THE SURGE 2 - How to Beat Delver and Get His V2.0 Boss Weapon (Helix of the Delver V2.0)

Here's how to beat DELVER in The Surge 2 and get the "Helix of the Delver V2.0" weapon from him.
PHASE 1 - Nearly entirely about blocking until he's stunned and getting your hits in then. Use the implant to help give you the direction of attacks if needed. I find it easier without it.
PHASE 2 - Target armored arms as priority as they are the armored parts that must be broken to get the V2.0 weapon. Block his swipes, break arms when he's stunned. If you're struggling to break them due to damage output, use charged attacks. When he flies around, lock off and go for the nanite things he puts on the ground. Fail to destroy them and he'll suck them back up to recover.
PHASE 3 - Target legs, body and head to break armor. Keep your distance. Wait for his big slide attack. Dodge it, then run up and do a charged attack to break his armor. Also use the drone to break armor. Wear the Jaguar armor set to get more drone omni-cells for your drone. Makes breaking at least two pieces of armor a cinch.
BUILD IN THIS VIDEO:
Note that a specific build really isn't required as it is the mechanics that matter. But, in this video this is the build I'm using:
ARMOR - Jaguar Armor Set (upgraded to Mk V)
WEAPON - Jag-22 "Aeterna" (upgraded to Mk V)
IMPLANTS
- Nanite Shatterer (increases dmg to nanite enemies)
- Energy Dynamo (increase energy from attacks)
- Drone Proximity Adapter (increase drone damage when close)*
- Dynamic Redirector (getting hit grants energy)
- Ancillary Core (increase core power)
- Omni-Cell clip (+5 omni-cells / ammo for drone)
- Deflection Damage Enhancer (successful directional blocks increase damage 10%)
- Nano Absorber (reduces nano effect build up +150)
- Medi-Voltaic Injection (you know, health)
* pretty good if you remember to shoot it up close, I didn't, so you can safely swap this for something better.
DEFENSE - 232
DAMAGE - 152
HEALTH - 490
STAMINA -261
Any other questions, fire away in the comments. Enjoy!
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[@ChristianDeLarge]

Honestly, it was the 3rd phase that was wrecking me. I was wearing Vulture armor and could not survive two hits if I missed the block. Once I started treating him like a boss from Bloodborne during Phase 3, I took him to the woodshed. Thank you for the advice.......posthumously.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

No probs at all, cheers!

[@fortniteamongus8826]

I recommend you have the robot armor or those AID eclipse armor

[@justinhuskey335]

This was incredibly helpful. The second phase was kicking my ass. Thanks for this!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Glad to hear it helped, thanks for the comment!

[@BrokenToy00]

@@fuzzybearbarian +1

[@ThatOneGuy-yq9ik]

First and second are bad but the third makes me wanna rip my hair out

[@Guardianscout560]

3 is so ez like they should make it harder

[@goomgar9236]

Very helpful, I'm gonne try this in my playthrough :D Thank you!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks and good luck!

[@goomgar9236]

@@fuzzybearbarian Thanks, I finally did it :D but I think i missed one piece of his armor, so no helix V2.0 for me... But it feels great to finally beat him :D

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@goomgar9236 Oh well, you got the win and can always get the V2 in NG+ if you decide to go through that.

[@nathanburgett1599]

Last stage is the hardest. His armor just won't break no matter how much I hit it. Even have to implant that reduces damage and gives you 100% targeted hit. The drone will break the head. The drone will break the arm. I can even hit and break the left arm sometimes. Nothing even reduces the red on his chest. Used 20 drone cells and it didn't change at all. What am I doing wrong? I did e everything else you've said. I have to keep reseting cause I usually kill him before I can break his armor.

[@givinggalaxy5749]

This helped so much i got it first try

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Excellent, thanks for letting me know!

[@skitsogaming]

thankyou!

