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Learn how to beat the Executioner boss in The First Descendant as we combat strategy, mods, mechanics, and rewards in our guide.
How To Beat The Executioner Boss in The First Descendant
To beat the Executioner boss in the First Descendant, use toxic damage and Freyna Descendant, avoid electric laser attacks, and destroy mobs like King Fisher and Humming Birds. Moreover, you want to strafe and stay out of melee range to avoid a knife attack that lands on top of you, stunning you and dealing great damage. The Executioner will lock onto one target and shoot an electric beam with nasty damage over time effect, so make sure to dodge and constantly move side to side to avoid.
At the start of the battle, activate your Ecive scanner to see the Pink bar beneath the Executioner’s shield and health bar. Once filled, the boss will become immune to damage and have a distinct red canister. Players must destroy this item on the back to resume damage or wait for the phase to pass.
Additionally, kill the KingFisher mobs or they will stun you. The boss will summon Humming Birds above its head, aiding the Executioner. It’s important to target them immediately and destroy them. Also, you’ll want to shoot the shoulder until it becomes yellow. Once yellow, grapple to the boss and manually destroy the shoulder while the other players in your group do damage. This prevents the frenzy bar from progressing and will stun the boss shortly after it’s destroyed.
How To Prepare For The Boss Fight
The Executioner boss is resistant to Electric and Fire but very weak to Poison. Moreover, the boss’s main attribute is electricity, which causes electric attacks with a damage over time effect. Therefore, you want to use either Freyna, who’s a toxic damage character, or Gley, who’s non-attribute. Moreover, look for external component set bonuses that grant toxic resistance on the third bonus or weapons that grant toxic ATK attributes.
Below is a chart of the Executioner boss features to help guide you on beating it in the First Descendant:
| Executioner Features | Stats |
|---|---|
| Level | 102 |
| Weak Point Type | Burst |
| Attack Element | Electric Attribute |
| Resistance | Electric: Very Strong Fire: Strong Ice: Normal |
| Weakness | Poison: Very Weak |
| Recommended Resistances | Electric 900 on Normal Electric 7,000 on Hard |
| Destructible Parts | Sensor, Core Cover, Balancer |
| Removable Parts | Core, Shoulder |
The Best Weapons & Modules
The Python and Afterglow Sword Sniper Rifle are the best weapons against the Executioner. The Python Submachine gun’s unique effect debuffs toxic damage and is perfect to pair with Freyna or a toxic enhancement module on your weapon. Additionally, the Toxic Specialist Descendant mod on Freyna will increase overall damage. Toxic Conductor with weapon trait attribute status trigger effect rate increase will constantly tick poison/toxic damage and melt the Executioner’s health bar. Lastly, if you plan on grappling to destroy weak points, use the Long-Distance Maneuvering sub-modules for increased distance. Below is a chart of the Executioner boss features to help guide you on beating it in the First Descendant:
- Descendant Module
- Walk a Tightrope
- Toxic Specialist (Freyna)
- Spear and Shield
- Time Distribution
- Long-Distance Maneuvering
- Weapon Modules
- Toxic Conductor
- Toxic Enhancement
- Expand Weapon Charge
- Maximize Weight Balance
- Primary Weapon: Python
- Secondary Weapon: Greg’s Reversed Fate
- Tertiary Weapon: Afterglow Sniper Rifle
- Best Descendants: Freyna, Gley
Best Tips for Beating Executioner – Combat Strategy
The best tip for beating the Executioner is to immediately focus on weak point damage while destroying the mobs in the air. The frenzied immunity bar only fills up when not hitting weak points, so aim for the shoulders, chest, and legs. Also, you’ll want to stun the boss by destroying weak points and use that time to unload all of your skills or best attacks like Lepic’s Overkill ability or Blair’s Deadly Cuisine.
Below are tips and tricks for defeating the Executioner boss on normal or hard difficulty in the First Descendant:
- Play Solo: Void Intercept battles scale on the number of players, making solo the easiest to beat the Executioner.
- Burn the Boss: use Freyna, Lepic, Viessa, or Gley and activate your best ability and weapon at the start.
- Use Ecive: immediately use the Ecive skill to detect weak points and the Frenzy (immunity) bar below health.
- Toxic Damage: The boss is weak in toxic power, so equip a toxic damage module for your weapon.
- Weak Points: aim for shoulders and knees to stun the boss.
- Destroy Shoulders: once the shoulder becomes yellowish color, grapple and destroy it for a free 5 seconds of damage.
- Mobs: kill the mobs on the ground level or in the air to avoid stuns and boss recharging.
Rewards for Defeating the Executioner
After beating it in the First Descendant, the Executioner boss drops modules, weapons, and reactors. You can activate an amorphous pattern depending on whether it is normal or difficult. Executioner also dropped the Super Nova set, a powerful External Component that can be used on any build in the First Descendant.
Executioner Rewards on Normal
Below are the Executioner’s rewards on Normal Difficulty in the First Descendant:
| Material | Contains |
|---|---|
| Amorphous Material Pattern: 016 | Energy Activator Blueprint (3%) Secret Garden Polymer Syncytium Blueprint (6%) Wave of Light Synthetic Fiber Blueprint (15%) Albion Cavalry Gun Polymer Syncytium Blueprint (38%) Valby Enhanced Cells (38%) |
| Amorphous Material Pattern: 017 | Ultimate Bunny Spiral Catalyst Blueprint (3%) Kyle Stabilizer Blueprint (6%) Crystallization Catalyst Blueprint (15%) Nazeistra’s Devotion Synthetic Fiber Blueprint (38%) Smithereens Blueprint (38%) |
| Amorphous Material Pattern: 018 | Perforator Synthetic Fiber Blueprint (3%) Viessa Code (6%) Crystallization Catalyst Blueprint (15%) The Final Masterpiece Blueprint (38%) Greg’s Reversed Fate Nano Tube Blueprint (38%) |
| Amorphous Material Pattern: 019 | ・Energy Activator Blueprint (3%) ・Ajax Code (6%) ・Piercing Light Blueprint (15%) ・Blue Beetle Nano Tube Blueprint (38%) ・Lepic Stabilizer Blueprint (38%) |
Executioner Rewards on Hard
Below are the Executioner’s rewards on Hard Difficulty in the First Descendant:
| Material | Contains |
|---|---|
| Amorphous Material Pattern: 056 | Ultimate Viessa Enhanced Cells Blueprint (6%) Afterglow Sword Nano Tube Blueprint (10%) Crystallization Catalyst Blueprint (20%) Lepic Stabilizer Blueprint (32%) Smithereens Blueprint (32%) |
| Amorphous Material Pattern: 057 | Energy Activator Blueprint (6%) Ultimate Ajax Enhanced Cells Blueprint (10%) Yujin Spiral Catalyst Blueprint (20%) King’s Guard Lance Blueprint (32%) Clairvoyance Polymer Syncytium Blueprint (32%) |
| Amorphous Material Pattern: 058 | Ultimate Gley Code (6%) Clairvoyance Blueprint (10%) Crystallization Catalyst Blueprint (20%) Kyle Stabilizer Blueprint (32%) Piercing Light Nano Tube Blueprint (32%) |
| Amorphous Material Pattern: 059 | Energy Activator Blueprint (6%) Enduring Legacy Blueprint (10%) Ultimate Lepic Stabilizer Blueprint (20%) Python Nano Tube Blueprint (32%) Esiemo Enhanced Cells Blueprint (32%) |
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