How to Defeat The Dweller of Dread for Sea of Stars on Nintendo Switch

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As you’ve played through the game, you will have seen snippets of this beast, and now you finally get to fight it directly. The fight takes place over the course of a few stages, with the last being the most challenging.

During Phase 1, you’ll find yourself on a platform facing two tentacles, each with around 1000HP. Physical attacks won’t do much damage, so you’ll want to use Valere’s Moonerang to hit both tentacles or a charged Sunball while mixing in physical attacks to replenish your MP. Once you’ve defeated the first tentacle, build up your MP, then use Zale or Valere to take the other tentacle out with a fully charged physical attack.

Phase 2 of the fight is the same as Phase 1, so you can use the same strategy. The only difference will be that the tentacles attack faster this round. Don’t use Combo Attacks or Ultimate Attacks for either phase.

During the final phase, the platform will drop to reveal the Dweller of Dread and its two curled tentacles. The Dread has a couple of attacks in its arsenal, including the Dread Stare, which will cause Valere to fight Zale. The tentacles are back for another around, and this time, they’ll have Chomp (characters will be swallowed by the Dread only to be spat out again, having been dealt a major chunk of damage) on top of their Slam attack and hitting with spikes. The Dread might also lean forward to consume everyone.

First, you’ll want to use heavy-hitting and charged physical attacks to defeat the tentacles (X-Strike Combo and Valere’s Moonerang are good choices) while using B’st as a tank to soak up damage.

Avoid Chomp as best you can and hit Dread with charged attacks and an Ultimate attack to deal as much damage as possible. Once you’ve defeated the Dread, the moon will rise, and you’ll have unlocked flying around the map, granting you access to previously inaccessible areas.