Crystal Sage has a pattern!

[Larzech]

Hi guys.

Today I tried to beat crystal sage few times but died. Eventually I decided to go to the places where the real one showed up previously and I always got it right!

Using numpad numbers I try to explain the pattern I got.

789
456
123

1st spot: 8
2nd spot: 2
3rd spot: 7

Multiple sages appear now

4th spot: 2
5th spot: 6 (she dies here)

I died few times at 4th spot but repeating the previous spots I had it really easy time. All I did was wait for her to appear so I can bleed her with a bandit knife.

Try this out!

[FitzFarseer]

Interesting. I never noticed a pattern, but both me and a friend of mine agreed that when the fakes come up, it seems like only the real one summons the 5 crystals that home in on you (Crystal Homing Soul Mass is the name of that spell, I think) so just watch for that

[ArcKnight]

or just watch for the purple casting animation that the real one does in comparison to the blue casting animation all the fakes do.

[Glamboro]

Originally posted by ArcKnight:

or just watch for the purple casting animation that the real one does in comparison to the blue casting animation all the fakes do.

This

[Larzech]

Originally posted by ArcKnight:

or just watch for the purple casting animation that the real one does in comparison to the blue casting animation all the fakes do.

Ye this one I figured out long time ago but dodging all those sorceries to get to the right one is a nuisance.

[Psicraft]

Not exactly red-green colourblind friendly, lul. There probably aren't any Japanese with colourblindness.

[Obergruppenführer]

I never noticed a pattern, mostly because i bursted him down so fast to half health all he did twice in a row was go underground, come out, then go back under and come out again, then he dead.

[Glamboro]

Originally posted by Psicraft:

Not exactly red-green colourblind friendly, lul. There probably aren't any Japanese with colourblindness.

Sadly no, but apparently there is a pattern at least, could be handy in higher NG not having to dodge all the crap.

[Phyrric]

Originally posted by Psicraft:

Not exactly red-green colourblind friendly, lul. There probably aren't any Japanese with colourblindness.

I don't see the problem. They all have the same color, but one. Just attack the outlier.

[Psicraft]

Originally posted by CompletedQuill:

Originally posted by Psicraft:

Not exactly red-green colourblind friendly, lul. There probably aren't any Japanese with colourblindness.

I don't see the problem. They all have the same color, but one. Just attack the outlier.

People who are red colourblind can't tell the difference between blue and magenta because they only see the blue. They would all cast the same colour to such a person.

[Washing Machine]

Sometimes he just doesn't teleport away after you reach him, I got him to like 30% health last char before he finally took off. Wonder if there's a way to glitch him to loop this for an easy kill.

[love2kick]

This pattern doesn't work, tried it like 10 minutes ago (twice, cos im greedy one), after first encounter he spawns at 7, than at 3 and than she dies. So i think there is some solid rules where she spawns, but it can be RNG or pseudo-RNG

[TisEric]

Originally posted by Psicraft:

Originally posted by CompletedQuill:

I don't see the problem. They all have the same color, but one. Just attack the outlier.

People who are red colourblind can't tell the difference between blue and magenta because they only see the blue. They would all cast the same colour to such a person.

The purple one doesn't have a soul spear spell.
He will cast crystal orb or soul mass.
Look at the one that is casting his hands in the air.
Soul spear casters hold the spell around their stomach.

[Larzech]

Originally posted by love2kick:

This pattern doesn't work, tried it like 10 minutes ago (twice, cos im greedy one), after first encounter he spawns at 7, than at 3 and than she dies. So i think there is some solid rules where she spawns, but it can be RNG or pseudo-RNG

My pattern isn't your pattern but this seemed to work for me 5 times (also 5 attempts). I'll probably make another character and die on purpose to verify this.

[chaotix14]

Odd, I've been farming embers at the crystal sage and what I've seen doesn't exactly stroke with the patern you speak off. second stage I've regularly seen him/her pick the 7, 9, 1 and 3 positions. I've also noticed that if the player(s) are near one corner of the arena the summons will nearly always be pushed towards the other end of the arena.

[Ziggylata]

You died to the crystal sage?