Lords of the Fallen - Infiltrator strategy, attack patterns, combo, Fire Rune

Time to tackle the Infiltrator, but keep a couple of things in mind during the fight. First of all, try and stay as close to the front of this boss as you can, otherwise he'll leap at you, and you'll struggle to dodge the deadly blow. He'll also fling ranged attacks at you that have the potential to leave you stunned and vulnerable.

Killing the Infiltrator

Up-close, the Infiltrator likes to make use of a three-hit attack which involves a couple of horizontal slices, following up with a vertical whack after a very short delay. If your equipment allows you to be agile enough to do so, get close enough to trigger the combo, then dart back out of the way when the first two swipes come into play. As the third begins, head left or right to avoid the downward swipe, before jumping in to do some damage of your own.

At around 50 per cent health, watch out for the Infiltrator's leg attack. It's fairly easy to spot when it's coming, and unless you're wearing very heavy armour, you shouldn't have too much trouble getting out of the way. Note that this special attack is always preceded by the standard combo attack, so you'll need to very carefully bait your opponent's moves out, as you counter with your own.

The other tricky aspect of this fight concerns the fiery creatures that are periodically summed. You need to destroy these minions as quickly as possible, before they grow and provide the boss with health. A couple of hits should finish them off, but you'll need to deal with four of them during each wave spawn. If you're really struggling to stay on top of it all, consider attaching a Fire Rune to your Gauntlet - this should do enough slow damage over time to compensate for any health replenishment the boss enjoys during the fight.

You should also avoid the middle and perimeter of the battle area, as the lit up areas drain your magic. Watch out for the blue circles that pour from your character, and move away from your current position if they appear. Once you've killed the Infiltrator, you'll receive your quest item and a few other handy trinkets. Talk to Yetka to get hold of some extra rewards.

Next, go up the stairs to the rear of Yetka until a new cut-scene is triggered. Work through the conversation with the Crippled Rhogar, and hand over the Human Skulls you've been collecting. When you're done, head left away from this NPC and use the lever you arrive at, providing a new short-cut for the region.

Go and visit the nearby portal that was closed earlier and grab all the loot, then leave and make your way to see Kaslo and to progress to Human Skulls, Cell Key, Catacombs, Antanas and the Monastery Citadel.

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