Dodging boss attacks is a skill that keeps you alive far more than raw health. Learn the tells and use your movement skill.
Why this matters
Boss one-shots beat any health pool, so avoiding hits is the real defense.
Step-by-step
- Watch for telegraphed ground effects and wind-ups.
- Keep a movement skill bound and ready.
- Dodge out of telegraphed areas immediately.
- Do not greed damage during a boss wind-up.
- Use your healing flask after a big hit, not before.
- Learn each boss’s pattern over several attempts.
Key tips
- Read the telegraphs
- Keep a movement skill ready
- Dodge over tanking
- Heal after big hits
Common mistakes
- Greeding damage during wind-ups
- No movement skill
- Trying to tank one-shots
Practical notes
Boss attacks telegraph with animations and ground effects, so watch the tell and dodge roll through the hit rather than away. Position at the edge of melee range so you can react without backing into a wall.
Use a movement skill to cross gaps during phased attacks. Practice the timing in a safe low-tier fight before the real boss. A disciplined dodge beats more life, because most boss kills come from mechanic failures.
Practice the timing in a low-tier fight first, because most boss kills come from failed mechanics, not from a lack of life.
Practice the timing in a low-tier fight first, because most boss kills come from failed mechanics rather than from any lack of life or armor.