The combat system in Lies of P offers a depth that rewards skillful play, tactical thinking, and a solid understanding of weapon customization. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your technique, this guide will break down essential combat mechanics, weapon assembly, and advanced strategies to help you dominate the battlefield.
Weapon Assembly: Customizing Your Arsenal
One of the most innovative mechanics in Lies of P is the Weapon Assembly System, allowing players to mix and match blades and handles to create unique weapons. At its core:
- Blades determine one of your Fable Arts, the attack’s elemental properties, and overall damage.
- Handles dictate the weapon’s move set, scaling, and attack speed.
How to Optimize Your Weapon Build
- Understanding Weapon Handles and Blades
- The handle sets the base attack pattern and the damage scaling (Motivity, Technique, or Advance). Choose one that complements your build.
- The blade affects range, speed, and elemental effects. Experiment with different combinations to find your ideal setup.
- Crafting Effective Hybrid Weapons
- Faster greatswords or heavier-hitting daggers? It’s all possible.
- Example: Rapier blade + Pickaxe handle = Faster thrusting attacks with high stagger potential.
- Elemental matchups: Fire for flesh-based enemies, electric for mechanical foes, acid for all-around effectiveness.
- Upgrading and Adjusting Weapons
- Blades are upgraded using Moonstones, keeping their level across different handles.
- Handles can be fine-tuned with Cranks to adjust stat scaling, increasing their synergy with your build.
- Boss Weapons are unique and cannot be disassembled but offer powerful effects.
Advanced Combat Mechanics
Mastering combat in Lies of P requires more than just powerful weapons—you must also understand defensive and offensive strategies.
Breaking Enemy Weapons
- Perfect Guarding at the right moment negates damage and can eventually break an enemy’s weapon, reducing their attack damage and reach.
- If an enemy’s weapon flashes red during an attack, this indicates it can be broken.
- If an enemy frequently blocks, consistent attacks can also break their weapon over time.
Staggering and Fatal Attacks
- Enemies show a white aura around their health bar when staggered.
- Perform a charged attack to set them up for a Fatal Attack.
- For larger enemies and bosses, a red indicator will show where to trigger the Fatal Attack.
Managing Temporary Health Loss
- If hit while blocking, you’ll see temporary health loss.
- You can recover this HP by quickly retaliating before taking another hit.
- A faster, more aggressive playstyle helps mitigate chip damage.
Handling Fury Attacks
- Fury Attacks cause enemies to flash red before striking.
- These cannot be dodged or normal-blocked.
- Options to counter:
- Perfect Guard to negate the attack.
- Use the Aegis Legion Arm to block (timing required).
- Interrupt with a heavy attack (if the enemy is susceptible).
Legion Arms: Choosing the Best Tool for Combat
Legion Arms provide unique combat abilities. Each one has three potential upgrades, modifying its function and improving its effectiveness.
| Legion Arm | Function |
| Puppet Strings | Pulls enemies toward you or vice versa. |
| Fulminis | Fires a short-range electric charge. |
| Flamberg | Sprays a cone of fire. |
| Deus Ex Machina | Lays explosive traps. |
| Pandemonium | Sprays acidic goo onto the battlefield. |
| Aegis | A shield that explodes on impact. |
| Falcon Eyes | Fires long-range explosives. |
Best Legion Arm Upgrades
- Aegis: Gain a counterattack ability and the option to parry.
- Fulminis: Boosts electric charge damage for higher stagger potential.
- Deus Ex Machina: Adds chain explosions for crowd control.
Grinding with the Grinder
The Grinder is more than just a weapon repair tool—it allows for temporary elemental buffs.
- If your weapon breaks completely, it cannot be repaired outside a rest area.
- Certain upgrades allow the Grinder to apply elemental coatings.
- If your weapon already has an elemental effect, you cannot override it.
- Upgrading your Grinder in the P-Organ system increases buff duration and charge limits.
Wishstone Cube and Buffs
Later in the game, you’ll unlock the Wishstone Cube, an item granting various buffs. You can farm Gold Coin Fruit to obtain one-time-use Wishstones.
Best Wishstones for Boss Fights
- Health Regen Wishstone – Provides passive HP recovery.
- Provocation Wishstone – Forces Specters to draw enemy aggro while increasing their defense.
- Boost Specter Wishstones – Enhances your AI companion’s survival in boss fights.
Using these correctly can turn the tide of a difficult battle, allowing you to sustain longer fights more effectively.
Skill Tree (P-Organ) Optimization
The P-Organ skill tree is where you unlock passive abilities to enhance your build.
- Increase Stagger window duration to make landing Fatal Attacks easier.
- Improve Guard Regain HP recovery to sustain through blocking.
- Boost Grinder charge limits and duration to maximize weapon buffs.
- Unlock faster Cube activation to quickly apply Wishstone effects in combat.
Final Thoughts: The Depth of Lies of P Combat
The combat in Lies of P is not just about swinging weapons—it’s about mastering enemy patterns, optimizing your build, and utilizing every tool at your disposal.
- Weapon assembly allows for nearly limitless customization.
- Perfect Guards and stagger mechanics offer high-risk, high-reward gameplay.
- Legion Arms and the Grinder add layers of strategy.
- Specters and Wishstones provide additional ways to tackle difficult fights.
As you progress, fine-tune your build based on your preferred playstyle. The challenge is entirely dependent on your ability to adapt, making victories all the more satisfying.
What build are you planning to run? Which Legion Arm do you prefer? Let us know, and good luck on your journey through Krat!
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