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Praenost is a very large area inForspoken, filled with side paths, open expanses, and plenty of points of interest to explore. Locked Labyrinths are one of the biggest features you’ll see as you make your way toward Sila’s Castle - huge buildings with glowing pools inside that you use to teleport down into dungeons filled with abyssal enemies and lore.
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There are three Locked Labyrinths in Praenost, all with decent rewards to collect. Protecting those rewards, however, are tough bosses, which you have to overcome. Read on to find out how to defeat them with ease.
The Guardians' Way - Locked Labyrinth: Barrier
This is one of the easiest Locked Labyrinths in the game - if you have already conquered the one in The Barren Plains, you know exactly what to expect. The boss is a little tougher than you might be used to so far but still should go down without much fuss.
First Room
This room is filled withAbyssal Breakzombies. There are largely the same as regular Breakzombies - use whatever strategy you’re most comfortable with to take them down. They have no specific weaknesses.
Second Room
This room has even moreAbyssal Breakzombiesto contend with. Overall, it’s still an easy room to clear.
Boss
Lesser Gigas
From the first room filled with Abyssal Breakzombies, there is apath off to the side, away from the map marker indicating the end of the Labyrinth. Head down here to find a dead end filled withmana fountainsand a locked chest containing someOld Coins.
Between the second room and the boss, you’ll find someFirewood. Use this to heal up and get some moreHealing Draughtsif you are running low.
How To Beat The Lesser Gigas
This is likely the first time you’ve gone up against aGigas- they’re a dangerous enemy type. You’ll face quite a lot of them over the course of the game.
Thankfully, this one doesn’t have the advanced tricks that its more difficult brethren do - the worst attack that you have to be on the lookout for is its Unblockable leaping attack. It will leap at you, bringing its fists down and causing a large explosion - you may’t be caught in the explosion without taking damage, even with Flow, so move away from the impact zone as quickly as possible.
If you’re facing this boss as soon as possible, you likely won’t have access toGreen Magic, which is its weakness. Instead, you can just rely on Frey’s Purple Magic.Avoid Sila’s Magic, if you have it - the Lesser Gigas will resist it.
The majority of this battle will be a cat-and-mouse game of the Lesser Gigas using itsleaping attackto try and catch you from afar and you sniping it after dodging. Once you have the rhythm of the fight down, you’ll have no issues whatsoever.
The reward for completing this Locked Labyrinth is theLiefcloak, which protects you against poison when your health is low. Not a very useful skill, but it’s nice to expand your cloak collection.
The Citadel - Locked Labyrinth: Cliff
This Locked Labyrinth might as well be called the Poison Labyrinth -every enemy you face inside will happily poison you. For this reason, it’s a good idea to make sure youdon’t attempt this dungeon until you’ve learned Leach, a Purple Magic spell that heals Frey of poison. In fact, this is a great place to complete the spellbook challenge associated withLeach, which requires that you heal yourself of poison three times.
This room contains only two Abyssal Troodon. These large lizards can inflict poison and are very hardy, but they’re weak to Frey’s Magic, so use that.
This room contains some more Abyssal Troodon and a pack of Abyssal Varanus. Be careful not to get hit if you’re able to help it, both enemies love using poison.
Lesser Apsaravis
In both the first and second rooms filled with monsters, there are alternate paths that lead to dead ends with goodies. The dead end from the first room contains some Old Coins in a locked puzzle chest, while the dead end from the second room contains a ton of mana fountains.
How To Beat The Lesser Apsaravis
The annoying this about this boss is that it’llspend the majority of the fight in the air, high out of reach of most of your spells. In addition, it’s very mobile, so when it gets close, it might end up only staying near you for a few seconds.
If you save this battle until you’ve acquiredPrav’s Magic, you’ll have a far easier time.The Lesser Apsaravis is very weak to Blue Magicand it has far more range than Purple and Red Magic. WithChain BoltandNaedre, the fight is incredibly easy.
The key to this battle is to get up on top of the convenient building in the middle of the arena. With the extra height, carefully time your shots at the boss whenever it gets near. Be wary of its attacks, though - they are very large and can easily catch you unawares, and can also inflict poison on you. Cast Leach if this happens.
After beating the Lesser Apsaravis, you can go collect your reward: thePuissantcloak, which gives you a boost to Surge Magic recharge rate when there are lots of enemies around.
Pioneers' Plain - Locked Labyrinth: Mountain
This Locked Labyrinth is not to be confused with Mountain Base, which is in Avoalet.
There are quite difficult enemies to face in this Locked Labyrinth, anda boss with huge resistance to Frey’s Magic. As a result, it’s best to delay taking on this dungeon until after you’ve beaten Tanta Sila, giving you an alternative.
This room contains some Abyssal Troodon and Abyssal Syntheras. The latter will bound around the room, trying to confuse you, while the Troodon sneak up and poison you. Try to take out the Syntheras first. Both are weak to Frey’s Magic.
This room has Abyssal Thylacoleo and Abyssal Argentavis. The former will counterattack if you get close, so take them out from range. The latter are annoying birds that swoop a lot - these should be your first priority if you can help it.
Lesser Amphicynodon
There are three exits from the second room filled with enemies. The one in the middle leads to the boss, while the alternatives lead to goodies. You’ll find a locked chest filled with Old Coins on the left, and a dead end filled with mana on the right.
How To Beat The Lesser Amphicynodon
The Lesser Amphicynodon is quite aggressive and has very large attacks, so it might be hard to balance your offense with your defense until you have its attack patterns down.
This boss is very weak to Sila’s Magic, so break out the flames. If you’re keeping your distance, useBlast Slice backed up with Fusillade. If you’re more confident about dodging the boss’s attacks up close, however, you can deal a ton of damage bytrapping it in a Crucible with you and using Rage Slice.
While nimble,this boss is quite fragile. If you can save up aSurge Magicfor this boss and open the battle with aConflagration, you might be able to get the boss killed within 30 seconds!
After beating the catlike dragon, you can go pick up this dungeon’s reward, theShriftnecklace. This comes with the ability to boost your damage while your Surge Magic is charging, which is fantastic for Surge Magic-heavy strategies.
