The Dark Horizon DLC of Remnant 2 takes you to alien farmlands with giant spiders roaming the place with no inhabitants of the planet in sight. As you explore this vast area, you’ll eventually encounter a more formidable version of these robot spiders called the N'Erudian Reaper.

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This boss fight is significantly harder than dealing with the regular giant robots. The N'Erudian Reaper moves quickly, teleports in and out of your range, and traps you by using its electrical webs. It’s a challenging battle, which is why our guide provides a complete strategy to help you defeat the N'Erudian Reaper.

N'Erudian Reaper Boss Location

You encounter bosses in the game inside dungeons, which are mostly randomly generated. Whenever you enter a dungeon, pause the game and go to the 'Map' menu to see the name of the location you're currently exploring.

There is a great chance that you will encounter the N'Erudian Reaper while exploring the Detritus Foundry area found on the alien farmland region of N'Erud, accessible via the Dark Horizon DLC. The N'Erudian Reaper is located in a large hexagonal room with only one entrance and exit. You'll typically find this room on the top floor of the Detritus Foundry, with a World Stone Shard checkpoint just before the boss door.

N'Erudian Reaper Boss Attack Patterns

Attacks

Description

Ground pound Attack

The boss pauses briefly before suddenly performing a ground pound using the drill on its face, targeting the spot where you're standing.

Drill Rush

Once the boss's health drops below 50%, it will begin rushing at you with the drill piercing the ground.

AoE Orbs

When the N'Erudian Reaper screams, it will follow up with an attack that releases AoE Orbs from its face, spreading outward in a circular pattern.

Holographic Drill Attack

Similar to its single ground pound attack, where it uses the face drill, the boss can chain this move by performing a second ground pound after a holographic shift, following the first strike.

Mist Blast

The boss does a sweeping mist attack which blasts after it is spread.

Drill Mist

In another attack, the boss mimics the Mist Blast but increases the AoE using the drill, extending the mist and blast radius around itself.

Electric Webs

At times, the boss leaps to the edge of the arena and fills the area with electric webs. If you get caught, you'll be stuck, and the boss will finish with a ground-pound attack.

N'Erudian Reaper Boss Fight Strategy

N'Erudian Reaper boss fight happens in a big hexagonal arena with no walls and obstacles to find cover. The boss moves swiftly and attacks rapidly, leaving little time to stay in one spot and unload your entire magazine without getting hit. Therefore, the best strategy to defeat the boss is to keep moving constantly and stay out of the N'Erudian Reaper's melee range.

Since you'll be running a lot in the arena, it's essential to consume 'Mudtooth's Stew' to boost your maximum stamina. This will help you better manage your stamina bar throughout the fight.

The real challenge in the N'Erudian Reaper boss fight comes from its lightning-fast attacks, which can catch you off guard and instantly kill you if your health is low. To counter this, stock up on as many 'Blood Roots' as possible and use them regularly to regenerate health passively, no matter if you're at low or mid-health.

Once the boss's health drops below 50 percent, the specter inside the giant spider robot will scream to begin the second phase of the boss' fight and unleash even deadlier attacks. The AoE orbs and holographic drill attacks deal massive damage, so it's crucial to keep your health full to survive these devastating blows.

To deal maximum damage per bullet, we recommend you use long-range high-damage weapons and aim for the N'Erudian Reaper's head to hit its weak spot. Since the boss moves and teleports frequently, using medium or low-damage weapons won’t be as effective. While high-damage weapons may have a slower rate of fire, using them will be more efficient in defeating the boss.

If you have Invoker and Ritualist archetypes unlocked, then the 'Way of Kaeula' from the former class and 'Miasma' skill from the latter will help you deplete N'Erudian Reaper'shealth very quickly.

The 'Way of Kaeula' skill sends a wave that applies the Drenched effect in a bigger AoE, reducing enemy movement by 10 percent and applying massive Shock damage to enemies inside it. On the other hand, casting the 'Miasma' skill applies Bleeding, Burning, Overloaded, and Corroded status effects at once on the boss, which lasts for 20 seconds.

Rinse and repeat the process we have mentioned above while keeping a close eye on your health, and you should be able to defeat the boss in just a few minutes. Once the boss is defeated, you will get the 'Replication Pod' item in the game. This item can be used to craft Harvester Bots weapon mod at Ava McCabe in Ward 13.

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