The First Descendant: How to beat Grave Walker

Modified Jul 07, 2024 12:24 IST

The Grave Walker in The First Descendant is a formidable Colossus that you must defeat to unlock Bunny as a playable character. This boss will be familiar to most players, as it's a more powerful version of the one you encountered in the tutorial. Although its abilities remain largely the same, the Colossus has increased resistance to certain elements and higher damage output, making it much more dangerous than before.

This guide covers everything you need to know about the Grave Walker in The First Descendant, including how to complete this Void Intercept Battle.

How to defeat Grave Walker in The First Descendant

The Grave Walker in The First Descendant is a Void Intercept Battle (Image via Nexon || GuidingLight/YouTube)

The Grave Walker specializes in inflicting Fire damage and is highly resistant to Fire and Electric attacks. So, before you start this Void Intercept Battle, bolster your defensive stats in The First Descendant with at least 150 Fire Resistance.

Additionally, it is vulnerable to Chill damage, making Viessa builds particularly effective against it. Using the Chill Enhancement Module on your weapons can also help make the battle easier.

The Grave Walker in The First Descendant has several Weak Points. You can highlight these vulnerable areas by pressing the Tab key on the keyboard or the Right Stick on the controller. Inflicting enough damage to these Weak Points will destroy them, allowing you to remove them with your Grappling Hook and temporarily stun the boss.

Here are all the Destructible and Removable Parts of the Grave Walker in The First Descendant:

Destructible Parts:

Helmet
Sensor
Core Cover

Removable Parts:

Brain
Shell
Core

All Grave Walker mechanics in The First Descendant

The Colossus uses many different types of attacks throughout the fight (Image via Nexon || GuidingLight/YouTube)

Here are all the mechanics you will encounter in the boss fight in The First Descendant:

Gatling Guns: Throughout the battle, the Grave Walker will target you with its two Gatling Guns, unleashing a barrage of fire. You can hide behind the giant pillars in the arena or dodge sideways to avoid most of the damage. However, don't get too comfortable with the pillars, as they will disappear when the boss attacks them.
Missiles: The boss will occasionally launch homing missiles. You can easily avoid them by running away.
Area-of-Effect (AoE) Explosions: It will also launch a barrage of missiles targeting the ground, creating small AoEs marked by red circles. Avoid standing in these areas to prevent taking damage.
Additional Enemies: Throughout the fight, the boss will summon a few additional enemies. They don't deal much damage, so you can either ignore them or kill them to acquire ammo if you're running low.
Charged Blast: The boss will occasionally target you and charge up two quick successive blasts, which will knock you back and deal significant damage. You can dodge to avoid them.
Frenzy: During the battle, it will sometimes enter the Frenzy phase, becoming more aggressive and glowing orange. Avoid its attacks as much as possible and target the new Weak Point on its legs.

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Edited by Jito Tenson