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Krill has to slay some brutal bosses inAnother Crab’s Treasureas they hold vital items. Some bosses are optional, while others are tied to the game’s story, and Pagurus is the former type at first… until it becomes necessary to beat it to make progress.
Pagurus is a large-sized crab that rushes to kill Krill every time you step into the boss' spawn territory. Since this is an optional boss, it will despawn if you go further ahead in the area. This guide explains attack patterns, location, and the best strategy to beat Pagurus.
How To Find Pagurus
To reach Pagurus, you muststart at the Upper Crust Shelleport checkpoint. From here, continue going north, and you will eventuallyreach a spot where the sandy surface starts.
Continue moving until youfind a red-colored life buoy tubewith two crabs standing at its ends. After you reach here,go east, and you will find Paguruscoming out from the earth to fight you.
Description
Five Hit Combo
Pagurus rushes towards Krilland uses both hands toland a five-hit combo. Hestarts by swiping both pincersand jamming his arms in the sand, and thecombo ends at an uppercut. Thisattack also damages nearby enemiesif they get caught in it.
Knife Swipe
Thestandard attack of Pagurusinvolves using aknife strapped to its left pincerand makingone swipe attack.
Fork Swipe
Pagurus’sright pincer is strapped with a fork. Sometimes the boss will switch thebasic attack with the fork swipeinstead of a knife swipe.
Fork Lunge
The right arm of Pagurus is connected witha fork that he commonly utilizes to deal with a lunge attack. You get ablue icon warningat least one secondbefore the attack is about to landon Krill.
Aggro Grab
Pagurus is a notoriously difficult boss because, most of the time, theaggro grab attack will one-shot Krill. Pagurususes the knife in his left hand to sliceand dice Krill whilepinning him down with the fork. The bossattempts to grab Krill, and if he succeeds,Krill is eatenby it and ends up in his belly. Instead of tossing Krill into its mouth, Pagurus will sometimes toss him away.
AoE Smash
If Krill lingers too close to Pagurus for long, theboss will raise both pincers and strike them down, dealingmassive AoE damage. Ablue icon will appear on Krill’s head, indicating the AoE Smash attack at least one second beforeit.
Fright Scream
If you seePagurus jamming both pincers in the ground, know that his nextattack will be a scream. The screen turns gray, and thefright status effect startsappearing and building up.Krill will hide in the shell if the bar maxes out, crying from fear.
Centipede
Acentipede emerges from Pagurus’s mouthif the boss’s health drops below 50 percent. Like the fright scream, thisattack builds up the fright statuseffect. However, itsrange is smaller than the fright scream attack.
How To Beat Pagurus
Pagurus can be encountered early in your journey, butbeating this boss will be nearly impossibleif you haven’t spent enough time leveling up Krill. Hehits hard and takes less damagefrom you since you will be under-leveled at this point. This can change if youfarm the XP and level up Krillto the abovementioned stats.
Running away from the five-hit combois the best way to avoid it. you may always dodge it if you time the button prompt, but there is a high chance of failure.Dodging the last uppercut is importantas it hits the hardest and takes a major portion of Krill’s health bar.
Pagurus’s aggro grab is the most frustrating moveyou must master to dodge away.
Do not press the dodge button immediatelyif you see the red icon above Krill’s head.Wait at least one secondand then dodge. Otherwise,pressing the dodge button sooner will cause Pagurus to grab Krillas soon as he recovers from it.
Another attack that you need tobe mindful of is the AoE smash. A blue icon over Krill’s head indicates this. Dodging is an important part of this boss fight, and brute aggression will only get you killed.Pagurus sometimes switches with the Fork Lunge attack. In any case, you will find the blue icon above Krill’s head, indicating you should dodge the move immediately.
Every time Pagurus is done landing an attack,attempt to attack it first with the Royal Wave Adaptation. This will allowKrill to deal extra damage to the bossdue to the applied Adaptation,visible by a golden hue on the boss’s body.Dodge, hit, and retreatare the key steps to get you through the fight.
Do not let Pagurus build the fright bar.
If Krill is frightened, it will hide in the shell, move slowly, andnot attack until the bar reverts. This will turn any advantageous situation into a big disadvantage as Pagurus can Aggro grab Krill easily during this state. Thebest strategy would be to run awaywhen Pagurus jams his pincers into the ground.
Shell selection is importantbecausePagurus is particularly weaktowards one. The banana peel shell is easily found in most early-game areas. If you find one, bring it to the boss encounter for an advantage.
Pagurus tries to eat Krillduring the aggro attack. If youhave the banana peel shell equipped, the boss will eat it,taking nearly 60 percent health damage. This is becausePagurus is allergic to bananas, and bringing this special shell to the boss fight will make ending Pagurus’s life quicker.