[@SITHRooTs]

He constantly keeps putting armour back on the legs or arm when I’ve taken them off. He ends up nearly dead with 3 or 4 pieces still remaining. Why does he not do it in your video?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

If you take too long to break his armor he can regenerate it, but don't worry, that won't hurt your chances at getting the V2 weapon. The game remembers which armor you broke and if he regenerates that it won't matter. All you have to do is remember which ones you broke. So I recommend going Head/Body/Left Arms/Right Arm/Left Legs/Right Leg. If you use the right type of strikes on those body parts and remember them, it won't matter what he regenerates and you'll damage the right body parts in the right way. By right type of strikes I mean RT on Head, RB on Body, RT on Arms, RB on legs.

[@mEtzGER187]

U only need his Arms in P2 and his Legs in P3 for the 2.0 Weapon

[@mrhouse5133]

Just beat the Delever for the first time, took me 3 attempts. What a terrible messy boss, indicators are shittttt… Decent game and have been having fun, played it back in 2020 for about 15 hours but gave up on my playthrough etc etc, trying again and whatnot. The Delver reminds me of Oceiros from Darksouls 3, a boss that just closes distance, except DS3 is a more polished game, for obvious reasons!

[@christopherconstantini8023]

Can you do a vid to pass the first act on the surge 2 I need help

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Don't have it installed anymore I'm afraid.

[@setsunakoikogeki182]

the games lock on has problem maybe because of their new change target mechanics. when frames drop even in just a little time with just a small move of your mouse changes its target

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Yep. I wish there was a way to actually "lock" onto a body part.

[@setsunakoikogeki182]

@@fuzzybearbarian the devs should just included an option to remove the syncing of target option. thats what causes its problem

[@anthonyshield7303]

To make this battle even easier equip booster :- nanite shatterer & deflection damage enhancer

[@bigboyhuncho3931]

Dude I don’t fuckin understand I can be phase 1 and 2 without taking any damage but then I get fucked on phase 3 I’ve been fighting this boss for 3 hours

[@Lord-Darkness]

What lv is good for this god danm boss?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

I put my build and level stats in the description. I'd say that so long as your defense is higher than 220'ish (easy to do since I'm 230 in this wearing a light rig/low def rig) then you should be okay. I'd spec for stamina (running/evading/blocking) and for energy (energy on getting struck, energy from hitting him etc) so you can heal a lot. The rest is really just getting a handle on his mechanics. It's okay if it takes time for you to get his mechanics off by heart because you'll use that later since this isn't the last you'll see of him.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Oh, if you feel level matters for you more, just farm the statue near the medbay. You can level up really quickly farming that thing.

[@Lord-Darkness]

@@fuzzybearbarian nvm i beat its ass 50 min after this msg 🤣 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DrippyBag]

420th like

[@laurentpoulet2746]

Welp I freaking rushed it after killing it too fast, in the 3rd phase I instead destroyed the head first then the legs second but for the body I couldn't destroy it in time and didn't do a charge attack which led to me killing it too fast so now i gotta do it in ng+ now....fuuuuuuuck well shit happens i guess 😔

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Damn, well at least you know you can't get every weapon in the game in one run, so may as well be NG+. Just make sure before you fight him in NG+ next time you make a backup save!

[@laurentpoulet2746]

oh i wish, unfortunately I play it on ps4. So my only option is to let it kill me to restart the whole thing 😭

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@laurentpoulet2746 You can make a backup save on PS4 no probs. Just means before the encounter you have to exit the game. Then you can go and backup your save to a USB. Good practice to backup PS4 games every time you exit a game, either to the cloud or to a usb (I do religiously, just in case of game corruption). I recommend USB though as then you have complete control.

[@laurentpoulet2746]

@@fuzzybearbarian Well until i do, I got a long way to go until i get back at the delver fight again which will probably take me a month to get to ng+ lol

[@botdagger4367]

why you healing item regenerate health that fast？

[@fuzzybearbarian]

It's at default speed. There's no way to speed up the heal that I'm aware of. Upgrading the Medi-Voltaic Injection only changes how much health it will heal, not how fast it will heal. Maybe it just looks faster because you're used to 1080p versus this footage which is at 1440p?

[@qwertyuiop3656]

You made this look easy but it's the exact opposite. You were so methodical in the fight. Awesome to watch. Thanks for the help!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks and yep, it's a tough fight.

