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Conflux Mountain
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Conflux Mountain

Learn how to craft the Brand sword, enter the Unknown Arena on Conflux Mountain, and defeat the Brand Squire boss in Outward with this detailed walkthrough.

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Learn how to craft the Brand sword, enter the Unknown Arena on Conflux Mountain, and defeat the Brand Squire boss in Outward with this detailed walkthrough.

  1. Obtain the Strange Rusted Sword from the stone at the top of Conflux Mountain.
  2. Acquire the Chemist’s Broken Flask from Tuan the Alchemist in Levant, Abrassar.
  3. Acquire the Mage’s Poking Stick from Laine the Alchemist in Monsoon, Hallowed Marsh.
  4. Acquire the Blacksmith’s Vintage Hammer from Quikiza the Blacksmith in Berg, Enmerkar Forest.
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Combine the Strange Rusted Sword with the Chemist’s Broken Flask, Mage’s Poking Stick, and Blacksmith’s Vintage Hammer to craft the sword ‘Brand’.
  2. 2
    Return to the peak of Conflux Mountain and interact with the stone to enter the Unknown Arena.
  3. 3
    Upon entering, you will face the Brand Squire boss. This boss is a spellblade with powerful melee attacks and two spells.
  4. 4
    The first spell creates a cloud of red and purple smoke, dealing 5 Decay damage and healing the boss for 50 health. This can be interrupted by chaining heavy and light attacks.
  5. 5
    The second spell produces a wall of fire, dealing 15 Fire damage and inflicting the Burning status effect (3 damage per second for 40 seconds). The animation for this spell involves the boss squatting and curling its body.
  6. 6
    To defeat the Brand Squire, consistently apply pressure with swift attacks to interrupt its healing spell and prevent it from casting the fire spell.
  7. 7
    Dodge or step aside from the fire wall and avoid the healing smoke cloud.
  8. 8
    Kiting is not recommended as it allows the boss time to cast its healing spell. Focus on applying burst damage and maneuvering to knock the boss down.
Tips
  • The Worldedge Greataxe is recommended for this fight due to its Decay damage (the Brand Squire's only vulnerability) and 48 impact damage, which can consistently knock the boss down.
  • Bring ample health and stamina potions, as stamina will need frequent refilling to maintain pressure on the boss.
  • Continuously apply pressure with a combination of heavy and light attacks to prevent the boss from casting spells and to knock it down.

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