From the best loadouts to strategies and mechanics, this guide will help you tackle the challenge with ease. Buy TFD Void Intercept Boost to defeat Deathstalker quickly, use coupon code "harry" to enjoy an extra 5% discount.
Overview of Deathstalker Mechanics
Poison Damage & HP Reduction
One of the primary threats from Deathstalker is its ability to apply a poison DoT (Damage over Time) and a debuff that reduces your max HP. Every hit from the boss increases your debuff stacks, cutting your max HP in half after four stacks. This means that even if you bring a tanky character with high health, your effective health will significantly decrease, leaving you vulnerable to one-shot attacks.
Best Loadouts for Deathstalker
To counter Deathstalker's deadly mechanics, shield-based builds are highly effective. Here are some recommended loadouts:
1. Full Shield Enzo Build
- Overwhelming Shield: This ability now provides 26% of your max HP as a shield, making it ideal for surviving Deathstalker's attacks.
- Cooldown Reduction and Conservation: Focus on lowering cooldowns and conserving shield abilities, allowing you to absorb more damage.
- Shot Focus and Antivenom: These will help you mitigate poison damage and increase your DPS.
2. Eugen, Ajax, and Enzo
- These characters offer high survivability and support abilities, providing crucial healing and shields throughout the fight. Enzo, with full shields, will help tank the damage, while Eugen and Ajax offer quality of life support for the team.
Deathstalker Weak Spots & Targeting Strategy
- Feet Weak Spots: At the start of the fight, focus on the boss's feet, which have small blue weak points. While these are easy to hit, you cannot grapple onto them.
- Back Weak Spot: Deathstalker has a weak spot on its neck covered by armor. You must break the armor to reveal the weak point, which allows you to mount the boss and prevent it from enraging. This weak spot is a critical target for speeding up the kill.
Boss Attack Patterns
Poison Rings and Skulls
- Deathstalker frequently releases rings of energy that can be avoided by either jumping over them or keeping a good distance from the boss.
- It also spawns tracking skulls that will chase players. These skulls can be destroyed by shooting them, but they will apply the debuff if they hit you.
Immune Phase
- During the immune phase, Deathstalker will spawn several pillars around the arena. Look for the pillar with hands covering its face—this is the safe one to enter without taking damage.
- While in the immune phase, stand inside the ring around the pillar until a circle fills, lifting the boss's immunity.
Clock Circles and Debuff Management
- Clock Circles: Deathstalker spawns six clock circles around the arena. Stepping into them removes your debuff stacks, making it critical for survival. If you are highly debuffed, prioritize finding these circles to reset your debuff and restore your full health pool.
Green Beam Mechanic
During the fight, Deathstalker selects players for a green beam attack, similar to mortar strikes in other boss fights. When targeted by the beam:
- Roll out of the circle to avoid team damage.
- Move away from teammates to prevent unnecessary damage to others.
Final Phases & Kill Strategy
In the final phases of the fight, continue focusing on weak points, managing debuffs with clock circles, and staying away from deadly beams. Characters with high DPS and survivability, like Enzo with Shield Mods and Haley for extra gun damage, will excel in taking down Deathstalker quickly.
Tips
- Avoid HP Reduction: Deathstalker will reduce your max HP, so rely on shield builds to stay alive.
- Positioning is Crucial: Stay at a safe distance to avoid rings and be prepared to jump into clock circles to reset debuffs.
- Speed Matters: If you can deal enough damage quickly, you'll minimize the risk of the wipe mechanic during the second phase.