[@saulgoodman7858]

He was parrying like a goddamn professional.

[@chaosraymond]

Not sure if this will help anyone but during the transformation to Phase 2. You can quickly aim for its armored arms and start hitting. You can deal a ton of damage and that gives you less time fighting in this phase while destroying both of the armored arms.

[@demarion3447]

Hey for any future watchers, you only need to break the back legs in phase 3 to get the weapon, given that you’ve broken the front two in phase two. You won’t need to break the head or body at all to get the weapon.

[@JackHackworth-nr7sv]

THANK YOU SO MUCH 🙏🙏😇

[@Pytte]

this is the first fight where I actually blocked an attack, it even gave me the hint system when I blocked for the first time :) I had been playing the whole game with evading..

[@takeluck0587]

Same lol!

[@NinjaGames443]

This guide makes the boss easy. This is almost like devs gave this strategy to bossfight

[@tjsully7678]

This is absolutely one of the best videos I have come across describing how to achieve a certain task/item in a video game. Very informative and educational. Instant sub!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks, I really appreciate that!

[@BionicAir]

Great video. I was always wondering what the orange marks were for on the right of the health bar. Now i know, thank you.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

No probs, cheers!

[@generaftery9351]

Thanks for breaking this fight down. Very succinctly and clearly explained. You're a prince!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Cheers!

[@jasonfrey2683]

Hey man - amazing strategy per usual. However, I wasted a ton of time trying to break his body armor in stage 3 in order to get his V2.0 weapon. YOU DONT HAVE TO/CANT. So to be clear: Stage 1: just beat him Stage 2: break both arms Stage 3: break both legs, and head That’s it. Sorry to chip you but I wasted like an hour because you clearly say in your video to break the body armor

[@fuzzybearbarian]

That's all cool, that's just how I worked out how to do it. If ever I'm wrong and doing more than is necessary it's good to know, cheers!

[@jannello1]

Didn’t work for me...

[@-opus]

head isn't required to get helix 2.0, just arms and legs.

[@ItchiestBum]

After you helped me memorize his patterns i no longer got destroyed by him, it was the other way around now.

[@ok_listen]

Chad haha

[@ickytips]

can’t believe i slept on this game. just now getting into it…

[@numberonefan6964]

Amazing guide. I've beat the game 3 times now and this is the only weapon I've never been able to get the V2.0 of. I never even thought about the laser diode to break his gear. Amazing. Also I didn't break his chest piece but I still got the v2 so maybe it isnt all body parts just hands and legs

[@Horrorcrusher8312]

I like how the weapon retracts in a similar manner to the MG Negotiator.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Yeah it's pretty cool!

[@AdmiralHellShot]

@@fuzzybearbarian where do you find ur wep

[@adamlevi87]

the only problem for me was.. the body.. its not a normal "body" like other enemies.. its actually his back.

[@bosshawg7991]

I really appreciate this! Learning to bait the bite then swipe made this a cakewalk! 😬

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Awesome!

[@AdmiralHellShot]

@@fuzzybearbarian I hate parrying all together In games why fid they make it a thing I always die to this die I just suck at parrying

[@northnova1358]

Commander Hellshot Same! I avoided Sekiro for that reason. When I finally got it I loved it, you can spam the Perry button and not worry about missing n takin damage. Then after a while, a long long while. You’ll git gud an not have to spam as much⚔️ sekiro helped Build that skill.

[@deepjyotideb1173]

Parrying is not exactly easy m8

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Yeah, I have a bad habit of saying that, it's my bad!

[@CrumpetsNBiscuits]

Whole reason i stopped playing this game. I hate games that force you to parry, im bad at it!

[@strangegreenthing]

@@CrumpetsNBiscuits try sekiro, that game has no partying whatsoever.

[@skarpzstryder7782]

@@CrumpetsNBiscuits I finished the game without parrying a single enemy. And the boss weapons dropped for me

[@MaelstromFilm]

Ugh so basically be good at blocking 😩

[@jeff6943]

Great video. I couldn’t get past this until I watched your walkthrough. Thanks!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Awesome, thanks for the comment!

