Kalydonian boar

[Mirin' Brah?]

So this boar is probably the first enemy I have faced so far (lvl 16) that has been a considerable challenge. I think I have 10+ attempts now, II even managed to kill the main boar once but then the small boars that had accumulated over the fight comes in with the soul destroying charge from behind to take me back to square one.

This fight made me actually have to tinker a bit with the skill tree which I have actually enjoyed quite a bit, my most successful attempt have been with mostly warrior talents and fire weapon maxed.

For the people that has slain this monstrosity what build worked best for you? Any tips would be appreciated because I have set my eyes on that legendary bow and I want it NOW.

[clif9710]

I found I had to be at the same level as the boar to win. The small boars didn't bother me much. I had to keep the KB in one part of the fighting arena in order to limit where the farts would be. If I lead him all over then he would fart all over leaving me no place to escape and recover. They don't disperse as I had hoped they would. I also discovered that he opens his mouth just before he takes a lunge and farts. That knowledge gave me warning to be ready to avoid his lunge.

If you like the KB, you will also like the cyclops later in the game as it also requires a fighting technique to survive.

[Mirin' Brah?]

Originally posted by clif9710:

I had to keep the KB in one part of the fighting arena in order to limit where the farts would be. If I lead him all over then he would fart all over leaving me no place to escape and recover. They don't disperse as I had hoped they would.

Wait he farts?? I dont think I noticed that in all my attempts, and surely I wouldve heard it lol. Maybe it was because I was fighting during the night and visibility was awful.

[⛧Perdurabo⛧]

Originally posted by Hobsyssel:

Wait he farts?? I dont think I noticed that in all my attempts, and surely I wouldve heard it lol. Maybe it was because I was fighting during the night and visibility was awful.

No that is the other boar.

What might be a useful tip:
use a spear ;)

[LSK]

Easy way to kill this boar.
Go to the cave and find a ledge in its right corner. Stand on that ledge and shoot the beast until it dies.

[Laigon ♥]

Took me several reloads as well. I was using an assassin damage build with a spear and poison, the trick is just to evade the charges as best you can and just focus him down. First few times I was getting distracted with the little boars. Finished the last one off with a tiny slither of health, felt great.

[Vyrex]

get to level 5 mercenary (or any lvl is fine really) and wait on the road for them to appear and lead them into the battlefield with the boar and watch them finish it for you lol

[sethman75]

Took me several goes as well, what worked for me is make sure you outlevel the boar first, invest in fire arrows and perfect dodging. When you dodge correctly, time slows down, giving you a perfect shot at the adds on the main boar.

[attiladafun]

Get the highest wanted level and lure the bounty hunters to fight the boar for you.

[Blake]

If you dont mind cheesing it abit, make sure you've got plenty of wood for arrows, and get in the cave, theres a tiny ledge there you can cheese it from, easy asf that way. I died about 5 times and in frustration got this great tip from youtube.

[SomeBodyNow_67]

I didn’t find it hard. Fight them carefully and meticulously. When the minions show up, kill them. You need awareness but if you can keep them in mind it’s not too difficult

[v.aurimas91]

Having the skill, which let's you heal and dodging at the right moment, and clicking R to unleash your ultimate attack helps. Plus, when the baor summons little boars focus on them first. I mean, every enemy in the game telegraphs their moves and the window is quite large....

[LeftPaw]

I use to use a cheat mod form nexus that would give the boar and other overbearing bosses near zero health. I love the game but detest the boss fights. Even when playing on easy they are a struggle and you don't feel like a hero at all.
Unfortunately the mod I used to use is out of date.
I prefer boss fights with a enemy with just a high health bar, these super bosses with super powers are trash, boring and frustrating. Oh and this b*****s were you can't leave the tiny fighting area, just sucks.

[mickyluv]

Originally posted by Vyrex:

get to level 5 mercenary (or any lvl is fine really) and wait on the road for them to appear and lead them into the battlefield with the boar and watch them finish it for you lol

This is the way I did it, but totally by accident. I thought fighting the boar would keep the mercs away from me a bit. But they both came in and it was quite a fun, glorious, chaotic mess.

Got the job done though.

[GWOP-W×TCH]

Just poison melee and mash and spam dodge.

[Maestro Rugosa]

Simplest advice: use the type of weapon they used against boars historically: spears.