The water blob boss

[dustee9]

So anyone willing to help I used three cups and all players who join me gets one shot by the boss also do the three bonfire do anything beside buff your weapon even though fire talismen work fine

[Date]

the bonfire will prevent the adds (small slimes) from spawning. They will spawn on the 2nd phase if you use the bonfire to lit your weapon.

[Zamus]

Aside from killing the slimes, the bonfire buff last longer and is stronger than the talismans

[Witcher]

Didn't know bonfire inside Umi-bozu's arena last longer but I wouldn't use it b/c mini Umis will spawn in stage 2.

I know some say it's OK if you just focus attack on Umi-bozu but the mini's can be a distraction.

[Rhawkas]

The throwable bombs take care of those mini-bozus real quick.

[Witcher]

True except when Umi gets on deck, there's much less room to move around and the mini's can get in the way when you want avoid Umi's attacks.

[txh0881]

If you invested in Magic, Fire Shot is a really useful Omnyo-jutsu to use in this fight.

I beat him by lighting my weapon on fire and rushing his body once he was on the side, then Fire Shotting his body once he jumped out to the middle and exposed his core. Non-Water shots, in general, are useful against Umi.

[Engels78]

I died more from falling into water than from this Boss...

Yeah last time I tried to help once I died (end of last phase...) and next time we killed this Blob...

[ANIM Rawrs]

If you happen to still have Hyottoko Masks i would use them in the first phase. Once he shoots his one shot lazer, dodge and use the mask. It does 1000 per tick and ticks like 3-4 times.

Other then that as most already pointed out leaving the bonfires on is a good idea, since it keeps the adds away.

The second phase is pretty easy once you recognize the patterns.

[puzzlefox]

^ this

I struggled hard on this boss, then I read how effective hyottoko masks are, and I beat him first attempt after. Maybe also grind out a level or two, put 1-2 points into magic, and get weakness talisman. If you hit him with a weakness talisman before using hyottoko mask, he'll be dead insanely fast.

[herishpalani]

I like this boss. Once you figure out how to kill him he's really easy, which imo is how a boss should be.

I used the bonfires to do fire damage. I didn't care about the blobs showing up, they're so slow it makes no difference during the second stage, you can finish the fight in 10 seconds.

[Zamus]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von herishpalani:

I used the bonfires to do fire damage. I didn't care about the blobs showing up, they're so slow it makes no difference during the second stage, you can finish the fight in 10 seconds.

Keep in mind that on WotW and WotN the slimes that spawn are the stronger version that has a ton of swords and they also spawn an extra wave, on these difficulties I wouldn't touch the bonfires, they could easily do the attack were they turn in a ball which can easilly knock you into the water or lock you wil umi death lazers you.

[Witcher]

Yea, those red blobs in WotW have killed me more than once. They shoot like machine guns and rolls are worst than lizard yokai's dash attack!

[Adran010]

Those rolls are best blocked. and they don't sap too much ki when you block them.
As someone said above, once you figure out how to beat the boss it is easy (skill based!), which is a good boss design imo as well :)
I really should have used huyokoro damas in WotNioh!! or do it with much higher ++++++++ weapons :P

[Adran010]

I think I did it with just a +28 akiko no suma spear (fire spear from li'l red dragon set)...... run run run stab.... run run run combo.... run run run stab
anon :P

[Witcher]

Reason I reckon red blob's rolls are worse than lizard's dash attack is b/c they are 2-3 times faster and has some tracking (like fire wheel monk) I swear.

Dragon Build has made me a glass cannon where my guard gets broken and out of Ki with strong attacks in WotW :p