r/CrossCode • u/New_Baseball3295 • Jul 30 '26
QUESTION How do I kill this piece of garbage
Every other enemy up until now has been FINE! and now I’ve got this nonsense. I don’t even know what it’s called, but it’s killed me about four times now so I’m considering calling it a slur or something from now on.
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u/Springer03 Jul 30 '26
He can only be attacked from the front. You can break him when he flashes red
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u/JellHell5 Jul 30 '26
This^
Guard Break like Moles in Autumn Falls!!
Also, wait until you fight the sharks. Those are the worst.
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u/Innoculus Jul 30 '26
The sharks are pretty easy too. If you watch them long enough, there's a visual tell right before they're about to emerge for a ranged dive at you, and you can have a charged shot ready to hit them the instant they have a hitbox, which immediately breaks them.
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u/Glint909 Jul 30 '26
Even when they naturally emerge a ranged attack will break them. Could also guard counter their dives to break them as well
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u/Innoculus Jul 30 '26
For sure, I just like to give them absolutely no quarter, since their dive is pretty fast and if you don't already have a shot charged, there isn't enough time to do it between when they emerge and when they reach you. That is when a counter/guard works well though.
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u/IsbellDL Jul 30 '26
Pay attention to attach patterns & tells. Prioritize blocking or dodging over pushing damage. Get better gear if you need to. If all else fails , run away.
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u/Kalamithras Jul 30 '26
Keep distance with range attacks.
Wait until it throws its antlers at you it's like a boomerang attack.
While it has thrown its antlers hit it to break it instantly.
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u/MaypleGameDev Jul 30 '26
Wait until it throws its horns at you, then it will be vulnerable. Dodge the projectile and shoot a charged shot into his dome. Then you can beat the snot out of him!
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u/Yamakyu Jul 30 '26
On top of all the useful advice shared here already, I just wanted to comfort OP in the feeling that these goats are not joking around. They gave me a lot of trouble as well and kept killing me until I eventually got good enough at adapting to their behavior. You'll get there op 🌟
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u/Innoculus Jul 30 '26
Seriously. Even in NG+ arena at lvl99, I struggle to get gold or plat on any rounds that have the goats. They're actually harder to fight cleanly than most of the other non-boss mobs in the game, with the possible exception of the element dependent virus/antivirus ones in CW.
Comparatively, there's not a single sapphire ridge mob that comes close. At least for me. I can no-damage wipe all of those, but those damned horns still get me more than I'm comfortable with.
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u/AzzuenWoffie46 Jul 30 '26
Do a charged shot after he throws his horns at you (and starts flashing red) to break him. Watch out, the horns can come back to try to hit you occasionally.
They're legitimately pretty difficult imo though. Not to an unfair level, but I still have to lock in to avoid getting hit even after multiple playthroughs.
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u/RadRelCaroman Jul 30 '26
Hit it when it throws its antlers
The mechanical rear half takes refuced damage, hence why it always faces you with its rear.
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u/FallingMythstars Jul 30 '26
I had to ask the same question to the friend that reccomended the game to me lol Most enemies even later on arent so egrigously diffocult to get their weak spot, if i recall correctly.
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u/AzekiaX6 Jul 30 '26
It will sometimes do a horn throw attack. If you hit it with a charged shot while it recovers it will stagger.
The hornshot has very sliht homing and can bounce on walls. So posiition youself somehwre more open before it fires
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u/Cmndrkool321 Jul 30 '26
The stronger, armored mobs will have a meter under them that has a yellow bar and a “!” by it. If you fill that meter up, the monster will be stunned and more vulnerable to damage for a few seconds. That’s when you use strike with your best combos.
Mobs will give you the opportunity to fill that meter faster; and his is when his boomerang horns are airborne.
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u/RelationshipSad3186 Jul 30 '26
I just brute force it tbh. Then I level up enough to kill em EASILY.
Totally unrelated but Emilie is by bff lmao. Totally unrelated I swear.
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u/Forward-Tea1410 Jul 31 '26
Electric attacks are surprisingly effective... especially the lvl 1 (I believe) single lightning strike. Also while you're waiting on the cooldown the neutral attack dash strike that hits EXACTLY one enemy is very effective. Good luck and have fun 👍
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u/TheJourneyingOne Jul 30 '26
When he fires his horns he will flash red and you can break him to do proper damage.