My honor run that I beat the game with almost ended here. I survived with literally 1 HP on my main character and everyone else was downed or dead. Seeing how you dealt with some of these boss fights gives me new ideas for fighting them on my next honor run!
Honestly, Honour mode changes the entire game for me. I got into this fight at level 3... And I was able to keep the boss in the state of laughter as I killed all the small spiders it kept spawning. And eventually I realized there is no way I can beat him so I used featherfall and one by one I jumped to the middle to the Undercity and then teleported out. It was so intense :")
man, you really just have to sit there and take the beating on that legendary action. I thought it was only for the babies, glad I could learn something
@@zalzeera Personally I just burned web bridges so she slams against the ground. Felt to me like a God of War fight 😆 I am still on my first playthrough on Explorer Difficulty though lol
@@ВладиславБулаев-л3э Yeah if this is your first fight, you are doing quite well. Realising that you can burn the bridges for fall damage is the best aha moment in this fight
I know, like I said in the description, I didn't realize that the medium spiders also trigger the legendary. I thought it was just the hatchling. Well, now I know.
You know as crazy as it sounds it never occured to me to kill the eggs first I just went in there lit my fists on fire and started throwing hands, and fire snakes, downed her in 2 rounds
I was able to ignore the eggs by using a Rogue Assassin (Astarion) with the Haste Helm (3 Momentum = 15ft), Longstrider (10ft), and Crusher's Ring (10ft). Shoot a spider to trigger combat with a surprise round, shoot again for a crit, use Cunning Action: Dash to run away and exit combat (without leaving the area), rinse and repeat until you can think the party can finish off the Queen in one round. Because the Spider Queen never gets a normal turn in combat, she never disturbs the eggs.
Ignoring eggs is good if you can burst her down in 2-3 turns which is quite easy with full party (and some hard hitting classes) because she basically wasted a turn Not destroying the eggs as "real" solo is a bit too dangerous imo
Hey David, thanks for watching. I think paladins are good mid-game. They have some trouble late game, because of radiant retort and punish divinity. You also don't need the later aura (aura of courage) because of heroism. Which is why the padlock build was so good. I'm gonna go with this for some time and probably do some multiclassing later. I think barbadin maybe good, for the bonus action attack.
@@davidmills1520 Yeah I know. That's why I was thinking of Barbadin, to use the enraged bonus action attack. That build is fairly late, I have just reached grymforge and about to work with Nere.
@@davidmills1520 Wait, what? I'm playing a padlock in my current run and I'm still getting 3rd attack after patch 5. Is this only a change on honor mode?
@@simonachberger4480She sells 3/reset. She also resets every time you level, so if you respec a character it''s a convenient time to grab like 12-15 potions. Combined with Berryth and the quartermaster it should give you plenty to get to act 3 when you start getting CG str (technically QM will sell those once you hit level 9... but basically act 3).
The other comments mention that she's immune to chasm death on honor mode, but she still takes fall damage and lands prone if she drops onto the ground. You can lock her down if you ensare her or otherwise drain her movement speed while she's prone.
@@iova3922 What do you know about honor mode so far? I've heard you can't "save scum", but as far as I know the only restraint on this is the 1 save thing. As far as I know you can still save regularly, and if anything goes wrong (barring death, can F8 at any time right? And what about the comments that actions and bonuses are restricted in late game? Do we know how?
Killing the eggs is a nerve wracking experience lol
It truly is.
My honor run that I beat the game with almost ended here. I survived with literally 1 HP on my main character and everyone else was downed or dead.
Seeing how you dealt with some of these boss fights gives me new ideas for fighting them on my next honor run!
Thanks man, means a lot. Yeah the spider is tough, I got lucky with the legendary.
Honestly, Honour mode changes the entire game for me. I got into this fight at level 3... And I was able to keep the boss in the state of laughter as I killed all the small spiders it kept spawning. And eventually I realized there is no way I can beat him so I used featherfall and one by one I jumped to the middle to the Undercity and then teleported out. It was so intense :")
Wow I wonder what a laughing spider is like. Glad you made it out though, no shame in living for another day.
man, you really just have to sit there and take the beating on that legendary action. I thought it was only for the babies, glad I could learn something
Yeah I thought the same thing. Now I know to ignore them before the big mommy.
I am still quite new to CRPG genre and what you did here is tactical genius! Good job! It's nerve wracking just to watch people play this mode lol
Wow! Thanks man. I have practiced fighting her before in tactician, so I kinda new what would aggro her and what wouldn't. Hope this helps others.
@@zalzeera Personally I just burned web bridges so she slams against the ground. Felt to me like a God of War fight 😆 I am still on my first playthrough on Explorer Difficulty though lol
@@ВладиславБулаев-л3э Yeah if this is your first fight, you are doing quite well. Realising that you can burn the bridges for fall damage is the best aha moment in this fight
I forgot that spiders have multiple eyes and that this spear works on them.
Yeah it also works on Karniss btw.
I got impatient and didn't run away when I should have so honor mode try #1 ends here. The people that can solo this stuff amaze me.
Thank you. The spider is rough, I have died many times to her on tactician. Even now this was tricky.
I agree. Very good solo run. I just had a TPK at level 3 - that additional action at level 5 would've been very useful - so I'll try again...
