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Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawnbrings our heroes back together after a year of being apart to put an end to a new threat disturbing the peace they thought they had brought to the world after the events of the game’s Main Story. No matter what stands in their way, our beloved group of weirdos will do their best to stop anything from hurting innocent people.
So whether it’s part of the critical path or a random Sub-Quest, no Zeugle is safe from this immensely powerful Party, putting the Cruel Keeper in our crosshairs, who was hiding behind the Locked Door in the Helgal-Ryugola 238 Mausoleum in Mahag Saar.
Cruel Keeper Overview
TheCruel Keeperis one of the first completelyoptional bossesyou can encounter in the Beyond the Dawn expansion of Tales of Arise, as it is part of the ‘Silence and Sleep’Sub-Questthatbecomes availableuponcompleting the Main Quest’Branded.’
While the Cruel Keeper is ahighly damagingfoe, itsmove set is quite basic,enabling you tofocus on its weaknessesand dispatch it swiftly once you know what to focus on and the proper strategy against it.
Alladditional information on the Cruel Keeper can be found in the table below,with even more information on its moves, how to counter them, and how to ultimately defeat them even further beneath that!
Silence and Sleep (Sub-Quest)
145,351
4,696
4,026
4,581
1,181
1,050
4,822
How To Beat Cruel Keeper In Tales Of Arise: Beyond The Dawn
As mentioned above, theCruel Keeper can dish out mass amounts of damagebut has avery strict and limiting move list,making iteasy to predict, counter, and defeat.With that said, it beingWeak to WindandResistant to Earthmakes Dohalim have to sit this one out in favor of Shionne as your Party’s primary healer.
OurPartyfor this encounter comprisedAlphen, Shionne, Rinwell, and Law,and we feel this is the best overall lineup to takedown the Cruel Keeper swiftly and efficiently.Dohalim wouldn’t make senseto use here at all, asmost of his Artes are Earth-based,andKisara lacks the damageoutput of a Law or Rinwell, making her hard to recommend here as well.
Shionne: Boost Attack
When the encounter begins, justattack the Cruel Keeper with normal attacks,tossing in aSevering Wind and Hurricane Thrust combowith Alphen untilShionne’s Boost Attack becomes available.Due to the Cruel Keeper being a flying enemy, itsguard will be broken on contactthe first time it gets hit by this attack!
Stunned Cruel Keeper
With theCruel Keeper stunned,you canunleash a barrage of attacksonto it, dealingtremendous amounts of damage quickly,especially if you haveWind Artesequipped for all active Party Members!
Cruel Keeper: Dashing Slash
Aside from itsplethora of basic attacks,Cruel Keeper willswiftly dash forward with immense speed before delivering a devastating slashwith its claws. If the Cruel Keeperdashes toward you, time your Evade just before the slash connectsto perform aPerfect Evade,slowing time briefly, enabling you to land a powerfulcounterattack.
Sometimes, it willdash at a completely different Party Member,leaving you safe from damage entirely. Justensure they get healed if they receive damagefrom this attack!
Cruel Keeper: Havoc Gale
Another of Cruel Keeper’s special attacks is itsHavoc Gale Arte,telegraphed by apurple circle that slowly fills up.Oncefilled completely,Havoc Gale will be cast, summoning alarge wind gust in the arenathat substantiallydamages anyone caught within itandpushes back all that go nearit.
There’sno real way to counterthis attack, so justrun away from the bright green gust of windandtry circling behind Cruel Keeper.If you may get behind them, you canbegin attacking the large weak spot on the back of its tail.If not, you canspend this time replenishing your health and ensuring your Party is topped upas well!
Shionne: Boost Attack (Part 2)
After these attacks from Cruel Keeper,Shionne and company should have their Boost Attacksready. This time, however,Shionne’s won’t be enough to staggerthe boss. Still, it should be used as itwill deal the most damageto Cruel Keeper!
Alphen: Boost Attack
Following Shionne’s Boost Attack,Alphen’s should also be nearly readyto use at this point as well. Once he gets it,circle behind Cruel Keeperand use hisBoost Attackon thelarge weak spot on its tail,causing aBoost Break!
Stunned Cruel Keeper (Part 2)
With the Cruel Keeperstunned after the Boost Break,beginunleashing another onslaught of attackson it, depleting its health drastically. Here, youshould be able to get its health down close to the halfway point,if not all the way there, depending on how much damage you can output!
Cruel Keeper Half-Health Boost Strike
Upondepleting the Cruel Keeper’s HP to the halfway point,you must initiate aBoost Strike,which will knock it into its’second phase,‘which doesn’t change much of anything. It getsslightly faster and deals more damage,but itsattacks and actions remain the same!
Cruel Keeper: Havoc Gale (Part 2)
The Cruel Keeper will stillperiodically launch its Havoc Gale Arte,which will behandled the same exact way as before.Just remember that itscast time is now a bit faster,and itdeals substantially more damagethan before. Avoid getting caught in it at all costs!
Shionne: Boost Attack (Part 3)
By now, yourParty should begin getting their Boost Attacksback, withShionne’s being the one you wantmost. Once her’s is back online,use it to nearly cause a Boost Breakanddeal lots of damagein the process!
Alphen: Boost Attack (Part 2)
Like last time,after Shionneuses her Boost Attack, Cruel Keeper will still be standing, but barely, requiring you to cause aBoost Break with Alphen’s Boost Attack,which you mustland on its tail.Once you do this, you’re almost home free!
Stunned Cruel Keeper (Part 3)
With yet another Boost Break delivered to the Cruel Keeper, unleash everything you have on it yet again, drastically draining its health. If your damage output is high enough, you can finish it here. If not, you must go through one more round of attacks, waiting until everyone’s Boost Attacks are back online!
Cruel Keeper Defeated
Finally, afterdepleting Cruel Keeper’s health down the entire way,you must initiate thefinal Boost Strike,having youdefeat the beast in a flashy and colorful style.And that’s all there is to this encounter!
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