Although not your first boss in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Lies of P: Overture, Markiona, the Puppeteer is likely the first that will give you some genuine trouble. This duo-boss will haﷺve you perfecting every mechanic of the base game and DLC before you've even really stepped foot into this new world.

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Dealing with Markiona is not as simple as defeating her puppet and focusing on her after. You'll have to balance your attention on both bos🍎ses simultaneously, learning how to block, dodge, and anticipate the moves of all your enemi♔es. And successfully doing that will require stocking up on all your materials, studying a guide, and crafting your own dastardly plan for victory.

Markiona, Puppeteer Of Death's Attacks

Markiona sits on a throne of dolls during a cutscene in Lies of P: Overture.

Unlike the Tyrannical Predator, Markiona is anything but simplඣe. Her combos take experience and practice to learn, and some combos from Markiona might ov🦋erlap with combos from the puppet.

What makes her abundantly challenging is her second phase where combos you've gotten usedꩲ to will have little changes sprinkled in to mix up your expect𝔍ations and rhythm.

  • The Rush attack is Markiona's opening attack for every round of combat without fail. You have to learn how to parry (or dodge) this attac💖k to have the best start.

    To do this successfully, we recommend that as you enter the arena, ta😼ke small steps out in🙈to the open and then stop moving. Wait until Markiona's puppet charges at you and then parry at the last second.

  • P locks on to Markiona's puppet near the beginning of the fight in Lies of P: Overture.
  • Markiona uses his orbs against the player while her puppet recharges in Lies of P: Overture.
  • Markiona's orb attacks are worth mentioning as these attacks are the ones that will have changes in the second phase. Orb Spin and the Standard Orb Combo will each have variations.

    Look out for both during Phase Two, and read the chart above before you face them to see what exact✤ly has been tweaked. This will improve your survivabi🌳lity in the notoriously long and difficult second phase.

  • Finally, Markiona's golden attacks in the second phase are especially deadly. You need to learn the difference in the cues for each type of golden attack to calculate your response.

    While the Golden Defense is best ignored, Golden Charge is your best chance for a Fury Attack parry (for massive stagger damage) while the Golden Assault will have a large cooldown for attacking opportunities. You need to master both.

  • Markiona prepares to use a golden attack during her phase transition in Lies of P: Overture.

How To Defeat Markiona, Puppeteer Of Death

Player uses the Electric Coil weapon on Markiona's Puppet in Lies of P: Overture.

Health

50,000 (NG+, Legendary Stalker)

Weak Against

Acid (M𝓰arkiona), Electricity (Queenꦕ's Arche Puppet)

Recommended Amulets

Puppet Destroyer's Amulet, Carcass Butcher's Amulet, Rech♊arging Amulet, Coꦿnquering Amulet

Recommended Weapons

♍Acidic Crystal Spear, Carcass Crys𝓰tal Axe, Electric Coil Stick (+ Longer Handle of Choice), Pandemonium (Legion Arm)

While knowing the moveset is your first step to success, it's just as important to note that Markiona's fight having two distinct figures means that you'll be contending with two separate damage resistances and weaknesses.

For this fight, before anything else begins, we highly recommend having either:

  • Two weapons with different elemental features (such as used in the examples: Electric Coil Stick and Black Steel Cutter).
  • Access to two different abrasive types.
Player prepares to throw a Pulse Cell at Markiona's puppet in Lies of P: Overture.

Before entering the room, you should also stockpile on a few thrown items. This is🌳 because of Markiona's movement in the area and moves that incentivize keeping dis༒tance.

Items that can be brought and do well include:

  • Thermite
  • Pulse Cells
  • Shot Puts (especially Shot Puts! Bring them!)
  • Saw Blades

Things that don't l🌄inger in areas and instead deal large static and poise damage are ideal.

How To Beat Markiona: Phase One

When you enter the room, as mentioned above, you'll have to open to Markiona's rush attack by parrying. After dealing with that, it's game on.

The primary objectives of the first phase are two ♐things:

  1. Deal damage occasionally to Markiona when the opportunity allows.
  2. Focus most of your attacks on the puppet.

Parrying and dodging the puppet's attacks will be most of your fight in the first phase. It will be quick. But keep in mind that damaging Markiona is also a part of the struggle here.

Balancing attacks between both will prevent Markiona from moving to more advanced moves prematurely before you can get at lea꧟st one puppet kill in.

Player performs a Fable Art on Markiona with the Black Steel Cutter in Lies of P: Overture.

Save your thrown items for later and keep your Fable Charges at the ready for when you defeat the puppet.

Once the puppet is down, Markiona is going to take a large chunk of damage before starting to heal the puppet. While she is focused on recovery, use that window to unleash your Fables and deal as much damage as possible before she turns on you.

When the puppet has been defeated at least once, Markiona's mobility and aggression will increase slightly. From here on, if you haven't reached it already, try focusing more on Markiona to push further into Phase Two.

How To Beat Markiona: Phase Two

Don't run away during the phase transition. Not at first. Instead, get a few hits in be🐼fore backing up to counter the puppet's attacks.

Only once the puppet begins to move should you start ജgetting ready to parry and dodge. For this transition attack, you'll want to:

  • Dodge twice out of each attack, avoiding both the physical attack and the small blast after.
  • Sprint away from the last attack, wrapping around to Markiona to attack during cooldown.
Markiona pushes the player away with a large Orb Circle Attack in Lies of P: Overture.

Once the second phase is well under way, you'll feel the fight drag on a lot as many of her new moves mean constant movement around the map and few openings. Be patient.

To get the most damage when Markiona performs moves that don't allow for melee combat, use your thrown items liberally. If you are using 👍Shot Puts, you should see a stagger quick✃ly and opportunity for a Critical Hit.

Dash in for your Critical Hit when you get it, but don't use it quite yet. Instead, use one Fable Art attack to maximize pot𒅌ential damage. Th𝐆en, use your Critical Hit and follow up with strong attacks or damage over time options.

Player performs a Critical Hit on Markiona in Lies of P: Overture.

There will be several Golden Attacks during this fight. While we covered them generally above, look out for Golden Defense. It is too high of a risk most of the time t🎐o challenge.

Instead, stay away from that attack. While in the background, you can heal, apply abrasives, and sharpen your weapon without fear of damage☂.

Player collects Markiona's Key and Macabre Puppeteer's Ergo from defeating Markiona in Lies of P: Overture.

While the second phase will be far longer than the first, just take your time and wait for Markiona to give you openings. Do not bully your way into them.

Through patience and perseverance, you will emerge victorious and receive Markiona's Key (to progress) and the Macabre Puppeteer's Ergo.

Giving the Ergo to Alidoro will reward you with your choice of:

  • Death Talons: A set of wolverine-esque claws to use as a weapon scaling with an A in Dexterity and D in Motivity.
  • Morbid Ambitions Amulet: A talisman that increases the damage of all normal attacks at the cost of higher Stamina consumption.
Player receives the Death's Talons from Alidoro in Lies of P: Overture.

Unfortunately, if you started the DLC as soon as Chapter Nine was done, Alidoro is no longer at the Hotel. To cash in your Ergo straight away, you must venture further into the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Relic of Trismegistus and defeated the second version of the Black Rabbit Brotherhood. Do not attack Alidoro before you exchange your Ergo for these re♊ward𝔍s.

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