[CONFIRMED!] Workaround for Act 3 / Heimlock Boss Bug!

[bASH#]

EDIT:

It seems that not dealing any damage for about 2 seconds while and after his transformation into ascended form is enough to not let him glitch.

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I just made it after 10+ tries on that bugged boss.

Here's how to do it:

Bug seems to occur as soon as he enters his ascended form. DO NOT damage him while he is transforming!

First Phase is easy. Just bash him with everything you have.
If he bugs out while transitioning to the 2nd or 3rd Phase (because he starts Phase 2 while ascended) Bad Luck. Try again.

In 2nd Phase damage him in his ascended form until he turns normal again (first shield bar down).
Now damage him until he is about to get staggered (but don't actually stagger him!).
Now run around, kill adds and wait until he enters his ascended form again.
He will do it after a while.

After he transformed: DO NOT Damage him for another 2 seconds or so. Wait for him to start moving again.
Then you should be safe for that turn.

Rinse and repeat for Phase 2 and 3 until he's down.
Took me a while to get it right and yes this prolongs the fight for some time but anything is better than not getting it done at all.

Let me know if this works for you as well :).

Screenshot of proof:

https://i.postimg.cc/jj0hzxcb/Endgame-Unlocked.png

[Martin]

Good job, I was wondering why he wasn't freezing at the same point each time, sometimes at 75% hp sometimes at 25% and so on. Problem with not hitting him is making sure not to use any kind of dots etc..

[Myagony]

I've been trying this. Seemed to be the case. Have not got it to work but, Thank you you gave me hope

[Tripod]

What if your a dot build.... feels bad

[riten]

that boss fight is bugged as ♥♥♥♥, if u add 400ping that is pure hardcore. To be honest I thought that he is imortal on his form and was waiting till he became normal for 10 min. I can ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ understand small bugs, but bugged boss fights is damn core of game. Gratz for finishing this broken ♥♥♥♥ :)

[Dolchstoß]

dot build.need hotfix(

[Reikou]

Hot tip, the northern of the egg/ball things has an Area of Effect damage that does not inflict ailments and will damage Heimlock. Use that to trigger him into his primal forms. Good luck all.

[Xegin]

I have gotten some progress out of this but he still freezes up.

His ascended form seems to be off a damage threshold not just a timer.

Also what build where you running to damage and not hit the stagger threshold ? Seems like you need a pretty specific build for this.

[De snorro van Zorro]

I can confirm this works!

[bASH#]

Originally posted by Xegin:

I have gotten some progress out of this but he still freezes up.

His ascended form seems to be off a damage threshold not just a timer.

Also what build where you running to damage and not hit the stagger threshold ? Seems like you need a pretty specific build for this.

I'm running a build centered around Bleeding Edge / Bladestorm.

[De snorro van Zorro]

Do not touch the boss when he just transforms into 'angry' mode in phase to for a few second sand you're good

[Skeena]

Haha nice spoiler right in the title, though it becomes obvious at a certain point.

[Kimahn]

huuuh i wondered if i didn't had to trick him with the reactors or whatever, i was running out of ideas. another bug. i can't believe it.

[Cebrax]

i dont believe it but it actually works.
just dont hit him after he transforms and you will beat him

[Tolwyn]

and how to fix that he suddently disappears?

[Xegin]

finally got through it.

To add to the advice set your game on story difficulty so you only have to worry about not glitching.

Also someone suggested using the orb in the north which will damage you and the boss. That damage does not seem to bug him in any condition that i tried but it is extremely slow