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InAnother Crab’s Treasure, Krill faces bosses who always underestimate him and never expect a small crab to overpower them. While most bosses die after you deplete their health, this changes after you reach a certain point in the game. After Inkerton, bosses transition from having one phase to having two phases.
Praya Dubia is one of the few bosses in the game that has two phases. This is essentially a parasite that controls a friend of Krill and tries to kill him. This guide explains Praya Dubia’s location, all attack patterns in both phases and the best strategy for beating this boss in the game.
Praya Dubia Boss Location
Praya Dubia boss encounterhappens rightafter youdefeat Camtscha, the Bleached King boss in the game.
Most of thebosses with two-phaseencountersare located in the Old Oceanregion, which is found in the end-game section of the game.
Krill and his companionsarrive here after defeatingRoland, Venture Crabitalist boss, falling into the ocean’s bottom, into The Unfanthom region.
Description
Homing Explosive Orbs
Thego-to attack patternof the Praya Dubia bossis sending homing explosive orbs. Theorbs chase Krill and explodeat least half a second after getting too close.
Theexplosion causes small AoE damage, which, in addition to Krill, can alsodamage and kill crabsin the boss arena.
Crab Summons
The bosssummons more than five crabsto chase and assault Krill. After youkill a crab,it becomes a Crab Husk shellfor Krill’s use.
Horizontal Blade Waves
When theboss lands on the groundinstead of flying in the air, itsends two horizontal blade waves. Theblades are always sent in the direction of Krilland fired in quick succession.
Vertical Blade Wave
Praya Dubia willoccasionally send a vertical blade wavein the direction of Krill instead of two horizontal ones.
This mostly happens ifKrill continues to attack the boss at close rangewhen Praya Dubia lands on the ground.
Laser Summon
When theboss’s health drops below 50percent, it willstart to summon one laserat a time that moves in a linear direction.
Big Crab Claw Summon
Once Praya Dubia’shealth falls to 50 percent or below,the boss willcall a big crab clawin addition to the smaller crabs. This is amelee unit that hits hardbut can be eliminated in a few hits.
Morphing Crystals
Praya Dubiasummons smaller crystalsthat morph intosharper onesimmediately, damaging Krill if he stands over them.
Orb Explosives
Like the first phase, Praya Dubiasummons more orb explosives with lethal AoE damagein the second phase. Theseorbs chase Krill and explodeon impact.
Laser Summons
Instead of one laser summon during the first phase, theboss calls down three to four lasers simultaneouslyin the second phase andfires them in a linear direction toward Krill.
How To Beat Praya Dubia, The Ocean’s Agony Boss
Chitan is one of the NPCsin the game who accompanies Krill in search of treasure. However, thePraya Dubia parasite gets hold of herandcontrols her during the first phaseof the boss fight.
In the second phase,Praya Dubia’s hold on Chitan breaks,and the parasite attacks Krill mindlessly.
In phase one, the boss’s name isPraya Dubia, the Ocean’s Agony. It changes toPraya Dubia, the Final Scream, during the second phase.
Phase One
Thehoming explosive orbsare veryeasy to dodge. They have at least ahalf-second animation before theyexplode. Since the orbs chase Krill, you canlure it near enemy crabsand thendetonate it for collateral damage.
Most boss fights havespare shells lying on the ground for Krillto use. However,Praya Dubia’s boss fightdoes not havethese extra shells.
If you need more shells or swap your compromised one with another shell, then you need tokill the crabs. Theywill leave a Crab Huskthat Krill can wear.
EachCrab Husk has 30 defense, which is good enough to soak Praya Dubia’s attacks.
If you have theScrap Hammer skill unlocked, you cangrab the crab husks and attach them with Krill’s fork. Theattacks unleashed using this skillon Praya Dubiadrain health faster, ending the first phase quicker than relying on Krill’s light attacks.
Using theRoyal Wave adaptation in tandem with the Scrap Hammerskill willsignificantly deplete the boss’s health.
First, thecrabs on the ground must be eliminatedso that Praya Dubia can move closer to the ground for a while. Since theparasite controls Chitan’s body, it alsouses this NPC’s dual blades.
Thehorizontal blade waves are deadly, and you mustrun away from themwhen you see the boss charging its animation. Dodging both horizontal blade waves is challenging, andblocking them still hurts Krill’s health.
Similarly, the boss sometimesswitches the above attackwith avertical blade swing. This is asingle swingthat is mucheasier to escape or dodge.
Phase Two
After completelydepleting the boss’s health, ashort cutscene playsin whichPraya Dubia loses controlover theChitan NPC.
In the second phase, the boss has no physical body to attack, butPraya Dubia’s health bar starts depletingover time. You just need tosurvive long enough until theboss dies.
In the second phase, theboss has three attacks, and theparasite fires them all simultaneously. You will findorb explosives chasingyou,laser summons targetingKrill, and themorphing crystals growing into sharperand more deadly ones.
Thebest strategy in the boss’s second phaseis tokeep running. Onlyspam the dodge buttonwhenlasers target Krill. Otherwise, you’re able to easily escape the exploding orbs and crystals.
Blocking the attacks is not recommended, as most of them will depleteKrill’s shell health and life. You cannot parry the attacks in the second phase either, so it would be better to stick to running and dodging only.
The boss’s health depletes, and in about80 seconds,Praya Dubia dies.
During this time,dodge, run, and keep moving at all times to surviveall the attacks and get done with the second phase of the fight.
Conserve your health as much as possible, anddo not waste your Heartkelp Pods in the first phase. You consume these toreplenish Krill’s lost health, and they prove invaluableduring the second phasewhen you are bombarded by all the boss’s attacks.
