By knowing yourself and your enemies you will win every battle. Since you will know about your self automaticly during the game, now is the time to learn about your enemies. In these article we will talk about the top 5 enemies that you will be fight in the Dark Messiah. This article will be divided into four sections depending on the race of your enemies.
Cyclops
The Cyclops will appear in chapter one. Cyclops are 15 feet in height and only have one eye. There are two types of cyclops, regular cyclops and undead cyclops. Cyclops can only be damaged in their eye, so you need to be tricky in order to deal with them. Using the battlefield you have to your advantage is the best strategy, kicking over a statue in chapter five, cutting a log loose in chapter seven and cutting a large rock loose in the epilogue.
If you become an archer or magic user, you should keep some distance from them. Aim for their eye, run and hide when you fail. Use counter attack when you should fight them muscle to muscle as a warrior, do not fight them frontally. Protect yourself wiht a shield, wait for the cyclops to attack, block it and run in to attack the eye while it's at ground level. Cyclops cannot be backstabbed, so it will be more complicated when you become an assassin. Use the archer's strategy if you have a bow but if you only have daggers, your only option is to use the warrior's strategy and dodge the cyclops' attacks since they can't be parried. Cyclops are hard enough to be dodged, yo will not be able to hit their eye fast enough while you dodge too far. Prepare alot of healing potions. When a cyclops takes enough damage, it will stagger and fall to its knees, leaving its eye open for a final, killing blow. Don't hesitate when this happens since it will recover if you don't finish it off. The fountain of blood pouring from its eye lets you know it's as good as dead. When they are dead, they will fall to the ground, so stay away from them.
Pao Kai
Pao Kais will appear in chapter five. They are evil dragons that have lightning breath as their primary weapon, biside that they also have another natural abilities. You can use some strategies to deal with them. In chapter five, get its attention by hitting it with a spell or arrows, then run to the passage with the portcullis and lever and close the portcullis on the dragon when it sticks its head through. In chapter nine, you can run into a building and take the Pao-Kai down with the conveniently placed ballista inside.
If you fail, you can still defeat them by hitting their tails. You can run around, dodging its lightning breath until it comes in for melee attacks, at which point you may have to resort to leaping attacks at its tail. Things will be easier if you use arrow or magic, you can shoot their tails from long range.
Aratrok
Aratrok will appear in chapter five. He is the chieftain of the orc and because of that he is stronger and a better fighter.He will challenge you to fight blade to blade near the end of chapter five. The rule of the challange will make it harder for magic user. If you cast any spells, the four other orcs he enters with will attack and make the fight even harder. Said orcs also block the exit, so it'll be hard to get away from Aratrok in the room you fight him in. Either parry and counter-attack a lot with melee weapons, run in circles and shoot constantly with a bow, or prepare to use a lot of spells to win this battle.
Arantir
Arantir will appear in chapter three. Arantir is the leader of the necromancers. He is your real enemy and you should fight him until the epilogue and the final of Dark Messiah, since attacking him in chapter three results in instant death. When you do fight him. Assassins can just sneak up and backstab him, warriors and mages can make quick work of him as well, and the fight is only marginally challenging for archers if you decide not to keep your distance. You should be aware because he will summon alot of ally.
Bone Dragon
Bone Dragon will appear in the epilogue. He was summonedn by the arantir. He is an undead pao kai.This fight is pretty unbalanced depending on what skills you have. If you're a melee-focused warrior or assassin, all you can do is run around, dodging its lightning breath until it comes in for melee attacks, at which point you may have to resort to leaping attacks at its tail. It's a much better situation for archers and mages who can run around and shoot it. When it takes enough damage, it will vanish and Arantir will be vulnerable to attack. Depending on how quick you are and how much damage you can deal, you should only have to make the dragon vanish two or three times before Arantir finally dies.
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