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InHyper Light Breaker,Crowns, or boss battles, offer an epic and climactic challenge to players. The second Crown you’ll face off against is Dro, Crown of Tears. This lupine-like beast is decently more annoying than his predecessor and can prove tricky if you’re not properly prepared.
This guide has everything you need to know to take him on. Unlike the enemies in the Overgrowth, Crowns tend to require a lot more finesse and patience. From dodging his attacks to finding the right opportunity to strike, check out these tips and tricks to know exactly how to take on Dro, Crown of Tears.
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Hyper Light Breaker is currently in Early Access. The information in this guide is subject to change with the release of the full game.
How To Prepare For Dro
Dro is a powerful enemythat shouldn’t be taken lightly. Before diving into any Crown battle, you shouldmake sure you have the following itemsin your inventory.
Rails with status effects are also helpful for Crowns.
Medkit
Make sure you haveat least one Medkitready for the battle because it can get tricky.
An Offensive Amp
An offensive Amp that can clear out lesser enemies during the fight is invaluable.
Thefirst incarnationofDro requires four Prismsto open.If acquiring these Prisms has depleted your health, it is better toextract early and come backin the next run to take down Dro.
How To Dodge Dro’s Attacks
Dro has a variety of different attacksto contend with. As a Crown, hisfighting style is much more projectile-based. Dro is alsoquick and wily, so you’ll want tokeep on your toes.
Here’s a breakdown of all of Dro’s attacks and how to dodge them.
Leaping Pounce
Dro leaps across the arena for a devastating melee attack.
Dro willglow bright orange and yellow, and acircle will appear around your Breaker.
The only way to avoid this attack is toparry it. Dashing won’t work.
You candash away or parrythis attack.
Flame Rings
Dro creates rings of fire, which emerge in a wide radius from himself.
Dro willjump up and down, followed by one to threefire rings sprawling outward.
Jump overthe flames,dash throughthem,or hoverboard backfrom Dro.
Projectile Fireballs
Dro spits out a spiral pattern of fireballs all over the arena.
Dro screeches andpoints his nose upward.
Justback away. Dashing by these can prove tricky, but they dissolve through the arena at a distance.
Double Sword Swing
Dro swings his sword once, with a quick follow up attack.
Droreels back his swordat a lower angle.
You candash away or parrythis attack, but double parries can prove tricky.
It’s okay if you get hit by some of these attacks, but don’t heal too quickly. Wait until you absolutely have to before you use your Medkit.
How To Defeat Dro
Once you’ve got a handle on dodging Dro’s attacks,it’s time for some offense. There arekey moments where it’s best to attackDro.
However, generally speaking, asDro is pretty fast-pacedin terms of combat style, you’ll want toprioritize short bursts of damagerather than big attacks.
Use lighter bladeslike swords or claws on Dro rather than heavier blades like hammers.
Attack To Use
After Sword Swing
Typically,after a sword swing, Dro will rest for a moment. This is a good time to get in there with a series ofquick Blade attacks.
After Double Sword Swing
As with the single sword swing, Dro usually takes a breather after this attack is complete. Take a few quick Blade attacks, oruse your specialafter this attack is done.
During Projectile Fireballs
As you’re strafingor moving backward from these projectiles,take some shots with your Rail. If you have a long-ranged Rail equipped, even better.
Moving Around The Arena
Between attacks, Dro will oftenmove around the arena slowly. This is a good opportunity totake some Rail shotsat him.
Make no mistake,Dro is a tricky bossto defeat. But, if you stay calm andwatch his attack patterns carefully, you’ll be able to slowly but surely wear him down.
While it is possible to achieve, taking attacks against Dro after his Leaping Pounce is not advised as he typically follows this move up quickly with a Sword Swing, so proceed with caution.
