attacks
Wolcen’s final boss was for the longest time more than a bit broken. It was impossible to beat him if damaged him while he was transforming in the second or third phase. Now the game has been patched, he is able to be killed with ease, well, if you have the right build of course.
Wolcen act three boss guide
Our mainWolcen guidehas further tips for the rest of the game, but for now, we’ll be explaining in thisWolcen act 3 boss guidewhat is happening in this fight and how to beat Heimlock. A particularly strong build against this boss is the Plaguelord build as detailed in ourWolcen buildsguide, as you don’t even need to be near him to damage his health. Poison damage will also go through his base armour, making this boss rather trivial.
If you don’t want to just use a build that someone else has made, make your own while using ourWolcen skill tree (classes)guide to assist in learning what passives might help or ourWolcen skillsguide for active skills that can deal damage.
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Wolcen Heimlock fight: phase one
On top of this, the arena is being bombarded with meteors and there’s a small electric ball circling the arena. The meteors will do a fair bit of damage, but it’s the electric ball that can do a lot of damage if you’re not careful. Thankfully the meteors will have red circles indicating where they will land and the electric ball moves so slowly that it soon becomes an afterthought. Occasionally you’ll also see lines appear from the centre of the arena. This is the fiery pit about to send out a wave of flames outwards. While this isn’t very damaging, it’s very difficult to avoid without dodging.
If all that wasn’t bad enough, there’s Heimlock. He’s a beefy lad with a massive axe that likes to swing it around with his borrowed demonic strength. He has a few attacks that he can do at any time.
Wolcen Heimlock fight: phase two
This phase is largely the same as phase one, along with all the hazards that came with it. The only big difference with the hazards is that the lines from the centre of the arena are larger and harder to avoid.
Where things are truly different is that Heimlock can now transform into an “ascended form”. You can tell when this happens as he grows fiery wings.This was the transformation that was broken, but with the latest patch, you can now hit him while he transforms.As he’s transformed, he’ll gain an extra shield bar underneath his health bar that must be depleted before you can damage him. He’ll begin this phase already transformed, so you’ll need to watch for the following attacks.
Once you’ve damaged Heimlock’s ascended form enough, he’ll revert back to his regular form. He has the same attacks as in phase one, so see the previous section for tips to dodge his attacks.He will not transform again until he has his armour broken in his regular form.Take out his health to reach the climax of this battle.
Wolcen Heimlock fight: phase three
Just as things look bleak, your friend returns to the battle and begins to close the portal. He also puts three domes between the orbs. They supposedly protect you from being damaged, but in my experience they only really protect you from attacks that don’t come from Heimlock. Heimlock isn’t all that much different from phase two, except his transformations are no longer tied to having his armour being broken.
He also gains one more attack.When standing still, he can swing his axe at the air to send out electrical darts.These move very quickly, so you may wish to dodge roll to avoid them entirely, or just position yourself between them.
Your main concern here is with the amount of spell effects being thrown at you from the portal itself. Meteors, flame waves, and all the other stuff that was a minor nuisance beforehand, now appears with such frequency that they’ll keep you on your toes. The three protective shields will prevent damage from these spells, but you’ll likely need to move quickly to avoid Heimlock’s more brutal attacks.
Defeating Heimlock will give you a bunch of items, gold, and rewards for completing the quest. Chief among these is a Genesis Stone, which is a new type of gem item that can be fitted into a gem slot. Find out more about these gems and how they work in theWolcen itemsguide. You’ll also get a Greater Entropy Orb, which can only be applied to legendary equipment.
You’ll also unlock the “Champion of Stormfall” mode, and we have ourWolcen Champion Of Stormfallguide which will go over everything you need to know about that.