[@devinice2193]

Thanks...this helped me. The key is to find a weapon that works. Energy gain is important, preferably more than 50% so you get health boosters easily. Keep your cool, and stay close. If you have impact (rhino arms) you can smack this beast like a rag doll if you whack him at close range! I tried many weapons, and for a while it seemed that I could manage this with a heavy omni-tool, but it didn't quite work in phase 3. Codename Lohingrin staff, that is found in the A.I.D containment "bubble" loot box behind the electric axe wielding crazy heavy berserker worked for me in the end. It has massive energy gain and is fast.

[@Cyansyde]

Im a little late to the party, but thanks for the video man, its a massive help. Ive been stuck on this boss for a couple days now

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Glad to help, cheers!

[@qldoblp]

I don't understand the blocking, I tried using L1, then blocking it, but it does nothing. This is unnecessarily hard.

[@Birne-ct2ev]

@qldoblp you have to hold L1 and then, right before he hits you, hold where the attack comes from with your right stick. there is also an ìmplantat the shows you where the attack comes from.

[@Birne-ct2ev]

that wy you parry, very useful for small enemies too

[@justinhuskey335]

This was incredibly helpful. Thanks for this!

[@lex945]

thanks for the tutorial! best strategy for me was using the ak-47 drone in the second phase. i could do a ton of damage without any risk!

[@John_Conner_]

Honestly I just used spin to win with a lightning spear, this seems alot more complicated lol, legit looked like Delver was fighting the boss not me

[@Billtog]

Great video, here are two things that could improve this strategy: 1. While he's underground, do not run in a straight line, but in a circle to the left. This way you can get an extra hit or two in as he will pop up right next to you facing away. 2. When he's on the ceiling shooting the nanite missiles at you, don't slide attack. Use your cross combo! Your cross combo will destroy both nanites and move you out of the way of his next attack. If you don't know your weapon's cross combo, you might have to experiment a bit, but on One Hand it's Horizontal Vertical Vertical, and on staff I believe it's the same. Any combo that has travel to it will do the trick (like the leaping attack on Little Johnny's Forceps) so mess around and see what you can pull off with your weapon of choice.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Interesting tips, cheers!

[@-opus]

Head and Body armor do not need to be broken to get Delver 2.0. Arms in phase 2, legs in phase 3.

[@remiabrahams8623]

I almost quit because of this boss. I might just try again after this vid :) Thanks!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

I get it. Good luck!

[@remiabrahams8623]

@@fuzzybearbarian thanks man!

[@goissilva]

i quit after finding athena first time, the map is too confuse and sucks

[@praetormaximus]

Very helpful thanks, was struggling with the last part at the legs kept coming back and I couldnt destroy the armor on the arms (which I had already destroy in phase 2), then I realize that I couldnt destroy them because I already had, took me a few tries until I realized this. Thanks again

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Glad it helped!

[@ladysilence7016]

Excellent vid, I'm gonna try this on his second phase because right now he's seriously kicking my proverbial ass

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks and good luck!

[@coltonfitzpatrick744]

What's the best gear to fight him and how do I get it? Because I can't get past phase 2 and its the only mission I got right now that will progress my story further

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Gear and implants etc is listed in the description.

[@Boy-Toy804]

It took me while but i got it thanks

[@fuzzybearbarian]

I can understand that, Delver is a pretty difficult boss I think.

[@alexanderbilstien3471]

I just can't get past this guy im considering asking for someone to take over this fight for me

[@Ang3lsOfClairty]

Alexander Bilstien just beat it now after 5 hours. keeping an eye on your stamina bar is a MUST! alternate your blocks and attacks while keeping stamina. on his first and second phase he mostly give you the opportunity to deflect his attacks after you hit him once. your stamina is the most important part of this fight since you have you block attacks to do the most damage. you can also do a lot of damage while he is transforming stages, just go at it.

[@gamervaderNZ]

Awesome guide. Did this and got the V2.0 weapon first try. Thanks!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Brilliant!

