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Earthlock Enhanced Edition - Part 10 Franir and Tower of Dhur

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And here is the video I imagine most people would be waiting for.  The Tower of Dhur seemingly contains what is regarded as the most difficult boss in the game, the Twisted Guardian.  This is a literal speed machine who packs insane amounts of damage and boasts a unique status effect that there really isn't an answer to.  Overall, I have to say that the difficulty here is more of a testament to the flaws in the game system rather than something unique, and I'll explain.

In order to win this fight, you need Earth Master equipped on all of your characters.  Additionally, you need the bonus HP from the talent board as well as the bonding bonuses.  With all of these, the Guardian will only hit you for 75% of your HP instead of 113%.  You didn't read that wrong.  Without a Defend mechanic, a way to cleanse Shock without damaging your teammates (hoping you don't miss or crit), no accessory system, the crappy speed and accuracy mechanics, this thing is a chore that does come down to luck.  Be aware that the Guardian will try to shock KOed party members since he needs everyone shocked in order to use his move, so you can use this to your advantage a bit.

In terms of strategy, I have the Heat Wave on Amon and am shooting him with Fire ammo.  I could have made Fire++ after beating Franir, but that would have taken a little while.  If you're still having trouble go for those, but be aware that normal and electric ammo are not effective here.

Ive is here primarily to throw items.  Her healing skills are bad, but she boosts Amon's damage by bonding with him, hence why she is here instead of PAT or Olia.

Gnart can use his bonding magic to heal the team after the first AOE from the Guardian, but you're not likely to get it back up before the fight is winding down.  His healing skills normally aren't going to be too effective, so you can have him throw items, or hit allies to knock Shock off, even though it is a gamble he'll even land.

Taika is one of the lynchpins here as you can stall a bit with her moves.  You can use the elemental block to delay shock being put on one person, which will force the Guardian to waste a turn trying again.  Additionally, she can boost the team's max HP at the beginning of the fight for survivability.  Lastly, you can use the magic defense buff before the AOE to cut into the damage a little, but I wouldn't hold my breath on it sadly.

This is a poorly designed boss that does drag the game down.  Overall it is a sharp contrast to Franir before it, which you can see me kill with extreme prejudice.  If you need tips for that, bench Olia and PAT and then shoot it.  It's a fairly simple boss.

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