Mandragora: Whispers Of The Witch Tree - Necromancer Boss Guide

Conquer the Necromancer in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree! This guide provides a comprehensive strategy for defeating this challenging multi-phase boss in the game's initial main quest. The Necromancer, a formidable spider boss, utilizes a range of attacks including damaging-over-time effects (DoT), burst damage, and swarms of smaller spiders.

This guide details the Necromancer's location, phase-specific strategies, attack counters, and the ultimate reward.

Necromancer Location:

The Necromancer is located beyond a sealed door guarded by two altars (red and green) near the Forgotten Catacombs Witch Stone. To unlock the door, you need two seals: the Blood Seal and the Plague Seal, obtained by defeating the Blood Guardian and Plague Guardian respectively.

Obtaining the Seals:

• Blood Seal: Defeat the Blood Guardian located on the upper level of the area accessible from the Forgotten Catacombs Witch Stone. Navigate the chasm, defeat initial enemies, climb ladders, and overcome obstacles to reach the Blood Guardian's chamber.

• Plague Seal: Defeat the Plague Guardian on the lower level, also accessible from the Forgotten Catacombs Witch Stone. After crossing the chasm and defeating initial enemies, proceed right, carefully navigating the giant swinging axes, to reach the Plague Guardian.

Defeating the Necromancer:

The Necromancer battle unfolds in three phases: two main combat phases separated by a short escape sequence. Remember to bring Cleansing Potions to counteract poison effects.

Phase One: Maintain distance initially. Key attacks and counters:

Ability	Description	Counter
Necrotic Orbs	Creates three glowing areas on the floor inflicting continuous DoT damage.	Avoid the glowing areas; maintain attack range.
Venom Spit	Spews venom dealing heavy DoT damage.	Stay out of range; roll towards the boss and crouch to avoid.
Back Kick	Kicks the player.	Roll out of range.
Ground Stomp	Stomps the ground in front, damaging the area.	Roll out of range.
Jump Slam	Leaps and slams down.	Roll when it leaps.
Summon Spiders	Summons small spiders that jump and deal damage.	Kill spiders immediately; roll to avoid their jumps; prevent spider stacking.

After depleting half of its health, the Necromancer summons spiders before continuing its attacks.

Phase Two: The Necromancer splits; its upper body hangs from the ceiling, while the lower body attacks with increased speed. Focus on quickly eliminating its reduced health pool. A new attack is introduced:

Ability	Description	Counter
Frozen Grasp	Summons ghostly hands that slow movement and can freeze the player.	Jump or roll to avoid.

Again, spider summons occur around half health, adding to the challenge.

Phase Three (Mini-Phase): The lower body disappears, and the upper body crawls away, offering a brief, easily exploitable opportunity to finish it off.

Reward: Defeating the Necromancer allows interaction with Branween, unlocking the Altar of Power for respeccing your character's abilities.

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