Where to find The Hand of the King - the last boss of Dead Cells?

How to choose the equipment and mutations to match The Hand of the King?

The Hand of the Kingis no doubt the most difficult boss ofDead Cells.

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it’s crucial that you be well prepared.

This means unlocking as many schemes and upgrades.

As your main weapon, we advise a good melee weapon.

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It should deal lots of damage and be pretty fast at the same time.

The only exception is if you have modifiers or skills that let you freeze the boss.

Then you’ve got the option to choose a weapon that deals greater damage but is slower.

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The side arm slot is up for debate.

In case of the latter, you gotta check that you’re perfectly familiar with its mechanics.

As concerns the slot skills, give a shot to set two traps as active.

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The last question here is the amulet.

When developing the build, ensure you have the right mutations, too.

ensure it matches your weapon.

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For example; if you have an excellent sword, then choose the mutation increasing DPS of melee weapons.

How to defeat The Hand of the King boss in Dead Cells?

Every stage ends with the boss summoning a group of minions.

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Once the boss starts attacking you again, it means you’ve entered the next stage of the fight.

In the first stage, The Hand of the King uses mainly two attacks.

The first one is acharge(shown on the screenshot), and the other -thrusting his lance upwards.

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double-check you’re using these occasions to deliver a few blows yourself using melee or ranged weapons.

From the very beginning, watch out for thespikes on the premises of the arena.

It’s pretty easy to get pushed onto them, especially if you crash into the charging boss.

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The boss' attacks are never clearly telegraphed, but the explosions of the bombs are fortunately delayed.

Don’t count on a moment for catching your breath or an occasion for a counterattack.

those that appeared in the initial locations of the game).

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Traps can help you eliminate monsters, but set them up at the level you’re currently fighting on.

In this case, the shield is the perfect solution, as it allows you to deflect all attacks.

The solution to this is jumping or getting to the ice ledges.

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The other new attack makes theskull banners appear on the arena(see example above).

They will deal damage upon contact and if you don’t destroy them soon enough, they will explode.

you could also get rid of them one by one using any weapon.

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The banners “die” very easily.

His slam into the ground that brings the sharp rocks.

check that you time your double jump well, in order not to land too soon.

The amulet providing more jumps in the air can be very useful.

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