Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet is a boss fight that is optional and is available in the game Phantom Blade Zero. Although you can come across him at the very beginning of the game, he becomes much easier to beat when you are well equipped. This boss can be defeated using Fiend Saws because they allow you to inflict instant damage on him. In this guide, we’ll cover the recommended equipment and the best strategy to defeat the Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet. Preparation for Boss Fight
Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet makes use of several wide-swinging attacks, which make it vulnerable for a short period of time. You can exploit this weakness using fast-attacking weapons to do damage to it and decrease its poise between attacks.
The Fiend Saws prove to be very useful in defeating the boss. The Fiend Aura Erosion skill encourages an aggressive approach towards it because it will allow you to increase the gauge and cause more damage. Just keep on attacking any time you see an opening from the boss.
The Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet uses several attacks which lower your Sha-Chi during its combo attacks. It can also attack with speed after using its combo attacks. This will leave you no time to recharge your Sha-Chi. In order to not run out of Sha-Chi during the battle, have some medicine with you which restores your Sha-Chi. Vessel Restorative is a good option, as it allows you to recover Sha-Chi when the boss’s attacks start putting you under pressure.
How to Beat the Three-Faced Puppet
The Three-Faced Puppet is an optional boss in the game, and it is encountered rather early in Phantom Blade Zero. However, you do not need to fight it immediately when you find it. Here, it is important to survive and wait for a good opportunity to deal the boss some damage. At the beginning of the fight, the boss does not pose any serious threat. Nevertheless, it is important to keep in mind that you should not block the smoky black attacks of the boss because it can make several attacks after that, giving you almost no time to switch weapons or recover from the attack.
When it comes to dealing damage, focus on building your Sachi Essence and breaking the boss’s guard. Don’t waste your resources while the boss is moving away. Wait until you have a proper opening before activating your Fiend Form.
When you break its defence, activate Fiend Form and attack it. If you hold down the Y button, Charged Frenzy will be activated, which releases Sachi spin slashes on Indora and makes it attack the boss’s wounds. These wounds give extra damage when they explode. In case you don’t have sufficient Sachi Essence, then Charged Onslaught is an alternative to it. It will also help in infusing wounds with Fiend Aura, and they will consume more Sachi Essence when they explode.
You should also ensure that you use the follow-up attack after Fiend Form. You just need to press Q or RT to perform a damaging vertical spin attack. You shouldn’t miss using this move since it does huge damage. Another form of pressure comes from Monk summon, but you shouldn’t use it to kill the boss; you should still pay attention to its attacks and dodge them whenever you need to.
Once the boss drops below 50% health, it will occasionally use red attacks. Be ready to perform a perfect dodge when these appear. Doing so gives you another good opportunity to attack and deal some serious damage.
