Clock Tower Keeper

[mfndonut]

Anyone else think this fight is multitudes harder than The Giant and maybe HoTK?

I just say this, because there's very little opening to actually attack the boss as she doesn't really have recovery time between attacks. I usually get stuck parrying her the entire fight and still get hit, because her RNG is so random.

Then you only get 2 scroll fragments after beating her...

[FlintX]

Well, her dash attack can randomly almost hit kill you for unknown reasons at 3BC. It almost like it can critical hit. If you take 2 of those in succession you are dead without even having the time to heal. I don't think the Giant can end your life this fast on any of his attacks.

But I usually goes for the Time Keeper all the time because I think it is a way faster fight. Especially for Brutality Melee builds.

[DeathWantsMore]

Oh yeah, she's hard af :D
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2062214856

[arceus03]

I actually find her easier than the Giant, because my build (Repeater Crossbow + Wolf Trap) stops her right in her face. Then a few moments of rolling and parrying, and repeat the trap. The Giant, on the other hand, is a very choreographed fight that I'm still learning to get the hang of.

[kermat_]

Time Keeper is the glass cannon of Dead Cells bosses.
If you're melee make sure that your parries are on point because she blinks around the arena so much that you barely get time to deal consistent melee damage to her. Make optimal use of your skills too.
If you're ranged then make sure you dish out as much damage as possible because she won't let you take your time. Parries help too of course.
Also I'm pretty sure Masochist works on the falling swords in the arena.

I would agree that getting only 2 scroll fragments from her seems low.
Harder than HotK though? I would say no.

[Sigma]

Depends on the build. If you're using a shield, any boss should be easy.

[Gatebase]

I would consider her easier than the Giant, which are both leagues easier than the Hand for me. But I have fought her a lot more than the Giant, so I might just be more familiar with her patterns.

I used to play Tactics (Quick Bow or Infantry Bow and two turrets) on lower difficulties and they both fold like paper to a strong Tactics build. The Time Keeper fight lasts seconds, with a high chance to skip her second phase completely. The Giant is completely cheesed by the Networking mutation and "shots pierce the first target" on your bow and gets literally zero offense in if your dps output is high enough.

On higher difficulties I switched to a Survival build with shield and Heavy Crossbow. Time Keeper is a lot easier to dodge and parry than the Giant slamming down, creating fire waves and this stupid laser and bullet hell phase. Like I said, I played a lot when Time Keeper was the final boss, but only recently came back to play with the Giant DLC, so I have tons more practice with her patterns which probably makes a significant difference.

[FlintX]

Also, the raining swords in her second phase wasn't present in early access. You have to train your eye for not get distracted by the swords and ended being hit by her other attacks. You kinda can avoid her from using her lightspeed dashes if you stay close enough to her and bait her 3 hit slash combos, but after she blinks she will either use the dashes or the grapling hook, and obviously will throw the shuriken barrage or dash at you just after, if you parry or roll the hook.

[Moon]

Originally posted by DeathWantsMore:

Oh yeah, she's hard af :D

Like all bosses this one's easy with a high enough damage output.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd14KBDGDJA

[mfndonut]

I guess I have an unpopular opinion then. I usually don’t have any issues with the giant. Slow and easy to read. I guess I’ll fight The time keeper from now on.

[bobhome2]

Originally posted by mfndonut:

I guess I have an unpopular opinion then. I usually don’t have any issues with the giant. Slow and easy to read. I guess I’ll fight The time keeper from now on.

Nah, I agree with you. Giant's super straightforward, and very predictable with practice.

Plus, way more scroll fragments, and you can skip the castle.

I never go TK.