Echo Knight Boss Guide

Master the Echo Knight boss fight in No Rest for the Wicked. Learn its attacks, weaknesses, and strategies to overcome this challenging encounter with our comprehensive guide.

Stats / Weaknesses:

• The Echo Knight is vulnerable to lightning-based focus skills, which can interrupt its attacks.
• Most of its attacks can be dodged by rolling towards or away from the boss.
• The boss has two health bars, similar to Falstead Darak.

Phases:

1. Phase 1: The Echo Knight fights mounted on a horse. Its attacks include charges, stomps, spear thrusts, swipes, and plague orbs.
2. Phase 2: At 30-40% health, the boss enters Phase 2, indicated by a yell/scream. It begins casting lingering blue fire attacks.
3. Transition: After defeating the first part of the boss (the mounted portion), it will jump off its horse and perform an explosion. Keep your distance.

Strategy:

• Preparation: Reach level cap (30), fully upgrade armor and weapons. Bring plenty of Focus Potions, Healing Items (Vegetable Cake or Shepherd’s Pie recommended before the fight), and Stamina Potions.
• Opening: The fight begins with a charge attack. Double-roll to the side to avoid it.
• Attack Patterns:
  • Plague Barrage: Roll through the three purple orbs towards the boss and attack after the final orb.
  • Stomp: Back up until the horse is about to stomp, then roll away. The stomp can be performed up to three times in Phase 2.
  • Swipe: Roll through the horizontal swipe towards the boss and attack.
  • Charge: Double-roll to the side to avoid the charge. Be aware of the horse's hitbox.
  • Twin Thrust: Keep distance or roll through the thrusts towards the boss.
  • Circular Swipe: Roll away from the boss.
  • Spear Slam: Dodge or block this simple attack.
  • Lingering Fire (Phase 2): Dodge the initial cast and try to position the lingering fires at the back of the arena to avoid interference.
  • Explosion (Transition): Keep distance when the boss jumps off the horse.
• Damage Output: Spend most of your time close to the boss to punish openings. Focus attacks, especially lightning-based ones like Lightning Assault or Lightning Swirl, are effective for interrupting attacks and dealing damage.
• Stamina Management: Use Stamina Potions to maintain stamina for constant dodging.
• Pacing: Pace yourself, as the boss has two health bars. Attack only once or twice between its combos unless using a build that can stun-lock or interrupt effectively.