[@alexplant2791]

I turned off my PS4 , I hate this game and this boss , I will try later but sometimes this game sucks and buttons doesn't work , don't know if it's for the 30 fps , you have a lot of stamina than mine , this video is great but you have to think that noobs can't parry like that , plus the game is just parry and attack as I see

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Yeah, he's a tough boss and he kills most people a lot. Beating him ends up being practice and a lot of perseverance more than anything - and it has to be, as this is not the last time you have to fight the bastard...

[@alexplant2791]

@@fuzzybearbarian yeah but after I saw your video , I did it after 3 tries , thank you very much

[@connorstanley8842]

I got helix of the delver but not v2 why?

[@JayTraversJT]

I mean the GAIA lancer is better than those stats so meh

[@damian6660]

It tried to rush the fight witouth breaking any part and the 3rd phase destryos me every time.

[@-opus]

Third phase is actually the easiest, get basically as far away from the Delver as you can and they will slide at you and then lay on the ground for a while. Dodge the slide and then hit them a few times. repeat. Duplicate this method when you fight Delver Gamma.

[@robinsvendsen4698]

Damn, I forgot that I broke the arms in phase 2, therefor I went for them again and of course they wouldn't breake and the fucker died..And I really wanted Helix of the delver 2.0 since I already have the first versjon true my first walkthrough..damn...

[@AntEnjoyer]

So much better than the Fextralife guide it's insane.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Appreciated!

[@gibbs-13]

Thank you very much. I've got the V2.0. But my block is still pretty bad so this would yet be my task to improve.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Takes a bit of practice to get blocking in The Surge 2 imo.

[@yeahno6053]

so how do you aquire v2 ?

[@1989marcomendez]

The thing vustin me us the bano build up

[@97carrera]

Its not so easy to parry in this game, I dont know why, maybe my right joytstick its broken, cuz Most time I cant make the parries, Im trying to improve by parry with regular enemies, and man, I cant do it

[@waknandanknuckles6596]

Do you just have to press the block button at the perfect time to get the perfect parry?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Block button AND flick the right analog stick in the direction of the attack. If you find it hard to read the attacks, use the implant that shows the directional arrows to help (can't remember it's name right now).

[@beastking3900]

i hate the boss the most annoying thing i have had to fight on any game i did nothing and bruteforced it to death

[@fuzzybearbarian]

The worst thing is this isn't the first time you have to fight it...

[@Strepsiades14945]

1st and 2nd phase, laughable at best but 3rd phase is insane. I die every time, nano is insane how damaging it is even with scarab armor maxed to blue. How do I get block timing down if 1 swipe means I die pretty much, as his slide blocks me every time.

[@baconman1912]

Anyone know what I need to do to jump well blocking? The bite is the only thing killing me now and I can’t figure out how to get my jump block to work, I’m on ps4?

[@Gnarkkotik_TTV]

How do you even do the slide attack?

[@SGTKILL995]

Thanks for the video. I'm still not a pro at parrying. The last sequence is quite punishing to your health if you miss. I got just divided the room in half. Let it do its nanite attack on one side of the room and his slide attack on the other. I'd hit him when it was on its side after the attack. I even got the staff too.

[@mikezockt72]

very good, thanks !

[@mohammadalsandi3944]

Hi I have one problem is parry mode how setting parry minu.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Lock on to enemy, hold L1 and press/flick right stick in the direction you won't to block. Don't hold the right stick as that won't parry it will block instead.

[@wizzdumb_610]

Nice to know with full jaguar you get to use extra ammo w/ the drone. I guess I should level that up a little & try that then. Cuz with my current armor set, I only get about 20 shots before the drone is down & out. 😔

[@ahabrawgaming1289]

You made Phase 1 look very challenging it can be super easy by just getting behind it and keep hiting it from behind or the tail but dont get greedy.

[@ulyssesflag3062]

I remember I did this on hard mode with the pain enhancer implant taking away 1000 defence so this was hard very hard. When I then did it on Ng+ I didn't use the pian enhancer implant this time and did it first try no hit, believe it payed off

[@phillipgeorge6690]

Thanks! Great guide.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks right back atcha!

