Part 68

Navigate Part 68 of the Ark 2 guide, focusing on strategies for tough boss fights like Boosee, The Slasher, Leland, and Tianus. Learn enemy weaknesses and optimal tactics.

This section covers several challenging encounters in Ark 2, including boss fights and wanted monsters. It provides strategies, enemy details, and tips for overcoming these obstacles.

Boosee Encounter:

Boosee deals around 20 damage per hit and is supported by swarming enemies. Keep your party's rear guarded and use 'Power Loss' on as many enemies as possible, along with 'Cold Breath' or 'Plasma Shock'. Rocs are the only minions with area attacks and are also the weakest, so eliminate them first. After clearing regular monsters, travel in a pack to facilitate healing. Avoid attacking the Hemo-ji from one square away due to its heavy counter damage. If the party wipes, you can leave the map to regroup. Dying will restart the battle with halved funds, so resetting is preferable. Stealing the Scorpion spear is difficult but rewarding, offering [LV 2/10; ATK 9/17].

Wanted Monster: The Slasher

• Merits: 4
• Reward: 1500
• Listed: Indigos
• Locate: Gallarno's House
• Available: After Yagos Isle events
• Appears With: Lv. 20 Hobgoblin (x4)

The Slasher is a story-related boss. Using 'Power Loss' is the primary strategy to weaken its hook-hand. This is an early-game encounter.

Wanted Monster: Leland

• Merits: 2
• Reward: 990g
• Listed: Prodias
• Locate: Ruin Town [after Yagos Island events]
• Available: After visiting Prodias for the 1st time since opening events
• Appears With: Lv. 8 Fighter (x2), Lv. 6 Robber (x3)

Leland's Skills:

• Charge (LV 01, MP 02): Raises Attack stat on self.
• Swing (LV 01, MP 08): Physical damage to a target.
• Thunder Storm (LV 02, MP 08-16): Wind-elemental damage to target(s).

Leland is accompanied by weaker enemies. 'Power Loss' and 'Silent' are effective against him. His 'Thunder Storm' ability, likely the Lv2 version, deals about 9-11 damage. Stealing or dropping Cheer Nettles is not recommended.

Wanted Monster: Tianus

• Merits: 3
• Reward: 2025g
• Listed: Prodias
• Locate: Vacant House
• Available: After completing 'Monsters in Vacant House,' 'Protect House from Burglary,' and 'Robber's Revenge' jobs, which are available after clearing the story past Gallarno's House in East Aldia. The monster appears in the newly vacated house.
• Appears With: Lv 18 Necromancer (x2), Lv. 19 Blood Fiend

Tianus's Skills:

• Cure (LV 01, MP 07): Refills HP on self/allies.
• Divine Judgment (LV 01, MP 08): Light-elemental damage on target(s).

Cast 'Silence' immediately as 'Divine Judgment' can deal over 30 damage to a party of average level twenty-five characters and is frequently used. The Meow Sword can be stolen from Tianus.