Stellar Blade: How To Defeat Stalker

At the beginning of Stellar Blade's plot, the playable character Eve's stated mission is to wipe out all the Alpha Naytiba, monstrous beings that have forced humanity to take refuge among the stars. On a mission to track down one of her prey, she encounters Stalker, a beast with a loop of rotating teeth and massive claws.

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While not an Alpha, this Naytiba still presents a decent challenge, forcing you to "get good" at parrying or suffer dearly. Prepare for your reflexes to be tested as you try to bring this monster down, then continue your search for even greater threats.

How To Defeat Stalker

Here are some of the attacks you can expect from Stalker:

Notable Attacks

Description

Blockable?

Claw Slashes

Stalker reaches into the air and brings its claws down on you in a flurry of strikes.

Yes, farm this attack for parries and wear down its Balance.

Head Charge

Stalker puts its head down and charges right at you, falling over if it misses.

No. However, you have a few moments to attack it after it has fallen.

Teeth Grind

Stalker grabs you and grinds you against its rotating teeth.

No, but you can Blink through it and attack from behind.

While Stalker has a variety of attacks that force you to dodge or use other evasive maneuvers, it seems clear that the boss fight was designed with the intention of testing your parry skills. It will use its claw-slashing attacks often, always signaling its use to you by flashing red, and you should try to land as many parries as you can to destroy its Balance.

Stalker will sometimes end its barrage of blows with a strike that requires a Repulse instead of parrying. Look for the purple flash on your sword, then dodge backward and use your drone to shoot its exposed weak point, located on the beast's back shoulder.

Parrying is of extreme importance in this boss fight. Stalker has 12 Balance charges, so you'll have to focus and perfect your timing if you want to use Retribution.

Stalker has a few unblockable attacks up its sleeve, but they're very well telegraphed and shouldn't trouble you too much. One sees it charge directly at you, another has it sticking its head in the ground flinging debris, and it'll also try to jump and land on you headfirst. Dodge away from these tactics, then approach Stalker again to bait its claw slashes once more.

You'll notice a second phase of the fight starting when you've taken about a third of Stalker's health, marked by an unblockable roar that pushes you backwards. After this point, it will add an attack where it can grab you and grind your body against it's rotating teeth. Thankfully, you can blink through this assault, and use powerful offensive techniques after it whiffs.

Claw slashes become slightly more erratic at this stage. Stalker won't swing as much, may fall down after a few swings, and could end a combo with an unblockable variation. The key is to be cognizant of these changes, attacking if Stalker loses its footing and dodging if you have to.

Twice during the fight, you'll have QTEs where you have to mash Square. These occur around the middle and end of the battle, dealing marginal damage to Stalker. During the ending cinematic, you'll need to press Triangle, finally putting this menacing creature down for good.

When you collect the loot Stalker dropped, you'll unlock Burst Skills, adding another offensive tool to your arsenal. These are earned by performing successful Perfect Dodge, Blink, and Repulse maneuvers.

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