[@slicksilver9441]

What's up fuzzy, thanks for the guid mate!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Not a lot right now, been on an unscheduled break. But cheers for the thanks!

[@jolomies]

Hate this boss as its very easy to just load up a heavy weapon and just let go to get past 2, but it seems you cannot get any hit on him with heavy weapons at the last stage. as in, this boss literally forces you to upgrade a lighter weapon.

[@In_a_state]

Great video and info in the clip description! Top lad!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Cheers!

[@immortalweapon]

The problem I have is I need to find out which weapon can destroy his parts before his health runs out lol

[@CantTreadOnMe]

Hey Fuzzy, love the Surge videos but im trying to hold off until I play it. Anyways I got some off topic stuff I wanted to run by you cuz you are my go to channel for everything and wonder where you stand on some old and new games. Are you gonna pick up Valfaris and Star Wars Jedi F.O. when they release in the coming months? Also have you ever played Darksiders 2 and 3? Just finished 3 and was pleasantly surprised. Didn't give a good first impression but man does the game really improve greatly the deeper you get. I just picked up Darksiders 2 Deathinitive and it is unbeleivably a beautiful game with amazing rpg mechanics. The cutscenes are something real special and combat is fantastic. I am blown aeay by this series so far and wondered if you ever got into Darksiders? Also what were your impressions on Lords of the Fallen if you played it and I heard LotF2 is in the works but is having alot of troubles with developer partnerships so im worried about it so I wondered if you knew more about that. I know I just threw alot of random stuff your way but I like to hear your opinions. Also id love to see you make a video sometime discussing your favorite games etc. if you ever feel like it.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Hey man. Valfaris looks fun as hell. I'll definitely be playing Star Wars Jedi FO. I am into Darksiders. Played DS2 and DS3 - I did some vids on my channel on Darksiders 3. Really enjoyed it. I actually never played LotF due to bad reviews, but I regret that. I might play it at some point, especially if I know the sequel is coming out. One game I'm looking forward to is Project Awakening. If you haven't heard of it, check out the trailer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoabkJd9pMqApq8 I'm also a Kickstarter backer of Bleak Faith which is something I'm really looking forward to. Their channel is here: kzbin.info/door/mXqWlyuVHvoru4WBdz88Eg Regarding making a video on the games I like, I'm really stretched for time. Lately I've decided to focus on putting up how to beat boss guides as my main thing. They're what most people seem to want from me more than anything else, and they're what I really like doing too. I was previously doing lots of location guides, builds and all that, but YT isn't a full time gig for me (it doesn't pay much $$) and so I can only do YT videos when I get spare time. Right now I have to choose, and so boss videos is what I've chosen... and even they take a lot of time to do. That's all I can do for now. I have this thing called "life" that keeps sucking up my time. If that changes in the future that'd be pretty cool as I'd like to do more. But hey, who knows, maybe just focusing on key fights in games might be enough to keep me and everyone else happy :)

[@CantTreadOnMe]

@@fuzzybearbarian Yeah I totally understand and you should do what works for sure. I hope the channel picks up more and your efforts pay off cuz you deserve it. Also Project Awakening is also something ive been excited for and still wonder if it will be a game this generation or on next gen for consoles at least. I will certainly check out that kickstarter game cuz im always open to new games. Valfaris looks incredible and I get alot of the old Nintendo Contra vibes from it. It's the same developer that made Slain: Back From Hell which is a heavy metal influenced punishing Souls style combat side scroller. Very awesome and I love there metal infused tone and artstyle in there games. Im glad to hear you will pick the games up that I will be playing as well. Darksiders is my new favorite series and I think I love 2 more than 3 so far but they are great and too underrated! Oh and Lords of the Fallen is definitely worth picking up when you get time. It does alot incredibly well and in my opinion is the closest iteration of a Souls game out there. It certainly has more jank and feels very weighty at first but once you get the hang of it, its a great experience. The world and story is very interesting and the rpg mechanics are very well done. Voice acting is also really good and the music is surprisingly good. It's not a perfect game and may feel very clunky at first but it works. They went for a more realistic feel but I think that was an ok decision but not implemented perfectly. It's definitely not bad though and combat actually feels quite good once you find tour rhythm. Its usally offered very cheap but sometimes the price hangs out around $20 on console but id imagine its not even a couple dollars on pc. Anyways I think you should give it a chance sometime and like most games these days, don't judge too soon as it gets better and better the further you get. LotF2 is in the works but a little while back Ci games had a bad split with another developer that was partnered up with them on this game so who knows whats gonna happen now. I hope it works out cuz I really want the 2nd game.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@CantTreadOnMe Okay, I'll definitely add it to my old games I want to play list....a long list ... of games I can barely remember lol. I like the Patient Gamers subreddit. I check in there from time to time to see what games are old that are now a good price to pick up. Of course, my list of games I've already picked up but never played is huge. Spiderman, Dishonoured 2, Conan, Metro Exodus, Shadow Tactics, and on and on the list goes. Sometimes I think I own more games than I've played lol, and that's saying something!

