Hades 2: How To Beat The Phantom

In Hades 2, there are a lot of main and mini-boss encounters that Melinoe has to get through in order to reach Chronos. Some encounters will be a breeze while others will require a strategic approach to beating these bosses. In any case, knowledge of a boss's attack patterns and how to beat them helps.

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The Phantom is one of the toughest mini-boss encounters that gets challenging every time you get hit. By the time you reach the third biome, you should have collected enough Boons to defeat this boss. This guide details the Phantom's attacks and how to defeat the boss.

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Phantom Attack Patterns

Attack

Description

Claw Swipe

The Phantom charges the first attack and launches a swipe attack. A second claw swipe attack then succeeds.

Health Drain

The Phantom charges for a short duration and unleashes a long-range pull attack. During this time, the Phantom saps the health of Melinoe, applies the Daze status effect, and gets some health back.

Uppercut

The Phantom charges an upper-cut attack and its hit also regenerates the boss's health. If Melinoe continues to stay in the range, the boss launches a follow-up swipe attack.

Teleportation

The boss will teleport occasionally and change locations in the arena. This happens mostly when Melinoe goes far away from the boss, or the Phantom is too close to her.

Charged Claws

The Phantom raises both arms and charges for a short time, after that it launches a swift claw attack right in front of it.

The Phantom is a bloodthirsty vampire-like mini-boss. When you enter the boss's room, it's accompanied by more than ten Blight Shade enemies. These small minions do not spawn once you have killed them all.

Phantom Location

You can find the Phantom in the Fields of Mourning biome. This biome has two mini-bosses, and you will either face Queen Lamia or the Phantom when you enter a mini-boss arena.

If you see a skull on the door beneath a Boon's icon, it means the next arena you enter will be a boss fight. Mini-boss fights are not forced encounters, and you can always choose any other door to proceed toward reaching the final boss of a particular biome.

Sometimes, both doors can lead to boss rooms, but this happens rarely. In this situation, there is no option but to face the mini-boss awaiting you.

How To Beat The Phantom

The first step to beat the Phantom is to clear the room by killing all the Blight Shade enemies. It will make focusing on the Phantom much easier and dodging its attacks a breeze.

With each attack, the Phantom steals some of Melinoe's life. The Health Drain attack, in particular, dazes Melinoe, takes away most of her health, and replenishes the boss's vitality in exchange.

Try to stay at medium to long range and do not get hit. If you do, the Phantom gets its health back, undoing all your hard work.

Almost all the Phantom's attacks are not swift and sudden. There is a small charging animation that is easy to spot and dodge before the Phantom lands an attack on you.

Ranged weapons such as Umbral Flames will make the boss fight easier as you get to hit the Phantom from a distance.

However, the Moonstone Axe is often better for this encounter. This weapon hits hard, has a small AoE, and the final swipe attack also comes with splash damage. The Omega Attack sends Melinoe spinning in a whirlwind, which you can use to deal maximum damage, especially since the Phantom is vulnerable from the back for a few seconds after unleashing its Health Drain attack.

Avoid getting hit by the Phantom's attacks, and maintain distance after dealing a few strikes and the Phantom will be defeated in a couple of minutes.

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