The Basol boss fight in Black Desert Online is a challenging two-phase encounter that tests your ability to manage mechanics and deal with lethal area-of-effect attacks. This guide will walk you through every step of the fight, including phase-specific mechanics, attack patterns, and tips to ensure your victory.

Permanent Mechanic: Orange Crystals

• Location: Two orange crystals spawn in the arena at the start of the fight.
• Mechanic: These crystals grow in size over time and must be damaged to reduce their size.
  • Explosion Risk: If a crystal grows too large or if Basol gets too close to it, the crystal will explode, one-shotting the entire party.
• Strategy: Prioritize damaging the crystals regularly throughout the fight.

Phase One: Attack Patterns and Mechanics

• Boss Attack Speed: Slow but powerful. Focus on iframe timing.
• Landmines:
  • Summoned throughout the phase.
  • Small damage radius but can stun you, potentially leading to a combo death.
  • Can stun through super armor.

Key Mechanics:

1. Face the Wrath of My Strike (50% HP):
   • Mechanic: Boss summons landmines that become hittable.
   • Strategy: Destroy the landmines quickly to stun the boss and trigger a DPS phase.
2. Even If This Body Melts Away (25% HP):
   • Mechanic: Boss charges an AOE attack and spawns five red circles.
   • Strategy: At least one player must stand in each circle to avoid a party wipe.

Phase Two: Enhanced Attack Patterns

• Attack Upgrades:
  • Larger AOE range and aftershock explosions.
  • New flamethrower attack that damages in front and behind the boss.
• Tip: Use frontal guards liberally and maintain mobility.

Key Mechanics:

1. You Cannot Burn Away My Very Soul:
   • Mechanic: Boss dives into the ground and pops up five times targeting a player.
   • Strategy: Dodge repeatedly until the mechanic ends.
2. Princess, I Vowed to Protect You With My Life:
   • Mechanic: Boss jumps out of the arena and lights up five furnaces with “Blazing Fire” NPCs.
   • Strategy:
     • Quickly kill the Blazing Fire NPCs to extinguish the furnaces.
     • After extinguishing all five, the boss stuns the party but does not deal lethal damage.
     • Trigger a DPS phase by defeating the fires swiftly.

Failure Consequence: If not extinguished in time, the boss resets the mechanic later.

Tips for Success

• Keep Crystals Small: Regularly switch focus to the orange crystals to prevent a wipe.
• Coordinate Circle Mechanics: Communicate and pre-assign players to red circles during phase one.
• Burst Phases: Save high-DPS skills for moments when the boss is stunned.
• Avoid Flamethrower: The flamethrower attack is lethal—sidestep or iframe through it.

Conclusion

With careful management of the crystal and furnace mechanics and disciplined positioning, you can overcome Basol’s powerful attacks. Stick to this guide, and you’ll soon have this boss on farm!

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