[@CantTreadOnMe]

@@fuzzybearbarian Lol yes I know the feeling. I have a quick memo app on my phone that contains my whole list of back logged games and future games that I want to play. Everytime im reminded of a game or find something new I immediately pull that memo up and type it in so I dont forget. 😄 There is at least 50 games there. It really comes in handy but is also overwhelming to look at.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@CantTreadOnMe I wish I was that organized. Maybe that's something I'll get onto 😄

[@BurgerHospital]

this fight was weird for me. a lot of times his armored limbs would just show up as blue after the transformations and i was just damaging him too much even when i did hit armored parts. wasn't able to get the best version of the weapon unfortunately. guess i'll wait until next playthrough

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Yeah damaging too much is an issue with getting V2 weapons. If you see that happening deliberately lose then equip a base level weapon and try again. That's what I did a couple of times.

[@AdmiralHellShot]

THIS BOSS IS IMPOSSIBLE I CANT PARRY IN THIS GAME I FREAKING HATE IT BEEN STUCK ON IT FOR WEEKS

[@observant6953]

There is a third phase?!

[@dlib89]

I know I'm a tad late, but here's the correct answer to get it's V2 weapon in case anyone needs to know: Break both legs and arms Since you can only start breaking stuff from phase 2... You have to do this: Phase 1 you just hit him until he goes phase 2 Phase 2 aim for both front legs Phase 3 aim for both back legs Just that, no need for head or torso and don't mind if he generates later at phase 3, just break both legs and you are good. Tips: -Learn how to directional parry, it will make this fight a breeze for phases 1 and 2. -Scarab armor set helps quite a lot on this fight since it boosts elemental defense and the full set gives a boost to your defense as while you have 3+ batteries (which will be constant on this fight if you know how to parry). -A Staff or a Spear helps too due both being long range weapons so you don't have to dodge forward to reach him for an attack.

[@mobilemetal4554]

Where can you farm the scarab armor?

[@hanniballecter4229]

What kind of drone and munitions did you use?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Just the base combat drone you get after beating the Warden. Basic omni-cell ammo. So nothing special.

[@AxxmorbidfloristxxC]

Don’t need to break his head Armor. Just arms and legs

[@tadejdanev5030]

in 2nd phase and that's it?

[@AxxmorbidfloristxxC]

You should do it in 2nd and 3rd phase.

[@tadejdanev5030]

@@AxxmorbidfloristxxC i did only phase 2 and got regular, eh gonna get in ng+ i guess

[@josephduke5651]

How to slide attack

[@kyulee829]

Since no youtuber talked about this: if you did not choose mining war veteran or search and rescue as your character's backgrounds, you cannot buy this awesome implant called 'Dynamic Redirector' from Molly that getting the implant is solely upto rng by severing heads. Now, no walkthroughs or youtubers provided such information on which enemy, level or map would give the implant so far. So if you know this please make a video for us. Thank you!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

I chose Mining War Veteran so I didn't know about that until later. I'd have to do another play through to try to find where it drops, however it seems to be RNG (like other rng implants from head chops) so I think it would take multiple play throughs to get a better idea, and I since I'm already sick of Delver and Eli, I honestly don't have that in me right now. I'm surprised someone hasn't worked it out, although maybe not so much if it truly is just RNG.

