When it comes to challenging bosses,Deltarunehas plenty of them to boast of. As you make your way through the Dark World, you’ll find yourself pit against many enemies that you need to get past in order to progress to the next part of your journey. Some enemies however, are only optional to face, and these tend to be the most difficult ones.
At the end of chapter three, you’ll find yourself facing Tenna, but you’ll soon find that there is a more sinister presence lurking nearby and this nefarious enemy attacks Tenna before your eyes. This is the Roaring Knight, who will face you in a seemingly impossible fight.
How To Defeat The Roaring Knight
The fight against the Roaring Knight is easilyone of the most difficult, if not the most difficult one, in Deltarune. You will not end up witha game over screenif you are beaten by the Roaring Knight, so you cancontinue the story without beating it. That said, it’snot entirely impossibleto stand a fighting chance against thisoptional boss.
Items To Prepare For The Fight Against The Roaring Knight
The fight against this boss beginsway before you meet iton the battlefield. It starts with you managing tokeep your best resources stocked upbefore you head out to face it.
Throughout your journey, you will find healing items, equipment, and other restorative items that can becarried over from chapter to chapter. Trynot to use up the most potent onesbefore coming to this battle. There are alsoitems that you’ll want to pick upalong the way.
Oneessential itemto ensure your survival in this fight isthe Shadow Mantle. This isa piece of armorthat can be unlocked when youfinish all three levels of a mini-gameavailable toS-Rank players of Tenna’s gameshow. This armor willincrease your defense against Dark and Startype of attacks, which is useful specifically for the fight against the Roaring Knight.
Since you wantSusie to stay alivefor the fight in order to maximize your damage, it’s recommended thatshe be given the Shadow Mantle.
It’s also good to have awell-stocked inventoryfor this fight.Save your best healing itemsfor your battle against this boss, because every hit you take willinflict very high amounts of damage. To name a few items that are useful, you will wantRevive Mints,Tension Max, andDeluxe Dinners.
You can purchase these from thedifferent vending machines, and there’s also thegumball machinethat will allow you tospend pointsfor a chance towin great items.
You can earn plenty of pointsduring Tenna’s gameshow, so you will have plenty leftover tospend on healing itemsandgumball machine prizes.
Apart from that, you’ll also want togive your team the best gear.Invest in armor thatgrants defensesince the biggest challenge in this fight issurviving the different attacksof the boss. Also, make sureSusie has the best weaponpossible because she’ll need todeal as much damageas she can while she’s standing.
Tips For Beating The Roaring Knight
Its attacks arevery punishing, so dodging them cleanly is something you need to be able toperform throughout the fight. While dodging, you should also aim toget enough TPso that Susie can dish outRude Buster on her every turn. This move will be your priority throughout the entire battle. If you have items forincreasing TP, use them when you can because the more Rude Buster attacks Susie can make,the sooner the fight will end.
If you find yourself havinga hard time dodging the attacks, you can opt to have Kris and RalseiDefend to increase TP gain. You can also use theHold Breath ACT optionto increase thespeed of your souland try to see if that willhelp you dodge the attacksmore effectively.
As much as possible, you’ll want to assign the other party members besides Susie forhealing and using items.
You might notice during the fight thatKris deals less damagecompared to Susie and even Ralsei. If either of themSWOON, Kris will dealmore damage. Ifboth SWOON, Kris will dealeven more damage. That said, Rude Buster is stillthe more reliable attack, so it’s better tohave Susie upfor the entirety of the fight.
Third Round
Crystal Barrage
The boss will fire crystals from its finger and they will burst shooting out two sets of three shards at the end.
The crystals will instead shoot out six shards at once at the end.
The crystals will burst shooting shards in two directions before turning red and flying in your direction.
Knife Dance
Knives will appear around you and will track your movement and will momentarily stop before slashing at you.
The same attack will occur but a set of knives will also be circling around you, limiting your movement.
Knives will no longer circle you, but they will appear around you much faster compared to the first round.
Board Rend
The boss will slash the board in half and send shards that will fly at you and damage you.
The boss will start to slice the board either horizontally or vertically.
The boss will also include diagonal attacks in the next variation.
Blade Hallway
Two rows of blades will appear and you will need to weave in between them to survive. At the end, they will point at you and you’ll need to stay in a black spot to dodge when they strike.
The rows of blades will go around in a circle.
The blades will appear similar to the first variation, but much faster.
Sanguine Slash
The boss will slice the board several times, with the slices increasing in number as the attack wears on.
The attack will immediately start with multiple slices.
The attack will start with multiple slices and will end with the boss slicing the entire board several times in a circular motion.
Susie will betalking throughout the fight. When she says she’sdone talking, the Roaring Knight’s next move will bea big onethat engulfs the entire screen. It willabsorb starsthat will hurt you if you hit them, then it willspit them out in a radial blast, after which they willburst into multiple sharp piecesyou’ll need to avoid.
If you survive that large attack, the enemy willlet its guard down. At this point, you’ll only need tosurvive one more turnanddeal one more Rude Buster. If your team’s health is low, invest in your turn here toheal up. After that, attack the boss once more. The goal is to have at leastone team member remain standingat this point. After that, the fightwill be over.
Unlike other fights, any downed teammateswill not regain healtheach turn.
After defeating it, you will receivea Black Shard and a Shadow Crystalas a reward.
