Mad Muscle Peerless Hospital

Learn how to defeat the Mad Muscle boss in Risk of Rain Returns. This guide covers its stats, weaknesses, and effective strategies for victory.

Stats / Weaknesses:

• High Health: Mad Muscle has a large health pool, requiring sustained damage.
• Melee Focus: Primarily attacks up close, making ranged characters safer.
• Vulnerable During Attacks: Briefly exposed after certain powerful moves.
• Weak to Crowd Control: Stuns and slows can interrupt its assault.

Phases:

1. Phase 1: Initial Assault - Mad Muscle uses basic melee swings and charges. Focus on dodging and chipping away at its health.
2. Phase 2: Enhanced Attacks - Introduces ground slams and a powerful sweeping attack. Prioritize evasion and look for openings after these moves.
3. Phase 3: Frenzy - Attacks become faster and more frequent. Maintain distance and use any crowd control abilities available.

Strategy:

• Maintain a safe distance whenever possible, especially if playing a ranged character.
• Learn the tells for its powerful attacks and be ready to dodge.
• Utilize any items or abilities that provide crowd control to interrupt its combos.
• Focus fire during its brief vulnerability windows after major attacks.
• If playing co-op, coordinate attacks and support each other with healing or defensive abilities.