[@comiturhan]

I think the Helix of the Delver 2.0 has slightly longer range

[@robspaziante3013]

That’s fantastic

[@lukii6770]

This Video actually gets me to get it and play it .. Kinda wished Surge 2 had more Jungle environments like this kinda .. Good Video

[@thervd2115]

this is the only video on here that is actually helpful for this boss, thank you!

[@literaticrux8292]

Finally took it down. Tanked with heavy equipment and mk VI Overseer weapon. Energy recharge implants are essential. Actually had to restart the fight before I brought it down bc I was killing him faster than I could break his armor.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Awesome. For me, energy implants are always a must.

[@rammlied9155]

No issues with phase 1 and 2, keep getting 1 shotted at phase 3 😥

[@trutyatces8699]

Delver may very well be the Lord Genichiro of the Surge 2. The boss that forces you to learn how to play the game as it was intended to be played, specifically how to directional block.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Yeah. There's another later you could parallel to Sekiro, but I won't spoil it by saying any more.

[@rajahava]

Or in my case, how to not get lured into blocking minigame whatsoever. If thats not intended I am really sorry for "cheating" and using circle strafing instead. Why give the initiative to the enemy by attempting high risk, low reward QTE, if you can just use the time it swings for 100% risk free circle strafing behind and hitting him instead.

[@trutyatces8699]

rajahava, *because it is actually easier and shows that you are actually good at the game.* I completely understand why YOU don't perfect block. YOU are that one scrub who mashes the R1 and calls the other player a cheater when he consistently parries you.

[@rajahava]

@@trutyatces8699 I do not PVP, or play consoles or mash any buttons (mouse macros, duh). So, miss, miss and miss. In Surge 2 NG++ atm. Are you there yet?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@rajahava That's not cheating or cheesing or any nonsense like that in my book. Blocking or only dodging/circle strafing are just playing to your strengths and the bosses weaknesses. So long as a given play style is still fun, have at it and enjoy!

[@adilsaid7275]

What Element is good against delver

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Poison.

[@AintPopular]

can i skip the first two phase by hitting unarmored then break his armor in 3rd phase?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Maybe. It all depends on how much damage output you have because the risk is you'll deplete his health faster than you can break all of his armored parts. Much easier and safer imo to do it the way I did.

[@colefeorene3163]

In his Second form the slugs like attack he loses heath

[@jasonleejames_official]

I keep forgetting this the kind of game where save scumming to reset the boss is kind of necessary if you want the v2 weapons in a single playthrough.

[@jasonleejames_official]

Shut the fuck up no one asked you. Its easier to kill the boss by accident than it is to break everything one by one. Case in point I killed the boss and got V1 so of o had made a save before the fight I could have tried again.

[@Leomidas902]

I'm glad to see that people also had a hard time with this boss. I beat Gael in 2 attempts in Dark Souls 3 and I had NEVER played a Dark Souls or similar game. It made me feel Noob this damn robot dog killing me for 3 hours xD Only the Nameless King made me feel so noob

[@itttssshagggy6083]

Phase 2 I cannot block to save my life

[@AintPopular]

i reached till here and still dont how to block. the mechanic is un understandable

[@fuzzybearbarian]

The timing is weird for sure. Without the block directional implant it's even harder, although strangely it gets easier once you've been through the game once.

[@XxBlindoutxX]

My problem is gear and weapons not doing enough damage or armor not absorbing damage any tips for good weapons and armor

[@fuzzybearbarian]

I have my full setup in the description if that helps.

[@XxBlindoutxX]

@@fuzzybearbarian thanks

[@XxBlindoutxX]

@@fuzzybearbarian that works out

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Sweet!

[@bennettsinnett6632]

I didn’t even have to destroy all his armor to get the V2 weapon he still had body and right leg armor.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

The armor grows back, you only have to have broken it once during the fight.