When the boss thrusts his weapon into the ground, get ready to dodge forward or to the side.Staying alive is more important than maximizing damage in Phase 2, so mitigating damage as much as you can is crucial.

Zhang Liang attacks faster in this phase, so only go for a hit or two between deflects.Trying to deflect the attack isn't recommended, as the parry timing on this move is quite difficult to master. Stay away to avoid it, or alternatively jump over it. Phase 2 begins with a large area-of-effect sweep attack.This is a great way to deal extra damage, and since it takes a few seconds for the boss to get up after being hit with a Fatal Blow, it's also very safe to do.Įventually, you'll deplete Zhang Liang's health bar and get him to the scarier (and quicker) Phase 2. After landing a Fatal Blow on Zhang Liang, hit him with a follow-up Martial Arts attack while he's recovering.If you try to deflect too early, you'll just perform a dodge and then get hit by the move. Wait until the windup is over to deflect the attack. The second Critical Blow the boss can do is a close-range wallop that the boss winds up for a second.However, deflecting them does big Spirit damage and leaves your opponent open to counter-attacks. As a reminder, Critical Blows are unblockable attacks that glow dark red, do heavy damage to you, and reduce your Morale Rank by one when they land.

Wait until Zhang Liang is about to run into you, then dodge into him to deflect it.

The first Critical Blow to watch for is a melee charge from medium range.

Being aggressive is important, but so is pivoting back to defense when you see the boss winding up retaliatory attacks.

Don't get greedy be ready to deflect again after landing a few strikes.

This shrinks his Spirit Gauge and makes it easier for you to deplete it, which leaves Zhang Liang open to a Fatal Blow critical hit.

When you have high Spirit, try to land a Spirit attack after deflecting one of the boss' moves.

Aside from dealing damage to the boss' HP bar, this regains Spirit you may have lost defending yourself and chips away at Zhang Liang's.

Focus on deflecting Zhang Liang's attacks, then following up with some of your own afterwards.

Zhang Liang will rapidly wear down your guard if you do this, and even if you endlessly deflect his attacks, you'll never get anywhere without retaliating with attacks of your own.

Avoid turtling and constantly holding block.

Wo long: fallen dynasty hardest boss