Fortress of Remembrance: Players first meet Death in a scripted appearance here, and it’s possible to knock him down to the abyss and slay him when timed correctly.Players knock Death down into the abyss, especially with long-ranged strikes or other special moves. However, falling itself can harm Death when done correctly. Falling into the Brine won’t slay Death like it will other living creatures. While Death is a powerful enemy, fate has a funny way of returning his one-hit Death’s Scythe with opportunities also to kill Death in a single blow. Players should consider hiding behind breakables such as Barrels, as Death’s Scythe will likely just pass through the Barrel without destroying it and the player hiding behind it. This means the game will open up new defensive options by simple breakable objects in the environment. Unlike other opponents and their attacks, Death’s attacks cannot break ordinary breakable objects.Death also has a blind spot just behind its game model. Rather, players may do a better job evading the attack by getting out of the spotlight first. In turn, dodging Death’s Scythe isn’t solely a matter of evading the attack itself. When Death plans on using the Death’s Scythe, he does so if his lantern “marks” a target via its spotlight.

Rather, the best way to do this is to make a perfect evasion. Players cannot parry or block the Death’s Scythe attack with any shield or skill, including Clairvoyance or Masterful Kill.

RELATED: Dragon's Dogma 2: Things The Sequel Should Not Change From The Original Game Unfortunately, the shorthand version is that ordinary defensive measures don’t usually work against Death, but there are ways to avoid damage. Players may also want to see how they should set up their defenses against this Dragon’s Dogma boss. Their focus on Strength will make their attacks slightly harder-hitting than Striders.

Warriors: Being the default melee Vocation, Warriors are best paired with Eminence (jump-based Strength buff) and spamming Death with various jumping Light Attacks.

When up close, they should have the Eminence Augment (jump-based Strength boost) activated before doing a Skull Splitter to dish out a strong melee attack.

Striders: Dextrous Striders can capitalize on Downpour Volley and Splinter Dart to engage Death in long-distance AOE combat.

To avoid this, Sorcerers should instead opt for first-tier Spells or quick-casting Spells such as High Miasma.

Sorcerers: Although powerful Spells such as Seism and Bolide are good damage-dealers, they often have long casting times that tempt Death’s Scythe.

When timed properly, Rangers can stunlock Death to submission with this combo.

Rangers: These snipers can use a combination of quick-firing Tenfold Flurry and staggering Blast Arrows to effectively knock down Death.

Mystic Knights: These spellcasting warriors can follow the same Spellcasting principles above, but the addition of the Zombiebane shield ensures extra damage against Death.

It’s better to use Frigor and Ingle Spells to do more focused damage.

Mages: Given Death's high magical resistances, Focused Bolts become obsolete rather quickly.

Lastly, Ricochet Hunter can dish out multiple hits in close quarters. Death may resist Great Sacrifice, but its AOE can still do significant damage.

Magick Archers: These spellslinging rangers can capitalize on the use of Explosive Bolts, courtesy of their chance of knockdowns.

All Spellcasters: Given Death’s high Magick Defense and Elemental Resistances, players who want to cast Spells should stack on the Magick Boosted Invigorations and Augments to deal massive damage.

The following Vocations have ideal combat approaches:

It’s a matter of using the right combination of skills and attacks that can make each Vocation just as viable in slaying Death in usual combat. Although long-distance Vocations work best against Death, almost all Vocations in Dragon’s Dogma have something to offer when it comes to fighting this villain.

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