You did this at level 5. Okay, I'll try again when my party is higher than level 3.
Yeah the legendary bosses are not worth doing at anything less than 5. I made this mistake with owlbear and bernard, got wrecked.
The Spear of the Absolute... Very very clever!!😉🤘🏻
Yeah never used that spear in a regular playthrough. Came in clutch here.
It is the end all weapon for this fight since it blinds and has +12 to creatures with multiple sets of eyes lol so spiders
7:44 you could have thrown a fire bottle at them here to set them both on fire and make them take a bunch of fall dmg
I know, like I said in the description, I didn't realize that the medium spiders also trigger the legendary. I thought it was just the hatchling. Well, now I know.
I think the key point is that the fire burns the web bridges and the boss falls and takes massive damage each time.
yeah i always try to utilize the fall damage in this fight, unless im very late there and i can just smash the matriach.
honour mode, dance on the tip of a knife
It's fun though.
Very cool tactics!
Thanks.
Beast mode!
The og solo sensei!!! Looking forward to seeing how you do these.
I'm way to impatient for honor mode. i'd have to do it with a friend to keep me in check.
As a father of 2 i just bulldoze my way through explorer mode. No shame
@@syedbadriz198 Absolutely not.
You know as crazy as it sounds it never occured to me to kill the eggs first I just went in there lit my fists on fire and started throwing hands, and fire snakes, downed her in 2 rounds
I was able to ignore the eggs by using a Rogue Assassin (Astarion) with the Haste Helm (3 Momentum = 15ft), Longstrider (10ft), and Crusher's Ring (10ft). Shoot a spider to trigger combat with a surprise round, shoot again for a crit, use Cunning Action: Dash to run away and exit combat (without leaving the area), rinse and repeat until you can think the party can finish off the Queen in one round. Because the Spider Queen never gets a normal turn in combat, she never disturbs the eggs.
Ignoring eggs is good if you can burst her down in 2-3 turns which is quite easy with full party (and some hard hitting classes) because she basically wasted a turn
Not destroying the eggs as "real" solo is a bit too dangerous imo
heh grats. life isn't easy as a paladin until later acts, it seems. I've never tried one.
Hey David, thanks for watching. I think paladins are good mid-game. They have some trouble late game, because of radiant retort and punish divinity. You also don't need the later aura (aura of courage) because of heroism. Which is why the padlock build was so good. I'm gonna go with this for some time and probably do some multiclassing later. I think barbadin maybe good, for the bonus action attack.
@@zalzeera You saw the change where padlocks dont get a 3rd attack any more, right? I'm 99% sure you know, but just checking.
@@davidmills1520 Yeah I know. That's why I was thinking of Barbadin, to use the enraged bonus action attack. That build is fairly late, I have just reached grymforge and about to work with Nere.
@@davidmills1520 Wait, what? I'm playing a padlock in my current run and I'm still getting 3rd attack after patch 5. Is this only a change on honor mode?
@@garyco766 yes only honor mode
brave paladin
That be what paladins do.
Nice, might try it later, gj 👍
Thanks
INCRÍVEL 😱👏👏👏
I see the portraits are still bugging out..
Ugh it sucks.
Good job. May I ask - how did you get 10 hill giant pots at lvl 5? :0
I visit Auntie Ethel after every long rest. She is my go-to trader with the highest discount. I will kill her just before entering shadowfell.
@@zalzeera You can return to her after getting to act 2? Isn't that too tedious?
@@simonachberger4480 Yeah you can access all of act 1, until you go inside shadowfell. I don't find it too tedious, personal preference I guess.
@@zalzeera Yeah thats super useful. Thanks for the info
@@simonachberger4480She sells 3/reset. She also resets every time you level, so if you respec a character it''s a convenient time to grab like 12-15 potions. Combined with Berryth and the quartermaster it should give you plenty to get to act 3 when you start getting CG str (technically QM will sell those once you hit level 9... but basically act 3).
You should do a video of your build (from level 1).
Let me finish the run, then I might do a build commentary.
Why does it say solo and there's a full party on the left ?
he has disconnected from his party
Easy way destroy all spider webs . Then she phases to your location .then push of little ones into chasm
I want to see solo without companions 😂
I will do that after I finish the regular playthrough.
@@zalzeera I already died 5 times trying it... I wish you luck
@@HVTNZ Thank you
burn the web bridge and she will drop into the chasm, if you dont need posioner robe that is.
She can't be killed that way in honor mode, I believe
@@shwqa yea she can't, i tried using thunderwave to knock her in there and she just tp'd right in front of my squad and destroyed that run
Yeah she just phases back to the spot she got knocked off
The other comments mention that she's immune to chasm death on honor mode, but she still takes fall damage and lands prone if she drops onto the ground. You can lock her down if you ensare her or otherwise drain her movement speed while she's prone.
@@iova3922 What do you know about honor mode so far? I've heard you can't "save scum", but as far as I know the only restraint on this is the 1 save thing. As far as I know you can still save regularly, and if anything goes wrong (barring death, can F8 at any time right?
And what about the comments that actions and bonuses are restricted in late game? Do we know how?
i find it funny that people think its some kind of achievement killing any of the act 1 boses at level 5 WITH tadpole powers.
who asked?
Get bent
Keep gatekeeping, its your only achievement in your life so far