Check this Dauntless guide on the weaknesses of the Behemoth - Boreus. Find out useful skills to counter its attacks and how to beat, interrupt, and boop the Behemoth!
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Boreus - Behemoth Overview
Boreus - Basic Behemoth Information
| Type | Frost |
|---|---|
| Weakness | Blaze |
| Threat Levels | 3 - Lesser Boreus 6 - Boreus 9 - Dreadfrost Boreus 15 - Heroic Dreadfrost Boreus |
Encases Itself In Frozen Armor
The Boreus is known to encase itself in an armor of ice, making it immune to all types of damage. This can be countered by building up your boosted hits via defeating its minions.
Dreadfrost Boreus Can Cause Chilled Status Effects
The Dreadfrost Boreus hits stronger and harder than the regular version. It can also cause the Chilled status effect which will slow you down. You can dodge its attacks or counter this by equipping a Warmth Cell.
Useful Perks & Cells Vs. Boreus
Use Blaze Weapons & Frost Armor
Basic rule of thumb when fighting a Boreus is to equip a Blaze weapon to deal larger damage per hit. Then use Frost armor to protect yourself from the Boreus's Frost elemental attacks.
Check Out Elemental Weakness Guide Here!Increase Part & Wound Damage
To make the hunt faster and more efficient, equipping Cells such as Sharpened and Weighted Strikes will increase your Wound and Part Damage. This allows you to stack the damage you deal, making it easier for you to break parts and down the Boreus.
Equip Warmth Cell When Fighting Dreadfrost
When fighting the Dreadfrost Boreus, it has the capacity to inflict the Chilled status effect on you with its attacks. To protect yourself from this, equipping the Warmth Cell will help prevent getting these status effects.
Dangerous Moves & How To Boop
Covers Itself In Tough Frost Armor
The Boreus will encase itself in highly-durable frozen armor once in a while. This armor is immune to all damage and requires a special mechanic for you to break through it.
Defeat Minions & Gain Boosted Hits To Break Armor
When the Boreus is in its frozen armor, it'll summon small minions to fly around and attack you. Defeating these small mobs will give you a buff that will allow you to hit Boreus with 300 damage per buff stack regardless of weapon used. Defeat as many as you can and hit the Boreus to break through its frost armor.
Defeat Rounder Minions First To Avoid AoE Damage
When the Boreus summons its minions, aim to bring down the rounder ones first. These explode if left alone and can deal painful AoE damage. However, you can hit and explode them to chain attack other minions or hit the Boreus with higher damage.
Know Different Minion Types & Attacks
| Minion Type | Description |
|---|---|
| | Minion chases after you & does melee attack |
| | Rounder minion that will explode over time & deal area-of-effect damage |
| | Dreadfrost variant only. Glowing blue minion that lobs ice missiles from a distance |
Strong Charge & Stomp Attacks
The Boreus can also stagger and knock your attacks back with several strong moves. It will charge towards you and do stationary stomp attacks. Avoid taking damage or breaking your combo by dodging through these attacks.
Double Tail Swing
The Boreus swings its tail to one side and swings it back to the other side. You will be able to foresee this move as it lifts its right leg up before it swings its tail. Prepare to dodge twice. This can be hard to see if directly under Boreus so watch out.
No Known Boop Opportunities
There is no known boop or interrupt opportunity when fighting against the Boreus, making this a long and tedious fight. It's best to deal your most high-damaging and staggering attacks and counter its frost armor to bring it down quickly.
Boreus - Behemoth Reagent Drops Table
Boreus
| Drop | Action |
|---|---|
| Boreus Hide | Defeat |
| Horn Fragment | Break Head |
| Hoof Chip | Break Legs |
| Ice Hindscale | Break Tail |
Dreadfrost Boreus
| Drop | Action |
|---|---|
| Boreus Hide Psionic Scale Dreadfrost Shard | Defeat |
| Horn Fragment | Break Head |
| Hoof Chip | Break Legs |
| Ice Hindscale | Break Tail |
| Dominion (Dye) | Defeat Heroic Version |
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