Eternal Strands features a lot of exciting boss fights with a good balance between challenge and fairness. You have several tools to use like your sword, bow, and even a few abilities. In this guide, we will tell you how to defeat Ark of the Stricken Earth – a boss you encounter in the early phase of the game.
How To Defeat Ark of the Stricken Earth In Eternal Strands
You need to break all the latch points to remove his armor and deal damage to defeat him. Ark of the Stricken Earth is also the boss you see in the tutorial, but the one you encounter while playing the story is much tougher, with the ability to use his Kinetic energy for attacks. Arks in general are covered in armor in the game, and the trick is to break all the latch points that are connected to a specific piece of armor (leg, hands, etc.). Take a look around the Ark’s armor and you will eventually spot grey circles; these are the latches, and they take a few hits to break.
Once you have gotten rid of all the latches on an armor piece, a body part is exposed and vulnerable to damage. The exposed part will glow purple, so unload everything you have got at it. Rinse and repeat this process for his entire body until the chest is vulnerable. Not only sword attacks, but arrows work just as fine to damage or break the latches. However, since they are limited, we recommend using the method you learn in the tutorial: climbing the boss and breaking the latches with your sword. Stamina management is the key here, so don’t get too greedy with your swings, take a break to regain your Stamina. This will become especially useful when the boss starts moving around wildly and you are required to hold on to it, so that you can continue attacking.
After you have dealt enough damage to a part, the Ark will form a protective barrier around it, indicating that you need to work on the remaining armor pieces. Each vulnerable part constitutes a portion of his health bar, after which you can expose the chest and attack him.
In addition to the normal swing attacks that all big-sized enemies have, the Ark also has
- A punch-down attack
- A stomp attack
- A grab move
The punch and stomp are relatively easy to dodge, but you can get easily grabbed while you are climbing on top of him. It is also his most devastating move, which deals a ton of damage with no counterplay. Some of his moves will also have you take fall damage if you hit the ground.
Remember to use your Ice Wall to make him freeze in a place for a short period to either attack him or climb on to him. Another great way to quickly bring down the boss is to use the broken armor pieces as projectiles with telekinesis and launch them at the boss.
While you fight this boss and prepare yourself for several such exciting battles in the game, do ensure that you are on top of Crafting in Eternal Strands. We have put up a helpful guide on this topic, do give it a look.
