Anna, the bride who has drowned in tears, is among the bosses that you will face while playing Valor Mortis. While her attack techniques are like those of the Civilian class enemies, Anna has a couple of moves that could make the battle difficult for you. Anna may dive underwater and reappear in different areas of the fighting arena, and summon other enemies to help her in the battle. Here’s how to defeat Anna, The Bride Drowned in Tears, in Valor Mortis.
Anna Boss Fight Location and Preparation
Anna, the Bride Drowned in Tears, in a story related to a boss. You will find her in Chapter 6 – Cursed Hollow. From the Eerie View Lantern, make your way towards the well and use the ladder to get behind the house. Turn left from there and continue down the path until you reach a very eerie area with wedding decor. The place will also be flooded, so you know you are in the right place. Drop down here and enter the archway to start the fight.
It is recommended to start this fight after reaching level 25 and beyond. Like most bosses in the game, Anna is weak to fire damage, so grenades, Flaming Whetstone, and fire bullets with a shotgun will be your best bets here. If you don’t like to use ranged weapons, then even a rapier works well for the fight. Also, upgrading your Ferrofluid Flasks to beyond level 5 is recommended.
How to Defeat Anna in Valor Mortis
Among the most frequent attacks that she will perform against you are those in which she will charge at you, jump up in the air, and deliver an unblockable slash with her weapon. Since this attack cannot be blocked by you, you should do your best to avoid it as soon as she starts to jump up in the air.
Another set of attacks is the one where she performs a number of diagonal slashes in the process of approaching you. Although it is possible to parry her attacks if you catch her correctly, it would be much better to avoid them by dodging backwards. Another of her attacks is the lunging slash, during which she will lunge forward with her weapon swinging in a diagonal fashion.
What makes this battle unique is the capability of Anna to blend in with the water. She will at times fall backwards into the water and resurface somewhere else within the arena. It also causes you to lose the lock-on, so make sure that you stay alert all the time.
When Anna’s health decreases to 75% and 25%, respectively, several Civilian foes will spawn from the water. You will get overwhelmed by the enemies if you continue to fight with Anna without considering the Civilians. What you should do is stop locking on to Anna and move around in the arena, fighting off the Civilians. Most of them will be defeated after just a few hits.
Once they’re gone, you can focus on Anna again without worrying about additional enemies. Keep dodging her unblockable attacks, parry her regular slashes whenever possible, and attack whenever she leaves herself open. Defeating Anna in Valor Mortis will reward you with 14,000x Catalsysts and progress through the main questline.
