In the Plains of Eidolon inWarframe, bosses called Tusk Thumpers can spawn. These bosses are valuable for their drops and are tough, heavily armoured machines roaming the grasslands. Out of these, variations can sometimes appear, Tusk Thumper Doma being the toughest one of them all.
Here, we will outline where you’re able to expect to find them, which strategies make grinding them easier, and how to fight them efficiently. Be wary that this will take some preparations first, and quite a lot of time since even with a strategy ready, these bosses can take a while to beat.
Where To Find A Tusk Thumper Doma
Tusk Thumper Domasare the toughest, but also therarest variationsof the regular Tusk Thumper; they spawn on thePlains of Eidolon only during the daytime, and have a total health pool of 100,000 HP. Tusk Thumpers haveset spawn locationsacross the map, most of which are aroundSeaside RuinandHek’s Stiletto, though they can rarely be seen around Hillside Ruin and other parts of the Plains.
When spawning, Tusk Thumpers can be replaced by the Doma variationif the area is at a higher level of difficulty (which depends on whether we’re free-roaming or doing a bounty). This meanswe can increase our chances of spawning them.
Tusk Thumper Doma Spawning Strategy
Before entering the Plains, first,take up a Bounty of the highest available level; this can be done bytalking to Konzu, and selecting Bounties; the very last one is the highest level one.
After taking up the Bounty,we’re going to ignore its objectives;the Bounty will improve every enemy in the area to a higher level, which means thatwe have now the best chances to spot a Tusk Thumper Doma.
Following this,patrolling the area between Seaside Ruin and Hek’s Stilletocan yield us the fastest results - when a Tusk Thumper spawns, it will have a good chance to be a Doma. You can tell which variation it is by the name above the health bar.
How To Beat A Tusk Thumper Doma
First off, we recommendtaking a weapon that has unlimited ammo, such as a Fulmin. This boss is abullet sponge, so it will take a very long time to take out.
Like every Tusk Thumper, this boss isinvulnerable on most of its body; you may damage the cannons, but this will onlybriefly disable them-and it doesn’t reduce its health bar at all. The only point where you can damage it ison its legs. It has armor on its knees which can beblown off, exposing the only area where it can bedamaged consistently.
It has four legs, each with a piece of armor on it, andthe health bar represents the cumulative HP of each of its legs, so each one has about 25,000 HP. Taking out one of the legs means it can’t take any more damage there, so you’ll need to move on to the next leg.
These hitboxescan be reached with a melee weapon, if barely. If you don’t have ammo left, or if your primary and secondary weapons aren’t very strong, this is an option, thoughyou will struggle a fair bitas it isn’t designed to be taken on with such a weapon; meaning its hard to reach properly
It has a few attacks, along with thecannon which is shooting constantly. It canjump and slam downon the ground,charge forwardin a straight line, and its signature move is ashockwave it sends out underneath it, stunning players. All of these moves arejust there to disorient, their damage is mostly negligible.
When it’s at half health, it will call inTusk Seeker Dronesand reinforcements to help it in the fight, so you’ll need to take care of them whilst fighting as well. The strategy here is to remove any distractions and focus on pouring all your damage into the knees until it’s over.
Once it’s dead, it willexplode into lootwhich you can then pick up and extract, leaving behind the Bounty altogether. You can then restart the Bounty if you didn’t get the loot you’d like, and reenter the Plains to look for another one.
Tusk Thumper Doma Loot
The Tusk Thumper Doma has achance to drop any Plains of Eidolon exclusive loot; this includes fish, animal parts, ore, and gems.
The only exclusive loot to Tusk Thumper Doma, and Bull, is theblueprint for the Korrudo- a pair of Sparring gloves that deal massive damage at the cost of attack speed, and the Doma has the highest chance of dropping these atfive percent.
