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Some unexpected elements in boss battles can really shake things up, even making them more challenging. One such element is having more than one target to deal with. Some bosses come with minions or can summon their own, while at times, you might even have to battle two bosses simultaneously.
One of the bosses inAnother Crab’s Treasure, the Ceviche Sisters, falls into the latter category. While these two pistol shrimps may not have overly complex abilities, dealing with two of them might require a different strategy. Here’s all the information you need to prepare for this battle.
Where To Find Ceviche Sisters
To find the Ceviche Sisters, start from the Shipping Port fast travel point in Flotsam Vale,then proceed south and reach the end of the dock.Then head west, and if you haven’t fought the miniboss called Scuttling Sludge Steamroller, you’ll see the circle-shaped area where it resides; once you’ve reached this area, continue heading west.
You’ll come across apile of trash with two yellow basketson top, so climb onto it and head south. You’ll arrive at a small sandy island, so you must continue south from there to reach the spot with the hook; use it to cross over, andyou’ll need to reach the spot with the yellow sign ahead.
To the left of the yellow sign, there’s an airflow; use it to ascend. Then jump into the pit ahead with another airflow,which will lead you to a cave-like area.
Climb up with the yellow ledge in front of you, and then, in the southeast of the area you’ve reached, there will bestone steps resembling stairs; climb up from there. Without jumping into the water, proceed along the sandy path with the wall to your left,then jump into the water where the white ledge is located.
Once underwater, proceed northeast and jump onto the ledge across,then jump onto the ledge with cardboard on top, located north.From here,jump onto another ledge to the northeast and proceed until you see a red fishnetahead; climb onto it, head south until you reach the ledge with the Lil Red Cup shell, and proceed southwest.
Then, you’ll see another yellow fishnet Climb onto it and emerge from the water; head north without jumping into the water below, andcross over the wooden plank, then jump into the water to the west. Follow the path in the water, and you’llcome across a red fishnet; climb from it.
At the end of this climb,turn right, and you’ll find a pit descending to the battle arena of the Ceviche Sisters.
Pre-Fight Preparations
Recommended Stats
Beingbetween levels 25 and 30will greatly ease your task; there’s no need to deviate from the build you’ve been following so far in terms of stat distribution. HavingATK or MSG stats between ten and fifteen pointswill easily secure your victory in battle, and thecloser your VIT and RES stats are to ten points, the greater your chances of survival.
Recommended Shells
In the boss battle arena, there are several shells available, butthey’re not excessively differentand can be considered standard. Therefore, it would be wise to bring a shell that suits your gameplaystyle and is reliable, rather than relying on them.
Shells like Baby Shoe, Skull, and Valve are slow but quite useful defensively, and the ability Another Chance, which allows Baby Shoe and Skull to revive you once, can be handy. If you are a magic user and want to deal damage with your shell ability without compromising defense, Valve is a good choice.
Recommended Stowaways
verify to increase your maximum stowaway capacityby buying from the Bottom Feeders located in the Lower Crust area. For those dealing physical damage, preferred stowaways could include Sinker, Shark Tooth+, or Rusty Nail, and for magic users, Anemone, Phytoplankton, and Siphonophore are good choices.
Recommended Skills
In this battle, skills that enhance your mobility and increase your survivability are highly valuable in addition to the ones you always use. Skedaddle allows you todash regardless of your shell’s weight, while Elusive Prey grants you afew seconds of damage immunityif your shell is destroyed.
Self-Repair is another valuable skill for preventing your shell from easily breaking.
Find Collectibles To Strengthen Kril
Additionally, don’t forget to collectStainless Relicsto enhance your fork, improve your health withBloodstar Limbs, and increase the maximum number of Heartkelp Pods you may carry withHeartkelp Sprout.
How To Beat Ceviche Sisters
What sets the Ceviche Sisters apart is honestly the fact that there are two of them; you could say they’re the elite version of the other pistol shrimps you see in Flotsam Vale. Their being a duo and theirranged attacks will require you to move a lotunlike most boss battles, and staying in one place will be punishing for you.
These bossesdon’t have different attack patterns from each other,and both of them apply the same attack patterns:
Charged Shot
Long
It targets you and charges up. Once charged, itfires at youand if it hits, itknocks you back.
As you may see, it’s not a boss with particularly interesting attacks. With only three attack patterns, their moves are predictable.
So, your first strategy should be topick one of them and quickly finish her off,but while doing so, you must stay mobile. Of course, defend yourself, but if you lean too much into defense, both of them constantly firing at you will quickly wear down your shell.
The battle becomes much easier once you’ve killed one of them. So,it’s not a good idea to focus separately on both.Your main goal should be to focus on and kill one.
In this battle, being fast and offensive is crucial, as the Slash attack can be easily parried. But you must remember that, when parrying while fighting two sisters,you risk leaving yourself open to the attacks of the other.
Make sure you can see both targets in the fight; seeing when they use Charged Shotallows you to quickly run or take cover in your shell to block these attacks.Since a Charged Shot isn’t a very fast attack, one boss won’t be firing at you rapidly while you’re hitting your target.
Also, these bossesdon’t have a Crushing Attack or Aggro Attack, so there’s no risk of losing a significant portion of your shell or health at any moment.
Ceviche Sisters Rewards
After defeating this boss, you will earn 8,250 microplastics and a certain amount of Umami Crystal. Additionally, you will acquire one of the eight adaptations in the game, which is Bubble Bullet.
Here are the details about this adaptation:
Description
Mimics the Pistol Shrimp’s might projectile, firing a damaging bubble of Umami.
Second Upgrade Benefit
Hold the button down to fire rapidly.
After the battle, an airflow will form in the battleground. Use it to ascend, andwhen you reach the very end of the platform, you’ll obtain a piece of the treasure map.
