ALL 8
OVERLORD
BOSSES

Overview

The opening boss that teaches the core Shield-absorb / Power-Weapon loop. No trophy is awarded — it's purely a tutorial. 2 phases. Cannot be failed meaningfully — the game soft-prevents an unfair death.

Notes

• Absorb blue projectiles with Shield to charge Power Weapon
• Fire Power Weapon at the glowing core once shield is down
• This fight teaches everything you need for all 8 Overlords

Overview

Three health bars. Prophet cannot be damaged until you expose its weak spot by destroying the yellow glowing plants on the sides of the arena. Once exposed, absorb its blue projectile barrages with your Shield to charge your Power Weapon, then unload on the central weak spot.

Phase 3 adds vine walls that reduce movement space

Strategy

• Destroy yellow plants first — 2 on left, 2 on right of the arena
• Absorb every blue volley you can — Power Weapon is your only real damage source
• In Phase 3, the vine walls close in. Maintain the same pattern but stay more central
• Dodge yellow corrupted shots (if Eclipse is active) — they reduce max armor, not just current
• Recommended weapon: Any rapid-fire Main Weapon for clearing plants

Overview

Three health bars. Unlike Prophet, Bastion has no weak spot mechanic — you can deal damage from the very start. Between each health bar it retreats and sends waves of smaller bots. Kill every bot before Bastion returns, or it returns with full health for that bar.

Strategy

• Use Power Weapon constantly — no restriction on damage, so go aggressive from Phase 1
• Bot waves: prioritise the armoured bots first — they protect the others
• The arena is wide — use lateral movement to avoid Bastion's charge attack
• Easiest Overlord in the game; use this fight to practice active reload timing

Overview

Confirmed as the easiest boss in the game by the broader player community. Two phases. Rhabdom attacks in predictable arcs — its projectile patterns are the most readable of all Overlords. Absorb its volleys freely to charge Power Weapon.

Strategy

• Stay in constant motion — Rhabdom targets your last known position, not your current one
• All attacks are telegraphed with a 1-second wind-up glow
• Phase 2 adds a spinning attack — dodge toward it, not away (moving into the spin's direction avoids the hitbox)
• A good fight to attempt the Catch and Release trophy setup — practice absorbing 3 Power bars here

Overview

The first real difficulty spike. Legion fights alongside a constantly respawning horde of smaller enemies. You must manage the horde while simultaneously maintaining Shield charges against Legion's own attacks. Three phases. The horde never stops — your goal is to survive the chaos, not eliminate every enemy.

Strategy

• Do not try to kill all horde enemies — they respawn infinitely. Focus on Legion
• Use OverDrive ability on the horde to clear breathing room — save Power Weapon strictly for Legion's exposed core
• Phase 3 introduces a ground wave attack — jump the moment the ground cracks (1.5-second warning)
• If Eclipse is active: horde enemies gain yellow projectiles — absorb Legion's blue shots only, dodge yellow
• Recommended weapon: Any weapon with wide spread for multi-target horde management

Overview

Four phases. Architect is an environmental boss — it restructures the arena between phases, adding walls, rotating platforms, and narrowing corridors. What was a wide open space in Phase 1 becomes a maze by Phase 4. You must re-learn the space each time the arena shifts.

Strategy

• Stop moving when the arena restructures — new walls appear within your movement path and will deal damage if you run into them during the shift
• Architect's weak point is always on its back — circle constantly to get angles
• Phase 4: the arena is at its smallest. Use vertical movement (jump) more than lateral dodges to avoid projectile clusters
• The Architect shields itself briefly after each arena restructure — use that window to reload and absorb available projectiles
• Bring full armor integrity into this fight — it's the longest Overlord encounter before Act 3

Overview

Three phases. Shepherd fights with a unique mechanic: it creates clones of itself. Up to 3 clones can be active simultaneously. Only the real Shepherd takes damage — the clones mimic its attacks but deal slightly reduced damage. You must identify and focus the original.

Strategy

• Identify the real Shepherd: its eye core glows slightly brighter orange than the clones' eyes (which glow pale yellow)
• When in doubt, Shield-absorb from all directions simultaneously — only the real Shepherd's projectiles charge your Power Weapon
• Phase 2: clones start mimicking movement perfectly. Watch for the 0.3-second movement lag on clones — they always trail the real Shepherd by a fraction
• The Parry is extremely effective here — a successful Parry reveals the real Shepherd's position with a bright flash
• Phase 3: real Shepherd gains a shield. Must destroy the shield first before dealing damage

Overview

Four phases, the last of which is Eclipse-locked — the fight forces an Eclipse state for its entire duration. This means yellow corrupted projectiles are present from Phase 1 onward, constantly reducing your maximum armor. Every yellow hit permanently shrinks your health pool for the remainder of the fight. Manage Corruption carefully throughout.

Strategy

• Cleanse Corruption during Phase transitions — the brief respite between phases is the only window to use your Power Weapon's cleanse effect
• Blue projectiles charge Shield / Power Weapon as normal — yellow ones do not; only dodge yellows, absorb blues
• Phase 3 introduces a prayer beam that tracks you constantly — sprint in one direction and never stop
• Phase 4: the Cathedral pillars collapse one by one, reducing cover. Stay near the arena centre
• This fight is a prerequisite for War Within (max Corruption trophy) — consider tracking that here
• Enter with maximum armor and Protection Modifiers active

Overview (Act 3 Version)

Five phases. The King is the penultimate challenge — a massive, deliberate entity that combines mechanics from every previous Overlord. It creates plants (Prophet), spawns horde bots (Legion), restructures the arena (Architect), and clones itself (Shepherd). No new mechanic is introduced — it tests mastery of everything.

Orange = standard · Amber = Eclipse-forced phases 4 & 5

Strategy — Act 3 Version

• Phase 1: identical to Prophet — destroy plants, expose core, Power Weapon
• Phase 2: horde bots join. Use OverDrive to clear a path, focus Power Weapon on the King only
• Phase 3: arena restructure. Stop moving during the shift. Architect rules apply
• Phase 4 (Eclipse forced): yellow + blue projectiles. Absorb only blue, dodge yellow strictly
• Phase 5: all clones active simultaneously. Trust the eye glow colour to identify the real King