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Bosses

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Find the encounter you are fighting, recognise its attack cues and prepare for its phase changes. Campaign and world-boss guides also explain the skill-learning conditions and follow-up rewards that a quick victory can miss.

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Coffin Master: revival, sword rhythm and second-phase coffin attacks

Prepare for Coffin Master’s revival and the second phase’s sword, coffin and Qi-recovery mechanics.

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Coffin Master: revival, sword rhythm and second-phase coffin attacks

Prepare for Coffin Master’s revival and the second phase’s sword, coffin and Qi-recovery mechanics.

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Dao Lord boss guide: survive the split and airborne attacks

Fight Dao Lord in Unbound Cavern, recognise delayed attacks and manage the Hammer, Spear and Hook enemies after the split.

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Earth Fiend Deity: Location and Whirlwind Interrupt

Beat Earth Fiend Deity in Qinghe’s Moonveil Mountain. Find the roadside boss, interrupt its whirlwind with Cloud Steps and read its leaps and burrow.

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Beat Feng Ruzhi: recover the silk ball before the timer ends

Unlock Feng Ruzhi’s world-boss fight after Heavenfall, avoid her golden grab and recover a stolen silk ball within the 15-second countdown.

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Ghost Master: umbrella barrages, spirits and delayed impacts

Track Ghost Master’s teleports, umbrella barrage, delayed finisher and spirit aftermath.

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God of Avarice: Phases and the Money Bar

Beat the God of Avarice in Where Winds Meet: unlock the Furnace fight, handle the Money Bar, and shoot the staff weak point in the final phase.

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Gongsun Deng: Teleport Parries and Ring-Out Defence

Find Gongsun Deng at General’s Shrine in Where Winds Meet. Learn the teleport parry, avoid the wind ring-out and finish this optional challenge duel.

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Heartseeker: Still Shore phases and the cover warning

Handle Heartseeker’s scythe strings, prompted counters and second-phase cover mechanic at Still Shore.

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Lucky Seventeen: fists, scrap weapon and poison pressure

Beat Lucky Seventeen’s unarmed and weapon phases at the bottom of the Palace of Annals.

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Beat Murong Yuan: campaign duel and Wooden Eagle phase

Handle Murong Yuan’s counter stance, golden follow-ups and Wooden Eagle in the Jinming Pool: Petalfall Banquet campaign fight.

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Puppeteer Sheng Wu: gold thrust, puppet intermission and red rush

Survive Sheng Wu’s glaive strings and gold thrust, then clear both puppets during the intermission.

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Beat Qianye: Meridian Touch, red form and white form

Prepare for the Blissful Retreat campaign boss, interrupt Qianye’s aerial slam and adapt to the red and white forms in her second phase.

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Beat River Master and Dragon King in the Heavenfall campaign

Jump the Dragon King’s waves, reflect its energy ball and handle River Master’s red attacks and golden charge in the Heavenfall campaign.

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Sleeping Daoist boss guide: projectiles, donkey kicks and the dream

Find Sleeping Daoist on Jadebrook Mountain, read his projectile volleys, avoid the gold donkey kick and survive the dream arena.

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Snake Doctor: cave approach, poison and safe punish windows

Find Snake Doctor’s cave, handle poison and snake attacks, and collect the Star Reacher reward.

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Tian Ying boss guide: staff, statue attacks and clones

Prepare for Tian Ying’s Halo Peak campaign fight, interrupt his shockwave and handle the statue and clone phases without confusing raid mechanics.

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Twin Lions: Location, Fireworks and Pillar Counters

Find the Twin Lions in Granary of Plenty and beat their world-boss encounter, with firework dodges, the second health bar and pillar kick prompts.

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Void King: Gleaming Abyss scythe combos and ice volleys

Read Void King’s scythe and ice attacks, adapt to phase two and find the post-fight reward room.

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Wolf Maiden boss guide: Desperation Ridge and the changing rhythm

Find Wolf Maiden at night on the eastern edge of Desperation Ridge, defend the wolf attacks and recognise her delayed combo finishers.

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Ye Wanshan boss guide: Bodhi Sea and delayed deflects

Enter Bodhi Sea, read Ye Wanshan’s delayed attacks, handle his flaming second phase and leave time to learn Flaming Meteor.

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Yi Dao: Dream in Flames access and mixed gold-to-red attacks

Enter Yi Dao’s Dream in Flames duel and read delayed sword strings and the gold flurry’s red finisher.

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Zheng E the Frostwing: ice waves, counters and the second phase

Learn Zheng the Frostwing’s dangerous follow-ups, answer the gold-gold-red ice-wave sequence and create safer damage windows.

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Find and beat Zhu Yousheng in March of the Dead

Open the Ghost Gate with the three spectral equipment items, reach Zhu Yousheng and answer his delayed spear sweeps and overhead attacks.