Jesus H. ♥♥♥♥, that 4-cube boss

[Saeryfim]

I've fought this bastard on 4 of the last 5 runs I did, a battle with four different enemies as a boss that all buff each other with each one that dies despite them all having a unique effect they're doing.

It should be that you can take them out in an order that works best for your build, but instead they're horrendous no matter what. What am I supposed to do against this?

[SilverLight]

Having crunched my way up to Cruciball...5? Either 5 or 6, the main thing I can say about strategy is that I've typically succeeded if I have multiple piercing attacks, both column and row strikes, as well as some really good relics. My main strategy has been getting things like Electropegnet or Gift That Keeps Giving, just so I can keep my shots juggling off the rotating cubes of pegs, typically guarantee crits, and just do overwhelming damage numbers.

[Saeryfim]

I finally ended up downing it, barely, by having two Matyroshkorbs at level 3 with Gift That Keeps Giving, among other things. I feel like it's a real wonky boss that doesn't play well with many builds which hampers the amount of options if I actually want to complete the run. :(

[Nikachu92]

Yeah, I beat it in 2 throws once. The 2 orbs I threw were both leveled up Matryoshkorbs. The 3 relics that helped were the present that gives pegs durable, that hand that turns every 30th peg hit into a bomb, and then whatever items that refreshes the board after a certain amount of pegs hit. I nearly killed them all on the first hit with the bombs alone. I think the bombs got them down to just under 1k health out of 4k and then the orb killed one. The the bombs killed the other 3 on the 2nd throw.

One thing that kinda sucks about this game is that, for me at least, it comes down to a few relics that either make or break the run. At a certain point, it's not even really worth continuing a run if your relics don't build off of eachother.

[ViceraCleaner]

Originally posted by Nikachu92:

One thing that kinda sucks about this game is that, for me at least, it comes down to a few relics that either make or break the run. At a certain point, it's not even really worth continuing a run if your relics don't build off of eachother.

This game seriously needs balance fix.
Some orbs and relics are still totally useless.
Meanwhile, some orbs and relics are breaking the game into the dust.

I hope balance patch has high priority in their update plan.