How long is The First Berserker: Khazan? Hardest bosses and the best greatsword build
Here’s a few tips to help you out with the toughest enemies in the game.
March gave us quite a few nice games, from the GOTY contender Split Fiction, all the way to the massive japanese adventure in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. One of those, that has players having a lot of fun with a great combat system and a cool boss design is The First Berserker: Khazan.
The First Berserker: Khazan offers an intense Souls-like experience, with a campaign spanning approximately 80-85 hours. This includes challenging missions, optional side quests, and brutal boss fights that test players’ skills and patience.
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Who are the toughest Bosses?
The game features 26 bosses, with 16 main campaign bosses and 10 optional ones. Among the toughest are:
- Viper: A two-phase Dragonkin boss with devastating glaive combos and a monstrous transformation.
- Maluca: The leader of Knivesveil, known for her fiery attacks and arena-wide chaos.
- Ozma: A relentless foe requiring precise timing and strategy.
Each boss has unique mechanics, making every encounter a thrilling challenge, and a learning experience, like a good souls-like game.
Best Greatsword Build
The greatsword is a powerhouse weapon in Khazan, ideal for slow but devastating attacks. To maximize its potential:
Equipment
- Weapon: The Fugitive Mage Greatsword is the top choice for its exceptional buffs to charged attacks and stamina damage. For early to mid-game, the Devourer of Darkness Greatsword is a solid alternative, offering poison damage and enhancing the Ghost Arm Block skill.
- Armor Set: The Fugitive Mage Set is the ultimate pick, providing bonuses like increased charged attack damage, reduced stamina damage from guards, and enhanced critical damage. The Devourer of Darkness Set is a great early-game option, especially for its poison effects.
- Accessories: Equip items like the Necklace of Wisdom and Defector’s Ring to boost Spirit regeneration and stamina efficiency.
Stats
- Strength: Focus heavily on Strength as your primary stat to maximize damage and improve agility for better stamina recovery and reduced dodge costs.
- Proficiency: Invest moderately in Proficiency for additional stamina damage and health boosts.
- Endurance: Allocate points here to increase stamina for dodging and attacking.
- Vitality: Add points to Vitality for better health and resistances, ensuring survivability in tough encounters.
Skills
- Core Active Skills:
- Phantom: Night’s Veil: Creates damaging pulses during charged attacks, perfect for staggering enemies.
- Savage Momentum: Enables charged Swift Attacks, forming the backbone of your combos.
- Mortal Blow: Chains Swift Attacks into Potent Blows for devastating damage.
- Armor Breaker: Follow up a successful block with powerful slashes.
- Helm Break: Perform a leaping charged attack while sprinting for quick openings.
- Core Passive Skills:
- Overwhelm: Boosts charge speed and damage for chained attacks.
- Heat of Battle: Increases poise and reduces damage taken while attacking.
- Heavy Pressure: Speeds up subsequent charged attacks after the first.
This build emphasizes high-damage charged attacks, stamina management, and defensive counters, making it a powerhouse against even the toughest bosses.
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