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For your ultimate confrontation against Louis, you’re given thirty days to prepare. Among the many tasks you may tackle during those final moments ofMetaphor: ReFantazioare the Trial of the Dragon quests, which will be invaluable when the moment of reckoning arrives.
The Bygone Legacy quest is one of these trials that has you returning to the Tower of Insolence to face an aptly named dragon boss, the Devourer of Stars. It’s a tough fight, and the name alone is chill-inducing, but with the right strategy and some patience, you can take this formidable foe down.
How To Start The Trial Of The Dragon: Bygone Legacy
To start the Bygone Legacy, visit theUpper Blue Sky Bridge in Altabury Heightsandspeak to the Enraged Mustariwith the quest marker. The NPC will reveal theexistence of a forbidden power within theTower of Insolence, reserved for those who prove themselves worthy.
If you previously ventured into the dungeon during the Proof of Power quest, you’ll find itlargely unchangedon your return, except now it’scrawling with stronger foes, and achallenging dragon bossawaits at the summit.
How To Prepare For The Devourer Of Stars
Whileyou can tackle the Trials in any order, it’s wise tosave Bygone Legacy for later, as the boss at the dungeon’s summit is no joke. Before setting out,ensure you’re level 65or above andtake the time to improve your Follower Bonds, as some grant helpful passive abilities in dungeons.
Catherina, in particular, becomes a helpful asset during boss battleswhen she reaches Rank 7, as she’llassist you with 5,000 damage at the start of the fight.
How To Beat The Devourer Of Stars
After battling your way through the mobs and climbing the Tower of Insolence, you’llface the level 70 Devourer of Stars at the top. ensure tosave at Plato’s Mirage before the encounterandmake any last-minute adjustments to your party composition.
Affinities And Weaknesses
The Devourer of Stars isimmune to and repels all forms of damage except for Almighty, which is your primary means of dealing damage against this boss. However, certain Archetype skills and Synthesis attacks cantemporarily override this resistance, and even apply a one-time weakness, giving you an additional way to chip away at its health.
Deals party-wide Strike damage that can inflict Poison.
Loathsome Claw
Deals slash damage to a target. Critical hit on a target with ailments.
Prince
Front
The Protagonist’s primary duty will beparty-wide healing with Medicallandcuring ailments using Pen Patra inherited. However, withRoyal Slash, he’ll also take thebackseat as the secondary damage dealer.
InheritingEmerald Vortexis also viable if you swap in Junah’s Persona Master Archetype to set up aone-time weakness to Windfor the boss.
Paladin or Royal Knight
No other character can fit the role of a tank better than Hulkenberg, and for that reason, it’s advisable totake her innate Paladin, or if unlocked, theRoyal Knight Archetypefor her.
Aside from that, she’ll also be used toset a party-wide buff that increases attack by two ranksbyinheriting Formation of Vigor.
Ninja or Royal Thief
With the agility of the Thief lineage,Heimsay can dodge most of the boss’s attacks. If unlocked and maxed out, the Royal Thief Archetype will let himdrain all turn icons from the boss with one dodge.
However, you’ll also want toequip him with Dekaja and Vidyartha skillstoremove the boss’s buffs and apply defensive debuffs. TheShadow Dwellers passiveis also useful for boosting Heimsay’s evasion rate.
Tycoon
Strohl’s focus should be ondealing Almighty damage with the Gold Rush ability, supported bypassive skills like Front Boost and Heat Up.
If you aren’t keen on spending cash to deal damage, you canswap in Junah to set up one-time weaknesses. In this composition, theProtagonist becomes the main damage dealer, and you’ll sometimes need to rely on consumables for healing and curing ailments.
Recommended Strategy
Start by using Heimsay’s Vidyartha skill to put a debuffon the boss andHulkenberg’s Formation of Vigor to boost your damage output. Thissets up Strohl and the Protagonist to deal maximum damage to the boss; Strohl’sGold Rush ability also has a high crit rate, soreset the battle until you land onefor an all-important extra Turn Icon in the first round.
The protagonist’sEmerald Vortex can also damage the boss, as it ignores the boss’s repel.
When the boss takes its turn, it willimmediately cast Miasma Whorl, capping party HP at 300for the rest of the fight whilewasting its remaining turns to nullify your buffs and stack its own. That’s round one done without taking damage!
As the cycle repeats, on the Protagonist’s turn,usethe Hero’s Cry ability this time. It’s aone-time-per-battle move that grants four extra turn icons, giving you a total of seven to work with. Use them to reapply your buffs, re-cast Vidyartha, anduse Dekaja to remove the boss’s buffs.
While also using skills to damage the boss, make sure toset up Hulkenberg’s Omni-GuardandHeismay’s Quick Change Artsin preparation for what’s to come next.
By then, the boss will already bearound half HP or lower, at which point it will unleash theGreat Dragon’s Shriek abilityto gain eight turn icons. Your preparation will most certainly pay off here, as Omni-Guard and Quick Change Arts will helpdrain the boss’s turn icons by nullifying its attacks to soften the onslaught.
Once you’ve weathered this storm,keep cycling buffs and debuffs; the boss willspend its turns undoing your setup, so stay persistent. With this strategy, youlikely won’t need much healingbeforelanding the final blow and claiming victory.
Rewards For Defeating The Devourer Of Stars
Beating the Devourer of Starsnets you some XP, A-XP, Mag, and Reeve, but those are just appetizers. The real prize is theCardinal Dragon Raiment, your well-earned reward for conquering the Bygone Legacy trial. This armorcomes packed with a +5 boost to both Magic and Strengthandgrants immunity against Fire attacks.
