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Once Humanfeatures a variety of dangerous Rift Entities that players will encounter, each with varying levels of difficulty. After defeating enemies like the Ravenous Hunter andthe Shadow Hound, players can focus on the next Monolith, which housesThe Forsaken Giant.
The Forsaken Giant is a level 60 Rift Entity found at the Forsaken Monolith in the Red Sands region, which can be accessed afteractivating enough Rift Anchors in the area. While earlier bosses might have been relatively easy to defeat, The Forsaken Giant is one of the toughest challenges players will face. Here’s how to take it down.
The Forsaken Giant Phase 1 Walkthrough
The first phase of The Forsaken Giant boss fight will have players facing off against the ginormous boss,targeting specific areas that glow redduring its movements and attacks, all while avoiding some pretty heavy-hitting blows dealt by the boss. While you can deal damage by shooting any area of the boss’s body, any potential damage will be significantly reduced, meaning that players should justfocus fire on the glowing points when exposed.
Here is a breakdown of all The Forsaken Giant’s moves for the first phase of this fight:
Slam Attack - Move Away From The Area & Jump Over The Resulting Shockwave
The first attack involves a slam, where the Forsaken Giant willraise either his right or left fist and slam it downtoward the player, causing ashockwave to spread across the arena. This attack is easy to anticipate becausethe weak points on his left or right shoulder will glow red, signaling which direction the attack will come from. When you see either weak spot glow red, move in the opposite direction to avoid the slam, and then jump over the shockwave to prevent further damage. After this, you’ll have a brief window to shoot at the glowing weak points on the boss’s shoulder, so ensure to get a few shots in.
While the shockwave’s AoE can be avoided with a standard jump,using a double jumpmakes it much easier. This is where food items likeStardust Energy Drinkprove useful, as they grant the ability todouble jump for 30 minutes. These drinks can be crafted via anElectric Stoveifplayers have Stardust to spare.
Sweep Attack - Run To The Far Side Of The Arena
The second most common attack is a sweeping move, where The Forsaken Giantsweeps either its right or left arm across the arena. Like the previous attack, players can anticipate this bywatching for the boss’s hands to glow red, signaling the direction of the coming attack. Once you see the red glow, quicklyrun to the far opposite side of the arena, passing the flowers on either platform to stay safe. From this position, you canfire at the hand as it sweeps across, targeting the glowing point to deal significant damage.
This next move is less of an attack and more of an opening for players to dish out some serious damage. During this move, The Forsaken Giant will begin to cry as itshead glows red, and its tears willspawn both Gnawers and items called Handling Giant Flower Buds. While players can dish out some consistent critical hits byfocusing fire on the glowing points of the boss’s head, the fact that its hands cover its face can make it a little difficult to do so. This is where the Handling Giant Flower Buds come in, as throwing them at the boss during these stages can sometimes stun it, exposing the weak point fully for you to damage.
The Forsaken Giant’s Vomiting - Stun The Boss & Target Its Stomach
Much like the previous move, this attack gives players a chance to deal significant damage. During this move,The Forsaken Giant’s weak point on its stomach will glow red, and the boss will start vomiting projectiles, whichspawn additional Gnawers and Handling Giant Flower Buds. Unfortunately, unlike the previous moveset, you won’t be able to hit the boss’s weak point directly, as it’s shielded by the boss’s arms. However,using the Handling Giant Flower Buds to stun the bosscan help. Throwing them at the boss’s stomach can stun it, exposing the weak spot and allowing you to land some consistent critical hits.
Warning! The Forsaken Giant Is About To Destroy The Battlefield
Once The Forsaken Giant’s health drops by almost a third, the boss willsummon an Arbiter, Gnawers, and several Starspawn. To manage the added pressure of multiple enemies,try summoning a Combat Deviationlike the Lonewolf’s Whisper to keep these enemies occupied while you focus on the boss. During this phase, The Forsaken Giant will also try to destroy the battlefield. The boss will teleport away from the arena, andthe player will start glowing red, signaling the charging of an incoming attack.
The key here is to stand on each platform andlet the boss strike all three sides of the arena once. The boss willattack three times, with each platform only withstanding two hits before breaking on the third. By spreading the damage across the platforms, you ensure that no platform breaks during The Forsaken Giant’s second attempt to destroy the battlefield.
The Forsaken Giant Phase 2 Walkthrough
After The Forsaken Giant attempts to destroy the battlefield, the second phase begins. This phase is mostly similar to the first, withthe boss using the same attacks as before. However, this time, you’ll face the added pressure of dealing with the enemies summoned earlier. Additionally, the boss introduces a new move in this phase, which can be particularly challenging to manage.
Range Attack - Avoid The Homing Projectiles & Stay Clear Of The Charged Ranged Attack
This new attack begins whenthe weak spot on the boss’s chest starts glowing red. Here, you’ll need to dodge a series of homing projectiles coming from both the left and right. Instead of running in a straight line,move in a circular patternto evade them. At the same time, the boss will also charge an explosive ranged attack, which can be avoided by quickly moving away from your previous position. Be sure tofocus fire on the boss’s exposed red weak spotduring the initial charge-up time for the attack to deal consistent critical damage.
Warning! The Forsaken Giant Is About To Destroy The Battlefield (Again)
Much like in the first phase of the boss fight, The Forsaken Giant willattempt to destroy the arenaa second time once nearly two-thirds of its health is depleted. This move is identical to the first attempt, where the boss spawns the samedeadly entities, teleports away, and charges up a slam attack for a total of three tries.
The key is totrick the boss into attacking each platform onceby staying on each one and then moving to the next. If the damage is spread out between the platforms, they should all remain intact.
The Forsaken Giant Phase 3 Walkthrough
After the Forsaken Giant’s second attempt to destroy the battlefield, the third and final stage will commence. Again, much like the second phase,many of the previous move sets will be carried over, each of which can be dealt with using all the methods previously mentioned. However, there aretwo new attacks that the boss will use, both of which take the form of AoE attacks.
Red Geyser AoE Attack - Keep Moving & Focus Fire On The Boss’s Head
The first AoE attack will begin whenthe boss’s head glows red,and it begins to hit itself. At this point,multiple red geyser-like areas of effectwill appear in the arena, each dealing damage over time. The key is tokeep moving, avoid each area of effect, andfocus on firing at the boss’s headto deal critical damage.
Large Sweeping AoE Attack - Run To The Edge Of The Platform To Avoid Damage
The second attack begins whenThe Forsaken Giant looms over the platform. During this time,run towards the boss and stand at the edge of the arena, as the boss will sweep both of its arms across the entire platform. Unlike other attacks, no significant damage can be dealt to the boss during this phase.
The Forsaken Giant Rewards
The Forsaken Giant is without a doubtthe toughest boss fight inOnce Human, but beating it does offer some great rewards. The first istheNutcrackerDeviation, which players will have a chance to secure. Beating The Forsaken Giant also yields additional rewards via its remains, and if players use a Controller to get the max gain of the remains, they can get the following items:
