The Elden Ring Nightreign Sentient Pest expedition leads you to Gnoster, Wisdom of Night, a boss combat towards a pair of bugs that combat towards you in other ways. On the floor is a big armored beetle that makes use of brute power, whereas above it’s a gigantic moth that unleashes ranged magic assaults. Between them they make one of the strangest Nightlords in Elden Ring Nightreign, succesful of conserving gamers on their toes with a really various sample of assaults.
However that does not imply they’re unbeatable. Gnoster (does that refer to one bug or each of them?) has weaknesses that may be exploited to nice impact, some apparent and a few not. General that is in all probability one of the simpler Elden Ring Nightreign bosses, however that is a really relative scale. Should you’re struggling, we’ll present you ways to beat Gnoster, the Sentient Pest: and boy, is it an apt title.
How to beat the Sentient Pest in Nightreign
We’ll cowl the fundamentals of preventing the Sentient Pest in Elden Ring Nightreign and the way to beat it right here, the core necessities and weaknesses earlier than we go into the deeper methods and exploitable techniques additional down.
- Weaknesses: Hearth
- Greatest Courses/Construct: Evasive ranged lessons like the Elden Ring Nightreign Recluse, Ironeye and Revenant, or a Hearth-using fighter like the Wylder
- Boss assault sorts: Bodily, Poison and Magic
- Phases: 2 (triggers at 66% well being)
With this boss being extremely tanky and harder than both the Elden Ring Nightreign Tricephalos or the Elden Ring Nightreign Gaping Jaw, you may need to be degree 10 minimal, and with an Epic rarity weapon that matches your character’s stats. With out them, you may be chipping away tiny slivers of well being with out a lot hope of victory, not except you are extremely expert.
Earlier than the Boss Combat
Earlier than the expedition even begins, be sure to decide any of the Elden Ring Nightreign characters you are snug with, however ideally a cellular, agile character who can combat at vary. Any relics you’ve that may improve your Religion stat or Hearth harm are additionally a bonus, as these are what you may want to do the most harm.
When you’re in the expedition, be sure to discover a Hearth Weapon that you just’re good with. Search for areas marked with the Hearth tag, and in case you do not discover a weapon that works for you, make certain to decide up a minimum of two makes use of of Hearth Grease. At the identical time, any buffs that improve stamina (as you may be dodging lots), or protecting spells and weapon expertise that cease projectiles might be very useful to you.
Preventing the Sentient Pest, Gnoster
In the area, the boss is sort of actually cut up into two halves: an armored lobster/beetle that tries to stomp and trample gamers, and a floating moth that hangs out of attain whereas summoning ranged magic assaults. It is comparatively simple in idea, the moth is the weak level, nevertheless it’s a lot more durable to hit. Touchdown a strike on the beetle is simple, nevertheless it’s lined in armor that causes your assaults to do little or no harm in comparability.
Which means it is higher to play as a ranged character who can snipe the moth, and keep agile sufficient to keep away from being attacked from two instructions. Ideally, one tanky participant distracts the beetle, whereas the ranged gamers hearth on the moth with spells and arrows. If the beetle goes white and locks down, it principally will not take any actual harm for some time. That is your second to assault the moth with out worry of being flanked.
At about two-thirds well being, the boss enters section 2 as the moth begins driving the beetle. This makes the former extremely onerous to hit with out ranged assaults, not to point out that it will begin summoning down pillars of holy power that do large harm, and should be averted in any respect price. The mix of magical projectiles and stomping AOE results imply that it is best to maintain your distance. Melee characters ought to play evasively, weaving between the legs and making an attempt to keep behind the beetle the place attainable.
Lastly, there’s the poison parasite. At totally different factors in the sport Gnoster will generate poisonous clouds that poison the participant. Nonetheless, in case you get poisoned, a parasite seems in your neck. From our experiences, this successfully offers you a everlasting poison impact that can not be cured except one other participant hits you with hearth assaults, successfully burning the parasite away.
Ideas and tips
For individuals who need basic items of recommendation for preventing the Sentient Pest, Gnoster, Wisdom of Night, this is some fundamental items of recommendation to maintain in thoughts.
- The moth will periodically drop down. The moth descends on occasion, your probability to hit it with melee assaults in case you’re reliant on them. It is not down for lengthy although, so use any weapon expertise rapidly.
- The pillars of gentle are bigger than you assume. Although they do not appear very huge, the precise splash harm they go away is bigger than initially seems. Keep distant from them to be sure to do not get caught in these lethal blasts.
- Every beetle leg can harm you. The beetle’s mere act of stomping round causes influence harm from every footfall, so it is higher to be close to the tail than at the flank.
- Stance harm is a dropping sport. Even with a stance-breaking character like the Executor, it is extremely onerous to break the poise of this boss, even with heavy hits with all the finest Elden Ring Nightreign two-hand weapons.
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